The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-14
EXTRA SESSION MADE CERTAIN
HOOKER. AFTER SEEING ODELL,
REFUSES TO RESIGN.
statement Issued by tho Accused jus.
tice After He Had Resisted All Argu.
ment What Other Things May Come Up
at Extra session Odell Won't Predict.

Any doubt as to whether or not there
will be special session OF the Legislature
was removed last night when Justice War
rem B. Hooker after conferences during the
day with Chairman Odell Of the Republic
can State committee and other Republic
can leaders and after a long consultation
with his counsel, issued at the Republican
Club this statement.
Il regret exceedingly that necessity
exists for converting the Legislature in
extra session during the summer months,
but I cannot relieve the situation by resign
ing my Office Of Justice OF the Supreme
Court know that have done nothing
that will justify or warrant my removal.
Therefore, II the Legislature sees fit to serve
me with charges, will answer them to my
fullest ability. and l am certain that my
friends will then feel justified In their con-
tinued confidence In me-
Justice Hooker came to this city yesterday
morning. He had been asked to meet Mr..
Odell here. but before meeting him had
several hours consultation with his counsel.
W. w. Goodrich OF Brooklyn and William
Kisselberg OF Troy, who accompanied him
to New York. That the attitude taken by
ment he gave out last night, was the out
come Of the advice given to him by his
counsel was inferred from the fact that
before he saw Chairman Odell Mr.. kissel-
berg remarked that 1t was extremely doubt
full IL Justice Hooker would resign.
As result an ext ra session will un-
questonably be called within the next
three weeks. Before he went West Gov.
Higgins intimated that II circumstances
required It ne would summon the Legisla-
ture to meet about June 80. Gov. Higgins
is expected back from his Western trip
about Friday, and 1t is understood that he
will come straight to this city to talk with
Mr.. Odell. Speaker Nixon and others on
the actual date. Until that has been fixed
the Judiciary Committees Of the Senate
and Assembly cannot begin mapping out
the procedure to be followed in the trial
of Justice Hooker. 1t Is understood, how
ever. that the charges have been prac-
tically prepared and that very little more
preliminary work will be required. 1t will
require two-thirds vote of each house to
convict Justice Hooker.
There was an unusually large gatherin g
Of big Republicans in this city yesterday,
and throughout the day there were con-
ferenoes In Chairman Odell's room at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel Among those who
saw Mr.. Odell were Senator Depew. State
Senator Raines, Speaker Nixon, Senator
Malby, Louis F. Payn and host OF local
leaders. The chief business which con.
cerned Mr.. Odell was the extra session.
1t was stated that to those with whom he
had talked he had declared that he was
DESTROYS Of doing all he could to avoid it.
Mr.. Odell went up town to the Republican
Club, where he met Justice Hooker and his
counsel. This wac about o'clock, and it
was not until nearly two hours later that
the conference broke up. While it was
on Edward Iauterbaoh called at the club
and joined the conference.
1t ia understood that Mr.. Odel sug.
gested pointedly to Justice Hooker the adj
visibility OF resigning, so that there might
be no need OF a summer session. 1t Is I'M
derst God also that Mr.. Odell told Justice
Hooker that the Democrats would take
adva ntage of the opportunity to seek to
have controversial matters brought up
and make campaign material.
But Justice Hooker held to his deter
minstion. Assurances have been given
to him by his friends that there is no prob
ability Of two-thirds vote Of each house
against him.
Mr.. Odell was sked il the 80 cent gas bill
and other such controversies were likely
to be revived or if there was any likelihood
Of an investigation being ordered into the
affairs OF the Equita BILE company.
How can tell?" he answered -iou are
In just as good position as am to predict
what may I've done at the extra session
Although Mr.. Odell spent several hours
in talking with local leaders, he said he was
not ready to intimate what would he the
possible policy Of the Republican organiza-
ton as regards fusion. Municipal owner
ship was mentioned.
That is something cannot talk about at
present. he said, but do want to say that
there is no truth in the reports that l met
William r. Hearst in Paris and that there is a
probability of combination being formed
between Mr.. Hearsts Municipal Ownership
League and the Republicans, Ihave never
met Mr.. Hearst and would not know him if
| met him on the street"
HURT IN A PtBLIC RATH.