New-York tribune., 1905-11-25
HALPIN SAYS HE'LL QUIT
PRISONS MADE FAVORITE.
GoUernor Called Factor IN Contest
-OdeU for Home Rule.

William Halpfn, president Of the Republicans
County Committee decided yesterday to retire
from that position. He will not be candidate
for reelection 1t is expected that he wilt
issue statement to-day giving his reasons for
retiring. Congressman Herbert Parsons PROB
ably will be his successor. The friends of Mr..
HaipIn are likely to support him, and it would
not be a surprise to the leaders If all the cam
didates retired in favor of Mr.. Parsons.
Congressman OIcott. who is supported for ths
presidency by Senators Platt and Depew. L.
e. Quigg. William Barnes. jr.. and others. said
Yesterday that he was still candidate, and
that he expected to be on the night the new
president is chosen
The entire situation is likely to be cleared up
to-day State Chairman Oden was in consul
tation with Mr.. Halpin and other district lead
ers at the Republican Club last night When
Mr.. HaIpin was asked about his candidacy Tor
reelection he said:
81 haven't anything to say Tonight, but viii
have tomorrow. think the entire situation
will be pretty well cleared up by tomorrow
night"
# was learned last night that the attitude
taken this week by Governor Higgins had a
vital bearing on the county committee presi-
dency contest 1t is understood that GoVerhor
Higgins acted in accordance with the views OF
the President, with whom he conferred carry
in the week. Soon after his return TO AlDahy
he said that the President solicitous about
the local political situation. Following that Con-
| eressman Parsons called on him, and the Gov
| ernor said good word for the Congressman as
| soon as ne became candidate for Mr.. Halpin's
place.
State Chairman OdeIi Friday. after con-
suIting with the district leaders. called up Gov
ernor Higgins on the telephone and talked with
him about the local situation. He told the
SI,o 3eyT,f inst Tr
waxing hot, and asked the Governor for ms
views The Governor told him that the exlgen-
cfes of the occasion called for the retirement or
Mr.. Halpin Mr.. Odeu at once told Mr.. Halpin
what the Governor had said. Mr. Haipin theh
consulted with all his friends with reference 10
his course Finally he went back to State Chair
man Odeu and asked his advice. Mr.. Odeu told
him he would not advise him further than 10
say that the interests of the party as whole
should always be put above those of any tndi-
vidual.
NOT LIKELY TO CHANGE HIS MIND.
President Halpin, after further consultation,
with his friends yesterday afternoon and last
night at the Republican Club. became convinced
| that he had little hope of election. He made up
his mind last night to draw out of the fight,
and It is not likely that he viii change his mind
to-day.
When asked yesterday II he was helping Mr.
| HaIpin in his campaign for reelection, state
| Chairman Oden said:
| THE local Republicans should choose thelr
! leader without interference from outside. Thae
&c what I have said from the start. The Re-
pubcans of this county are competent to DO
! their own reorganzing. I believe in home RUE.
| The county committee should select It's own
! chairman. That is why have no candldate anu
am keeping my hands off in this contest As
chairman Of the State committee 1. of course
! Of 4l7a Neyv-Y
organization. but do not feel called upon 70
interfere in any way in the election Of county
president"
.cwhat do you think of Mr. Parsons as can
| didate?" he asked
'1 have nothing to say about any candidate
cannot be drawn into this fight" was the
] reply.
when Mr.. oden was asked about Senator
Pls.tt.s pleasant words about Congressman Par
sons he said:
"PIatt has a way of letting himself down easy.
Perhaps that is why he talks nicely Of Par
sons after bringing forward olcott as his can
| didate"
Lloyd Coils. secretary of the county commit
tee in speaking last night Of President Halpin'
said
| Mr. HaIpin has been good county cnair-
( man He has been hard and intelligent
worker and he has always had the best inter
/ ests OF the party at heart II the district leaa-
ers had taken his advice the mistakes OF
! the campaign would have been avoided. The
! trouble with our organization is that we have
a lot of Tamrnany Hall Republicans. who ought
TO be run out of the party
MR. HALPIN's FRIENDS VIEWS
~ u.In,n.z friends ascribe his forced re-
i +,enoant 70 three leading causes. and in the
fo,1o,-,,e. order: The hostility of corporate in
| a,ences which could not control him; the hos
,,I,tv OF a coterie of anti-Jerome Republicans
n,ho the HaIpin men say, were commissioned
| -, ,,ovzsrful interests in Tammany Hall 10 re-
tire Jerome and the feeling among the ranl,
| ,d file that It was time to resent interference
from the party leaders voting outside the city.
who seem to take 1t for granted that the
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