Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-23
Beaten After A||-night Ses-
sion by Parsons Faction
In Contest for Control Of n. Y.
County Republican Committee.
At Conclusion Of Meeting the Vanquished
Pledge Their Hearty Support.

NEW vi IL, I)cc. --.--DuIlIlS cOltcSl
which continued from 8 o'clock, last
night until o'clock this morning
marked at times by bitter recrInina-
tions but concluding with mutual
pledges of support, the control of the
New York county Republican commit
tee was wrested from the adhercnts of
Former Gov. Odell by the faction head
cd by Herbert Parsons. In reorEanizing
for the coming year, the committee
elected Mr.. Parsons to the presidency
III succession to William HaIpin and
chose other officers named by Parson' S
friends. In his fight Mr.. Parsons was
credited with having the support of
Gov. Higgins influence and the Synl-
pdthy of President Roosevelt. The Off
GERS elected are:
Chairman-HerbcrtP Parsons
First Vice Observation-Disclosures Alfred
+. Page.
Second Vice President-Julius G.
krammcr of the 4th Assembly district.
Secretary-Thomas Whittlc of the
18th district.
TreaSurer-Gcorge Rlagden.
Sergeant at-arGs-Edmund Bodins.
The election of Mr. Parsons was Sc
cured at 2.35 o'clock this morning. 1t
was made by reclamation and was re
ceivcd with wild enthusiasm. Mr.. Hal
pin Immediately ongratulated Mr.. Par
sons and in a brief speech promised him
his hearty support. Mr.. Parsons re-
piled, thanking the committee for his
election. Mr.. Page was chosen first
vice president, after Il lively fight in
which he defeated Samuel Strasbourg-
CT by Il vote of $50 to PAS. Mr.. Stras-
buurgcr moved to make the election
unanimous and this was done. The 9TH
er officers were chosen unanimously by
reclamation.
Tactics of delay were adopted by the
Odell faction as soon as the committee
met and these continued for several
hours. 1t is said that the motive for de-
lay was to await the result of the
speakership fight. Mr.. Parsons and his
friends did not propose to wait and an
nounced their intention of reorganizing
the committee if it took all night. The
first test vote came just before mid
night on a motion to adjourn the cleo
ton of d president until Jan. 4. The
Parsons men won by a vote of 80 to
2zS.
\ motion made by Mr.. Parsons to adj
journ for 80 minutes to hear the con-
tested election case in the 18th district
was carried. The contestant, Michael
II. Blake, is an Odcll man and his
friends in the committee moved to post
ponc consideration of the contest but
were defeated. Shortly after 1 O'Clock
the committee reConvened and received
majority and minority reports of the
committee on contested seats. The Par
sens men Immediately moved that the
report be tabled.
Voting On the motion lasted for an
hour and resulted in a victory for the
Parsons faction. the vote standing 3D.
to zG1. This matter disposed Of, the way
was clear for nominations which
promptly followed.
Bronson Winthrop nominated Mr..
Parsons and Abraham Grubbcr and
several others seconded the nomination..
Amid noisy demonstration Mr.. Par
SONS was chosen by reclamation. When
the dcafcning cheering that had lasted
for 10 minutes had subsidized Mr.. Par
sons responded to cries for Il speech.
thanking the committee for the honor
conferred upon him. He was, he said,
man of deeds rather than of words
and proposed to prove himself worthy
of the honor received He 1auded Gov.
Higgins ana President Roosevelt, in
vited the united action Of his associates
for the good Of the party and the whole
people.
When Alfred r. Page was put in
nomination for first vice president by
Edward :. Clinch, Halpin arose and
said it was for the best interests of the
committee and the party that he should
be supported. Strasbouger, he said,
had opposed the candidacy of Mr. Par
sons and for that reason he might be
antagonistc and concluded by saying
that every member of the committee
should give Mr. Page hearty support.
Following the announcement of Mr..
FACES election, Mr.. Strasbourger
moved to make it unanimous and this
was done. The Parsons men having
shown themselves in complete control
of the organization, their other candi-
dates were named and unanimously
chosen by reclamation.
The fight for control Of the committee
brought out the largest attendance in
years. Murray Hill Lyceum hall being
well 1illed. From the start William Hal
pin led the Odell faction. Col. Abraham
Gruper and Former Congressman Lem
uel IuiSg ranged themselves on the