The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14

old officers the First Assembly district assoca-
tion will hold their places until after the election In
November. There was a notable gathering of the
clans last evening at the various Assembly district
headquarters. and the prospects OF the coming cam
paign eagerly discussed.
In the Second Assembly district the officers
elected were President Pierre G.. Van Wyck. and
secretary. Francis McGrane. In the Third district
Thomas II. Riley elected president and William
Hanlon secretary. The Tenth Assembly district
elected L. Smith Newins president and Charles NJ.
Newins secretary.
lively time was anticipated at the primary cleo
tions in the Fifth Assembly district but those who
prepared for battle and at the polls were
disappointed. The contending chieftains Of the
district John II. Brady and Eugene Ward,
and they both have ardent and numerous
supporters The primary was held in a
rear room the first floor of No. 1923
West Houston street. large sign behind which the
Inspectors sat bore the words. welcome ALL"
There twenty police officers present. and
one was admitted to the room without a ticket.
1t became known early in the evening that Mr. Ward
had given up the battle. Mr.. Ward and his friends
on the adjoining corner and discussed the
situation They concluded not to run an opposition
ticket. One OF Ward supporters said it no
for of the Inspectors OF Election had been ap-
pointed to position in the Post Office yesterday,
and the machine was at the back of Brady. Mr..
Wards friends claim that Mr.. Brady has had the
names OF many active and respectable republicans
ored vote of the district Is against him. MIR. Brady
said last night that Wards friends made every effort
purchase the inspectors of election and even Of
fered of them good position on the docks yes
terday, provided he would work against Brady. The
ticket headed by Mr.. Brady for president was
elected, but few OF Wards men scratched
Brady and voted for their champion.
THE OTHER ELECTIONS.
The Sixth district elected John Simpson president
and Patrick Clark secretary The officers chosen in
the Seventh district Cornelius Van Cott presi
dent and Frederick A. Shields. secretary; in the
Eighth, Robert q. McCord, president and Edward
Mulry, secretary; in the Ninth, Gilbert j. Hunter
of the Tenthsdstrlct are Henry H. Haight presi
dent Frederick Seibert, secretary; of the Elev
enth Charles A. Peabody, president. and James w.
Halves. secretary; of the Twelfth, Victor Heimber-
ger president, and Charles II. Clark, secretary; OF
the Thirteenth, Clarence W. Meade. president, and
c. G.. Archibald. secreary of the Fourteenth, John
H Brady president, and William Kirk, secretary.
In the Fifteenth district the officers
President Sheridan Shook, and Secretary, Berrian
Keyser; in the Observation-Disclosures. Michael Gre
gan, and Secretary. William Tobin in the Seven
teenth-President, Joel W. Mason, and Secretary,
james W. Perry; in the Observation-Disclosures. Ber-
nard Bglin, and Secretary, James NJ Turner; in the
Observation-Disclosures Charles f. Bender. and Secre-
tary, p II. Dunn; in the Observation-Disclosures.
Scion B. Smith, and Secretary, John r. Shields;
in the Twenty hrst-President, A. j. Dittenhoefer,
and Secretary, Robert ON. Ford; in the Twenty
second-President, J. G. Julius Langbein. and Secre
tary. Alonzo L. Mason; in the Twenty-thrd-Presi-
dent, Henry Welsh, and Secretary, Frank s. LIE
Compile.
The two latter districts are new Ones that have
been formed by the reapportionment of the dis
trcts and take in the Iwenty-thrd and Twenty.
fourth wards. No trouble reported at any of
the polling places during the evening.