The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08
FUNIPLEXOWING ISDECIDEDON
MINORITY WILL HAVE ODFLL ICE
EVIDENCE 10 OFFER

ANA other Matters Calculated TO Dlspel
Summer Dulncss--Nicanwhile speaker
nixon Abldes at Albany and Makes Up
the Assembly Committees Himself,
Speaker 8. Frederick Nixon Of the Assem-
bly was expected in New York city yester-
day to confer with Chairman Odell IA to the
make-up of the Assembly committees,
Speaker Nixon did not turn up, but remained
calm and comfortable at Albany making
up the committees himself Speaker Nixon
sent word that he did not expect TO come
10 town. certainly not before tho Legislat-
ure reconvenes Meantime Speaker Nixon,
in the organization OF the committees,
has received the suggestions OF all Repub-
leans entitled to give him advice and
Is acting upon this counsel In an effort
to make the majority effective in the lower
house at Albany without infringing the
rights Of the minority, who represent many
thousand voters in the State.
Speaker Nixon has listened to the sug-
gestions Of Gov. Higgins, Senator Plat,
Senator Depew. Chairman Odell and Repub-
lioans from all parts Of the State and has
received tho requests OF Democrats for
minority representation on the commit
tees with graciousness and squareness.
The old talk was revived yesterday that
Chairman 0dell Ia 20 urge tho appointment
of Senate investigating committee, to be
headed by Senator Elsberg, TO come to
New York city TO mako capital TO be used
In the municipal campaign next fall. II
may be stated that Chairman Odell and bis
advisers in this scheme will be compelled
to furnish substantial evidence that the
proposed investigation will pan out before
the acheme will be accepted by Gov,
Higgins and his advisers at Albany. In
deed. Republicans OF Importance said
yesterday that they wero and would be
opposed TO another Hay5eed inyestiga-
ton unless it could be demonstrated be-
yond per1dventure that something beyond
the personal revenges of disappointed
Democratic espirants for high public sta
ton were behind tho proposition. Many
Republicans complain Of tho constant
attacks Of their party at Albany upon the
city of New York. tho city which pays IS
per cent of the taxes Of the State; while
from political standpoint Mr.. OdelPs
New York Republican county committee,
headed by William Halpin and Arrnitage
Mathews, two notorious Tnmmany Hall
Republicans, is looked upon askanoe II not
with open d!strust.
Mr.. Odell in public speeches and news
paper interviews for two years has declared
his intention of recognizing and reform
ing the New York county committee.
He has carried out hia proposition only
to the extent OF elevating talpin and
Mathews, who lost their districts on election
day and who boast of their political re-
lations with Tammany Hall leaders.
still, on the other hand, there are Re-
publicans who favor the Senate invesu
eating scheme. They say that the Demo
Gratis would have a minority representation
on the committee and through them Mir
Odells business relations with Charles W
Morse and his chain of banks and his ice
trust could be brought TO light The
Democrats in control OF affairs in New
York city in these days have no sympathy
with past doings and it would very much
ike TO know the why and the wherefore
Club during tho Croker domination and
OF Odelps dealings with Devery. SO i'm
portant Republicans IA well as influential
Democrats in these diggings would well
come an investigation. while the Odell
faciionists in the New York Republican
county committee and the old Morse ice
trust Democrats are decidedly opposed
to IL
Chairman Odell. it il we'll known, is col
loguing with one or two disgruntled
Democrats who In the last campaign issued
sample ballots which advised the cutting
Of the Democratic Presidential and Guber-
material tickets Documentary evidence
that would make lively summer reading
ia likely TO be submitted to the inveBti-
eating committee II an investi Caring com
mittee arrives