New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
PARSONS "OPENS FIGHT
PRIMARY CAMPAIGN ON.
Pays HIS Respects to OdeN Faction
IN esd.


Republican County Committee, opened the primary
campaign far the Republican organisation
is concerned last night in the 23d Assembly DIS
trict, where the leadership OF Collin H. WOODWARD
being contested This is the first OF series OK
speeches which Mr.. Parsons will make In the az
fected districts in this county and as he said last
night after the meeting, he will ''be on the JOB
here until after the primaries. and will speak wher-
he is needed.
In his speech last night Mr.. Parsons paid his re-
spects to the Odell men in no uncertain terms. He
said the principle In this fight was not whether
the delegates to be nominated for the national con-
vention would would not support the candidacy
OF Governor Hughes. That had been settled he
said, when the Republican organization declared
nequvocabIy for Governor Hughess candidacy.
The issue the same, he said, that OF two
years ago-whether or not the party in this county
was to be governed in this city or whether it was
TO be swayed from NewburE. Continuing, Mr.. Par
sons said:
to be a day fraught with importance to the Re
weer York 1is .a san noi 70 for
ernor Hughes for the Presiaentisi nomination That
nitted to sending Instructed de,egates.delesates
pDf Ha in only SO that after nsx
vote for some one else but delegates really in,
that they should support the candidate long as
he keeps his name before the convention;
lutionS are that the delegates are to vote and to
Hughes the noination for the Presidency Until
he is either nominated or directs the withdrawal of
10 such instructions delegates elected through the
W e Of ahs hs y ba tSv IN viii
Yet the there Is to be primary night Astuteiy the
test II the T nterpretaton a of our @ a9eEsares is
accepted Really the contest is an oden contest M
Governor Hughes and Ex-Governor Odell, name
WHY AN ODELL FIGHT.
Why is it an Odell contest? Many unfa mar
with political matters may be at loss to under
stand But the reason is this The state eIssni- !.
composed of one member from each Congress dis
trtct That state, committee is to be chosen as
If Mr.. Oder can secure the adherence Of a ma
msnsins with this April eentro the state ersani aa
Kew YORK S' county H as the county
committee will not be elected until the September
new state committee. the state organization will
not be in harmony with With the present cement
success viii be heralded throughout the state and
local orgsnzation' "a Of Which am the head no
longer possesses the confidence of the party
E the m local S would be Irt
Mr. odel has much aeility along some lines s as an
organization would be harmful to the party. and
especially injurious to 1t in this county u.,
nsnt among local Republicans. It has not changed
Success So st5ons f Is i that there has ssen
that such Influences those which Mr.. Odell rep
ose NOT viii be IN soero 'G ess The
eanizatioi. In this county succeeds at these prl-
Inaries Defeat him now or the protest may come
During the 2, the pa5y
than it has for many years support It ana 1t VIII
paid some - attention by grace: now we are In the
position pos TO - demand ina what the party repTesentIns res
on ST. to succeed S ia and the party in this county uG vii
Addressing the 23d Assembly District. let me say
Of ie' Il h
sin some Tammany Republicsnss;I We are : Rot
But venture to say that not for many years has
devoted to its Welfare who are earnest TOR
decent government. determined against graft. anx-
'Rs
and bent on along 10 nf
but disgusted at the thought Of the manipulation
The chairmanship of the county committee is a
position Of nfigenGe and responsibility but also Of
sentative Of the men have mentioned, is a high
well my own / ask your further mark of con-
hdence, and 1 pledge you true. unsehsh and un-
tiring work from them for the party
HUGHES HAS LED WAY.
for Governor, marked the defeat of Mr.. Odell. In
en of I pg from se
by LOBBYISTS and from secret representation of
faned RGSiddi interests Iha' separation We nave
The high minded and courageous course of Gov
ernor Hughes has led the way Now that he is
going from either to higher office or announced
retirement, the burden of maintaining that separa-
party organization OF your home county. VIII
those who should aid US. or will they not? Fore
ii is ours. And / ask them. Could there be a
greater insult to the high mindedness Of the ad-
ministration Of Governor Hughes than that clos
ing days should witness the restoration of power
of the very Influences that its inception seemed TO
sound the death knen OF?
The meeting was one of the largest ever held in
the sd District and the applause which greeted
the county president left doubt in his or any
one elses mind where the organization of the o3d
stands In the fight
Speeches were made. following Mr. Parsons by
Florence J Sullivan, William r. Bayes and Ernest
F Eiiert. members of the county committee. Mr.
Sullivan said that the district leader. Mr.. Wood
ward. had stood Loyalty by the county president
and the district had always stood with Mr. Wood
ward. He said that the politicians who were now
attacking the organization in this county had
never hesitated sacrifice the party to their own
pe ersonaI interests.
Air Eilert gave inside history of the last
primary fight. which made even President Parsons
open his eyes. He said that he had been on The
committee contested seats at that time, and
had discovered that In the 9Th District a band of
fifteen twenty guerilas had gone about and
voted in nearly every district, and they had
ried the Assembly district by these methods
Mr. Parsons had pointed that this was the
only thing TO be feared in the present fight, and
Mr. Eilert TO say that the who is
making the fight In the 23d District
member of the county committee from the 4th
District. although a resident of the 23d He re-
ferred to ex-Captain James keyes the Odell man
who is leading the opposition TO Mr.. Woodward.
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