New-York tribune., 1874-12-28
TIE TAMMANY PRIMARIES.

IN WHAT DISTRICTS CONTESTS MAY BE EXPECTED
CoLoRED MEN ANXIOUS TO SECURE REPRESENTA-
TIoN.
The Tammany primaries are to be held on
Tuesday evening for the election OF delegates to the Gen
cral Committee and officers OF the various district asso
cations for the ensuing Tlere will be contests In
some Of the Districts but with few exceptions they will
not be OF much moment The rulc adopted by the Com
mittce on ORGANIZATION. OF recognizing as regular the
ticket certified to by the inspectors OF election as hav
Ing received tho highest number OF votes unless the
most direct and palpabe frauds be shown has had
the effect Of shutting Off much OF the opposition that
would otherwise have been manifested toward the
recognized leaders in certain districts. 1t
is intmstod, however, that tho opposition
tickets will 10 quietly pressed in sevcral districts
where contests not expected and tho strength dis
played will be taken as an Indication OF the number VI
dissatisfied Democrats in the district.
Whether or not the adhcrcnts OF Senator Fox and
Police Justice Hogan will put in the field opposition
tickets in the Ist Id, IIIl and Ivth Assembly Districts
is still uncertain. At the last election Justice Hogan
for Congress in tho With District, comprising those
four Assembly Districts, against tho Tammany cand
date, Edwin Il. Meado and beaten by only IT'S bal
lots In total vote OF more than 1o0 The vote IN each
OF the Assembly Districts close. Meade carried the
Id and Ill., and Hogan tho Ist and Vrh Fox and Ho
gan have for years controlled the Ist District, anc will
not readily give up their supremacy.
In the Yh District there Is great deal OF opposition
to Henry Hughes. Ex-senator Michael Norton, exAE
derman Isaac Robinson, independent Democratic cand-
date for Assembyman at tho last election. and others
having considerable influence, oppose the Tammany Hall
organizations, and there seems to be strong prObab
y that there will be sharp contest. Somo OF the COL
ored voters OF tho district have evnced disposition to
break away from the Republicans. with whom they
have heretofore acted politically, and ally themselves
with the Tammlny Hall Democracy. Among those who
have asked bc placed the delegation from tue With
District to the Tammany Hall General Committee are
Isaac H. Hunter. member Of the Liberal Republi-
can General Committee; samuel Dexter, one OF tlP
prominent OF the UE!ty CLUB, prominent col
orcd org inizatou aud others who applicants for
membership the District Association. Tue PROPOSE
iOn admit them iS however, strongly 0pp0seu by the
Bourbon element Of the Democracy and IL is prOOd
Bile tnat lner application VIII De rejected -, ,,
In Win District IL likely that the old feud be-
tween the parians OF Timuty j. Campbell, Assembly
mantcct and his oppncnt, Matthew Pattri VIII result
close contest at the primary WIKI the prestige or
n regular nomination CImpbc defeated his aniasOniSt
by 100 votes In tie XYlth District Peter Woods VIII
Power, Clerk Of tho Marine Court. He made so poor
run the election for Assnmblynan last Fdll however.
that 1t is asserted that lie has no chance OF
Onsting his rivals. There ~, as usual, inucn lax
Of q contest in the XlXtn District. In the XXth
District the faction headed by Sheriff Conner
viii probably be successful. ticket will probably
be placed the Id by Dr. Frn.ore Mlerson. J0nn
d. ughlm. and others. In tine NXI-t DistrIci, he
ticket headed by Hugh H. Moore ana his friends VIII bo
chosen without much OvpJsitIOn The opponents are
many applicants FOR places on the General COMMITTEES.
There four live candidates for each place. Ii tue
Vth District, which il entitled to u delegation ol ~,
tnere arc lOi candidates AMI in the AX lst, Do