The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-10

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Taken Out Of the Odeii-MOrEan Esc-
tiOn Law Amendment-GOV. Higgins
Finding the Flaws I'm the Beautiful
Indirect Taxation" scheme-TheY
DO Say Oden Got Rich Whne tie WIS
Governor, and They DO say tho LeEis.
Iators VINO Ride With the Back Horse
Cavalry visit Hartman Down Here.
Senator Platt and ex-Gov. Frank s.
Black have had long and very satisfao-
/ tory" talk al the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Ths
meeting between them took plaos on
"Wednesday evening. Every effort has
been made 10 keep secret the fact that they
met and talked over the Republican Aitua-
ton in the State OF New York. The news
ca nc out yesterday, and William Barnes.
Jr., chairman of the executive committee
Of the Republican State committee; Col.
George ". Dunn, ex chairman Of tho Stata
committee; William L. Ward, Republican
national Committeeman for the State. and
| Representative John Dwight Of Dryden
are aware that Mr.. Plat and Mr.. Black
have come to q satisfactory understanding.
! As a result OF the talk, 1t wac said, tho
Platt forces in the party spd the Black
| forces have entered into ian offensive and
! defensive alliance, = and in addition to the
! Republicans named very many other Repub-
! licans in all the counties are 10 be con-
| suited for the purpose Of periecting an
organization inside Of tho party which at
! The next State convention will he powerful
enough to overthrow the HaTinnn'odo
machine.
Senator Plat would have nothing 10 ssy
about his m Getting with Mr.. Black, and
said he regretted that the news had leaked
out. Mr.. Black was in Troy. who're he
was equally silent. Mr.. Platt and Mr..
Black IN to their meeting on "Wednesday
evening had been fsctOnaly estFanged
since 1898. when serstOr Piatt insisted
! on the nomination Of Th0cdore Roosevelt
! for Governor, and Mr.. Black lust as deter
! minedly declared that he was entitled 10 a
denomination Personally, however, there
has been no bitterness between the two
men. Mr.. Plat at the time offered TO make
Mr. Black United States Senator 10 suoceed
Edward Murphy, Jr., Of Troy, the con-
dition being that Mr.. Black should aoqul-
esce in the nomination Of Mr. Roosevelt
for Governor Mr. Black was dissuaded
from accepting Mr.. Platts offer at the
time. and he went into the convention and
made a sturdy fight. but, Of course, against
overwhelming odds.
The history Of the Odell-Blaok COMBINE
ton which took from Mr. Plat t1e control
Of tie Repu, lican State committee, MI
Odell promising in return 10 Mr. Black
that he s. ould be United States Senator
In place Of Mr.. Depew, Is too recent 70 need
recat itulation When Mr.. Odell, In January
after consulting Edward II. Hartman
as a court Of last resort declared for Mr'
Devew for United States Senator, he wrote
a long letter 10 Mr. Black announcing hts
change Of heart. Mr. Black has not replied
10 Mr. Odells letter. Tie Harriman-Odeu
triumyirats at Albany-Senator Malby,
Senator Raines and Speaker Nixon-have
left the Plat people and tle Black people
out in TIE cold and Gov. Higgins has not
consulted Mr.. Plat or Mr. Black or their
intimate friends on matters OF vital i'm
portanco 10 the party In the State, In
deed, Il Is asserted that Gov. Higgins In
his last talk with Senator Plat attempted
10 convince Senator Plat that Mr., 0dell
and Mr.. Odells friends had not been In any
wav disloyal to Senator Platt Senator
Plstt couldn't zee It in that light, and on
his return from Aiken, two weeks ago,
fe learned that Gov. Higgins and the ui-
UNIV irate at Az any had apparently for
gotten that there was any such man on
earth as Senator Plat, or that Plat had
any friends left in the Republican party
in the State Senator Plat remained
ouiesoent, and ex-Gov. Black has been
equally silent, even though he and his
friends we're evidently considered at Al
bany 10 be away behind the lightnouss
along with Plat and Platt's friends.
This be- ing the case, s. nator Plat asked
for a conference with Coke Shanahsn
Of the Port OF New York, a Close fIitnd Of
Gov. Higgins, and one who desires the
Governors political Advancement. Tho
nee ting between Senator Plntt and Mr..
Strsnahsn occurred a week ago in Mr..
Platt's downtown Office. Mr.. Plat and
Mr.. Strsnahan went over the bills which
William Halpin, president Of the New York
county committee had introduced at Albany
at the Command Of Mr. odel. These bills
affect the Republican organization in this
county, which Is controlled by Mr. Odell.
No objection, It was said. was recorded
either on the part OF Mr.. Plat or hir. Strana-
han 10 the bill which would reimburse Mr..
OdeIl forAdyanoes made 10 Supt CaS5gs "
Morgan Of tho Bureau Of Elections. Thea
advances were made by Mr.. Odell, Il was
said. last fall; and while il Is not customary
for party leader 10 overstePa Pprop htions
made for any department In the State In
the belefor bops that he viii be reimbursed,
II was decided, it was said, not 10 record
any objection 10 this bin.
Very serious objection, however, was
made by Senator Plat In his talk With
Collector Stranahan 20 the Elsberg right
Of search bill on the ground that II would
work havoc rather than benefit In the
Mayoralty campaign in New York city naxt
"a /. This bill. got UP by Mr. odell's friends,
was, It was argued. detrimental 10 the best
interests Of the Republican party ell over
the State for the reason that IL put the
party In the position Of harassing oizsns
with domiciiary visitation even more oK-
tensvely than Mr.. Odell and Mr.. Halpln