The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-11
ODELL BLACKGUGRDS HIGGINS.
kUswERS TEE ATTACK ON BOSSES
BY CALLING NAMES.

ADOuOh@e1A
Gown from Newburgh yesterday morning
read Gov. Higgins'spronunciAmcnto against
~roNtical bosses which the Governor issued
nom Albany tho night before, preliminary
10 his visit to President Roosevelt at Saga
mare Hill Yesterday. At the Fifth Avenue
Notel the Republican State chairman. reply
inR TO the Republican Governors dSclara-
don Oaid:
q thought when I read that splendid
utterance of the bright red and yellow
masters I used to see when I was a boy
az the Barnum a Bailey circus. Then l
remembered that the chief wonder was
always that marvellous and indescribablo
~ttraction the world defying behemoth-
frat astounding animal which sweat blood
and ducked under water. Yes, Higgins u a
bolftical behemoth.'
81 suppose continued the Republican
staAe chairman. still speaking Of a Republi-
can Governor. when this great exponent
of civil service reform. this Governor who
ycmoyes public officials because they dis
.sr,e with him, had finished this document,
he called 10 Brother Barnes vi Brother
Alaridse and Brother Hendricks and q
sew more Of his shining lights who are TO
r,Soqzn the party. and submitted to them
Eaa deiversnoe against the bosses. OF
eourse. he must have done that. Political
behsmoth-there you have it,
Chairman Odel In speaking OF Gov. Hig-
v4na a. n behemoth added to his Higgins
vocabulary Of epithets. Here are several
osbers uttered within the last year and a
half by tho Republican State chairman Of
n Republican Governor:
higgins 10 Q chump: he cant raise any
psvenue.'
Higgins 10 q little man.
sHigRins1 Why, l own him body. boots
and brooches
Gov. Higgins. IL was pointed out ycster-
day BY Republicans, has observed the dig
nlty Of his office. While differing with
bdsl and refusing odel's opportunities for
patronage, especially for relatives. be has
not resortOd to personalities.
Republican State Chairman Odell. IL was
further recalled, has attacked In the news
papers every Republican from President
Roosevelt down who has objected to his
use Of tho Republican party organization,
both as Governor and as State chairman,
Tor bis personal and pecuniary benefit.
Gov. Higgins, however. had no friends at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday who
cared to recent the attacks OF Mr.. Odell.
They seemed to think that il would take
very little for Republican State Chairman
odell to come out with a blast concerning
campaign contributions for Gov. Higgins's
nRht for Governor in 1904 and which were
known to Charles E. Hughes inc one of his
assistants, Martin j. Fleming. and to Sena-
tor ". ". Armstrong. Assemblyman James
T. Rogers and other members Of the insur-
ance inouisition, but which did not get on
--.--I T.lA.I Il ~ IaltkaHafnlv aid
that certain Republicans were protected
by Mr.. Armstrong and Mr.. Hughes and
others, while other Republican politicians
got it plumb in the neck notably Senator
Plat and Mr.. Odell.
This statement elected the Interpolation
that Senator Frederick c. Stevens Of AtHca,
Wyoming county, is Mr.. odeI's real candi-
date for the Gubernatorial nomination,
but that Senator Stevens, acting for MIR.
OdeIl, conferred with Mr.. Hughes immedi-
ately on Mr.. HGShes's arrival from Europe
and found that Mr.. Hughes wanted the
nomination himself.
There was then no recourse for Mr.. Odell
save 10 talk Hughesl Hughesl Hughes! to
aid him in his battle for supremacy at the
primaries in New York and Kings countless
With the hope that Mr.. Hughes could be
dropped ovorDOaro laUers
The Plat people and the Odell people
did not minoe words in speaking yesterday
Of the insurance inquisition as a political
engine. They declared that the real boss
Of the inquisition was George W. Aldridge.
Republican boss OF Monroe county and
Gov. Higgins's chief political adviser.
Senator Plat understood the situation
said a Republican o~ficeholder very close
to Mr.. Platt. "On the morning he was to
testify before the Armstrong committee.
Mr.. Platt. in other words, believed that
certain Republicans were after his scalp.
So be decided to arm himself il Mr.. Hughes,
Mr.. Armstrong or Mr.. Rogers went too Tar
IN roughing him. He loaded his pockets
With letters received from Mr.. Armstrong
and Mr.. Rogers, wherein both MI. Arm
strong and Mr.. Rogers gratefully acknowl-
edged the receipt of funds e q them by
Mr.. Platt for use in their campaigns for
Senator in Monroe county and for As
senblyman in Broome county. Me-. Platt
on the stand admitted that he had received
for years campaign contributions from the
insurance companies. A bundle OF this
money was sent TO help elect Mr.. Arm
strong to the Senate and Mr.. Rogers to the
Assembly.
sTbe fun OF Il was that Mr.. Armstrong
and Mr.. Rogers knew that Senator Platt
had these letters in his pocket while on
the stand and Mr.. Hughes didn't rough
Mr.. Platt at all. On the contrary Mr..
Hughes was very, very gentle with Mr..
Platt. Mr.. Platt had declared before going
on the stand that il Mr.. Hughes or Mr..
Armstrong or Mr.. Rogers pushed him too
hard he would hand out ths letters for
publication
There were many gross evidences Of
favoritism for one set Of Republican poll
tcians by the Armstrong committee, 1t was
declared by those who said they we're COM
petent to speak. all in the interest Of politics,
and especially for political benefit in this
Gubernatorial year. One eminent Repubh-
can, for instance, who got t6S 900 from
the old yellow dog" fund OF the Equitable
Life Assurance Society in settlement Of his
suit brought to recover his subscription for
the underwriting Of the United States Ship
building enterprise, was not molested by
Mr.. Hughes OF Mr.. Armstrong and the
authority who spoke Of this matter added:
AT the proper time many things are TO
be told in ordar IN shoW thu poIitical faVorit-