The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
ODELL OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
D,NO WIEN HELL RETURN
r0yITiHLE LIFE MEETS arm re
Nobody win Try 10 Cut Under Hin while
lite II Gone-After lie Has stacked
~ Against Mcclellan Is the Time
set for Finding New state Chairman

Chairman Odell Of the Republican state
committee. accompanied by Mrs. Odell
and All, son. Bryant aud his daughter,
F-te,la. sailed yesterday morning on the
prince. Irene for Naples to be zone. as
Mr. Odcll said. either seven weeks or four
months. he didn't then know which, The
rox meeting OF the directors Of the
Printable Life will be held OH April IL.
GOV Higgins was at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel when Mr. Odell left it for the steamer,
ood he said pleasant good-by to Mr.. Odell.
Ser1fnf P!utt was also al the hotel at the
time hut he ignored Mr. Odell entirely
Those who refused three weeks ago TO
bet even postage stamp that MIR. Odell
would -a.l away on Feb. is. the date then
announced by him. did 80 they said yeSter
cay. ON general principles. Even II week
ago Nc Odrll Didn't know whether he
would .iil Yesterday or not end this uu
certainty prevailed until the result If the
meeting Of the directors Of the Equitable
Lar. WIS known on Thursday evening. II
H. known that, had James ii. Hyde carried
tb, day bee had promised 70 make Edward
n Hartman president OF the society, IN
,lacp of James W. Alexander, and in the
concerted movement of Mr. Hartman and
bi. friends ON the assets OF this colossal
insurance society Mr.. Odell. according TO
,bo-. close to him, was to have been ASSOC
,,;cd with MIR Hartman. So Mr. 0dell
..,uaiiv didn't know himself until tho
Dniitable directors adjourned on thurs
day evening that he could keep his book
inc" with the North German Llovd steam
INN people. Had the result OF the meet
ing OF Eluitable directors been different.
Mr. Ode!i. II was asserted, was to have been
made vice president or treasurer Of the
.ocie'y
Before leaving port Mr. odell said: IN
sand by Gov. Higgins in whatever he
doe. and some of Gov. Higgins friends
Al the Fifth Avenue Hotel Yesterday alter
noon n commenting on Mr.. OdeU's. re-
mark said Higgins can take care OF has
enemies. il he has any; but he Is to keep
sharp lookout on some OF his alleged
friends
Dor instance. the Odell candidate for
Quarantine Commits loner was Michael
Hines but GOV. higgins turned HIM down
peremptoIiy for Smith Pine Ia fact, Gov.
higgins acted IN this matter with the same
decision that he did when he sent admit
Charles Spencer Boyd George f. Priest
and several others.
one or two peculiar questions were put
to Mr. Odel before he sailed away.
1T is reported that your political enemies
will get busy and undermine You while
you are away.
They can 90 as far as they like re-
piled the chairman briefly.
Don't you care!
Yes. | do: but I'm going away. Tor a
rest and | shall not be troubled by politics.
The actual situation was not quite under
stood by those who put those questions TO
Mr.. Odeu. For instance. the alliance be.
tween Mr.. Odell and Timothy L. Woodruff
OF Kings holds good only until election night
and has only to do with the coming munich
pal campaign The eminent Republicans
Of the party have no disposition whatever
TO interfere with Mr. Odell in the manage
ment Of the coming Mayoralty campaign
All are 10 do their duty as Republicans in
the effort 10 defeat Mayor McClelan's re-
election After next election day, no
matter what the result may be, the emf
nent Republicans are 10 take steps To bring
about the denomination and reelection OF
Coz Higgins, and the programme already
arranged includes the dethrouement of
NJ Od4l IA State chairman for the good
OF the party.
Among those at the pier 10 see the Odell
party OF we're Hiram y Odell the chair
mans brother; Herbert r. Odell. his son,
State Senator Louis ) Goodsell. Harrison Is.
Bird J. C. Mcknight. the chairman'- stenog-
rapher, who will hold the fort during Mr.,
Odell'- absence. Col Reuben l.. Fox, Robert
j Hill and William leafy.