The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-08
ODElL TO STAY UNTIL FAIL.
.,o,try or HIGGINS ANNOTNCED
~ ms FRIENDS.
Tho idea Is said 10 BE That II Would he
painful TO Have O,ell Pose as n Martyr
Meantime Ills Aliics Are LAYING
Dino +, Rccap,ure County Committee.

perianin p. Odell, Jr., is to remain chair
IAN NJ the Republican state committee
,,,l his successor il named 10y the dele
s In the State convention to be held in
e..,o,,her or October, when a complete
cato ticket from Governor down to state
ro,ineer and Surveyor is to be nominated.
rha foregoing statement was made Tor
cov Higgins by the Governors friends in
Nav York city yesterday, who said they
vora oonversant with the result OF the con-
,ors,tion on Saturday evening at the White
uorso between President Roosevelt and
the Governor
TIRE sun had 1t right week go Sunday
,dded one OF the Governors friends, when
Il quoted one OF us as saying, OF course
nobody cares to have a personal difficulty
9th a dead one That's the situation in
a chrase. Odell knows he cannot succeed
h,rss,f and has said as much for a long
time in fact since Wadsworth was elected
SNEAKER. Some Of us thought that Odeil
sSould have beea deposed at that time. IL
ia had beel we wouldn't have had 30 much
,rouble during the session at Albany, but
that is like the water that has gone over
tho dam-no use talking about it now.
Gov. Higgins's friends went on to say
that the policy of allowing Odell to remain
state chairman till convention time had
been dictated primarily because sixteen
Of the thirty-eight State oommitteemen
were opposed TO deposing him on the ground
-, ~ l-.1l - 10 Atl0uuaI tn rAp1n
as a martyr and perhaps have an oppor-
tlpity to consolidate the critics OF the
Higgins administration, who now include
Senator Bracket Of Saratoga, Senator
stevens of Wyoming. Isaac V. Baker Of
Washington, as we'll as Republicans In
Nav York, Kings and Erie counties. The
attitude of these critics, it was added, is
the outcome Of the Senate apportionment.
Incidentally several Of Gov. Higgins's
friends said that they we're certain that
the Governor was not a candidate for re-
nomination, but Of this matter they said
they preferred to have the Governor speak
himself. Senator Bracket is an avowed
candidate. Senator Stevens's friends belieye
him to be ~Gubernatorial timber. The State
administrations ap~portionrhent sliced up
to their detriment the Senate districts OF
both Brackett and Stevens. One of Gov.
HiEgins's friends said yesterday:
At the proper time you will see the
situation develop for Charles E. Hughes
for Governor. Hughes is especially strong
In the county districts Of the State. Many
Republicans believe that Hugh es, like
l1eveland for the Democrats in 1852 and
Roosevelt for the Republicans in 1898, is
the only man who can win, and OF course
with many Republicans the party comes
first and is considered far more than in
dividuals,'
Another reason why the Higgins adj
ministration and its friends will not attempt
10 depose Odell ahead of time is, it was
stated, that President Herbert Parsons
of the New York Republican county COM
mitee is not safely in his saddle, and that
the State administration was forced to
come to his aid in the Senate apportion-
rent for the territory OF New York city.
1t was candidly admitted that President
Psrsons could himself control but W
NJ the eleven State committeeman for New
York county, and that between now and
primary time in September he would have
hard ro' 20 hoe to retain even a semblance
Of control Of the New York county COM
r1lttee. and unless he was again helped
by either the national or State admins
tration he would be defeated for reelection
As president of the committee.
With the anti-Odell Republicans control
Ling twenty-five Of the thirty-eight State
committeeman and Odell the remaining
sixteen members CT the committee, the
State administration and its friends will
endeavor between this and State conve
lion time to agree upon a successor to
Oiell who can be elected with the least
show Of resistance, and who will be salts
factory 10 the factionally disposed chief
lairs in most Of the counties. II was re-
iierated with more than usual vigor that
Woodruff cannot he elected chairman
to succeed Odell." The Republicans who
taid this went on to assert that MIR. Wood
nun only wants the place, first, in order
" build himself up as an aspirant for a
United States Senatorship, and, second. to
he the Republican boss. with all that the
term implies, Of the Republican ~organiza-
uon in Greater New York" They said that
II had long been his idea that the several
organizations Of the five boroughs Of New
York city should be dominated by one
masterful Republican.
Or. Woodruff, " it was added by Repub-
lcan organization men. cannot be elected
state chairman because two, and perhaps
three, OF the six State committeeman Of
hings county are opposed to him, and,
tesides, nine Of the eleven New York county
committeeman are against him. Erie
county is also arrayed against him, and
e1"Gov. Black and his friends do not see
'ne advisability Of hoisting Tim into the
ohairman's seat"
Many Republicans said they would like
70 zee either Representative j. Sloat Fassett
oiElnira or Representative John w. Dwight
Oh Dryden chairman Of the State com
"ttee, but the trouble seemed to be that
neither Mr.. Fassett nor Mr.. Dwight was
inc State committeeman for his dis
ulct' and II Is the unwritten law that the
chairman OF the committee must be the
'e~te committeeman for his Congress dis
ulct' The State committeeman for Mr..
ressetts district Is John b. II. Mongin Of
Waterloo and the member for Mr.. Dwight'f
aStlct Is Col. George W. Dunn OF Bing-
namton' formerly chairman OF the com
nnttee' II a majority Of the new State
sommittee to be elected by the delegates
, me s>ate convention this fal! could get
,oeetner on either Mr.. Fassett or Mr.,