New-York tribune., 1879-12-10
RESULTS OF TIE ELECTIONS.

the Republican Central CSnnittce. The rcsult OF
the elections. rs a whole was the CONFIRMATION
in power OF General Chester A. Arthur and Others VINO
been accorded the leadership Of the Republican or
ganzatinn IN this city for several The Ceir
Committee, the ruling body will be wholly In the con
year cf leaders Of the party the present
year In the district associations their Influence
VIII be greater than during the present year. some
additional power having been gained last night Ihe
passed OF very quietly. In most Of the district
the officers and delegates reelected. In the DIS
which there contests not all OF them were
due TO general political causes Some OF them were
purely local struggles for mastery IN associations be-
tween factions OF bodies The only contests OF
political nature were in the XVIII ana XYlIth Assem-
bly, Districts In those there open conflict be-
tween friends and opponents OF General Arthur
Among the noted delegates elected 10 the Cen
tral Committee wero the following; District
Attorney Phelps. General Chester A. Arthur
Assemblyman-clect Mitchell. Elnu Root Ethan
Allen. Elliott 7. shepard. Thomas Murphy.
Elliot C. Cowden. John D. Lawson. George ". Clarke.
Abraham Lent. General Anson g. McCook Com
missioner Hess. William \. Darling. Henry C.
Perey. Robert IT, strahan. Charles & spen-
Ger. Police C0mmi.s0ncr French Jacob NJ Patterson.
ir., Joseph c. Pnckney lNhn II Brady Frederick Fink.
john J. O'Rrien. John f. Brodsky Michael ". Burns
CONFLICT IN THE lid DISTRICT.
The contest the lid Assembly Dis rct es
citing The election held al Science Hall, No
III Eighth and the street opposite the building was
crowded The supporters OF the regular ticket antici
pating trouble had secured the presence 0i Captain
Byrnes and nftT officers. The policemen lined the cor
rider leading 90 the room in which the voting done
as well as tle sidewalk outside. Tie voters were
formed INTO line wLic1 extended as
far a. Aberles Theatre. The opposition
ticket was headed by Charles n. Iamior while j. IL
Riley headed The regular iicke The eontcs was owhs
Ia the recent enlargement OF the clstrlct, ana
OF off' tHe districts to gain control OF tn as
OF The XVIth District but by tne now apporiosnenI
he brought into the lid The Inspectors ~ eec-
Thomas f. Harty. Thomas IL. Riley and james
Dwyer. TneY were ali supporters Of the regul =
presented himself 10 the inspectors aud CLAIMED tue
r1shi candidate 20 be prescn! during the counting
o the ballots and read an oxiTact nom the bylaws ~
support OF hs position. Mr.. Riley objected 1nd called
on pt,i Bynes clear me platform or all persons
except the Inspectors Ot eie ton Mr I"ntur thrn c
tue ro0u and IL was understood that n woni contest
La and 81 n favor OF the opposition Ine regu-
Tar ticket was declared elected
SHERIDAN SHOOK Successful
In the XVIII Assembly District the ~ the past
two years was renewed There two tickets one
headed by Henry G. Leask represented the Arthur
interest and the other headed by sheridan shook.
reseBtng the opposition. The room IN which the
primary held. No 352 West Tn.riy-hfth-sf, was
crowded win the adhereDt- OF bnth lenders 10
expected tnat the violent scenes Of last year
would be repeated and strong force OF police
was IN attendance. Last year three prmarv elec-
TONS held The tlcket headed by Sheridan shook
was iwice elected and each tine new primary was
ordered By the Republican Central Committee on the
a compromise ticket was chosen Before the
counting OF The baoss was begun ias, evening. MI
Leask protested against the count on Tie ground
that many persons had been allowed to voie
VINO had not qualified, and that one OF the
count had and II was found that .sl ballots had
been cast OF which the shook tcErt had received lss
his intention or contesting lhe election.
The opaion was generally expressed that the Repuo
great deal ,S oi ane xvb s rssse Son
fnxe elae eftDuu uarr hi and
should the opposition ticsets be declared
elected IN The Xvtn aud XyIIil Districts It
would enable M-ssrs shook and slnon-on select dele
gates 10 the state aud Presidential Conventions op
posed General Arthur. In the last 4 publican state
Convention the deegates from these 1stiirs supported
senator William IL Robertson for Governor against A.
b. Cornell.
EXCITING CONTEST II THE SEVENTEENTH.
The contest in the XvIIth District a very
exciting one, as II decided the long standing
fight between the simonson and Mason factions
The election held No 311 West Forty seventhsi.
and the votes were until after o'clock.
arge number OF votes challenged and rejected.
II after IL when the Inspectors began TO count
membership Is nearly 500 Mr. slmOnsons straight
vas an assured victory Tor the Mason party ana ne an
nouDcement received with much cheering. Tie
a number OF scattering and scratch tickets. but they
will not affect rhe result.
NO OPPOSITION N THE xxIsI.
In the XXIst Assembly District the 1eRet with
Choate for First vice-President was eie~eSd
without opposition. 1t was believed that A. J.
Dittenhoefer would organize an opposition ticket,
presenting himself for president but Il Is said that
seeing how hopeless the contest would be he 10 up
Sir Dittenhoeier president OF the association,
and both the ASSOCIATION and the Central Commit
tee be mas identified himself with a small minority
that pesstsnily opposes the recognized leaders Of the
party "In fact" said Major Billiard last night. Mr.
Dtlenhoefer opposes the Republican party 't-elL" MI
en- hoe
the call for the primaries. required by the Con
stituiion add not present TO Opel the rolls last
Bigat, the secretary having 10 perform that duty.
IL endeavOr 20 ind out the Of Mr.. Often
hooters opposition, reporter OF Hr TRIBuSE was told
last night began when Mr. DlsGenhoei,r rei TO
appointments US United states Dis ictAtioruey
For this lack OF snceess ne said 10 have blamed
Ar Cornell Last year he sought the nomination
Tor Dsirict-Atorney Of tins county t. succeed elr
Phelps His failure to the nomination ia saId 10
have made him a determined opponent or Messrs Cor
nell Arthur Patterson and other persons VINO had the
confidence OF large minority Of the Central Committee
When the XXst Assembly District was reorgan zed last
Summer Mr. Diftenheefer Is sand 10 have agreed 10 10
10 the state Convention and support Mr. Cornell Tor
Governor and on this account no opposition was mnue
TO his again being made PresdeDt Recently. however,
a caucus held and ticket made up which lett MI
DittenhOefcr ont OF the Central Committee, and gave
Bim place officer OF the organization.
FACTIONS IN THE xXIID.
An contest place In the XXIId District
At the beginning or the campaign there were three
tickets The field. The regular ticket headed bS
Jacob KnOblUch for president, Major Geo. W COoney
who led one the opposition tckes withdrew early In
the evening and threw his influence IN favor Of the
regular ucket The other opposition ticket headed
by the name Of james McKenna The confess sim
ply struggle between factions the Knoblocn ticket
elected.
Tue tickets In the various districts follows:
FIRsT ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
President-Charies n. Trainer.
Delegates 70 Central COmmi'tee-Micnacl W Burns,
Francis ErdmOad, Daniel X. COsgrove. culnJel Il4E.
Arthur Hanry.
SECOND ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
President-Plcrre G. Van Wyck.
Drlrzatcs-iIcHs Z. Van Mfck, Morris Fritdsam,
Mathew Stewart, Peter A. Kuhn.
THIRD ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
Regular Ticket