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directed ~ Platt.
Very shortly after that Gov OdeIl began
his plans for the retirement of Plat a.
hapublican leader of the state. In theaa
ne Waa not aided by Roosevelt directly
ana yet Roosevelt began 20 swing away
trOm Platt and make Federal appoint-
ments In the State on his own hook.
Odell continued his warfare On Piatt
and In the spring q iSOS was utterly snc-
ceaaful. and although Governor Of the
state. having been reelected 10 iS07. ne
also took the State Craftsmanship. retiring
Cot. George W. Dunn % BinGhamtnn
Platts man. Odsn went on 20 Washing
ton and had a number Of talks with Rooas-
welt. after which he returned 20 New York
city and declared that President Roone-
velt had Recognised him a. Republican
leader q the State. This statement
President Roosevelt cOntradicted through
hia friends and after ROossveh's election
IN November. i0Ol. he Rent word 90 all
Republicans of prominence in the state
organization that he would never reoog-
nine Otell a. State leader. and he never
did.
Meantime Odeli a. head Of the STATE
organization had nominated for Governor
Frank Wayland Higgins, who Was car
RED 10 electioa by the Roosevelt swing
IN the state. Immediately after election
day that year Preaident Roosevelt de-
creed the retirement NJ William Halpn.
Odell's president Of the New York Re
publican county committee. substituting
Representative Herbert Parsons in Hal
pms place. This was a severe blow 20
Odells supremacy in the State: in fact
y was the irst STEP that marked his doWn-
fall a. Republican leader oi the State.
shortly after that Roosevelt and Gov.
Higgins selected AHsemhlyman James W.
WRdsWorth. IT,. Sf Geneseo 20 he Speaker
Of the Assembly. This was another blow
Al Odell. whose candidate for the speaker
ship was Assemblyman Edwin A. Merritt
1r.. of the Second district OF s.. Law
renee. Higgins continued 20 break away
from 0del. and eventually President
Roosevelt selected Timothy l.. Woodruff
10 he chairman % the State committee.
and Odell was thus enecfuAlly retired a.
leader ~ the State. Al this time Otiell
waa hring broadaides in the shape ~ in
terviews In the New York city newspapers
against President Roosevelt and the
feeling bstween the two men was bitter
IN the extreme. The bitterness was en-
hancsd when President Roosevelt at
tackled the late Edward u Hartman.
who had been for yearu the subs, antial
hacker of Odell.
Col Dunn was greatly miHad A. Pr'si-
dent Roosevelt because 81 tn latiar's
treatment ~ Plett. Dunn and Plat hal
tsen asaociatNd in New York Strta
Republican politics Tor forty wears and
Dunn during most ~ that time had
been actually ard really Platte chirf
lieutenant RcoOsvslt and Dunn had
conversations which werp anything hu,
pleasant In ~ White Houss Pnd TIN
feeling hatween Roosevelt and Dunn was
accentuated when President R9oeavelt
rsade a d~nd set ~ cOnvic' boforp a
Federal jury IN Washington former
state Sensto- Georga " Groau ~ Hing
WNANtlNNNAa NNNANAAN p NHHNHN'|NIl NNNHNNAH w
Dunn believed ~ tho uua that President
Roosevelt persscute,i Green. Who was
acquitted on nll cOunts
NJ Werd ut Tho national convention
UG 1917 was made national committeeman
for the State. princifelly hv Oieil a.
though PlE't'. consent Eas necrsz-ry
to make tho selection unanimous Later
on Odall and Wa-d qua-rrllrd This
came tn dpvnrigh' b-ark in th'Ir
relations when Odsll deserted Frsuk =
Black he own candilr'" for United
gtstas annrtor AGAINST senator DspW.
and ai the suggestion ~ Mr. Ha-sima1
ihr~w BIZ pOwrr fnr the r~l~rtiun -
s,uat0F nFprw Mr. WAri and q majority
~ The R"T,ubEran State organization
we're Tor BLACK. Who had leen inducsd
10 hecome a candidai' for the United
States S-natorshiD Nv Nl-ll
Mr Ward has alWava mapagad - keen
on a lairlv good footing With Roosevelt
Mr. Ward IL rrgaried ~ skiliul politician
of CERTAIN 'vue sOd his aldhtv 70 switch
from one aide tO the Other with marked
caleritv hes @arnrd him the sobriquet
of sShiFtv Biz among his colleau'ea on
the Stat- COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Barnes was also one of Platt's
strongest ieutenantS. Mckinley made
him Surveyor of the Port of Albany.
Roosevelt reapp0inted him 10 the place,
and President Taft has retained him in II.
Barnes was friendly with Odell when the
latter was friendly with Platt. but even
tuaIly Barnes aud Odell had a fine old
ructiOn
Odell ~ State chairman never con-
suited with Barnes. Who was chairman
Of the executive committee at the time
Odell was ohairman. Odell practically
made Barnes. head Of the executive
a nOnentity. Barnes alsO
oppoasd Black when the latter was OCiell's
candidate for United States senator and
stood out for Depsw. There have been
A score Of personal differences between
OdsIl and Barnes. bat the relations be-
tween the two men are now somewhat
smoother
Roosevelt and Barnes have always been
On moat sHoalIant terms. although Barnes
protested roundly b President Roosevelt
in iSos and 1909 against the nomination
and denomination Of Gov Hughes. Barnes
claiming that IN the latter year Roosevelt
pnly insisted on the denomination Of
HuRhea on the ground that u would give
him. Roosevelt, a control oi the Rspubli-
an organization Of New York State after
his rstiremsnt a. Presidsht; whereas. II
Rarnes and his friends in he State or
ranlEation had been left free In ieos n
dominate their own candidate for Cover /,