New-York tribune., 1908-02-25
uDELL LAYING His PIPES
HOPES TO SEIZE STATE.
Uau Choose W. III. Ten EyC6 to
Lead Fight on Parsons

Ex-Governor BENJAMIN p OdeI tr has made
definite plans 20 keep himself in control of the
Republican organization in this city and tns
state committee. and possibly OF the next stare
convention as we'll The control Of the sta'e
convention would mean success in the state
committee. but even If nc fails in the convention
he nevertheless hopes to set the upper hand IN
the committee
This county is TO be the battle ground. and
the former Governor is out 70 get the majority OF
the delegates to the convention in SIX Ccr,-
gress districts. At least one distrlct-tne 18Th
the Odeu men have already This ts Wili1aEr,
Fl Ten Evck's district. II is composed OF the
Goth sd. 33d 34th and 18th Assembly districts
In three of these there are OdsH leaders ana
there will be no contest by the Parsons men Ii
the March primaries If the present plans OF the
Parsons men hold. X is not thought that Mr..
OdeII will contest in the two that are oPposeu
10 him in this Congress district. as three-nftns
of the delegates to the state convention "od4a
assure him of a state committeeman
From this district. likewise. comes the Ieader
who the OdeH men think. will De the Moses 70
head their march out of the political Egypt ne
is William II. Ten Eyck- Aqueduct CoIhulAs-
siouer Unless the plans OF the Odeil men SUI
fer radical change. he will be the candidate ~
the fight with the Parsons men at the Septeniosr
primaries The March primaries are looked upon
Nv tho OdeU men in this county s6iruisn
a test of strength and to decide IN a
measure whether the time is ripe for anotner
try at the coveted goal
The Parsons men are Preparing FOR contests IN
the approaching primaries IN tne 'th' wan
18th and possibly in the 18th and -9'h- Win
a remote possibility Of the 31th. cornPO'e"-
of the 18th Congress District This last VIII De
contested only. If il is at all 70 keep A"oi'aS
" whittIe the leader. busy and in case 'ne
Parsons men make a hgnt IN diO'ii0i h "
18th Congress District.
In the eth District Samuel 3 Koen1S IS lead-'
.,d tho Odau candidate in the September pri-
maries and the man who will lead the Ooei'
forces in the nearer fight Will prooaDiE 0e e
assembIvn1an Hartman. who has always Oee"
q GOOD Oder man. This. however Is not @H-
tire1v settled as there are two OF three ANXIOUS
TO undertake the job Hartman however iOON'
the most probable just now
The 10Th is Ferdinand Eidman's district anu
tho Odeu contestant will be James Pesnan'' an
| Ia c5au oe7cahoIder These two districts COM
,osa rho 1Otb Congress District and oVerV-neiri'
inc success in either would mean ano1her saIe
vote for state chairman - =,
| In Harry Mack's district-the 4'th i-ioh =
| a1so the 18th Congress District the OdeH man
will be Theodore H Gilman
| In the roth District the chance LOT ils
,s increased by the present militant al'i'N''
| of Edward Lauterbach-
| The odeU men say they have got 70 W III 0li.'
| -b-ee or four more Congress districts III lHiS
| oo,,r,v- beyond the ones they already con'roi 10
| tbro,,, the state committee into their fHfnis-
ThAv already control the 18th Congress Dis'[ie.,
/ b.-a ..t2iIIv- Halpin Mike" Blake ana Jo+
| 1Iact-a++ hold forth This. together WIFI 'io
| 18Th and success in the 10th. 10Th ana one ."
| t,ro others. would give them long start ~
| co,+-ol al the state convention IN 'hs A'''.,
| +ba,, have the powerful aid Of ABE 'Iruoel anu
| v1-iI15ar, II Hahn and claim secret strel9'Ai =
otners that will. they say. land them on '0p VI
| the heap in this county 49,
| The Parxons men will fight every ineh W 'No
= ,5 ,,ferevey the OdeH forces chooSe 'O
| bring a contest. Conferences have ALREADY 0e7'
b.1d among the Parsons leaders ana theE say
| tto+ No fancied security is going 10 Shu' 'N
| -. = the real situation 1t will De tneH en-
/ 5o,-,r ~ smoke out the Odell forces ana nlaAe
,ber, 6ebt in the open Just rC~. eAcTp~ iO
/ +ha districts herewith named. they are raIn9A
- the dark. They say they fear only ui'dei-
ground work - ta-,
The Odeu men throughout the city ia
,.,c.ad 70 go first after the Delegates TO tN9
80 convention r1t forgetting. however 20 -
-, for the election of Ten Eyck as preSiaeii'
- .ba county committee next fall