The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-21

WOODRUFF RETORTS TO ODELL.
AT ANY RATE HUGHES WAS
ELECTED AND GOODSELL WASN'T,


In reply to an inquiry "a to what he
thought of ex-Gov. Odells characterize
ton Of the management Of the recent cam
paign as Jasmine" Chairman Woodruff
of the Republican State committee said
yesterday:
Il arm anxious to avoid saying anything
tending to ~perpetuate lack of harmony in
the Republican party, but such criticism.
couched in hoicer language. might better
have come from some other than my prede-
cessOr. an ex-governor Of the State, in
view Of the fact hat his county, the county
of Orange, showed such a tremendous loss
hat had the same prevailed in the other
counties OF the State our candidate for
Governor would ave been Overwhelmingly
defeated, while he lost his Senator in the
Orange county district. one Of the strong
Republican Senate districts Of the State.
No wonder he was forced to admit his
mistake of attemr ting to combine the great
official duties of Governor Of the State
and the political duties Of chairman OF the
State committee.
THE only legacies Odell left his successor
as chairman Of the State committee we're
debts TO the amount of about eight thousand
dollars 10 be paid, and fractional disturbances
to be pacihed. We had to take up the work
Of organizing the campaign on the day FOL-
lowing the Saratoga convention, the 9TH of
September, when in all previous campaigns
within my knowledge that work was well adj
vanced not later than the early summer
This year contests and combinations for
the control Of the State committee, and ulti-
mately Of the State convention, took the
place Of the work which Odell. as chairman.
was under everv moral obligation to the Re-
publican party to perform. When I state
that our only legacies were debts and fac
tiona fights, l mean il literally. for we did
not come into possession Of a record. LIST.
book or paper OF any kind, or any material
whatsoever which would be Of use In the
conduct Of a campaign.
In order to overcome these diff cllties
which confronted US and to conduct a cam
paign which proved to be one of the most
fercely and bitterly contested in the history
OF the politics Of the State; to dispel the
feeling OF overoonfidence which was 40
persistent: to bring the Republican machin-
cry throughout the State to the highest
degree OF efficiency; TO utilize the MANY
valuable suggestions which came to us
from the varied elements which were rIn-
porting our ticket; to raise by popular con-
tribution rather than from oorporationa
and moneyed interests the large s,In
necessary 20 defray the expenses OF the cam
palgn, ana 10 employ every legitimate
means heretofore used and to devise new
ones to get the voters registered and The
votes in the ballot boxes. we of the working
force of the committee spared neither time
nor effort, as illustrated by the feet that
| have visited my home in Brooklyn only
twice from the time | went to the sd ratOga
convention until ffter election day and
then only 10 register and vote. Our hours
were from Q in the morning until mid
night, during which, instead OF playing
personal politics, every minute was devoted
to The most earnest effort TO secure for the
entire Republican State ticket and the
Candidates for the Senate and Assembly
the largest possible vote"