New-York tribune., 1906-09-20
ODELL BITES THE DUST.
SAYS Farereu TO Leaders. and Goes
Bal: to Orange County.

To all intents. EX-GOVERNOR OdeII practically
| abdicated his control of the Republican party OF
| t>is state yesterday-a forced abdicatiOn. His
valedctory he delivered TO his faithful followers
Governor Higgins and President Roosevelt
have assumed charge OF the Republican organi-
zation" he said now let them administer il and
carry the party to success. The responsibility
| rests on them"
And. having so said he departed for Newburg
to take up his Iabors as the Republican leader OF
Orange County.
The state chairman telephoned yesterday
morning 10 several Of his followfng-the leaders
elected and those defeated as well-tO come 70
see him at the state headquarters at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel I'm the afternoon. He did not say
in his summons Just why he wanted TO see them,
but all apparently know that the situation de-
manded some decisive step. So they gathered at
the state headquarters at p. m. among the
number being Lemuel Ely Quigg. William Hal
pfn Edward Lauterbach. Samuel Strasbourger.
Smith Pine. Louis Hoeninger. Joseph Levenson.
James z. March, Jacob A. NeUstead. Abraham
Cruber. William Fl. Ten Eyck. Frank K Bowers.
Theodore p. Gilman Samuel S. Koenig. Michael
Hines and T. II. Healy
No particular Soyousness was evinced by any
Of the party when State Chairman OdeIl called
them into hts private room.
There he told them that the returns from the
primaries in New York County. Kings and Eric
demonstrated concIusively that the people with
the votes had determined to put Governor FIig-
gins. President Parsons OF the county commit
tee and President Roosevelt. who had given his
support 70 both. IN charge OF the Republican
party Of the state. The primaries had showed.
he said. the power OF this faction OF the party
TO control it's destinies. and responsibility for
the party's future would rest with them Un-
questionably. he said, Governor Higgins would
be able TO have himself renOminated at the con-
vention az Saratoga II he desired. although many
Of his party still believed that the party's well
fare demanded stronger candidate
RESISTANCE UsELESs-ODELL-
In view OF all these things. continued State
Chairman Oden IL would be unwise and useless
10 try to make any resistance. especially as
many OF the men not In sympathy with the VIC
torous wing OF the party held places which de-
pended on the good will OF the victors. who had
shown themselves not averse to deprivins their
opponents OF a livelihood whenever IL suited
their political plans. The best thing for his
friends in this situation. the state chairman
counseIIed would be TO swing In and as good
Fenublicans bow 10 the viii Of The majority
The state convention would take care or itseI-
Hts friends in the county committee would 90
we'll he said to get into line and help the or
sanitation OF the new committee
MIR. Qulgg whose defeat IN New York county
was more pronounced even than the Odeh loss
81 the state. said there was no use Kicking
about a defeat The Parsons control OF the
county committee. he told the assembled leaders.
oA,,itted OF no argument. He echoed the OdelI
,,ttsrances that It would be far the best policy
20 attempt no contest or lineup OF the leaders.
hut 20 swing into line with Mr.. ParsOns's plans
and play the part OF loyal Republicans whenever
possibIs one OF two OF the leaders candidly
said that they were in no condition 70 try OBJ
structionist tactics IN the county COMMITTEES. AMI
all agreed that Il would pay 70 "be good"
Immediately after the gathering broke I'D the
state Chairman hurried home. declining to dts
cuss the meeting. Some OF those who attended.
however voiced tho prevailing sentiment that
hia uttsranoss had bean Mr. Odsi's rarew~u a.