The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-19
PARSONS Wins,
So DOES MURPHY
Victory of the Latter Over
Mayor Mcclellan Is Very
Slight at Best.

New York, Sept. 1S.-In a bitter clash
of opposing factions in today's primary
elections in New York county, Con-
gresham Herbert Parsons, president of
the New York county committee. won
a sweeping victory for the control of
the Republican organization, while
Leader Charles F. Murphy of Tam
many Hall retained his position at the
head of the organization by narrow
margin.
The Parsons victory in the Republi-
can party was complete rout for the
faction led by State Chairman 3. 3.
Odell. jr., and Lemuel +. Quigg. Mr.
Parsons had the backing of President
Roosevelt and Governor Higgins. He
telephoned to the president at oyster
Bay tonight telling him Of the victory
and received Mr.. Roosevelt's wa-mest
congratulations.
This means" said Mr.. Parsons to-
night, that Mr.. Odell will not succeed
himself as state chairman"
Murphy Not Certain.
In the Democratic battle L. Murphy
had the fight of his life. The friends
of Mayor Mcclellan had banded to-
gethed to wrest the control OF Tam
many Hall from Murphy, and were
very nearly successful in doing so.
While Murphy is accredited with a
victory on the face of the returns, some
of the leaders recorded as Murphy men
are not pronounced I'm their utilization
and may swing the result around when
the test really comes in the county
convention.
The results of today's primaries in
this city were awaited with great in
terest, for upon them depended much
as to the control Of the state, and they
were also regarded as having nation
al influence.
The success of Mr.. Parsons means
that the Republican state convention
to be held at Saratoga, Sept. %, will be
controlled by the friends of Governor
Frank w. Higgins. Whether or not
Governor Higgins will be a candidate
for denomination has not been an
nounced.
May Be for Hearst.
The effect Of Leader Murphy's slight
margin of victory at the Democratic
primaries is somewhat problematical.
Mr.. Murphy has been regarded of late
as friendly to the nomination Of Will
liam Randolph Hearst for EoVernor
If he can control the Tammany con-
N6HllOu lie Hldy ODldltl Il UNIT rule ana
throw all the los Tammany votes to
Mr.. Hearst in the Buffalo convention.
Mayor Mcclellan, who has been fight
ing Mr.. Murphy for the Tammany
control, has been outspoken as an adj
vocate for the nomination of District
Attorney William Travers Jerome for
governor by the Democrats.
In Kings county (Brooklyn) Senator
Patrick H. McCarren retained control
of the Democratic organization.
Timothy Woodruff, formerly Ieuten-
ant governor, and friend Of Governor
Higgins, won out for the Republican
control in Kings by a big majority
against Michael j. Dady. Mr.. Wood
ruff also has the support Of President
Roosevelt.
Full returns from all the Republican
districts in New York county at a late
hour tonight showed that Congressman
Parsons candidates had won twenty
three districts, as against eleven for
Odell and Quigg.
The full returns from the Democratic
balloting show that Murphy carried
nineteen OF the thirty-five districts in
New York county and Mcclellan six
teen.