The sun., 1908-01-31
WILL FIGHT TO GUST PARSONS
ODELL MEN TO MAKE A CONTEST
AT SPRING PRIMARIES.

Parsons Admits II and Says He's Ready
90 Make the FIght-Declares OdeII
10 Trading on Hughcs'S Name-COn.
trOversy Over wording OT Resolution.
The action taken by the Republican
county committee on Wednesday night in
voting unanimously Gor the passage Of the
Hughes indorsement has not lessened the
bitterness Of the factional fight In the or
ganization.
1t was made evident yesterday that the
fight TO put Herbert Parsons out OF the chair
manship OF the committee is to 60 on, and
that at the spring primaries the issues
will be not 90 much the choice Of the dele
gates at large TO the national convention
as the continued control Of the local Republi-
can organization by Mr.. Parsons and his
friends.
The Odell district leaders make no secret
Of the fact that at the March primaries they
will make fights in every district where the
present leader is allied to Nh. Parsons. and
that this fact Is known TO Mr.. Parsons was
readily admitted by him yesterday.
Il have been through primary fights
before he said yesterday. "and guess
l am strong enough TO go through another.
nB OhGu lucu uIG Uoluk luo 3tlllo DACJlCb
that they did in 1909. In that year they
used the name Of Hughes in the effort to
oust noe from the chairmanship Of the
county committee. but won In that year.
and | am not afraid OF tho,outcome Of the
primaries this year. The situation this
year is practically the same as IL was in
1909, when Gov. Oden and his followers
used the name Of the Governor solely for
the purpose Of stirring up faottonal strife
NH nVlur "a
Hughes boomers. denied yesterday the
statement which Mr.. Parsons was quoted
as making that the resolution passed by
the county committee on Wednesday night
had been drafted by Mr.. Parsons.
THAT art OF the resolution" Mr.. Leh-
maier said last night, which declares it to
be the sense Of the county committee that
New York's delegates 20 the national con-
vention be instructed to support Gov.
Hughes until he is either nominated or
the consideration Of the convention eman-
ated from members Of the Republican
Clubs committee Of twenty-five.
The facts are these. This Precise Ian
guage was submitted to me by Charles
II. Young. Henry L. Stoddard. Erwin
Wardman and several others a few days
age. Yesterday afternoon at the Repub-
lican Club | showed Il to Senator Page.
Charles D. Mas and Edward Lauterbach
aud IL was agreed that we should insist uron
Quently and at about half-r ast Senator
Page and I met Harry W. Mack who was
a member OF the subcommittee appointed
by the executive committee to draft resofu-
tions for Tresentation TO the county COM
mittee, and showed him our resolution and
stated that We hored il might be added
to the resolutions which were to be sub
mitted TO the county committee
'Mr. Mack copied the words on . piece Of
paper torn from the original sheet. the re-
mainder Of the letter being still In my pos
session. and said that he would submit
them 70 his subcommittee. just before the
meeting OF the county committee at the
Murray Hill Lyceum Mr.. Mack told me
that the subcommittee having charge OF
the resolutions did not deem it necessary
TO adopt the proposed language. I then
told him that would present the same to
the county committee and strongly urge
its adoption as an amendment to the sub
committee's resolutions. Mr.. Mack then
said that he would make another effort 70
have the words inserted; he came TO me q
little later and told me that the committee
had consented TO accept the verbiage. and
! subsequently seconded the resolutions as
presented"