The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-09
BRODSKY CARRIES DE ATE.
FOR -FOUR HOURS AND THREE. QUAR-
TIERS NOT A vOTE WAS POLLED.


n Daneang Master HsA His Supper aud
SpeAt the Evening at the Head OF the Line
After 50 Citisens Had Cast 81 Votes, 10
TOR Rrodsky's TNcket-Other Primaries.
Tho funniest Of all the Republican primaries
last night. not excepting the primary in the
Twenty secopd. where they reelected Demo-
cratic Assemblyman- elect rs II member OF the
County Committee, was Drodsky's primary in
tho Eighth. For It was Brodsky's in spite OF
extraordinary efforts on the part OF Silver DOL
lar Smith and Phil Wissig Of Tammany Hall
and the regulars" headed by Sch0rmonn.
Tho polls opened at 4 o'clock p. N. at %
Ludlow street. with delegation waiting on
the stairs Brodsky. ably supported by
Br,,der wilhelm. had charge OF his own inter-
csts. while the regulars" were headed by
Schnrmann. Sergeant Creeden had twelve
uniformed policemen there.
I, WIS soon discovered that the machine was
controlled by Brodsky. lie had three Of the
five, inspectors. including the Chairman.
J;ruder Wilhelm was in strong voice. and
challenged SO many Of tho sch0rmann mon
that IL became doubtful whether any Of their
,utes would be received.
Whenever Bruder wilhelm challenged the
voting stopped. The applicant would offer to
ewoar in his vote. but Wilhelm's frantic pro-
tests that he was a Democrat swayed the In
spectors overy time. and the applicant was
turned nway.
schnrnann reckoned that no lost twenty
votes that way. He challenged half dozen
IrJisky votes. but his challenges didn't 60.
In four cases Schnrmann sent policemen
cut with his men who had been challenged. on
the ground that they had given false addresses
Tho police reported that the men had told the
tra.h The challenges were changed in form.
but the votes weren't accepted.
After fifteen minutes the voting came to q
dead stop and not another vote was taken.
For four and three-auarter hours an obstinate
man stood in front Of the poll box and de-
manded that his vote DO accepted. The in
Side Glccked tho hall and stairs and hoarsely
shouted :. Move on" but all In vain. Some OF
'hg rejected applicants stood or. On the opposiss
tc.hrow nnn,ark < eggs at the crowd ,.
Is sSs Street. He was chsilens ed BY. William
Brcdsky. on the ground that he had been a
ssr IL s e az The last eiee
.rats. al? ir our fSr@an. Who is small
Ssha aqs n1i men insisted that he had right
insisted. too, and offered 70 swear in his vote
and be arrested; But the inspectors would not
him hSa b Sess dsaed tSs
Truman leaned against the counter and re-
Johnny Bro5asky figured over the situation;
@ n ehe
s EnsS hsDd Che s'1 IL
sohorpsun for some reason OF other did
pos withdraw Furman and poll the men
E Cigars were e an IN
a hsaePy hs
s Sss' e. con-
They we're only curiosity seekers" said
NJ AZ Ssn ss interpos.d one o, the Brodaky
Henry Loewy has besn acting ss mes
~ ssss sss the Gut %ssssSs icf
said that smith hsd tried tS rim fhe primary;
hotss p sn zen II. s sub h ss ws
@ 's s"a %%e s so% 10
came ' over and aesiared sSat So had 0i not
A o n lar. and you Know you are" said
Wilton. keep you. temper" shouted John
had been the dancing master at a big dance Of
s A Ell ss5 Ds Silver sph 81
Kiss and three beauty dress and
M oc sci Tbee.lore +. Ruhie Chairman Of
s BArh Of infpesStGrs declared the ;o polls
bounced that ne had at least thirty.fon outof
six wachsrs Wsr for oash fac
ton ,siXty-one ballots were found in the box
bn hcy . had been a 9y hft6as ss dz tSn
%a nan Sas n soar ballots Ia seen prssi
toPss out uiEt the three extra ballots blnded
a ssy 5n " f or eeaK
There viii be Il contest. :;
has been IL fraud all tho way through"
i!a',! s;,ii a Bro!sky man. Its been n
tiN'ir" deal. only when, yopse blocked do
81 S,% d s MsA wo" sure. if de hull ting Lad bee"
n II %r;m"s. ;hs isads sts Of the First dis.
+ t1 ,% r"ns p Ieadership BY having Jeremiah
~ had l;is slate all ready. but his opponcnts
Hlr4nrcd in snch numbers that Grimes lost
hap i AN, and smashed iis slate himself This left
Martin H. Healey. who will succeed Grimes a.
the executive member. In this district almost
an entire new list Of officers has been elected.
dA9 paaee hansS II the w dst tEs
iispIrcemont Of stephen B. French. as leader.
fnd the election In Ills stead of John G. Dodd.
N tho Seventh district Richard Van Colt has
t%"n elected President Of the organization in
p,,"" 81 Lucius l.. Van Allen.
&, John u. Lawson still reiIi:lins the leader.
PATTERSON leads the Tenth and Gibbs the Thir.
T~pth. VILLAIN Henkcl will succeed Richard
Lush rs leader OF the Sixteenth.