The sun., 1907-04-22
ODELL'S PLAN TO USE HUGHES
SIGNIFICANCE or IT. w. TAFrS
VISIT TO ROOSEVELT.
The Ex-GOVernOr said 70 Have E1iA On .
scheme OF Backing Hughes In order
10 Beat the President Would Throw
New York Delegation 10 Fairbanks.


New York Delegation TO Fairbanks.
Republicans with an intimate knowledge
,F organization affairs in New York State
said yesterday that there was a far deeper
slynifcanoe to the statement Of Henry W.
Taft in Washington after his visit to Mr..
Roosevelt than was at first supposed.
In that statement Mr.. Taft authorits-
lively announced that the President was
With Gov. Hughes and heartily supported
hIm in all Of his policies, and that the Re-
publcans of the State should stand by
GOV. Hughes if they had any hope of re-
taining the State in the Republican column
next year.
The significance Of Mr.. Taft's statement,
coming at the time il did, it was learned yes
,orray. lies in the fact that for some time
previous ex-Gov. Odsl and his friends in
,he state organization had quietly passed
tho word around that they must all get in
hehind Gov. Hughes, and this meant, they
said, that they were to use Gov. Hughess
name for the purpose of rebuilding the
state organization 40 that 1t could be
unica to Presidem Roosevelt and the
Presidents = friends in the State.
sneaker Wadsworth sized up the situa-
non at Albany the other day when he said
,o q Republican State leader: I'VE will all
have 10 climb aboard the Roosevelt band
wagon IL we are to beat out the old crowd
loaded by Mr.. Odell and his friends
40 one Of the Republican State leaders
'alked with had the slightest notion that
Gpv Hughes knew what was going on
when the Odell crowd adopted the slogan,
Underneath their breaths We are soon to
nngin to fight Roosevelt with Hughes"
This slogan was adopted number Of weeks
before Henry W. Taft had his interview
With President Roosevelt TO be followed
hv Mr. Tafts authorized interview stating
'nat President Roosevelt heartily con-
cured with Gov. Hughes's policies and be-
lieved that any other course would be
detrimental to the Republican party Of the
state,
10 put il very plainly, the Odell people,
according 10 the best testimony, have
started TO rebuild the New York State
Republican organization, using Gov.
Hughes's name for that purpose, and yet
according 70 the best informed Republicans
these Odell people, should they regain con-
troll Of the State organization, would not
give the delegates to the national con-
vention next year 10 Gov. Hughes, for the
hest information credits them with being
already tied up to the political fortunes OF
Nics-President Fairbanks.
The movement and the pretenoe behind
the declaration: We are soon 20 begin
10 fight Roosevelt with Hughes are thor
onghly Odellian.
Odell and his friends are very much
ont and have been so for more than a
year. They see in Gov. Hughes a pos
4bls guiding star and they are pre-
pairing to hitch their kites TO it. if pos
slble. The Odell outfit has been thoroughly
opposed to President Roosevelt. who in
November, 1904, announced that he would
never recognize Odell a. Republican leader
in the State. At present they are grasping
Al anything-even at 80 preposterous a
rretence as that political cooperation is
possible between Odell and Hughes.
The fact that President Roosevelt and
The friends Of Secretary Taft have begun
tie battle for control OF the Ohio delegates
in the national convention for Taft has
brought 1t home TO Republican politicians
in New York that in order 20 be politically
consistent the President and his friends at
some time In the immediate future will
lake a similar stand in the Presidents own
State Of New York. Indeed, it has been
predicted by the Presidents political ad-
vsers in New York State since the Ohio
struggle began that without the slightest
doubt the President and his friends will
control the delegates from his own State in
the national convention.
The Republicans who have outlined the |
proposal to attempt TO use Hughes to fight |
Roosevelt for this control have within the |
last two weeks conferred with Mr.. 0dell |
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The first step in the programme, it was |
l. . ~.
President Parsons OF the Republican county |
rommittee and the effort to unhorse Mr.. |
Parsons at the primaries in September.
Republicans who have talked with /
William Leary, Metropolitan Elections Dis |
trct Superintendent, tell how Mr.. Leary. |
appointed by Gov. Hughes, announces /
very frankly that he is not to give a single |
appointment In his Office to President 4
Parsons. but ia to distribute the patronage
~ his Office among individual leaders in
the New York Republican county machine.
Representative Parsons was elected presi-
dent Of the county committee over Mr.
Odel's candidate. William Halpin, chiefly
through the aid of President Roosevelt and
the Presidents friends. and il he is 10 be
reelected this fall it must be through the
aid Of the President and the Presidents
friends
The Republican who is able to control the
New York Republican county committee
starts with powerfully advantageous
position in Republican State convention;
and the next convention. to be held in the
spring Of IsO> is to name the delegates at
large TO the national convention. The con-
troll Of that convention will also carry with it
IN all probability the control Of theseventy-
Two district delegates from the State.
Atpresent there is no unanimity OF action
IN the Republican State organization. A a
matter Of fact most Of the State committee
men and most Of the Republican county
leaders hardly know where they stand. |
The organization is in something like chaos.
There is practically no head TO the Republic
can party in the State.
Gov. Hughes. it is recalled. was nom-
mated by the express command Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The mandate was carried
~ Saratoga by President Parsons and by
representative Cocks Of Oyster Bay. The
President was deeply concerned in the Gov
ernors election and the communications
hetween himself and Chairman Woodruff
were daily il not almost hourly. Secre-
iary Roots speech at Utica was an intimate
rehection Of the Presidents views on the
campaign
Most Republican politicians in the or
Ranization admit that the work Of rebuilding
fEe dilapidated State organization is daily