New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-18
PREPARING FOR CITY PRIMARIES
THE OUTLOOK IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS.
SEVERAL CONTESTS EXPECTED-MOsT OF HE
DELEGATES TO FAVOR ARTHUR.

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DELEGATES TO FAVOR ARTHUR.
Tho Ponublicon primaries to be held in the
Assembly Districts tonight will decide the political com
pexon Of the city delegation in tie stale CoNe"io"'
and Indirectly in the National Convention Inc ue"
gates TO the National Convention VIII De seecV'" :"
morrow night at Congressional Conventions cOnpoSoAo
delegates 10 be chosen at to-nigts primaries Inc eX
rcssons of opnions made BY the district leaders ndi-
Gaze that the majority of delegates will he friendly TO
President Arthur The delegation to the state COnVch-
ton from the IXth Assembly District and one or TWO
others may be in favor Of Alr. Arhurs nomination.
and two of the delegates to the National 'oNeh
ton are doubtful.
In the Ist Assembly District Deputy United States
Marshal John IT, Grimes is Of the leaders and an ar
rangement has been made by which the delegates TO TIE
Congressional Convention from that district snail unite
with those Of the I'D Assembly District, controlled by
John H. Brady of the SurrOgaeS Office, III sending 10 te
National Convention Surrogate Rollins and Marshal
Erhardt both of whom are warm personal rlchs oi MI
Arthur.
John W. Jacobus OF the IXth Assembly District which
will be without Influence in the Congressional Conyen-
ton is nd nan at the union of the other districts ana
threatens to contest the selection OF the Surrogate ana
Marshal on the ground that the apportionment OF dcio
gate, il truly representative The delegation TO the
state Convention from the IXth District will probably he
independent though a contest may be made at the
primary.
The fact that Norris Frisdsam and Denis Shea, the
leaders in tie ia Assembly District have disagreed Us TO
which snail he the executive member of the County
Committee has weakened the Influence OF this district III
the With Congressional District. and union OF the
With and Tia Assembly Districts Is probable John d.
Lawson, friendly to Arthur and bitterly opposed TO
Blaine will be of the delegates TO the National Con
vention. The delegations TO The State Convention from
the II I'll and With Districts will be mplcdecd
fJohn J. OBricn who has the controlling influence IN the
WIN Congressional District, will probably ne delegate
10 the National Convention. william II. Towney or
Dewitt c. Wheeler may DO sent as he other delegate
The three districts composing TINS congressional DIS
trct are all friendly TO the President ,
Jacob W. Patterson OF the Ath Assembly District nav
ma,unafi"n ii is certain that an Arthur delegation will
20 from thc IXh Congressional District the NIlth and
nos,Ilt ;hat the XIJh aud XVIII District delegations,
being majority OF me members o. tnc OSnglesoonaI
Convention, may exclude me other district ron c91s1
Grafton in the selection OF delegates to the National Con
one Of the strongest contests the primaries tonight
viii he in the XVIII Assembly District, wncrc Michael
icc,Ssful bis DELEGATES are xpacic1 10 unite with those
OF the NNIIih District in the Hth CouercsS"hi DNtir
% XVi nistcf ia successful It may unite with the
XIth District delegation contest Ia the ANlIIth Dis
The lrIII cement mat had been made 70 send General
Auaou g. McCook. OF the NIlltn Assembly District ana
%atin@l otrntiop from the XItA Congressional Dis
ct Iul5 be disturbed strong pressure j. being brought
10 bear on Mr. Iydeckcr and other XVIII District leaders
70 induce them 10 Withdraw from the position they had
porrant one in the politics of The West side, and the
leaders Of that district ere earnest in hcr OBJ o,lon TO
h. plan 10y which is left without locogaiuonn he s"cc-
ton delegates 80 the National Convention ioltlyinS
fieutlt fO fur also made strong ohlec
| lion, To- General NcCool III ground that ne you'd
| not pledge himself toyoe Tor the nomination OF me
President u tucago. IEe outcome OF lIuN 0lp'S|'" 10
General McC oot on account oI his independent position
In interesting contest in the XXIs Assembly District
part of the NIltn Congressional District is 10 DE de
cdcl tonight. Jacob Hess and other leaders o the dts
riclS put in nomination tlcGel ImnlL rs uot, 10
tine state Convention AsscmbyInan IhtOiore kooscNel
iority or hose whose names were the ticket in
favor of Mr. Aithur'- nomination The FtllDlcan7 or
posed the old organization held conference ON Sau
| day evening. which Joseph Pool, Professor ' an
Aurugc. Ernest IL. crosby and others we're appointed
them a-o bore the name OF Asscmb nan Roosevelt at
the head The other delegates to the state Convention
anu rVi? nv eocore Roosevelt BENJAMIN brewster
Frederick d. Tappcn and Thomas G. sloane IN Wlch tHe
gnrr soy that their name, were used without their
.ru ON he ticket on which Mr.. acCurdys name appears
and that they in favor or the one o." Wnch MI llh-
Der is named circular has also been sent to the en-
r,d 1fr nrcng the election oil the R0osc ltfaTper
rcse on the ground that the other ticket represents the
Judge Noah Dayi. Austin Abbott, William HWcbb John
W PicI-On Carl Slmrz. President f. A. p BARNARD John
Watson. Felix Adler, Daniel II. Chamberlain. Edwald
Solomon, and John H. Guon me Leaders IN the Nh
aud XXild Districts are friends OF the PRESIDENT ana
even If the Independent Republicans are successful IN
the XXIs District. an Arthur delegation VII lro3aD{
be sent nom the Nilth Cohgre,,loha Dlstnet Ench
Assembly District will be represented IN the Congres-
siOnal District by many delegates rs II has III the
County Committee.
The XXIIId,A,scmby District delegates will probably
control the XfIIh COnlTe ,siOnul District C0nNcutOn
and Frank Raymond the leader OF the XXIIId District
nurposes To take all honOrs for his own district II the
majority Of the convention is under MS control! me
XIXth Assembly District Republicans have Protested
against this proposed action, but II may DC carried out
There il prO spect or contest in tie ANlIld District
In the Xth Assembly District meeting was held last
night al No 1913 BccckerS TO make up ticket Tor dele
gales to the state and Congressional District Conventions
Resolutions were adopted in favor OF Edmunds ana
Lincoln. The ticket adopted was rs follows John II.
iah PAM III.
Alfred carr Congressional Edmund j. TruSdaie, Frank
= BENEDICT Thomas j. Burton. John +. Rockefeller.