The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-11-28
.SHREWD MOVE IS
MADE BY 0D[LL
In Adopting ROoseyelt's Candi-
date as His Own
HIS HOLD ON MACHINE
is THUS lNsuRED--coMPLicA-
TIoNS IN FIGHT TO REOR
CAME G. o. p. IN THE
EMPIRE STATE.

New York, Nov 27--Presdent
Roosevelt has become the central fig
ure in the fight for the reorganizat on
Of the Republican party in this county
Both factions expressed willingness
o defer to him and both claim his
support, The most contradictory
stories are circulated concerning his
attitude, and II Is expected that be-
fore the new chairman OF the County
Comm ttee Is elected ON December II
here will be more definite utteranca
from the President than any he has
vet made.
The friends Of former Governor p.
g. Odell, Jr., assert thar J Van Vech-
'en Olcott was agreed upon for Chair
nan of The County Committee In a
platt conference In the Gotham Hotel
,efore Senator Platt went to Wash
'ngton. and that they have the news
IT first hand from a representative of
Mr. Odell who attended the meeting
% report what took place there. They
i'd that Mr. Oleott was selected by
Eemuel E. Quigg as the representa-
i've of the traction interests after Mr..
Quigg had offered himself as a can
lldate and his offer had been declined.
Accord ng TO this version, the Presi-
lent was quickly convinced that Mr..
Olcott represented the street railways,
4 4 Fxr IliUutnn
,nd arranged to have Mr. Parsons be-
.nme candidate The praise or Mr.
oarsons from Governor Higgins after
he return Of the Governor to Albany
IS cited in proof of these assertions.
I Mr.. odells action In throwing bis
upport 10 Mr. Parsons Is descT bed
" his adherents as the shrewdest
,oliiical move he aye~ made cheek
Mating both the President and Sena-
or Platt in their desire TO get rid OF
i'm. Finding he could not elect can
date Of bis own against Mr. Olcott
md Mr.. Parsons. Mr. Odall's friends
,ay he determined to appropr ate the
Presidents own candidate, Mr. Par
ons, and thus identify his interests
With those Of the President. so that
vlctnry with Mr.. Parsons could not
fail TO be victory for Mr.. Odell In
his night 10 maintain his author ty over
The Republican state organization. nj
,ther words. by aiding the President
% accomplish his purpose in this coun-
v. MIR. Odell's friends say he has
uade his position In the state impreg-
iable. and that the defeat of Mr.. Oh
,ott VII enable him to block any move
nent that may made TO drive him
from the Chairmansh'p Of the State
Committee
That The financitl district IS inter
,sted in the contest is not denied by
the OIcott adherents, although they
scout the charge thai Mr.. oleott Is the
'racrion candidate They say Mr.. OF
,ott Is impatient Of the prominent part
aiken by Mr. GU gg in his campaign
,nd that he has several times been on
he point of repudiating him.
They assert that the division in the
financial district IS between e. II.
Hartman. on the Odel side. and his
financial rivals on the other, among
hem Thomas F. Ryan. They explain
his by saying that Mr.. Hartman
sought to collect campaign contribu-
ions for Mr.. Odell in tha last cam
laign and that he insisted on receiv-
ng them in person. inslead Of permit
ng them to be paid rectly TO Mr..
)deil as Chairman Of the state Com
uittee. This demand is said TO have
,reated feeling. which has led the
inancial leaders to take sides IN the
reorganization fight
II Is admitted thar ~ organization
will be ensctve until a. least two
h'ras of the present Leaders have
been driven out Of power and men OF
the type of Mr.. Parsons and Mr. Olcott
substituted for them. OF course no
house cleaning Of this magnitude can
b. accomplished without the cordial
support # both the National and state
Administration If Ineffective leaders
ian De made 10 feel that their activity
VII no longer afford them the reward
" Office the re-orEan' 'ze7s believe they
will ceass 10 become active and make
vay for more disinterested workers.