The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-11
0DELL, HE'S SAYING NOTHING.
BACK FROM EUROPE WITH HIS
FACE WE'LL TANNED.

For One Thins He Won't ASK Hooker to
Resign-Iom Hamilton. on the Same
ship. Victim OF q Floating MayOralty
BOom-He's I'm the Hands OF the Party.
Chairman Odell got hack yesterday from
his four month s vacation in Europe, wear
ing fine coat of tan. He arrived on the
American Line steamer ST. Louis, which
did not get up to her pier until nearly 8
O'Clock last night With him were his wife,
his son Bryant and his daughter Est ellie.
They have been gone since February and
travelled over Italy, part of Russia, Ger
many witzerland, France and England.
"a, the st. Louis also was Thomas L.
Hamilton, who has been reputed to be the
chairman's candidate for Mayor. Mr..
Hamilton got very noisy greeting from
friends who went down on the tug Gerry
that was meant to impress the chairman
II it didn't But Mr.. Odell said that he
had no candidate Just at present, and,
furthermore, that he didn't know anything
about politics, as every politician has to
saw when he gets back from Europe with his
pockets full of cable dispatches.
In fact. the amount Of tan which Mr.
Ode has accumulated abroad was nothing
to the amount Of ignorance he was found to
have developed concerning everything
About the Equitable, in which his friend f.
H. Harrimen was 80 deeply interested
at one time, he said he knew scarcely any
thing and wasn't at all concerned.
A few friends of Mr.. Odel's went down
on the revenue cutter to greet him. but
there was no tugload of enthusiasts such as
greeted Mr.. Hamilton. The plan for
party to be composed Of all the Odell leaders
was frowned upon at the last minute by
Gal" Mcknight, the chairman's representa-
tive. Among those on the cutter were
Senator Goodsell, Robert j. Hill, William
Halpin, Samuel Strasbourger, Moses Mckee,
Iemuel E. Quigg. Col. Reuben Fox, Mr..
Mcknight, Hiram Odell, the chairman's
brother and Herbert, his eldest son.
Their approach to the st. Louis was I'M
noticed, because Mr.. Odell was on the Their
side Of the ship watching the Hamilton
demonstration. On the way up the bay
he had talks with Mr.. Mcknight and Mr..
Quigg, but he was still ignorant when the
reporters approached him. He said that
he had not met Mr.. Hearst or Mr.. Hamilton
in Paris.
Il don't know where Mr. Hearst is or
anyth hing about him, and Mr.. Hamilton
only met at the st alton when we took the
train for the boat, said Mr.. Odel. Some
body asked him il he had found candidate
In Europe.
around that l could see. don't know any
thing about politics. shook all that when
! went away. I don't even know what
Gov Higgins recent appointments are.
will there be straight ticket or fusion
for the Republicans" he was asked,
Il haven't the slightest idea. IN have
TO look the whole thing over first, was his
answer. Mr.. Odell's interviewers did get
from him that he had expected the cheap
gas bill to pass. ,,,
would pass, as it was an orgamzau
measure, he said, 1but still don't want to
discuss that matter until know more about
1t. As for bringing it up again at special
session, don't know what Coy. Higgins
ideas are and don't care to discuss that'
either"
Mr.. oder said that he didn't see Why
any one should have been waiting for MN MN
to decide the Hooker case. When told
that some people expected him to induce
s spssoe H Mr o5s sH r eff through
II certainly sha' n, Do anyything Of the sort
Mr. Odel pleaded complete ignorance
as to what the Citizens Union had done
How about the Equitable, Governor
somebody asked. "It's been said that you
would bring about legislative investi-
CATION of it.
.You seem to forget that I'm private
citizen returning to my native land, was
the reply. Il know very little about the
trouble, except l see by the papers to-day
that they've made some changes. l know
Mr. Morton only slightly. I've got policy
in the sooiety-that's about all that know.
OF the Black-Platt coalition Mr. Odell
eaid he had read in some of the newspapers
somewhere, but didn't care to discuss it.
He said he had met both the Pope and the
King of Italy. The Pope, he said, made
The Odells went from the steamer to the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. They will go to New
burgh this morning.
Mr.. Hamilton, who was accompanied
bv his wife and daughter, said he was re-
turning from a seven weeks trip under
taken mostly for the purpose OF visiting his
relatives in Scotland. In regard to the
story that he had gone to Paris to help out
the McCadden circus, Mr.. Hamilton said that
1t was not true.
Il have small interest in that circus,
but that is ALL" he said. Il spent some
time in Paris, but did not know that Mr.
Odell was there at the same time and we
had no meeting there or any where else, as
reported" ,,
asked
That is up to the organization" said
Mr.. Hamilton. walking away from the
chairman. Mr.. Hamilton's friends on the
tug wore pictures Of him and carried nags
which seemed to please him They cheered
for our next Mayor" so Mr.. Odell could
hear.
AFTER LABOR GRAFTERS.