New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05
PARSONS PRODS FOES.
HITS QUIGG and HALPIN.
Hins applause for Speeches at Tsro
assembly District Neetiags.

Parsons
last night that he meant to make hot fight
against the Odeu-Quigg combination al the
coming Republican primaries He made two vig-
orous speeches. assaillng Qulgg IN Halpin's dis
trict the old 9th. now the Tth Assembly District.
and Quigg and March IN the 81 District He
was Cheered heartily at both meetings
He declared that his fight at the primaries was
70 keep the control OF the party organization ous
Of the hands OF lobbyists. He said that President
Roosevelt was in sympathy with him for that
Season.
Mr. Persons first spoke az the meeting held by
the Roosevelt Republican Club Of the Tth As
sembly District in haH Eighth avenue and
2Sd street. Thomas J. Clark. who presided az
! the meeting. declared that William Halpin. the
present Republican leader OF the district was .
CRATER and that the party organization IN the
district had been in the interest OF lobbyists.
II say the fellows across the street ara
grafters" he reiterated. referring 10 Halpins or
ganization. and II they want to sue me for de-
famation Of character the cOurts~are open To-
/ them"
/ Oscar ". Ehrho-n. who Is IN the fight to take
away the leadership Of the district from Halpin.
said in a brief speech:
1 There are two issues in the fight az the coming
i primaries in this district One is that the party
organization in the District has not been true TO
/ the party interests The leaders here have kept
| control OF the machinery for improper purposes
Il
| organization. We must elect delegates 10 tho
| county committee who are in sympathy with
President Roosevelt We must stand against
| QuigSisnl. or President ROOsevelts plans Tor
/ good legislation may be thw0ted-
| Mr.. PARsONs's SPEECH
Mr. Parsons who followed Mr. Ehrhorn, said:
The issue in this primary contest transcends tho
limits OF assembly districts Local issues. too. you
1 and / are nght-g on the same side OF the new.
| county wide, larger issue. congratulate you on
era foS this district 10 have such man OF prn-
cple and unselhshness NH. EhrhOrn at its head
| And believe that n the enrolled Republicans OF tho
! district only understand the issues and are per-
| mittsd 70 their votes the victory will.
| Well named Is this club Synonymous OF the issue
I Is the 1 say not merely because Presi-
dent Roosevelt has in ways unmisJakably identified
| stood for what our side stands for in this hghr.
namely The principle that the party organiz110g aa
the lines OF what We believe will bring happiness
20 the greatest number and not for the service Or
special interests for the selfish gain Of some Lead
Dominance Of the party machinery BY lobbylns
interests is what we are hghting against. a party
m 5E' % e & RsoPe Of W TseHs 91s Is Of T' th RE
publican party hereabouts have passed away il her
| trade in legislation for their pockets sake Her
r o. 1co a5d Sfe ooseye her machnery Is
be dedicated the interest OF the many instead
Lobbyists shall not run $ SgE Boft%y % WnsR Sss sat
80 PgPey Ten 6-1ig man asS ssai5 Ss use the plural
When / was in the board Of Aldermen the yensl
hTeiSre FOR measures that were not In the public
By To TsspTPs SG sasm at One sy
Ely Quigg appeared for the purpose OF setting tas
which were not in the city's Interest. was asked
20 vote Tor n5 GeCse the same tiea as the use OF
the magic word organisation. But Suiss 60
sat t.ss Ta me S9Tas f4aascs fG him. and IN the 'D0'
Can We If such a use Of the party organization
. has been IN vogue resent the radical unrest tnar
IS so prevalent now, and blame the people ror pc
the demand and for the profit Of lobbying leaderss
But Mr. 1sg Is s1s '9S oS s personal basis ana
for business reasons with legislation and the peo
Isfe wears has had much prominence in the county
organization asked 70 have a bill held IN com.
IN It's being held there. but the committee put &c
Out COULDN'T FIND THE SUPPORT
Last December. when I unanimously elected
president Of the county COMMITTEES & the ne sentsIe'
publicly pledged to me his support The proven
needle in the haysack would 3e easter 70 bs bG % tf
gentleman who had preceded me as president or the
fDan'y fom yeoGsdeTaton for % reelection he gave
one Of his OlyTRiap Sfssfanes ser b R dswnfa
had the good Will TO say thar he neleSea H. Pqe ~
is pulling in their boat -.
| Have You noted the sequence OF events curing
/ Igy+ "u-frr nd The organization OF
| the county COMMITTEES under me president was
naturally S FSsaTSe WSefs a. ter James " Wa5swoTth r
was elected speaker Of the Assembly Which was
sembIy committees reOrsanized- Instead or
| ri interests
! Committees. and this was a defeat for the Whois
In the Governors chair Of large legs-
lative experience. whose name was above reproac.
whose intentions were IN the peoples interest anf
who had a knOwledge Of men ard measures, wnlca sa
with great effect. The people had their innirg.
The LEGISLATURE uncontrolled No bossS q n
MA WAS me dSG & On oppSst said The special Interests
Some must be found VINO could nahdie tne
/ ten especially a. both sides had now bitten the
.r.s fr19ri 10 va
10 draw about itself the mantle Of the RepuhlcsIs
fiT tbs Cggs, hyphenated faction. Bat let this dis
trict urlno,inee SIS anathema such c0ntrol oI
have led and Roosevelt leads Let President ROOse-
veIts stand OF last week he clarion call 70 arms
iSiSes haa eS wiiis fias s eld ne& Slo name Ins"
PRODs JIMMIE MARCH A BIT
Mr. Parsons repeated much OF what he rad
said at the first meeting in a speech before the
Lincoln Republican Club of the Sd Assembly
District at No. I59 BIeecker street. later IN the
evening He also paid his compliments 20
! Jimmie March,. the present leader OF the dis
trict organization. ss follows:
I What Nr Rinehsrt r. doing here Is what Captain
Norton Goddard did in the old 20th. The clean Re-
wire out every trace Of the fake Republican or.
maintained- Do the same captain GOddard's work
| was the best seTvice rendered the party in
stTonxsst oS Tsrnuanv District IN the @ eiSy GODDARD
| elected his alderman in a. You can do well
| Jimmy March asked me TO pull Rinehart OF
declined: I told March that even tne people wnc
| Two years agO one Of the most active and capable
cam2aisners in the party was wanted TOT p9l'issl
J let him leave the old 6th for fear OF what March
R aS Ss TSs's m IS ,R RS sa am II Sa
more aptly than March does And there Is not
US who does not know what happy day II will