The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-03
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Associated Press to The Evening Times
New York, Jan. 3.-When the legis-
lators assembled for the annual ses-
sion there was missing from the Re-
publican councils figure which had
long exerted tremendous influence
on the Republican politics of the State
and in this city as we'll. Former Gov
ernor Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., who has
been outside the breastworks since
the defeat of the Odell-Quigg faction
in last September's primaries, will be
missed from the Amen Corner" He
will not be idle, however, and if cur
rent political gossip is dependable the
men who tore the laurel wreath of
leadership from the former Governors
brow, will have to watch out sharply
for their fences. Even with next years
primaries ten months away, it is said
that the little grocery man" is pre-
pairing for campaign which he hopes
will result in regaining for him the
prestige which he lost after one of the
bitterest fractional fights in the states
history. In anticipation of the fray
he has taken apartments for himself
and family in the Fifth Avenue hotel,
where so many of his battles were
fought when he directed the destiny
of his party in the state, and there he
will spend the winter, and possibly
the spring and summer, surrounded by
the lieutenants who have remained
loyal to him even in his adversely.
That it will be contest between
giants, if his reported intention is
correct, needs no telling. Odell is a
foe worthy of any mans steel like
Napoleon's drummer boy, he never
learned to beat the retreat" When
he goes down it is with every flag
flying, and not thread in any one of
them is white. Aligned against him
will be all the tremendous influence
of the nations chief executive, for
Herbert Parsons, who will bear the
brunt of the fight for the anti-Odell
forces, is recognized as Mr.. Roose-
velt's protege. And the Parsons re-
gime is firmly entrenched. In addi-
ton to the backing of the federal
administration they have all the i'm
mense state patronage. Both sides
are sure that the stakes are we'll worth
playing for. Control of the New York
country organization after the next
primaries will mean control of the
New York county delegation to the
spring state convention of 1908 which
will elect MISUNDERSTANDING to the
national convention and
also elect the state committee to serve
through the national campaign. New
York county elects large proper
ton of these delegates, and with that
to begin with, any leader has a big
start toward the control of the New
York state delegation to the national
1t remained to be seen
what Odell's talent for organization
can accomplish against what appears
to be almost Overwhelming odds.
Almost simultaneously with the re-
turn of Odell to New York comes the
report that the city is to lose one
Of the most unique and interesting
in metropolitan politics.
big Tim" Sullivan, for many years
one of the dominating spirits in the
of Tammany, and a leader
with a bigger pull than any other
since the day Of Croker, has, so rumor
says, decided to forsake the Metro
polls for the West. 1t is said that
line of theatres stretching across the
in which he has half in
crest will occupy practically all his
lime. and that the denizens of the
Bowery and it's surroundings may have |,
10 get along as best they can without
The genial presence of the "big fell
low" for much Of the time in the flu
ure. In speaking of Sullivan's
theatrical enterprises recently one of