New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
ODELL-PARSONS FIGHT
CONTESTS IN 12 DISTRICTS.
Chief dim of Former GOuernOr Is
to Obtain State Committeeman
CONTESTED DISTRICTS.

The Odell men are fighting the Parsons men In
twelve Assembly districts for control at the prI-
maries on Tuesday. The aim Of the Odell men Is
not much to obtain control OF ten of the twelve
Assembly districts as to gain three four state
committeeman Control OF the Assembly district
conventions which elect delegates to the state
vertion, means control of the Congress districts.
The Congress district is the basis of representa-
tion in both the state committee and national
yention
The Odell men claim control of thirteen Congress
districts in the state Assuming that they have
these. If they could get six more they would con-
troll the state organization The friends of State
Chairman Woodruff concede the Odell men only
eight districts. Most of contests in the
particular Assembly districts which hold the bal
of power in Congress districts. In most Of
the Congress districts there are three Assembly
districts. and in many of these Congress districts
the Odell control least Assembly dis
trict.
The opportunity gives Ex-Governor Odel a
chance for skilful maneuvring, and he is keeping
his lieutenants busy day and night. While the
friends of President Parsons OF the county ccm-
Tnittee and State Chairman Woodruff do not admit
that the Odell men VIII gain an additional Con-
gress district, they admit that the Odell men are
putting up good fight and that some of the dis
tricts will be won by close margin Ex-Governor
Odell has not been conspicuous in the campaign
Nor has Lemuel E. Quigg But the Parsons men
have discovered that the generaship is by the for
mer Governor.
The Parsons men control the sth Congress Dis
trict. made up of Staten Island. ali of the 1st and
parts of the I'd. Sd and 5th Assembly districts
Borough President Cromwell of Richmond is the
state committeeman. Huscn, OF the lSt; Levenson,
of the I'd. and March. Of the Cd. Odell men.
At least MIR. Leverson is not enthusiastically for
Parsons. The Odell men say that after the pri-
maries they will control the Congress district and
bounce Cromwell.
In the 10th Congress District control depends on
the result of the primaries in the 9th and 10th
dinand Eidmsn the leaders. Koenig is pretty
win in the 6th- Pegnam is giving Eidman
a hard tussle in the 10th.
The hardest fight OF all, perhaps. is in the 18th
Congress District-Mr. Parsons's This is a
long narrow district. reaching from lower Fifth
avenue nearly Harlem. Here the Odell men
putting in their best cks. Scobe. man, is
fighting Hackett in the 9TH the lower edge of the
18th Congress District. Just north of him George
r. Manchester, former secretary OF the county
committee. is managing the battle against ex-As-
sembyman Prentice The Odel men claim the en-
tire negro vote in this district.
In the 9th Frank Brooktield. backed by lot OF
former Parsons men. is fighting Alderman Brown.
ship. The Brookfeid people supporting Ncho
the Chicago convention against Congressman Par
sons In the 9Th the Lauterbach men, assisted by
Frank Hendrick making things hot for John
Henry Hammond. the Parsons leader Mr.. Ham
Inond is demonstrating that he is fighter He