Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24
MAY RESTORE ODELL
HARTMAN SAID TO HAVE AS
ssUMED THE CONTRACT.
Odell is Going to New York to Live
and He May Change
Things.

NEW YORK. December 24.-Edward II.
Hartman. for half dozen years described
as the financial hacker and personal friend
Of B. B. Odell. jr., of Newburgh, formerly
republican state chairman and governor of
the state, is reported to have said only
few days ago to a republican United States
senator:
"I'n spend slO.Ooo.OoO to rehabilitate
Odell"
Following quick upon this story (and 1t
comes from source entirely responsibility
was the news last night that Mr. Odell Is
to leave Newburgh for the rest of the win
ter and take up his residence at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel Mr.. Odell has engaged
apartments at the hotel which he will
occupy with his wife and daughter for
several months. He is expected at the
hotel the day after Christmas. Mr.. Odell
usually has put up at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel when in town on business political
matters. but he has not been accustomed to
make his winter home there.
Senator Platt for twenty years had his
home at the Fifth Avenue Hotel while re-
publican leader of the state.
odell Takes a Hand.
Mr.. Odell has taken a hand recently
first. in boosting Henry A. Van Alstyne OF
North Chatham for state Superintendent
VI pupiiC WoihSs anu WITCH bON IluSucS
declined to appoint Mr.. Van Alstyne Mr..
Odell, along with others. including Fred
erick Skene the newly elected democratic
state engineer and surveyor. has pushed
forward Col Thomas w. Symons, a resi-
dent of Washington, whom Gov Odell on
April IA. 1904. made member OF the ad-
visory board of consulting engineers to
progress the work called for on the canals
of the state by the $1Ol 100000 act, Col
Symons' place on the advisory board to be
filled by Mr.. Van Alstyne, with Gov.
Hughes permission.
Mr.. Odell Is not asleep. said his friends
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night. He
believes with Mr.. Harriman's help, IL was
said. that he can come back into his king
dom.
Frequent Consultation.
Mr.. Odell it was learned. has had fire.
quent consultations since election day with
republicans whom ne very deeply offended
In the eighteen months Of his short reign
as republican leader of the state. and he
has not attempted to- Justify his rough
shod methods. but has endeavored to paci-
fly those whose political weasands he had
tried to cut He believes that Timothy l..
Woodruff. as chairman of the republican
state committee. cannot last: that Mr.
Hughes cannot build up a republican po-
litical machine of his own In the state;
that Gov. Higgins and his friends are
Barnes, IT., of Albany has troubles enough
of his own to keep him busy in his own
county; that George w. Aldridge of Mon
roe is discredited and that the remnants
of the old Piatt wing of the organization
will flock to the Odell standard at the
psychological moment
Mr. Odeils friends saw that President
Parsons of the New York county COM
mittee cannot Withstand him in the end.
The struggle to control the republican or
ganization in 1908 and to name the sew
enty-six delegates to the republican ma
tional convention has already begun, with
President Roosevelt. Gov. Hughes, Mr..
Woodruff and Mr.. Parsons on one side
and Mr.. Odell. Louis Il. Payn, ex-Gov.
Frank s. Black and others for opponents.
Republicans fresh from Washington and
consultations with President Roosevelt.
Mr. Plat and Mr.. Depew said positively
that Mr.. Plat and MIR. Depew Will not re-
sign from the United States Senate and
that they have been advised not to resign
by intimate political friends of President
Roosevelt.