| Show his candidate was downed by parsons new york dec 22 during a con test which continued from 9 last night until nearly 4 this morning marked at times by bitter recriminations but concluding with pledges of support the control ot the new york county republican organization was wrenched from the control of former governor odell by the faction headed by herbert parsons in reorganizing tor the coming year the committee elected herbert parsons to the presidency in succession to william halpan and chose other officers named by parsons friends the officers elected are chairman herbert parsons first vice president senator alfred R page second vice president julius GF kramer of the fourth assembly district secretary thomas H whittle ot the thirty flath district treasurer geo blagden sargeant at arms edmund bodane the election of mr parsons was secured at this morning it was made by acclamation and was received with wild enthusiasm mr halpin immediately congratulated mr parsons and in a brief speech prom his hearty support mr par sons replied thanking the committee for his election mr page was chosen first vice president after a lively fight in which he defeated samuel by a vote of to mr voted to make the election unanimous and this was done the other officers were chosen unanimously by acclamation tactics of delay were adopted by the odell faction as the committee met and these continued for several hours it is said that the motive tor delay was to await the result of the fight mr parsons and his friends did not propose to wait and announced their intention of organizing a committee it it took al night the first test vote came just before ald ni on a motion ta adjourn the election of a president until january 4 the parsons men won by a vote of to A motion made by mr parsons to adjourn tor thirty minutes to hear the contested election case in the thirteenth was carried the contestant michael H blake Is an odell man and his friends in the committal commit tao moved to postpone consideration of the contest but were defeated shortly after 1 the committee reconvened and received majority and minority reports of the committee on contested seats the parsons men immediately moved that the report be tabled vot ing on the motion lasted for an hour and resulted in a victory tor the parsons faction the vote standing to this matter disposed of nominations were in order and promptly followed |
