The primary results will draw the final battle lines in the bitter contest for the leadership of the Queens Republicans.

Because of the acrid relationship between the two, such an outcome could rip the local party apart, Queens Republicans say.

The Queens Republicans are not alone.

"I think you can guess what their reactions are going to be," said Senator Frank Padavan, a Queens Republican.

"I don't think the city is doing everything it can to control its welfare costs," said Senator Frank Padavan, a Queens Republican.

"This is something new," Senator Padavan, a Queens Republican, said a moment later with bemusement.

The civil war in Queens Republican ranks comes as the party is probably at its lowest ebb.

From 1965 to 1968, he was leader of the Queens Republicans.

The Queens Republicans are not alone in their feuding.

Mr. Ognibene is himself at the center of the dispute among Queens Republicans.

The primary results will draw the final battle lines in the bitter contest for the leadership of the Queens Republicans.

Because of the acrid relationship between the two, such an outcome could rip the local party apart, Queens Republicans say.

The Queens Republicans are not alone.

"I think you can guess what their reactions are going to be," said Senator Frank Padavan, a Queens Republican.

"I don't think the city is doing everything it can to control its welfare costs," said Senator Frank Padavan, a Queens Republican.

"This is something new," Senator Padavan, a Queens Republican, said a moment later with bemusement.

The civil war in Queens Republican ranks comes as the party is probably at its lowest ebb.

From 1965 to 1968, he was leader of the Queens Republicans.

The Queens Republicans are not alone in their feuding.

Mr. Ognibene is himself at the center of the dispute among Queens Republicans.