The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-13
LOW 0DELL'S MAN FOR MAYOR
REPUBLICANS INTERPRET THE
FOUR YEAR TERN hill.
EX-Mayor Doesn't Want Two Year
Term, They Say-Odell Thinks II He
Could Elect Low He Could Hang On
TO the state and County HeadShip.


Could Elect Low He Could Hang on
TO the state and County Headship.
Republicans. some of them legal ad-
visers and others Newburgh neighbors,
said yesteray that it was Chairman Odell' y
intention to nominate Seth Low for Mayor
next fall. Some of them went on TO say
that Mr. Odell had never been in earnest
when he talked about nominating either
Jacob H. Schih, Louis Stern or County
Clerk Thomas l.. Hamilton. One OF the
reasons, it was declared, why Mr.. Odel,
through William Halpin, president Of the
New York county committee, intends il
possible to get through this Legislature
an amendment TO the Charter making the
term OF Mayor for New York city four
years instead Of two il because he intends
to nominate Mr.. Low for Mayor. Mr.,
Odell's friends say that he hopes to re-
hablitate himself in Republican State
politics by winning the Mayoralty if possible
with Mr. Low.
The Repubcansywh gave the informa-
ton concerning Mr.. Low yesterday and
the news that he is 70 be Mr.. Odell's can
didate for Mayor went on 10 recall that
shortly after the Inauguration Of Mayor
Mcclellan on Jan. !, 1904, Mr.. Odell had a
number of talks with Mr.. Low Just prior 10
the latters departure for Europa. Az
result OF those talks Mr., Odell male the
announcement at the time that after Mr..
Lows return from Europe he would be very
much more of a Republican organization
man than he ever had been in his life.'
Mr. Odels friends said at the time that If
necessary he would either in 1904 or 1905
nominate Mr. Low for Governor.
Ex-Mayor Low has been variously men
toned within the last fe~ months for
foreign appointment. particularly as Am
iassador to the French republic. II is
we'll known Z! at President Roosevelt has
been inclined to give Mr. Low fine foreign
place But the French mission has been
filed. and now there is no place in the
Diplomatic service, il was said yesterday.
whic1 would he commensurate in Presi-
dent Roosevelt's idea with Mr. Lows place
in public life II was even said that Mr..
Low didn't want to be sent abroad for the
reason that he again desires to become
Mayor Of New York city on condition
that the term shall lie four years, as Van
Wyck's was under the original Charter.
Concerning the announcement that Chair
Mayor. Mr. Odei's friends said that the
Citizens Union would indorse Mr.. Low.
and that the Republican organization Of
the county, which ia now absolutely con-
trolled by Mr.. Odell would he whipped
into line for Mr. Low All that Mr.. Odel
as chairman Of the State committee now con-
trolls Of the entire organization is the New
York county committee. The idea is That if
Odell won with Low. 0dell would be almost
sure not TO be dropped in September. 1909
az chairman Of the State committee, and
Lows victory would also keep William
Halpin. Odells man. "a head OF the New
York Republican county committee
II was announced in 1904, and II has been
reiterated in the inner circles Of the Re-
publican party many times since, that there
il perfect understanding between MIR
Odell and Mr.. Low, and that AT tho proper
time the alliance between them will be per
fectly understood and accepted by those
who ara now cropping in the dark over the
Odell situation in New York city