New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-22
IN CONTROL.
BEATS ODELL FORCES.
FORCES.
U1W Lead County Committee Until
after PrcSidentia! Election.

Representative Herbert Parsons clinChed his
control Of the Republican county organization
last night. on a vote which was regarded as
fairly representative he had 225 votes TO 76 for
the Odell opposition. Il is the consensus Of
opinion among the district leaders that the con-
troll gained and ciinCh5d last night Will last
through the Presidential campaign.
Unusual bitterness was caused hy the adop-
ton of an amendment 20 the rules of the COM
mittee giving the members Of the executive
committee voting power commensurate with
the Republican vote poled in the respective dis
trlcts and endoUng the president and treas
urer of the county committee with one-thtrty-
fifth as much voting power in the executive
committee rs is accorded 90 the executive COM
mittee whole.
This gives Mr.. Parsons and otto T. Barnard,
treasurer Of the county committee voting
power IN the executive committee equal to the
executive members.
There sNas a large attendance of the COM
mittee present. but when President Parsons in
voked tie rule Of eligibility and decided that
only nose who had paid their annual dues of
SO vc:a entitled 20 vote, there was a thinning
out of the delegates. notlceahy among the AMI
Parsons men.
After rollcau which determined the control
Of the organization, Abraham Gruber who nal
been good natured all through. became some
what heated fteIeTrlHE 20 tAe pEut'SI''"I -
give the treasurer voting power equal To that
Of a district leader, Colonel Gruber exclaimed;
why don't you put IN your butler or your
footmna? Mr.. President. wonder AZ your n'ou-
Grafton I've heard ~ men stealing red hot
stove You people here tonight have stolen
whole machine You have transferred the crown
of audacity from Fourteenth Street 20 a point
near Central Park. We might c"Hcece twenty
one votes 10 Parsons. but where does the treas
urer come ia2 When your vote in the executive
committee dwindes. as IT surely VIII within the
next few weeks or months You will then vote {"
let your assemhlyman have twe7ty-one votes,
and then as You need them more and more and
more. you will vote To let your future candidates
for Assembly have similar power
Isn't Il time to stop? Your sanctity may be
come Corroded. II may turn out to he only a
fog Many old leaders who are dead and buried
and / hope are in Heavcn-when they look
down on this transaction viii be glad that they
are on longer on earth
our Republican President is against mcnoo-
oily and graft The Republican Governor fol-
loving his example is on the same train The
Republican voters will soon be found voting the
same way after this exhibition tonight"
Edward Lauterbach spoke In the same vein
threatening that If the minority were deprived
Of their alleged rights they would invoke the
law
President Parsons kept his head all through
the stormy debate. replying TO thrusts good
natureGIy and showing his usual consideration to
those who ouposed him.
Collin II Ivoodyrari submitted rba -a,ort of
th, committee ON rules The committee had re-
ported at the December meeting. but. as various
important changes were concentrated the re-
port was laid over so that the members of the
committee could read the recommendations.
There is 70 be an official ballot at the pri
INJURIES and Optional direct nominations Of candi-
AS diItduN stated lI" executive IltillpSI9 'tI'