New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
0DELL PLANS TO STAY
State Chairman Refuses to Discuss
.4SSemblyman FiSh'S Statement.

State Chairman Odell was at Republican State
headquarters IN the Fifth Avenue Hotel yester-
day for tho greater part OF the day. Some OF
his callers were State Deputy Excise Commits
soner Edward H. Healey. Tax Commissioner
Strasbourger. AQueduct Commissioner Win
dolph. Samuel s. Koeniz. Joseph Levenson. VIII
tam HAlpin and Jacob NewsteAd. Mr.. Odell
returned TO Newburg on the O'Clock train
When he asked II he had any comment 20
make on tho statement OF AssembIygnan Fish
that he CFish) received tho bill 20 repeal tho
charter Of the Mercantile Trust Company from
Mt OdeIs secretary. Mr. Graham, tho State
chairman said;
mo. have nothing TO say about H. My tesu-
mony with reference 10 the matter before the
insurance committee true. and l am not
commenting on inferences. \ live man can stand
more caIumny than a dead one"
is II true that your opponents planning
10 elect State chairman before the regu-
lar meeting next August" he WAS asked
i haven't heard about It," said Mr.. Odell.
NO one has asked me TO resign Under ordinary
circumstances there would be no meeting OF the
State committee until next August or Septem-
Der. Doubtless many people are inferring that
there Will DO earlier meeting ! am opposed
10 government by Inference hypothesis or con-
lecture. No doubt there several men who
are in favor OF calling the committee together
soon I know Of no reason why l should resign
Senator owen Cassidy. Of Schuyler County.
was asked yesterday by the newspaper men II
he thought ex- Governor Odell would be forced
from the chairmanship OF the State committee.
We'll don't know. maybe no viii and may
be he won't" said Senator Cassidy. eft sort OF
reminds OF a family up in Schuyler County.
II was quite a large family OF boys. and the
farm wasn't very big. The boys were about
full grown. and one day they got to talking
about various things. one OF the boys sug
gested that the family getting too big. and
that Il had better be broken up. Anyway. he
said. some one would have 10 go. The old man
not in the conference After talking II all
over the brothers agreed that the family ought
TO be broken up and that some one would have
10 go. The question was, mo was 10 gOF tlnal-
ly some one said that father had been around
a long time. and that perhaps father ought 10
be tho 10 go. They finally al agreed that
father would have TO go. They had some diff
fcuIty In deciding upon the reason for sending
said that father ought to go because he hadn't
been good mother This idea struck some
OF them as a little radical. but after talking II
over they all agreed that father would have to
go because he hadn't been good to mother.
When they waited on the old man and told him
that he would have 10 90 because he hadn't
been good TO mother. he was a good deal sur
prsed. and said no guessed he'd been pretty
good mother.
well. the boys told him again that the fam
lily had got 10 be broken up. and that he was
the one that would have to go. because he hadn't
been good TO mother
Here Senator Cassidy lighted a. fresh cigar
and began TO look at an evening paper.
Go on and finish the story" said by
stander. what the result OF II all? Was
the family broken up and did father goT
'WeIl," said Cassidy. drily. "the family was
plumb broken up all right"
How about father2 Did he go7"
NO" said Cassidy gravely, father stayed.