The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-17
0DELL CALLS A CONFERENCE.
WILL TAKE CHARGE NEXT WEEK
or MAYORALTY CAMPAIGN.
Few Conferces-Tim woodruff One-Cov.
Higgins TO Put Working Raiiroader
on Ilailr DAD Board-Belm ont Not Asked
to Serve Again on Racing Board.

rev Conferces-Tfn woodruff One-Cov.
Hikk,ns to Put q Working Raiiroader
on railroad Board-BclmontN Not Asked
to Serve Again on Racing Board.
Chairman odell Of the Republican State
committee sent out last night call to some
OF the heads Of the local Republican or
ranizaton to meet him next week to talk
over the Mayoralty campaign. Mr. odell
Let it be known last night that beginning
with next week be will be In the city al
most continuously until the election Is
over and that he will take personal charge
Of the campaign. At the conference, which
"a to take place next Tuesday or Wednes-
day, the candidates will DO considered
and the possibility Of fusion with other
organizations will be discussed.
II was announced after Mr.. Odell and
william Halpin. his chairman Of the Repub-
Ncap county committee, had talked together
that the executive committee Of tho organi-
cation would meet next Thursday to issue
the call for the primaries and to fix the dates
and places for the Republican city and
county conventions That Mr.. Odell in
tends to run the coming campaign without
heed to the general body OF the district
leaders Is apparent from the fact that he
Republican chieftains to attend his con-
ference. One OF these Is ex-Lieut.- Gov.
Woodruff, who has sent word that be will
be on hand.
Mr.. Woodruffs friends said last night
that the alliance between himself and
Chairman Odell, factionally speaking, ex-
tended only until the oloee Of the polls on
election day. Several Of these Brooklyn
Republicans had story to the effect that
Mr.. Woodruff was not himself strong enough
in the councils Of the Republican party to
warrant him in holding fast to Chairman
OdelI for longer tnan the period Of the munio-
,ipal campaign. Chairman Odell, they said.
is working day and night on the Mayoralty
fight, and hopes to gain great advantage
from control Of the Bureau Of Elections.
Still, Mr.. Woodruffs friends do not wish
him to cotton to Chairman Odell any longer
than is necessary. for the reason that they
have just learned that Gov. Higgins refused
point blank to appoint as q member OF the
Gas Commission a Brooklyn Republican
and by Chairman Odeil and was equally
positive in his refusal to appoint as the
NTH Railroad Commissioner called for by
the new law a Brooklyn Republican also
Endorsed by the Kings county organization
and by Chairman Odell. 1t was said that
the choice Of the Kings count ites and Mr..
Odel for the fifth member Of the Railroad
Commission was Field Marshal Michael j.
Dady.
Concerning the alliance between Chair
man Udell's New York county organization
and Mr.. Woodruff's Kings county organiza-
ton, Mr. Woodrun's friends said that he
couldn't very we'll from q standpoint OF
po itical logic do anything better. Mr..
id AS friends learned, however, last night
that Mr.. Woodruff's friends didn't seem
10 think the alliance should continue longer
than election night. because NJ; Odell.
through Gov. Higgins, could not deliver the
goods and they went on to say that Tim
Woodruff, himself wasn't any stronger with
pretty lame ducks, anyhow. so far as the
Higgins adj inistration is concerned.
COL Nike Dady was one Of yesterdays
callers on Mr.. Odell. When he left Mr..
Odells Office he said he had no knowledge
the Republican ticket, but that the Brook
lyn ORGANIZATION would present to the city
convention the name Of Charles A. Schieren
for Mayor. When Mr.. Odell was after,
Of Mr.. sohisren being the Republican oandi-
date he would say only that he thought
Mr.. Schieren was good man. ~
Gov. Higgins said yesterday that while
he had not even tentatively chosen the man
Commission his selection would be made
from the employed GLASS and the appointee
would be a man with practical railroad ex-
perience. The need Of such a man, the
Governor said. had seriously interfered
with the proper work Of the commission
in the past, and he thought the presence
on the board Of working railroad man
would tend to do away with the complaints
which were sometimes heard that the de-
cisions Of the commission were often unfair
and unjust. Mr.. Higgins will not make the
appointment until he returns from Europe.
He said last night that no fewer than
eeveuty-four recommendations had been
made TO him and that two Of these-sug-
gesting the names OF Mr. Shattuck Of Buffalo
and Mr.. Hammond Of Albany-had been
accompanied by petitions containing over
-four thousand signatures.
Mr.. Higgins stated also that he would
defer the appointment Of the new president
Of the racing commission until his return
from the other side. When he was asked
II there was any chance Of August Belmont
being reappointed the Governor replied:
Il can only say that Mr.. Belmont has not