New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-20
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supporters.
MP. opEr1s PHILOSOPHICAL
Earlier in the DAY Mr.. o6ell talked freely OF
the primaries. snd their probable result IN ms
retirement from the head Of the state COM
mittee. lie said:
with ths result am entirely philosophical 1
an not the first man 20 have besn beaten, nor DO
I!.aagtns shall be the last. SO FAR as my plans
Are concerned have nothing 10 say at the pres
mt moment. may nave later in the day. 1
am grateful Tor the loyalty 81 my friends ana
I shsn DO nothing that will look like coNardiee
or The cesertion OF those friends. whatever may
be my personal wish. There's nothing funereal
OF downcast about my feeling. am inclined 10
view the situation I'm the lines Of Shakespeare;
How sweet are the uses OF adversely.
$50 far as the Hughes candidacy is concerned
] have nothing 70 say-now. 4 responsible ma
5orisy win be IN charge at Saratoga. and what
ever they decide TO do we must do. With VIC
tory comes responsibility. 1 still believe that
stronger man than Higgins should be named.
DO you not think that Higgins can be renom-
mated. II he desires 10 be?" the state chairman
asked.
That's the way il looks 10 me-
DO you not think that as a result OF the pri-
mary elections the state committee VIII be hos
tile 20 your"
'aOh, yes; there can't be any question about
that They have won at least four committee
men in New York: they viii replace Strasbour-
ger Lauterbach Raymond ana Pine. Moreover
I should regard IL as exceedingly unwise and
useless 20 make any fight against Mr.. Parsons
sn the county committee Saturday night
think his election Should be unanimous"
do you believe that the time for party har-
mony has come now?"
MY personal animosities wiz not interfere
with party harmony" he replied. "Acrimony IS
usually not indulged in after the fight is over"
Contrasting somewhat with the attitude of
harmony assumed by the state chairman ana his
followers was the attitude Of President Parsons
of the county committee His victory had been
so sweeping that he felt confident Of his position
and ability 10 carry 20 n finish his plans. He did
not care 10 discuss the situation in detail but
whatever he said radiated confidence and set
puTnese
glad that our opponents do not intend 20 make
any contest. But however that may be. we shall
reOrganize the county committee on Saturday
night. There viii be no mistake about that"
and his jaw frightened
'rhe Republican party south OF 14th street is
a fighting organization at last" declared Mr.
Parsons, the man who did so large part 10
make il so I was offered control OF all the dis
tricts n would recognize the rule OF the Sui
livan clan. but declined"
set up on Tuesday night relative 20 this control
Of a majority Of the delegates 20 the state con-
Ventinn did not bother the Parsons men yester-
day. They said that they were willing 10 con-
cede whatever Mr.. Odeil assumed I'm making his
estimates. and then his results would be found
60 be incorrect, they declared. They did not
however. concede ell the Odell premises. disput-
ing the likelihood Of his having the delegates
from two or three districts which he had
claimed.
u should have thought Odell would have be-
come known as false prophet long ago." re-
marked one OF the Parsons leaders.