New-York tribune., 1906-08-16

Columbia
G VI Ee,ts Onta,o Reuben y. Fox. Otsego.
John A. Merritt Niagara George " Dun1 FToouns
charles W Anderson. New Wliia1n 6: Warren. Erie.
To'ai F IS '0'AN ~
The change in the vote making apparent
victory for Higgins a victory for Odell by the
same narrow margin created much talk among
the commit teemen Among the Higgins men it
was thought that the committee had adjourned
when Livingston made the motion to recon
slider and change his vote. He said he voted
with the Higgins people by mistake. He is a
delegate from the 21st Assembly District. Kings.
and has been known always follower of
Dady He is a deputy commissioner of Jurors.
Ex-L:eutenant Governor Woodruff was one OF
the most chagrned Of the Higgins supporters.
He had his hat on and was making for the
door when the motion 10 reconsider was prof
fered.
H!GGINs'S FRIENDS ISSUE STATEMENT.
Friends of Governor Higgins, through his Sec
retary, Frank f. Perley. made this statement:
The object of to-day's test vote I'm the state
committee was tn learn where certain members
stand That object was attained The vote was
cast by committeeman elected two years ago,
whose term will expire when the state COnven-
tiOn assemblies next month
In the coming convention there will be 1.0lO
delegates careful and conservative canvass
shows that more than t.Eb of these delegates
will oppose the reelection Of Air. Odell as chair
man, will oppose the continuance of his leader
ship and viii favor the denomination of Gov
ernOr Higgins and the uphOlding OF the clean
administrations Of President Roosevelt in Wash
inctOn and of Governor Higgins in Albany.
No good Republican should be misled by to-
days vote. DR.. Witter member OF the state
committee from the $Ith District. was unable to
be present. and telegraphed his proxy TO Con-
gresham Vreeland authorizing Mr.. Vreeland to
act with the friends Of Governor Higgins THIS
proxy sent to the Fifth Avenue Hotel. where
the committee met, but was nOvN received by
Congressman Vreeland until after the commit
tee had adjourned Mr.. Vreeiand was IN the
hotel and would have been present at the meet
ing of the state committee had he received Dr.
Writer'S proxy promptly. The test vote theIs
,-a,,Id bat-e beer % to rs against Mr. OdeII and
the present state chairman would have met q
signal defeat at the hands of the same commit
tee which two years ago UNANIMOUSLY electeu
him as ITS chairman
The above statement was shown 20 ez-GsOv-
ernor Odel last night and prompted the follow
ing comment:
That statement reminds me of the story Or
w J. Conners. of Buffalo when he elected
to be captain IF lOngshOremen- He said 90 his
mates II understand some OF yoUse feilera
think youse lick me. II you think that way
step IF the line" At that two big fellows
stepped out. and "Finkey" said. So yOusa ave
the Holsters that thinks yOuse kin HEX the new
captain. Ell? Well. you're fired" That is what
may happen tO some of the gentlemen who were
i'm the committee meeting to-day. / notice that
Governor Higgins's friends say that $50 of the
delegates are for his denomination Only about
How can they tell about the other 450?
ODELL PROVOKED TEST VOTE
The statement by state Chairman OdeH on
Tuesday night In which ne said that In his
judgment Governor Higgins ought not 70 he
renominated because he would prove to be
weak candidate provoked the test Of strength
the part of the friends Of the Governor. The
Odeu had cunvassed their strength and
knew what they could depend The Higgins
men nearly trapped them by proposing the des-
ignatOn uf Lieutenant Governor Bruce as tenn
pOrary chairman. Mr.. Bruce Is universally pop
uar. and besides. he is "a New York City man.
The Higgins men assumed that many Odell
men would vote for him u compliment Itv-
ingstun did this But the OdeH too
wary To be outseneralled. They objected 20
Bruce not on personal grounds. but because his
designation would have been heraIded by the
Higgins men as the overthrow OF OdeII. Living
ston switched hack giving the Oden men the
victory.
The tremendous value Of single vote was
| made clear yesterday. Representative Vreeland.
of Salamanca. in Governor HiegIns's own Con-
gress district, held the proxy 81 George r. Wit
ter of WeIIsville, a stsnch Higgins man. Mr.
Vreeitnd in town yesterday. but he Gid noe
attend the meeting If the committee. II he hsG
voted for the Hendricks resolution the Hiszin@
Een would have had G margin Of two. and Just