The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-06
ODELL And HALPIN TOO, TO GO
NEXT IE.tR, WHEN THE REPt r.
IICANS GET TO MOI SECLEAAING
"Trinm,lrate" Left in Charge at Albany
Adds TO the Irritation Already Set
Up by the Bills to work This city
for More Graft-ReNolt in the senate,

c7lsaed at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yester-
day by Repubh cans who had attended the
Inauguration. William Barnes, Jr, Of AL
bany, chairman of the executive committee
Of the Republican State committee, before
leaving for Nassau on Saturday had long
talk with William L. Ward. Republican
national committeeman for the State.
Senator Edgar T. Bracket OF Saratoga
Springs has had a number OF meetings
within the last few days with eXGov. Frank
S. Black. Mr.. Black has also discussed
Republican affairs with Mr.. Barnes and
other Republicans, including Mr.. Ward.
The situation, il was said. is not agreeable
to anybody. and especially not agreeable 70
Gov. Higgins.
The subject most discussed yesterday
was the fact that Chairman Odell Of the
Republican State committee. before leav-
ing for Europe, organized what ia now
known as tho TriumviTate at Albany, con-
sisting OF Speaker Nixon of the Assembly
and Senator Malby and Senator Raines of
the senate When IL became known that
this Triumvirate had been organized TO run
things at Albany there were suppressed
murrnurs Tho feeling now has become
intense, and Senator Horace White Of SYRIA
cuse. Senator Bracket and number OF
other influential Senators, 1t Is stated, Will
have nothing whatever 10 do with the work
OF the Triumvirate
The situation ia quite disturbing to
Gov Higgins He has announced that
no will not attempt to NEEDLE with the
legislative and judiciary branches OF the
State Govern ment. 30 the situation IN
the Senate ia that there is no leader on
the Republican side, and each day the
obstreperous ones display keener oppos-
ton to the pretensions Of Senator Malby
and Senator Raines. The fact that Senator
Raines joined this trumvirate has been
a subject for some speculation In Repub-
lican political circles. but 1t was explained
Yesterday that Senator Raines's attitude is
due to the fact that. unless he had promised
TO join, Senator Malby might have been
elected leader of the Senate in his place.
Senator Malby's allegiance 20 Chairman
Odell, it was explained, is due to the fact
that az Governor Mr. Odell gave Senator
Maby almost everything that the 81. Law
renee county statesman asked for But
owing to this higgledy-rlggledy situation
in the senate at Albany there Is little or no
prospec, Of getting through legislation
in which MIR. Odell is said TO be personally
Interested.
senator Malby and Senator Raines were
severely criticised yesterday by some Of
their colleagues for presuming 70 speak
on legislative matters for the Republican
oreanization.r and the critical Senator's
wanted to know who had authority to
put Mr.. Malby and Mr.. Raines in to speak
for the Republican organization Of the
State Az a matter Of fact there IL 2 very
independent spirit on the part of the Re-
publican Senators. One Of Chairman
Odels friends said yesterday: -odell
had no business 10 90 to Europe and leave
us in the lurch But he IS always leaving
us in the urch. He is like captain who
deserts his ship. We don't know whittier
TO turn or how TO 20
Not a few of the Republicans went on
TO say that the Republican State organiza-
ton in constantly legislating for New York
city Is stepping on live lightning. The Re-
publicans Of New York city. it is known
are irritated by the Raines law, by the new
Elsberg bill which would invade private
residences in the interest Of the Republican
county machine. and by other measures
which are likely TO prove equally distaste-
full 10 the urban population
Things are drifting 80 at Albany, it was
furthermore declared. that even the tax
measures in which Gov Higgins Is directly
interested appear to be waterlogged. The
whole trouble Is attributed 70 the fact that
half n dozen Republicans are playing
politics for themselves, and in the hope of
future political advancement. rather than
for the people of the State or the denizens
OF New York city. For instance, Timothy
l.. Woodruff people say, hitched up with
Chairman Odel in a New York city alliance
with the hope on Mr. Woodruff's part that
at the proper time he can succeed Senator
Platt in the United States Senate But
Speaker Nixon of the Assembly has his eve
on that place. and Speaker Nixon * con-
sidered an astute politician. very much
more so than Mr.. Woodruff At one time
Speaker Nixon was mentioned as possible
candidate for Governor. but If things go
right Gov. Higgins will undoubtedly be re-
nominated in 1908, and anyway it was an
nounced that Speaker Nixon would not care
to run for Governor except in n Presidential
year. But the speculations Of Mr.. Woodruff
and Mr.. Nixon are more about the Senator
ship than tho Govemorship, and Senator
Platt's term does not expire until March I.
1900
Naturally there was a good deal OF talk
as to the possible successor Of Chairman
Odell as head OF the State committee. The
men chiefly mentioned for the job are
William Barnes, Jr., George W. Aldridge
and n V. V. Franchot, with most Of the
talk favorable 10 Barnes. Mr. Aldridge
hopes to be made railroad commissioner
IL the board is increased, and Mr.. Franohot
Is nightly wrapped up in the political
future Of his friend Gov. Higgins But. as
already said, the situation Is drifting, and
"a there is no State election this year some
Of the Republicans say that there ia no
necessity for haste.
A great deal OF conversation was heard
among the Republicans concerning Presi-
dent Hnlpin OF tho New York Republican
county committee. 1t was the testimony
Of these Republicans that little confidence
ia placed in Halpin either by President
Roosevelt or Gov. Higgins. for reasons
best known TO themselves. Gov. Higgins
il very careful in scrutinizing rcoommenda-
tons for office made by Halpin at the sug-
gesiion OF Odell. These recommendations
pertain only TO places in New York city.
as il is we'll known that President Roose-
welt has refused TO recognize Odel as State