The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-11
THE TAMMANY PRIMARIES.
Scenes and lncidents-A Bitter Fight and Its
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Scenes and lncidents-A Bitter Fight and Its
Result.
The Tammany Hall PRIMARIES to elect delegates
10 the Tammany Hall General Committee were
held yesterday. and in many OF the Assembly dis
tricts proved unusually exciting, there being an op-
position, as opposed 10 The regular ticket
The main interest cenrvd In the Second,
Eighth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Assembly dis.
tyicts. In the Second district bitter ngns con.
tnued durin. the das between the Brennan
ties anu the adhcrents OF Justice Bowling. The
polling place, 10 New Bowesy, was crowded during
the DAY, evening aud unJi after midnight
with the adherents OF the rival factions.
The Bowling ticket was supported by
all the influence Of warden Stacom, Captain Keu-
nedy, Morgan Jones, Thomas Conan aud Assem-
hlyman James Dunphy, while the Brennan tickee
had for supporters exAlderman william Walsh,
popular and interchangeable: Assistant alderman
William Lysaght TlDo,hy Brennan and Denis
Burns Burns; the cones, IN ths district was the
eoet IN ae % Drn q,. .s Gay tine
ticket would be successful, especially as ex-Alder
man Walsh gave 1t ms enthusiastic support. IL was
long after midnight before the result of The voting
j., N the ahird Assembly district the reg ular
eccss er contest the Hayes yes, wa az
which was visible from the oulset-the
ticket headca by George Cassidy having from the
beginning pollcd blt u very light vote.
feeble opposition was made in the Sixth As.
sc mbiy district the regular ticket beng heated by
Timothy j. Campbell and the opposition by William
uennessy The regular ticket was elected by an
almost unanimous majority.
In thc Seventh Assembly district the reg uar
tcset headed by Douglas layior, defeated the o.
position by q vote oil $50 to 35.
In the Eighth Assembly district the ticket headed
by Police Justice John scott defeated the opposi-
tlon. headed by Pulp MerKle, by an overwhelming
majority.
In the Ninth Assembly district there was only one
ticket.
In the Tenth Assembly district there was only one
tcket--302 votes were poile1.
In the Eleventh ana Twelfth districts only one
ticket was polled In each Case, 700 votes being cast
IN the last ds'rct.
IN the Thirteenth Assembly district there was
strong opposition 10 the reguar ticket, wbich was
headed by william Lamb the Opposition being
headed 10y Nathaniel JARVIS ,lr. out OF 72S votes
reasered $50 voted $50 oelng for the regular ticket
and 15l for the opposition.
In the Fifteenth Assembly district q bitter fight
continued throughout the day, ana It. seemed ut
times that the Lcdwith ana Frear parties would
come TO blows The election however. closed with
out any physical encounter the result showing a
vote OF 52l Tor the Ledwith ticket against 2ls tor
Frear's. which vas headed by Luke Curncn. The
result was received with vociierous cheers.
In the sixteenth Assembly district 1t IS alleged
that repeating prevailed throughout the day.
Thomas Wright, OF 1919 Third avenue offered 70 vote
az halfpast eight last evening, but nj vote was re.
fused on tho ground That another party naa voted
on his ma me.