New-York tribune., 1906-07-22
PAYN and ODELL CONFER.
Ep-InSurance Commissioner Sees No
Lack of Republican HARMONY.

Louis F. Payn back from a visit TO the New
Hampshire farm Of Ex-Governor Black, had twenty
minutes conference with Ex-Governor Odell at Re-
publican headquarters In the Fifth Avenue Hotel
yesterday. He strenuously denied the rumor that
| ne had gone as a messenger to ask Ex-Governor
| Black to Join the Platt-Oden harmony move
nent. There had been no talk of politics the
New Hampshire farm. he said and 1t only in
cidently that Ex-Governor Black declared that
/ under no circumstances would he be a candidate
Tor the United States Senate
Mr.. Odell. who it was said had come down from
NeWburg especially to get report from Mr.. Payn
on Mr.. Blacks position denied that such was his
purpose. Il did not know that he would be here
to-day" he said 1T was merely a coincidence
that we met" However. neither he nor Mr. Payn
would say word about their conference.
Governor Higgins passed through the city yester-
day afternoon on some mysterious errand. He re-
fused to say where he going. but II learned
that he had gone South over the Pennsylvanfa
Railroad. 1t suggested that he had gone to
some retreat on the New Jersey shore to get away
from the midsummer politics.
Before departing for his home IN Chatham on an
early afternoon train Mr. Payn declared himself
IN sympathy with the harmony movement. but said
he did not believe there was as much lack of har-
mony in the party some people were trying to
make out. He said:
If you believed what you read in the papers YOU
would be convinced that every group Of Republi-
bac o Gn e N 5neT were s5aTDsning for use in the
there isn't any real difference at all in the party
Odel and Plat have had some differences in the
There never was time when there were not at
& east half % Gozen good men for every place on the
go 70 work to fight for them in convention, but
ticket: SO far as personally am concerned I
shall be for men on the ticket from top to bottom
manIage I1a G the eamgga;gn want the one who will
whether he is Platt, Odell Eassett, Dunn or any
other man I would take off my coat and work as
hard for Higgins for Governor as for any one else.
20 New Hampshire was simply to VISIT Ex-Governor
Black. as he has done for several summers. There
had not been any talk OF politics until one day
woman friend Of Mr. Black read him newspaper
article saying he slated for the senatorship.
Then Mr.. Black delivered himself as follows. ac-
cording to Mr.. Payn:
If a legislature made up entirely OF Republicans
named me by acclamation would not accept. ] am
the Senate and no living man ann has 3' the rsht to say
s1n Al my ysgads 6TisndS know that cos,.
County. Mr.: Payn said the Republicans up there
He said there was a Hearst organization in his
county but in looking over. the names of the men
We're all thrifty men. exceedngIy thrifty II sg Ss
sumo that is the kind Of people in the movement all
Mr.. Odell reached the Fifth Avenue Hotel short
k 70 on pO
}ects for pIpliGation He saw several Of the local
Tompkins, of Rockand County, and Cyrus Durey,
Governor Higgins made great mystery Of his
TRIP YESTERDAY lay Before leaving Albany he refused
uncommunicatiye on his arrival here at $50.
He was alone. but had a large trunk and a heavy
handbag, indicating that he would be gone for some
time. At Albany It was said he was not expected
back inside OF a week, at least
In the Grand Central Station Governor Higgins
was asked II he was going business errand
simply for pleasure. He was asked where he was
going, and how long he would be away. He was
urged to say something the pol. -ical situation
To all Of these questions he gave the same reDlv:
Il have nothing to say" The Governor
cab to the Pennsylvania ferry at 2Sd street
buying ticket and checking his trunk he *
he A:A5 bOaf