The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-19
PARSONS TRIUMPHS IN
 NEW YORK PRIMARIES
COMPLETE ROUT RECORDED FOR FACTION LED BY STATE
 CHAIRMAN ODELL.

Heartiest Congratulations FEOm ROOse4
 velt--Tammany Leader Murphy Has
 Fight of His Life but Retains Head
 ship of the OrganizatiOn--Higgin
 Friends Will Control Republican Con-
 ventiOn--Murphy Carried I9 and Me-
 ClelIan 16 New York County Districts.
 New York, Sept. 1S.-In bitter clash of opposing factions in to-days pri- maries in New York county Congress- man 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 Tammany Hall, retained his position at the head of the organization by narrow margin.
 Parsons victory in the republican party was complete rout for the fac tion led by State Chairman B. B. Odell, jr., and Lemuel E. Quigg. MT. Parsons had the backing of President Roosevelt and Governor Higgins. He telephoned the president at Oyster Bay tonight telling him of the victory, and received MT. Roosevelt's warmest congratula- tions.
 This means" said MT. Parsons to- night, that Mr. Odell will not succeed himself as state chairman"
 In the democratic battle Leader Mur- phy had the fight of his life. The friends of Mayor Mcclellan had banded together to wrest the control of Tam many from Murphy, and were very nearly successful, While MT Murphy is accredited with a victory on the face of the returns, some of the leaders re- corded as Murphy men are not pro- nounced in their affiliation, and may swing the result around when the test really comes in the county convention.
 The results of to-day'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 national influence.
 The success of MT. Parsons means that the republican state convention at Saratoga on September 25 will be con- trolled by the friends of Governor Frank w. Higgins. Whether or not Governor Higgins will be candidate for renomination has not been an- nounced.
 The effect of Leader Murphy slight margin of victory at the democratic pri- maries is somewhat problematical Mir. Murphy has been regarded of late as friendly to the nomination of William Randolph Hearst for governor. If he can control the Tammany convention he may obtain unit rule and throw all the 105 Tammany votes to Mir. Hearst in the Buffalo convention next Tuesday. Mayor Mcclellan, who has been fight ing Murphy for the Tammany control, has been outspoken as an advocate of the nomination of District Attorney William Travers Jerome for governor It is the general belief that the mayor and his friends will continue their fight in the county convention.
 In Kings county (Brooklyn) Senator Patrick H. McCarren retained control of the democratic organization by vic- tory that was all but complete, only one district being against him, He was op- posed by Sheriff Michael Flaherty, who was elected last fall on the Mu- nicipal Ownership ticket. Timothy Woodruff, formerly lieutenant-governor and warm friend of Governor Higgins, won out for the republican control in Kings by a big majority, losing only four districts to Michael J. Dady, his old-time antagonist.
 MT. woodruff also had the support of President Roosevelt.
 The voting began this afternoon at 2 o'clock and continued until o'clock tonight The day was marked by scenes of disorder which at times ap- preached to rioting. Claims of fraud and intimidation were made on all sides and there were scores of arrests. A number of contests are promised.
 Full returns from all the republican districts in New York county at late hour tonight showed that Congress- man Parsons candidate had won twen- ty-three districts as against eleven for 0dell and Quigg. Leader Ape Gruner in the Seventeenth district Is not conn mitted to either faction.
 The full returns from the democratic balloting show that Murphy corried nineteen out of the thirty-fve districts in New York county and Mcclellan six teen. This count includes two half districts for each faction.
 Primaries also were held in Rich mond and Queens counties and the Bronx, where the questions of lead ership were more of a local character,
 Primaries of both parties were held in Albany, Rochester, Syracuse and some other upstate districts
 In Syracuse Hearst is said to have carried the city and six towns of Onon- daga, securing, the delegates from these assembly districts.
 At Buffalo the Higgins men won out.
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