The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-20
BEATEN, OOELL CRIES PEACE.
HOPES TO hang ON As Az ExEcU-
TIVE C0MMILTEEMAN.

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-'gmAIl Factor Now says Parsons.
BENJAMIN B. Odell, Jr.. chairman OF the
Republican State committee, came down
from Newburgh yesterday and at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel began to clear his desk OF his
personal papers preparatory to turning
over his place to his successor, who is to be
named at Saratoga on Wednesday next.
Republicans who saw him preparing TO clear
out bag and baggage recalled that he was
the shortest lived Republican boss-for not
even his friends ever called him a leader-in
the snnaIs Of the Republican party OF the
State since 1850. Thurlow Weed was the
great Republican leader Of his party from
1855 TO 1898. Reuben Z. Fenton then took
hold for ak years, was followed by Roscoe
ConklinR for twelve years, who In turn was
succeeded by Warner Miller for four years
and then came Thomas C. Platt for nearly
sixteen years. , Mr.. Odell did not become
the actual boss Of his Organization in the
State and city until the spring Of 1904. when
the conspiracy against Platt was organized
and carried out with the aid OF ex-Gov.
Frank g.. Black and ex-Lieut .-Gov. Timothy
l.. Woodruff. "
In all Mr.. Odell lasted just about two
years as the Republican boss Of his or
ganixation. and v part Of that time
he was not supreme, because last winter
he was stood upon his head when Halpin
was defeated for president Of the New
York county committee and Merritt was
defeated for Speaker Of the Assembly,
20 that he really lasted as a Republican
boss from April IL, 1904, when the Republic
can State convention was held in Carnegie
u.n A. u.I.1k AaIanaNaa af larUa IN kh0
national convention Of that year, to jan
uary 4, 1909, when Merritt. his candidate
for Speaker, was numerically defeated
at Albany. Since that time Mr.. Odell
has hung on by the eyelids and through
the grace OF Gov. Higgins and the Gov
ernor's coterie Of advisers at Albany.
Chairman Odell after he had cleared
out his desk began to preach harmony.
As a matter Of fact all Of Mr.. Odells adj
herents preached harmony openly yester-
day and swore vengeance beneath their
breaths. All Of their vindictive personal
utterances we're directed against President
Roosevelt, Gov. Higgins, President Her
bert Parsons Of the Republican county
committee and Timothy L. Woodruff Of
Brooklyn. Many OF Mr.. Odell's friends
talked about William r. Hearst and even
offered to bet that he was to be the next
Governor Of the State. Mr.. Hearsts news
papers do not cartoon either Mr.. Murphy
or Mr.. Odell.
Chairman Odell called together yesterday
afternoon at the Fifth Avenue Hotel the
district leaders who we're reelected on
Tuesday because OF the Odell-Quigg COM
bination and preached harmony in thirteen
different ways and more harmony IL wanted.
He told them that 1t would be utterly USE
less and not in good spirit for anybody to
raise ~ructions at the meeting Of the Repub-
lican executive committee on Saturday
when President Parsons is to be reelected
because he won on Tuesday by a vote Of
about 500 to 7ls for the Odeil-Quigg COM
binatiop.
Personally, Mr.. Odetl said for publication
that he was philosophical over the result
on Tuesday.
Il am not the first man : said he, so have
been beaten, nor do I imag CINE / shall be the
last" Mr.. Odell had nothing to say about
his future plans, was grateful for the loyalty
of his friends and insisted that there was
nothing for him to feel funeral or downcast
about. He did not care to say anything
about Charles E. Hughes for Governor
now that Mr.. Hughes vicaTiously had been
sub jected 10 defeat through the machina-
tons of MIR. Odell. Speaking Of the work
Of the State convention at Saratoga next
week Mr.. Odell made another profoundly
Newburgh saying: With victory comes
responsibility
He still insisted that a stronger RepubN
lican should be named at Saratoga than
Gov. Higgins, and then sighingly admitted
that the next Republican State committee
would be opposed to his own reelection.
On Tuesday the following Odell State COM
mitteemen were defeated in New York
county: Smith Pine of the Twelfth dis
trict, Edward Lauterbach of the Thir-
tenth, Frank Raymond of the Sixteenth
and Samuel Strassbourger of the Seven
teenth.
Not only ia Mr.. Odeli to be retired as State
chairman, but Reuben l.. Fox, who recently
lost his Congress district, the Twenty
fourth, Is to be retired as State committee
man for that district and as secretary OF
the State committee. Chairman Odell, in
preaching harmony after it had been
thunped into him, did so, il was said yes
| terday, in the hope that he will be retained
as a member Of the executive committee
of the State committee. He is still the State
committeeman for his district, the 1wen-
tieth Congress, and he hopes that the re-
organizers will not be too hard upon him.
He Is to 20 as a delegate to the Saratoga
convention. Senator. John Raines OF Canaan
daigua was down here last evening. also
talking harmony. and all along the line It
was the opinion that President Roosevelt
and Gov. Higgins and their friends are to be
~draRooned into keeping Mr.. Odell as a mem
her Of the executive committee.
President Parsons, speaking Of Mr.. Odell's
harmony lectures, said:
The Ex-Governor is a ways for peace
and harmony when II suits his personal
ends, but he il now a very small factor in
the politics Of the State. 1t was a very
gratifying victory under the circumstances,
and I think the Republican party in this
city is rid Of a lot Of dead timber. We must
now have a thorough reorganization, and
conditions in certain districts must be
changed. In the Fourth Assembly district
! and IN portions OF the First and Twenty
fifth. Republicans who tried 10 vote yes.
terday or act as watchers at the polls were
in peril Of their lives But we demonstrated
that Republican leaders south Of Four
| teenth street can no longer win over
primaries with the aid Of Tammany H Il.