| Show T ELECTION fRANK BLACK I I Odell Says It Was President Who r Persuaded Him to Come Out for Latter f HE WENT WASHINGTON TO Charge o It Win UN U of oC Influence that u cd d To o Blacks IA Downfall f if New York Dec 21 2 I Former r GO GOOdell Odell In the tM course of or an Interview to lo tonight loI I I night asserted that It wui President Roosevelt who wh persuaded him to 10 come COllie out for Cor Frank S Blac for tor United Stages Sta ell to 10 Chauncey M Depew and lint that It the use of the presidents that led to 11 down don tall fall 1 went to Washington said Mr OIl Odell to lIe ltha tho Und have havea a iL talk lalk with wIlli him about thu Now New York political situation which wo we had In the tall fall of oC 1904 IM question of oC 1110 acua liNin came up Ul unit thu president said saidU s ul U it uw WM a Q pity to the mutt lIalo nf oC New NewYork 1 ew York by two senile old men New Nel York lui hl said to lIc some man mun to tor tOl it 1 on the floor of ot the senate who would com command command mand and reflect credit on state He lie said suld Black was wu the kind of man who would the Ita Ie I naked him Uj IJ was to 10 infer from his remarks that hu ho would like to tofee tofee fee 00 Black Dlack elected to succeed Ue paw pel He he would Then you wish mo me to bu be for tor Black Dlack 1 I asked 1 I hope you will be ho replied I 1 told him hlll that 1 I I camo tack to lo New York saw I and told lold him what the incident Imd sM ral and Indorsed It nil ull nilVe Ve We w wert re making great when hen Senator Dull called a II all a It confer conler conference ence In the of oC D I W That conference was practically dominated tr bT friends of 01 tho tM president and thy th governor The fhe lending federal holders of oC Now New York were there theft and andall all declared for tor I as 1111 n Black I was amazed While I con that tho president and the governor were wen not willing to for tor the proposition which each ench of oC them had asked me to curry nut I concluded ed that 1 would not stand for tor It alone INTERVIEW INTEREST New York Dec 21 Interest In III the tho contest for tor tho of oC tho New eV York state us all l rf ely ly upon the tho Interview Riven out by Odell state chairman In which he ac nc accused President Roosevelt Iv of oC n to 10 wreck the Republican party part of ot this state In order to further their th lr personal per ambitions Assemblyman 5 lId worth to tonight tonIght night I believe Gov state m nt Hoo evelt did no dictate my III I think Gov Is abundantly able to tako care of or tonight gave cul ull a statement In which tie h said HIggins Is quoted today RI n of oC the opinion that tho president dent will not Interfere In the electon I n u nf nr a 1 speaker of oC the assembly At the Kaine lillne time lime he eek to convey loney the Im Impression tint tho election of oC his nom ine Mr II will be especial ly Iy fJ to the president seeking I r suppose to get the benefit of oC the pres great Krat for tor his dat Ilat by hy Indirect means mean In a n previous Interview he admit ted that he told mo 1110 ho did not Include mo In III the tho lint of oC mon whose election was WIS for any un reason Improper or not for or the best Interests of oC the state In our Interview he reserved the right to op pon po 1 the nomination of 01 persons discussing the question generally but hul explicitly that this would not occur In my m cape caie B I e experienced member of ot the assembly resents this has right to In resent the naming oC o Mr Ir Wads worth orth by Go fim liS for Cr the speak situation Is unheard of ot In the Ow his history ory of the parties of 01 Mr Ir Wads It Is aimed did aid not know Imo ho was WIlS a candidate until GO told him no 0 At that time limo he was under obligations to Hooker to him to 10 end of oC the At tills Ibis op 01 opportune pori uno moment when the tl 1 of ot his preference w US announced to worth Mr Oil Hooker by n 1 coin was on all Ihl scene Ho there thereupon upon conveniently withdrew MAKES Albany Albun N Y Dec nel His Kins tonight replied In part to the statement made In New Ne York today by b former H B B Odell Mell Jr JI chair chull chairman man of ot lh Republican lt stair com committee JlII In reference to tho Ih governors In A W Wadsworth of hI Livingston 1111 n stoll county for Cor speaker of ur the assembly IId The was wn made malle hut but dictated with more than I ordinary care lIr deliberation to th group of ul newspaper He Ht I said suld saidI I have havo read Iho of oC OU I sent lInt out New NewYork York and published he 1 In the evening pa Ia leIll In which h Mates that I said I 1 would not be for COl candidate for lor of oC the assembly from either of ot the largo IIII M of the I think he must t hn Vc forgotten our OUI last con COli conference ference In New York last I to my going loin to 10 New York YorkI I hud several memo mem ber the assembly that culled on mo III that GO Odell is 1111 my for COl forthe the of 0 C M pledges for Mr roll for speaker r I asked him by hy what authority he was using u my name lie He told nm mc he ut III a n conference a l mouth previous ho h cald I to me that Mr Ir was us he proper for the I position po 1 then asked him If It he would upon any other candidate mi 1111 In the legislature He lie told me lie he would not that thul ho he Willi pledged to 10 Mr 11 Merrill and aId Mr would woul l not I withdraw I 1 do not cure to lo discus with I GO Odell through tho press questions of honesty or dishonesty I So tio till far 01 1111 the future of or the Urn lIn n party Is concerned ned 1 I think 1 cnn IIII safely bo trusted with pie and the people ns OK to 0 my no HI notion tion Is or 01 unwise WHAT PH SIDI 1 SAID HAlO Old Westbury L J I Dec 21 Con Congressman gressman Ires Clocks Gocs of or the presidents own I district on his hi return here today that he had called 1 nt lit the While House to consult with w the president us to the attitude of oC the u Nas Nn Nassau sau county about pp con COli contest test The fill that as aK n II cit citizen citIzen izen of or Nassau and n constituent of or the assemblyman ul If It his advice wai wa asked he state stale that in lilu hili opinion ion 1011 Mr was us nn nil Ideal tan can candidate for tor ker Hint lh l It Il would be he bethe the best possible thing both bolh for the and the tho state sla Ie If Ie he were elected that he possessed the very qualities most needed neelo 1 In the nt this particular Juncture that thai not 1101 only wua he H II man of oC ability of ot courage ruggedly aggressive hon honesty honesty esty but bis hilI election would u on Id mean that thai the Republicans would have a 1 absolutely free Iree from Irom dictation by b any Individual or by any an ring a n man who would be entirely entire his own oln master and Incapable of oC being coerced by h uny In treat Inest political or financial and lind thai It would Indeed bo he u a fortunate thing If IC Mr was for tor he Is Isa Isa a man of oC the Herbert types that Is tile the type of or man that the tho plain people who compose compos ho Iho great bulk of oC the Republican party wish to see seo high In the party management |
