The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-01
ODELL CASSIED BRACKEIT.
Wall OF THE TRUSTFUL SARA
TOGIAN, BUNCOED! BUNCOEDi


Democratic newspaper, told yesterday Of
the compact between the Oddities and
the Blacldtes by which Chairman Odell
was to supplant Senator Platt as Repub-
lean leader of the State and Black was to
succeed Depew in the United States Senate,
as follows:
Something over "A year ago Twas asked
by Gov. Odell to join in project that would
make him the chairman of the State COM
mittee, Gov. Black United States Senator
10 succeed Mr.. Depew, and effect a general
reorganization Of the party in the State.
] agreed to give 10 the movement suoh help
as l could.
"Since the original talk with Gov. 0dell
he has repeatedly gone over the situation.
and always declared his purpose to support
Gov Black TO the utmost 1t was at his
urgent request that Gov Black become
candidate, against his own judgment. and
with many misgivings that Gov. odell
would prove gutter. as he has done
Senator Bracket then goes on to tell
Of what occurred at the recent conferences
at the Republican Club. where, he says,
Odell resorted to "subterfuge'; one hour
Odell pledged himself to all present that
be would carry out his end Of the compact,
and within a few hours came his declaration
for Senator Depow. Senator Bracket says
that Mr.. Odell finally gave as his only
reason that it would break one OF the dear
est friendships of his lifetime should he per-
sist in his support Of Gov Black.
1T was suggested that when the bargain
was struck by which he was made tho
chairman. and by which Gov. Black was to
become the Senator, it was not made condi-
tional upon approval by f. II. Hartman
and that failure to keep his agreement
might result in breaking some other friend
shipe He finally said that we would surely
be beaten but no would stick, precisely
as he had agreed
Then MIR Bracket plaintively closes
with this remarkable peroration:
YES, I've learned-learned some things
and some men But I've held 10 the truth,
broken no faith and fought in the open.
I hope that every one connected with the
transaction has the same comforting re-
Election. but / doubt it,
One of the comforting reflections to
Senator Bracket in having held to the
truth and broken no faith was recalled by
Republicans yesterday. They told how in
April last Senator Brackett in carrying out
his end of the compact to make Odell State
leader turned on the friend of lifetime,
the friend who gave him his first nomination
for Senator in the Twenty-eighth district,
who started him in political life and gave
him the opportunities for wealth which
Senator Bracket has seized with such
uvidity This friend was the Hon. William
". Worden. now postmaster at Saratoga
Springs Worden was B-ackett's political
,reator it,af as pioft Odplpg
In April last Uorden came TO New York
city to participate in the Republican State
convention which was to name delegates
at large to the national convention. Wor-
den had been power in the party for many
years and had declared over and over again
that Platt would be leader OF the party as
long as he lived Worden wanted to be
reelected State committeeman for the
Twenty-ffth Congress district, which is
made up of tho counties of Fulton. Ham
ilton, Montgomery Warren and Saratoga.
Bracket and Worden met at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel in April last when the new
State committee was 10 be elected which
was to make Odell chairman. without
n word of warning to Worden Bracket
Joined hands with Representative Littauer
OF Fulton and Hamilton and defeated Wor-
Gen LOT state EOIuilNlftultli anu fAtiNth
In his place Cyrus Durey, Littauer's post
mnster at Johnstown. Bracket did this
ms part Of the compact with Odell TO give
Odell control OF the State committee and
thus make Odeil boss of the organization.
Bracket has never even lisped to Worden
why, without a moments warning, he in
truth and faith" turned on Worden and
Inundated the man who started him in
Republican party life.
Within the last year The Sun has given
on number of occasions the facts of the
Odell-Black compact, and on Sunday, Oct.
II, when a repres entative of THE SUN was
in Troy he sent the following, which was
printed in THE Sun the following day:
Governor-C hartman Odells promise TO
Mr. Black to make him United States Sena-
or IN place of Mr.. Depew is viewed here
from two different aspects. one being that
the Governor Chairman will not keep his
promise and the other being that Mr. Odell
intends 10 take the Senatorshp himself.
u he can get ~. The followers OF NJ. Black
in Rensselaer, have had no confidence in
,}overno or Chairman Odell's promises since
the vetoed the Troy bridge bilin which
MI Black, Prison Superintendent Collins
and others were Interested. to please 3D.
ward H. Hartman Mr.. Blacks friends
here say thnt he is living in a FOOLS paradise
81 he accepts Mr.. Odelis promise in this mat
ter and they point out that Governor Chair
man Odell has not kept faith with Senator
Plutt and even whom he turned out Col. Dunn,
Platt's chairman Of the State committee.
he wouldn't trust any Republican in the place.
but was so suspicious Of trcachery that he
had 10 take the Craftsmanship himself
Arguing from these facts the Rem sselaer
county Republican friends ois Mr.. Black
say that he is to be thrown aside, ar the
proper time BIZ the Goyernor-C hartman. Just
as Senator Plat was thrown aside and more
over il is insistent testimony that Louis f
Payn Of Columbia county cannot save MI
Black from Governor Chairman 0dell''
treaoherv.
Governor Chairman Odell. one Of bis
friends said to-day. owes nothing to Mr.
Black. because he has seen to II TINT Mr.
Black and MIR. Black law firm in New York
city have been very We'll provided for al
Albany and elsewhere. and that he can witt
impunity turn down Mr. Black for United
States Senator. just as at Chicago last june
he turned down William c. Warren Of Buffalo
after promising 10 make Mr.. Warren Re
publican nstonal committeeman for thiI
State. Mr Warren was cut to the heart by
the humiliation. humiliation which wai
known all over the United States. becaus,
Mr. Odell had been 50 publicly profuse II
his declarations that he would mako Mr.
Warren national committeeman.
VI t. Marrnn did not dare IN ahnrv tbt