Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-22
Harriman's Fight Against Pres
ident's Policies Begun in New
York State
RAIL WIZARD BACK OF HUGHES
Politicians Busy Earning Their Sal
aries Under Orders of tho Interests
Hughes Makes Statement DecIar-
inc He Seeks No Office = Will Not
Ask for Delegates.

Chicago. Jan. 22.--1n q special dis
patch to the Record Herald under a
New York date, Walter Wellman today
says:
"One OF the great interests of Wall
street has begun actual warfare ON
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Taft. 1t is none other than Il. III.
Hartman who is moving. He is at
work for Governor Hughes and former
Governor Odell Is his instrument
am informed upon trustworthy au-
thority that 1t was Hartman who or
dered Odell to get into the fight at the
meetings Of the New York county
committee last week. Thus one of the
undesirable citizens is trying to get
even With the president who put the
brand on him.
There Is no more adroit politician
in the state OF New York than Benja-
min b. Odell, Jr. He was governor.
He became boss. He deposed OLD Sena-
tor Plat For time he ruled the re-
publican party of the empire state
always back of HIM Hartman and
Odelt are fast frien In the quarrel
between President lsevelt and Har-
riman, Odell took to side of the rail-
way nlagnate like all good politicians
always have. He stands by his friends.
Good politicians always have some
meritorious characteristics. Few men
are either as good or as bad as they
are painted Odell is a mixture of good
and bad. But treachery and ingrati-
tude are not among his weaknesses.
Hartman has stood by him and he
stood by Hartman. Hartman had been
his financial hacker, had made money
for him. He stood with Hartman
against the president.
ALREADY there was GOODNESS between
the president and Odell. The Hartman
episode made 1t a frost. The president
threw his great power against Odell.
He was largely responsible for the
downfall OF Boss Odell, who of late
has been showing signs of a burning
desire to get back into power in state
politics, and there is now indisputable
proof that Hartman ordered Odell to
line up his men for the Hughes reso-
luton at the meeting Of the county
committee.
Odell had no recourse but to obey
the orders Of his master, his chief al
moner, the man who supplies the
funds with which Odell maintains his
hold on the city districts. Moreover,
Hartman offered to pay the $40 per
man delinquent dues which the rules
of the committee demanded before
members could gain admission to the
hall where the meeting was held.
president Roosevelt has always be-
lieved that in the end the interests who
are eager to defeat him and his poll
cies would be found working for Gov
ernor Hughes. This episode shows
that the president was right, so far as
Hartman is concerned. The move
ment for Hughes in New York state is
rapidly drifting into g fight upon
Roosevelt. This is not true of many
thousands of good republicans who
believe in the governor and would like
to see him president but it is true of
politicians and leaders who contribute.
experience, influence, time or money.
Almost without exception the strong
men who are working for Hughes are
avowed and bitter enemies of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his policies. Odell,
Black, Aldridge, Bracket. all are hat
ers Of the man in the White House,
and at their head, vindictive, eager,
implacable, is e. III. Hartman.
and Governor Hughes? Where does
he stand? No one knows. Probably
no one else will know"