New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-16
PAGE ATTACKS ODELL.
In announcing Candidacy Spedlss Of
"BEghting Influence.

Senator Alfred R. Page in statement yesterday
announcing his candidacy for the vice-p presidency
Of the county committee attacked State Chairman
Odell and asked the support Of all members OF the
committee who are antagonistc to the Ex-Governor.
CONGRESSMAN Herbert Parsons, who wants Mr.
Page elected to the vice-presidency, when asked
about the statement last night said that he did not
help to frame it and did not know what it con-
tanned
Congressman Parsons, who has been agreed upon
as the president of the County Committee which
will organize on Thursday next saw Governor
Higgins at the Hotel Manhattan yesterday az
ternoon Following his call he said that Governor
Higgins in sympathy with his plans 70 reoTssIi-
ze the County Committee.
sT am free to say" said Mr.. Parsons that
L believe that the Odeu are trying to ham
string in my efforts TO reorganize the COM
11ittee by forcing for vice-presdent aTld seere-
tary respectively. Tax Commissioner Strasbourger
and Ambrose o. Neal. believe that Senator Page
should be elected vice-presdent and that Henry
z. o. OBrien secretary of the Madison square
Republican Club, should be elected secretary l
have received the assurances OF twenty district
leaders that they will support me for chairman or
the executive committee as well as president u
the County Committee.
"After outlined to the Governor to-day my IDEAS
for the reorganization and management OF the
County Committee he said he in full SYM
pathy with me- / doubt very much whether Mr..
Strasbourger and Mr. Neal would produce results
in harmony with plans determined upon for the
management Of the County Committee
Mr.. Parsons saiu that he intended to remain
n town until after Thursday next for the organ
ization of the County Committee.
Senator Pages statement is follows:
AS soon as It became evident that Mr.. Parsons
and his friends in earnest in their efforts to
have the Republican organization Of this county
manage its own local affairs, Governor Oc!eIl re-
turned to this city and is now trying by indirec-
ton to accomplish that which he had found I'M
possible to accomplish directly.
1 accept the issue thus rendered ana shal apPeaI
TO the members of the county committee Tor cleo
ticn TO the position of first vcepresident The re-
suit of last municipal campaign, the issues OF
the last State campaign must have convinced the
Republicans of this county that the people VIII nc
longer tolerate the dictation and domination OF
Governor OdeIl That his methods OF combining
legislative and political power with business, foi
the financial betterment Of himself and friends.
his system of requiring subseTviency to his will on
the part Of those elected to legislative or political
positions without regard to the best nterests or
those who have elected them, and to whom they
should alone be responsible, and corporate DONNA
ton of the party must be absolutely eliminated, or
the Republican party in this State is sure to meet
overwhelming defeat at the polls.
Therefore, all members OF the county commit
tee who believe that the committee must be re
Ifeved Of the bighting influence OF Governor Odell
I shall appeal for that suffrage.