The sun., 1907-08-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

n. n. Odell. Jr.'s friends In the New York
Republican state committee say that the
time Is rapidly approaching when he is TO
return to his old place us chairman Of the
committee. succeeding Timothy l.. Woodruff.
MIR. Odcll himself IL quoted as saying: If
do succeed Mr.. Woodruff IL will be with Mr..
woodrur's acquiescence. This remark led
TO the statement that MIR. Woodruff In his
aspirations to a seat In the United States
SENATE could easily find a way to enter into
such a combination and II Is known that
Senator Raines and others have declared
that "odell and Woodruff must get together. ="
MIR. Odell. though, according to up-Staters.
is very unpopular with Republicans above
the Bronx limo and they are opposed to any
arrangement by which MIR. Odell could suc-
ceed MIR. Woodruff AS State chairman.
Enthusiastic supporters OF Gov. Hughes Of
New York have started on Western tour In
the effort to bring about the Governors NOM
ination for President next year.
Supreme Court Justice John Woodward OF
jamestown, N. ", ten years in the Appellate
Division OF the Second Department. is talked
about for the Republican nomination for
Governor next year. Justice Woodward, the
Republicans remark. is n great vote getter
because Of his cheerful. cordial ways and abili-
ties.
william r. Sheehan. former Lieutenant
Governor Of New York, speaking Of Alton b.
Parker's recent visit TO the Southern States.
says that Judge Parker has been growing In
public estimation for the last two years.
Speaking OF Massachusetts,. it Is declared
that IL Senator Lodge has the say the delega-
tion to the Republican national convention
will be for Taft or for any other man favored
by President Roosevelt-in fact, a Roosevelt
deleUafion ready IN In tha preaident will
With Senator Crane on top the Massachusetts
delegation will be unhampered by instructions
for any candidate and free TO combine with
other delegations similarly fixed in a move
ment to do what might seem best for the party
rather than what was desired by the President.
The Foraker Dick people In conversations
insist that Secretary Taft's views on the
tariff will hurt him Ia Ohio. Indeed the Fora
ker-Dick adherents declare that MIR. Taft
is as much low tariff man as Grover Ciove-
land.
"Tillman declaring that Bryan lacks tact
reminds me-" said a Prohibition politician
several evenings ago. that some OF our
greatest temperance advocates have been
our greatest drunkards. They speak from sad
experience.
Senator John Raines tells his friends that
a great deal OF New York State money has
been practically wasted in recent years in
maintaining the Office Of the Superintendent
Of the Metropolitan Elections District and
that the number Of convictions for illegal
registration and voting has not been COM
mensurate with expenses OF the bureau.
The Senator's further comments were to the
effect that while any number Of arrests have
been made the convictions have been few
and very expensive to the State.
william II. Hearst. Bryan's friends are
recalling. made a formal announcement at
San Antonio on November is last as follows:
Il will never again be a candidate. i shall
continue to live in New York and advocate and
support the principles Of reform which
have always stood for. but those principles
are now sufficiently understood by the general
public for IL TO be no longer necessary for me
to be a candidate"