The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-11
FIGHTING FOR LEADERSHIP.
r1tST NTGHTs REPUBLICiN PRI-
u.RIFs WERE MADE 50 LIVELY.

N.t.hI
as. ue.uIt Therefore Decidedly In Doubt. |
Primaries for tho election OF the Repub-
,..n Central Committee and for officers OF
,ho,r district associations were held last night
~ ,,voptv.one Assembly Districts in the
T,v and In the Twenty-third and Twenty
s.',,h wards. The efforts OF the so-caled
Ysn,on Republicans to assert themselves in tho
.anagomont Of the party. and tho feeling
.raasol among the respectable Republicans by
So ro,cnt attempt Of the " bread and butter"
ps,nbI,cans to read Col. George Bliss and
.,her oll.line Republicans out Of the party
t,opeht tho members Of tho various assooia-
uoos IN the polls in larger numbers than usual.
Tha vote polled at every primary in the city
"a. heayy and in some districts nearly every
rDeo,bsr of the association indicated his choice
ar officers aud Tor delegates to the Central
Committee.
In tho sixteenth District tho uniairness OF
wichael Crcean's inspectors Of election enabled
hm 10 elect his ticket At the head Of the names
oimemb,rs " the Central Committee Mr.. Gre
ssnts .scribod as Late Chief Deputy United
states Marshal Southern District OF New
York" Tho strength Of the opposition to Mr.
plslin In the Eighteenth District forced him 10
seoYn, 20 run for the Presidency Of the asso-
rstion AMI 10 permit Con. Arthur to mako the
tekct On this ticket was the name Of cvery
man who IN this years Central Committee.
voted against tho young follows.' Five
names only are those Of Biglin men. and ono Of
these is Bernard Biglin himself. This ticket
vas elected. although the opposition to it was
strong.
In the Third District tho oppon ents OF the
-rgulars" wore prevented from voting. They
held another primary and elected a delegation
Who will contest the regulars" seats in the
Central Committee. The opponents OF the
-young fellows In the Fifth District purs ued
The same course. In the Iwentyhrst District
HE young fellows captured the inspectors. =.
and the respectable Republicans. finding that
their chance Of winning wns hopeless with
drew anI held q primary Of their own They
will make contest In the Central Commi ttco.
It. the rest Of the Assembly districts tho reg
uAr ticket was elected. the young fellows "
retaining the control 10 the districts which they
now hold and the old-line Republicans holding
uer own In the districts In which they are now
he leaders.
The Fenton Republicans made no effort to
carry any district. satisfying themselves with
securing the election of q man here and there.
Should Collector Merritt be confirmed by the
Senate he and the Fen,on men may try to
capture the Central Committee by liberal offers
Of patronage to district leaders who are now
against them.
50 many contesting delegations were elected
that until their claims have been settled 1t can
not Boz determined whether the victory through
out the city has been won 10y the respectable
Republicans Or by the men who call themselves
III young fellows and Tho gang
Tic lection in the Third District was held In
aOj Grand street. There was avigorous quar-.
rel IN the camp on the night before. and II was
expected that a number q members who had
been expelled for alleged assistance 70 Tam
Ea9y ~ m IN late - elscion Ice wSIld endTRby9r Tbo
aniagoni-is We're on hand, however. long
before The hour Tor opening ana a
strong police force was present. The
opposition established themselves IN a
butcher shop b.loW. 10 LIZ" ,eln sUeel
AND stpiied te vote IN clsnt 1oS ppoln y, q
biah nlsn ,'"ir,'l'iy "ir,'l'i ~ ,|"s u prax tdlissi
Sli votes. and was y3tci for 9nly b. members
VINO hH4 re- .,lY.l y r,r ui' V' i'ltn'i,n ~ 70 nv
tond. The oVpo, ion sald mat those o9ly were
RNt'u VIZ" ~ -,.i' yg .us',teI ,t, uIon @
, U %. s ,,at.s eS
DIThe ne CrLtrhl "ihln''t-' ", de.s r,,,h nj.
,-,ci brli 'iit i,H Dr-%ary M IA Wcsi HnpstGn
street but the threaiSn ,tempt w6ieh Il wa.
DJN-d tvM In,9 a. tlt9 % II Ii"Iist ~ iIno..iS, ~
- w ,Nif II & W. h pros BE- nterJ r. ~ VI, Wv,
Susi.m ~ -l.,uI - W ires,iitl,,nIiS M"s @ no
80 mi tis ngrne nrrsaraj ,,r tho t,t,., a,
vhN' ma w n"ine ~ l'aEH'i i " w u KY ~ ~
nam. f,r presiianf Tbe fisEst was w Hla el..ctef
,|I ", Ia prirc. W. 49, bS
~ I' ~ t', 4 'h1i hi -, ltJm,
h5so nlnuffilt3ns ,rho are dissa,i- He'd ttyi,t
brsdy rsenagement ~, v5tcd for ati"ket beadet
p51ed ard ,ba di,,5tos ~ Ia Sertrai C0p
mit,ec. headed 10y JaGSs wiuterbottom and TX
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