The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-11
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.

MITTEE FOR 1S79-IIvELY CONTESTS IN
SEVERAL DIsTRIcTs-GEoRGE BLISS AND BAR
NEY BIGLIS AMONG THE CHOSEN ONES.
The republican primary elections to select mem
bers of the Central Committee for the year 1873 were
held last evening in the various Assembly districts
throughout the city. Much interest was felt in
the result. especially as. even outside OF the
Assembly districts in which the cause Of Barney
Bglin has been espoused and in which the action OF
the Republican Central Committee in expelling Bliss
received the strongest Endorsement the question Of
the necessity OF 'disciplining refractory republ-
who would not always vote with the machine
was regarded with the closest possible interest.
In the First Assembly district the assemblsee was
not very large. and there was no opposing element
The men elected to the Central Committee are old
time republicans the district They are Michael
W. Burns John Contrel. James j. Herman, Daniel
X. Cosgroye. Samuel H. Everett. Samuel q. Burns.
James Hinchey and Francis Redmond-names readily
recognizable as in the Custom House interest
SECOND ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
In the Second Assembly district there a large
representation and the proceedings were of the most
cut and dried character. Pierre G. Van Wyck. who
was elected chairman Of the local organization. was
also the most prominent among the delegates to the
Central Committee. His confrerss Morris
Friedsam. Matthew Stewart and Peter A. Kahn.
coSTENpISG FACTIONS.
There was an opposition ticket in the Third Assem-
bly, district though both parties claimed to be regu
lar and met at the same place. The feeling ran high
between the two sets Of contestants. The ticket
headed by Thomas H. Riley was elected. whiie John
r. Tanning headed the defeated ticket. At meeting
week ago the latter clique kicked up lively time
and confidently predicted that victory would rest
their banners At last nights election. They were.
however. badly defeated.
Everything went quietly in the Fourth Assembly
district T. Smith Newins heading the only tickot
the field In the Fifth and Sixth Assembly districts
there were opposing delegations. One party
street and the other at No 100 Prince street
and both declared themselves elected. The Central
Committee must decide between them. In tho sixth
Assembly district two contrasting parties met IN the
same headquarters. The ticket claiming to be reGu-
lar headed by Francis Snyder but it wss deeated
by the opposition. headed by Daniel Crowley.
VARYING PHASES.
In the Seventh Assembly district an was hsrno-
NOUS. Cornelius Van Colt was chosen president OF
the local organization and among tho delegstcs TO
the Central Committee were John D. lawson. Theo-
dore ". Dwight. Henry Highland Garnett and Will
In the Eighth Assembly district there was nerce
contest The regular ticket headed by John j.
OBren. clerk OF the Bureau Of Elections and had on
it a strong representation of Germans The Oppose
ton ticket, at the head Of which was Henry c.
Atwood. had also q goodly number OF German
names on its roll II was clear case OF ngnt for
strong in this district. The ticket headed by
o'Bren was elected, among those chosen with him
to the Central Committee being Frederick Finck,
Samuel Engel and Theodore F. Ruhle.
In the Ninth Assembly district all was tranquility.
William II. Gedney. James $. Ludington and William
Flsck were among those elected 70 the Central Com
mittee.
In the Tenth Assembly district Jacob NJ. Patterson
Jr., was, Of course a prominent figure HIS ticket
gates from this district are Germans.
GEORGE BLISS ELECTED.
Trenors Hall and there were two parties in the field
As one Of them headed by George Bliss who Was
recently peremptorily expelled from the present
Central Committee and a. it was known that the Bgn
sdherens would muster in fun force and try TO carry
. delegation opposed to Bliss. the hall wss crowded
considerable number OF police were on hsnd TO
keep order but their services not required for
the election passed of very quietly. The following
was the successful ticket. and its election would
der Of republicans 70 frown down such scton - that
recently taken in the expulsion of Bliss :-0eorge
men, William wagler, John F. Hines, James Bowler.
william H Strube, John G. Conner, JY; Elliot G.
lay w;i,ia dnSess G.orre ssnsn
Alsxnder Woods. Herman T. Winter. James NJ. Var
mum, Alexander Murray. James H. p. Boyd. John
Bsunekt and Lewis L. Deafed.
The opposition and defes&ed ticket fol-
lows:Dr. Alanson S. Jones. Horace Russell, George
wilson rTTs s posner ss
Lowry, Daniel Rohn, W. II. Greene, George N. Van
Mort. f @. Gilmore. A. b. DE Luna J. P. Hines G.
H.
Sherwood. J. Y. Meekcr. Allan Hay and Jscob w.
Foster.
SLIGHT sKuxrsHSG.
In the Twelfth Assembly district there no op-
position and feature of note. In the Thirteenth
district ali harmony. Charles 3. Spencer Arson
q. McCook, Isaac Dayton and Henry G. Lockwood
were among those elected to the General Committee.
John H. Brady. Joseph G. PiDckney and
Hiram Merritt were among those elected from
the Fourteenth Assembly district. In the Fifteenth
district there contest but the regular ticket,
headed by Sheridan Shook. elected. Freeman J.
Also on the successful ticket. william II. Stincr and
John l. Pollock were among those on the opposition
ticket. There was similar contest in the
Sixteenth Assembly district but the regular ticket
headed by Michael Creean was elected and the oppo-
sition headed by Charles n Tstnter defeated.
Seventeenth Assembly district Benjamin K Pheaps.
Charles H. Knox and George s. Hall were among tho
delegates chosen.
BagsKY BIGLrs's TICKET ELECTED
In the Eighteenth a. in the Eleventh Assembly Dis
trict we'll known that the Biginitcs would put
forth their power The Eighteenth is Barney's
OF undeparted influence The rival tickets
contained the names Of Chester A Arthur. Thomas
Murphy, David Miken and s. V. R. Cruger.
The proceedings at the primary in the Eighteenth
district lively but orderly Barneys name was
the regular ticket for delegates to Central Com
mittee. This ticket was electrd, the delegates
being Chester A. Arthur. Bernard Bigiin. Thomas
murphy. Albon P. Mann. Robert Ellis. Richard H.
Howlsnd. John s. Dicker-on. John R. Lawrence.
Joseph P. Jardne. Philip Y. Hcrrich. David Ailii-
ken.
THE REMAINING pKsrBrcTs.
The primary in tho Nineteenth Assembly district
passed of very quietly.
In the Twentieth district there was no contest. Ex-
Judge Dttenhocfer elected president. and Jacob
Hess William A. Darling. Alonxo B. Cornell. Low p.
Morton and j.. Albert Engehart vcro among the del
efates eieotcd 70 the Central Cofnmttee-
In the Twentv-hrst Assembly district there was .
lively contest in which the socaed silk stocking
crowd were completely sold out" The ticket
elected contained the Of j. c. Julius IAngbcin.
George ". Palmer and Robert g. Brown among the
delegates TO the several committees.
PHILIP MARKS STRANGE STORY.
MAN WHO ALLEGES THAT HE WAS ROBBED