Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-22
ODELL DOWNED
Former New York Boss
 Ousted.
PARSONS AT HEAD
'Of the G. 0. P. in New York State Now = Conference Lasted Until 4 O'clock This
 Morning.

New York, Dec 22.-During a con, test which continued from 9 o'clock last night until o'clock this morn. Ing, marked at times by bitter re. criminations but concluding with mu tual pledges of support, the control of the New York county republican com. mittee was wrested from the adher- ents of former Governor Benjamin B. Odell by the faction headed by Her, pert Parsons. In recognizing fo1 the coming year the committee elected MT Parsons to the presidency in sue cession to William Halpin and chose other officers named by Parsons friends. In his fight Mir Parsons was credited with having the support of Governor Higgins influence and the sympathy of President Roosevelt. The officers elected are:
 Chairman-Herbert Parsons.
 First vice president-Senator Alfred R. Page.
 Second vice president-Julius c. Kramer, of the fourth assembly dis trict.
 Secretary-Thomas H. Whittle, of the thirty-fift district.
 Treasurer-George Blagden.
 Sergeant at arms-Edmund Bodine.
 The election of Mir Parsons was se- cured at 2:35 o'clock this morning. Ii was made by exclamation and was received with wild enthusiasm. N' Halpin immediately congratulated N Parsons and in brief speech prom ised him his hearty support. Mir Par sons replied. thanking the committed for his election. Mir Page was chosen first vice president after a lively fight in which he defeated Samuel Stras- bourger by a vote of 330 to 240. MT Strasbc.rger moved to make the cleo ton unanimous and this was done.
 The other officers were chosen unaR- imously by exclamation.
 Tactics of delay were adopted by the 0dell faction as soon as the con' mittee met. and these continued fol several hours. It is said that the mo- tive for delay was to await the result of the speakership fight. Mir Parsons and his friends did not propose to wait and announced their intention of re-organizing the committee if 1t took all night. The first test vote came just before midnight on a motion 10 adjourn the election of president un- til January f. The Parsons men won by vote of 322 to 22S A motion made by Mir Parsons to adjourn for thirty minutes to hear the contesteN election case in the thirteenth district was carried. The contestant Michael II. Blake. is an Odell man, and his men in the committee moved to post none consideration of the contest, bu. were defeated. Shortly after 1 o'clock the committee recOnvened and receiy- ed majority and minority reports of the committee on contested seats. The Parsons men immediately moved that the report be tabled. Voting on the motion lasted for an hour and resulted fin a victory for the Parsons faction. the vote standing 322 to 261. This matter disposed of, the way was clear for nominations which promptly fol- lowed.
 Bronson Winthrop nominated Mir Parsons and Abraham Gruber and several others seconded the nomina- tion. Amid noisy demonstration Mir Parsons was chosen by exclamation. When the deafeniug cheering that had lasted for ten minutes had s-lSSided, Mr Parsons responded to cries for a speech. thanking the committee for the honor conferred upon him. He was, he said. a man of deeds rather than of words and proposed to prove himself worthy of the honor received. He Landed Governor Higgins and Presi- dent Roosevelt and invited the united action of his associates for the "Ood of the party and the whole people.
 When Alfred R. Page was put in nomination for first vice prasident by Edward s. Cllnch, Halpin arose and said if was for the best interests Of the committee and the party that fe sbouid be supported. Strasbourger, he said. had opposed the candidacy of sir Parsons and for that reason he mighf be antagonistic, and conclHded by say ing that every member of the commit tee should give Mir Page hearty sup port. Following the announcement of Mir Pages election. Mir Strasbourger moved to make it unanimous and thls was done. The Parsons men having shown themselves in complete control of the organization. their other candi. dates were named and unanimously chosen by exclamation.
 The fight for control of the commit tee brought out the largest attendance in years. Murray Hill Lyceum hall be ing well filled. From the start Will liam Halpln led the Odell faction. Colonel Abraham Gruber and former Congressman LeInuel Quigg ranged themselves on the side of Mr Parsons.
 ODELL's STRENGTH.
 New York. Dec 22.-The meeting of republican assemblymen at the Hotel Cadillac to-day ls expected to develop 4Hs. F-- Ts.