Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-22
By HoFBR BROS.
OFFICIAL CENSUS sALBM.
MAY. 1904, 1921
The Rise and Fall Of odsll.

Ihe hief anu ran oI VueWs
CFrom the New York Evening SUM
The passing Of Benjamin 3 Odell
gr.-and we'll Informed Republicans
say that be is down and out. not for
a little while. but for all time marks
the end Of a peculiar career In poli
ticA For little time Odell was the
most thorough boss the Republican
party IN hls state has ever known.
and today there are few members Of
tho party 20 low as 10 do him rever
enca OF his career In politics u may
be said With truth that h. went up
like a rocket and came down like a
stick
odell came out of the obscurliy u
the ice and grocery business In New
burg some ~ years ago as a member
of the Republican state committee. His
father had served several terms az
mayor of NewburE and The family was
IN charge of The local Republican ma
chine
Young Bon" was then vigorous. az
grosslve and a good hand hakor IT.
was always cordial and good natured
In manner lfo soon won the entire
confidence u Senator Plat. the state
leader lIe presented new Ideas and
plans of campaigns. and most of thom /
proving eood ho was boon made chair
man ~ The executive committee AZ the |
request of Senator PlatL IN that of |
nee h. was on the Job every minute
and constantly extending hls ac
qualnianco throughout the state. iIo
was then aont 10 congress. whore he
served two terms without distinction
rood or bad. except that hs vas known
~ a "good follow"
When tho mto Charles w. Iackott
who had boon chairman ~ The fia.oI
committee for a number OF years. died
odoli uucredod to th eonco with
out opposition lio was The personal
choice Of Senator plait A. state
chairman be- relieved Senator pau.
az iar a. rnsalb." of all routine work
and continued to rfuW ln the good
gracca ~ the senator
Attho republican state convention In |
1895, there were number OF candl
dates fof che nomination ~ governor
pdoll wac the personal choice of Son
'lor flait bui az q conference tho
liEnt hoiurn thu nomination vas mat,
ne senator said 20 Dee al tho eandi
iarn go Into ihp convention aud re
'uito a complimentary vote. win Hfl
backing uf r'att OIpII would have q
iun under the p'an. nae at . O'Clock 4
p" iullosing morning tnu Pawn =
aooh Worth nivari luuiofbach anl o
.ihrr leaders held srrrrt nesting z
hd afanEni % combination iu favor q
Z Frank y narl when ihe facts u
.vfo made kuuvn 90 Senator Paul
c advised uiou ID rirp aside iu th.
iirwsi of harmony art BLACK vas b
um.naiei o.
ln isss Colonel Roosevelt uss t.l
'siral candidate ana patt ana oisul
ippuied hia nomination Iu 1000 n
ioy Hlo,ecdol Iu sIdr ru,bIur Roa.. q
'ot to tho candidacy for y.rc prss =
Iont aud oisu pas nominated ur
''ernor without opposition when
.ecied be- continued for lIms 10 be-
'rooi fellow" ilIs hrsi mss.aFe to T
'o 'rEis'aiuro vas approved by near
an iho newspapers iu ho state us
for time to consult PatI
an political maiisrs ,
iut long before the end of his ar.t Il
Im odel vas burroviug iu an di ).
euons ana secretly undermine, M
'naior r'aii aud his flonds % build n
poliuca D machine of bis own Ho r.
aa ronomiuatol iu 1905. aud after "A
eRoiilnr eamIaisu. In whioh cam.
r hfa' disr.oanrcs az how DO mixed
'hi'oa ana business ln his own IA.
fcst he vas reelected by a a,ant
90 plurality "a
frum che ta chat no vas .nsuu T"
lta ior ha aovUnd term Reuhmiu "
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