The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-09
THINK HIGGINS WON'T Run.
TSTERPRETATION or mrs ATTI-
TUDE on ODELL

In Iim win Odeirs Support. but That
10 Deemed uniikeiy-Ta1k About Chas.
n. Hughes for gOvePnOP 1rTitates 1lim.
Republicans from up state and down
State had various remarks 10 make yeseer.
day on the announcement BY Gov. Higgins
friends that one result Of the Governors
visit to President Roosevelt at Washington
was that b. B. Odell, Jr., IL 10 remain chair
man OF the Republican State committee
mr. II his SUCCESSOR Ia elected by The new State
O. mittee TO be selected by the delegates
10 the State convention in the fall. A ma
jority OF the Republicans said that Gov.
Higgins's attitude In the matter made 10
appear 10 them that either he 10 not o can
didate for denomination at all or that 40 O
candidate for denomination odell and
Odell's friends are 10 support him In the
State convention. Said q supporter Of the
first theory:
'The Governor cannot be q candidate
for denomination II he allows the thirty day
bill period TO pass with Mr.. odell still chair
Governor was sufficiently powerful 10 pass
his insurance Liquidation and the anti-Odell
Senate apportionment plan he will be prao-
tioally powerless after the thirty day bills
are signed. Mr.. Black temperamentally 10
q more foroeful man than the Governor, and
some regard him Is q more expert poll
tician than the Governor; and yet in 1898,
after the thirty day bills had left Gov.
Blacks hands, the jig wa up for him 90 far
as a denomination was concerned. Black
conducted a stiff fight for q second term
and he had the help Of several Of the old
political experts OF the party; yet In the con-
vention he was left at the post. After tho
thirty day bills leave Gov. Higgins's hands
he will be squarely confronted by Odell.
chairman Of the State committee. Black
was also thus confronted by Plat. then the
leader Of the party. The Governor cannot
surely be a candidate for denomination II
Odell is chairman Of the State committee
after the thirty day bills are dgned, be-
cause he canno rely on the support Of
Odell and Odell's friends, wen IL he now
has a working arrangement with Odell.
II Odell and his friends are not for the Gov
ernor can the Governor beat them out after
he signs the thirty day bills?'
"f there is an understanding between
the Governorand Mr.. Odell, y the Republican
continued, "can the Governor put any
reliance in Odell' Some of ny friends
In the party tell me that Odell says that IL
he is not deposed now he will retire quietly.
either in August or in the State convention;
but VIC all know that Odell does not think
the Governor has been grateful to him, and
Odell already has sixteen State committee
on his side OF the party fence
1t was definitely stated for Gov. Higgins
hat no wouldn't think OF taking a second
nomination with Mr.. Odell to conduct his
campaign as chairman Of the State COM
mittee. Gov. Higgins, it was learned,
has been somewhat nettled by the state
ments Of Republicans that he could not
win il renominated. The Governor, it
was added, has asoertained that this state
ment has been made by Senator Platt and
q number Of New York's Republican Con-
gressmen at Washington; and it has been
even whispered to the Governor that seni-
ments Of a similar chara oter AVE come
Republicans close to the White House.
Anyway, it is stated, the Governor resents
of this kind and IL inclined to
be suspicious Of Republicans who are sup
posed to hold cordial relations with Presi-
dem Roosevelt and the Presidents friends.
Higgins and his friends believe that
too much talk about The availability of
Cha rles f. Hughes has come out of Wash
For that matter. though, it was
Chairman Odell's friends said
several months ago that he @had Mr.. Hughes
re~serve-as his candidate for Governor.
that Mr.. 0dell could hope to gain any
thing by Mr.. Hughes's election, but Mr..
would be a good weapon for Mr..
.dell and his friends to Use to even up
with Gov. Higgins for his alleged ingrati-
Jude to Mr.. Odell.
Most of the New York Republican county
said they were up a stump. They
their shoulders to the wheel and pushed
the Odell-Halpin a~pportionment
'or the New York county Senate districts.
Some Of them objected at the time and
old 0del that they were fearful that Gov.
and the Governors friends had
own plan of apportionment.
Never mind that" Odell said to them,
you just trust your Father Benjamin
o take care of Albany"
So a great majority Of the New York
county leaders accepted Odell's counsel
Ind passed his Senate apportionment plan
n the county committee. only to have it
at Albany by Gov. Higgins in
avor Of President Parsons's plan.
Another case Of a similar nature was that
Mr.. odell told a we'll known Republioan'to
,ecome a candidate for the late Gen.
dcMa hons seal in the Court Of General
Sessions, giving the Republican at the same
ime the impression hat he. Mr.. Odell.
an under sta nding with the Governor
Iov. Higgins, however, appointed Otto
without any consultation with
hr. Odell.