The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-20
KINGS COUNT REPUBLICANS.
Some Lively Squabbic. mt Their Primaries
Yesterday.


Tho warning Republican forces in Kings
county hold their primary elections yesterday
for the choice OF delegates to tho General Com.
mittee and officers Of the various ward and
county town associations. For party that
was so badly whipped Mt the recent election
inc Republicans made n remarkably lively
showing at tho prm aries. and it was evident
that tho rival leaders take moro interest in
their own internal snuabblss than they did In
their contest with the Democrats.
The issue involved In yesterdays primaries
was whether Revenue Collector Ernest Nathan
should DO continued as the boss OF the organ
ization or be derossd. Mr.. Nathan has held n
firm grip on tho management for several years.
and has come to be regarded as ex-senator
Platts first lieutenant in Kings county. In
spite Of tho extreme personal hostility to him
in tho rank and file he has succeeded from
year to year IN shaping the nominations and
in controlling the General Committee. His
management has been marked 10y crushing
defeats. that OF November last being the most
disastrous in the history OF the party in Kings
county. Mr. Nathan naturally came in for tho
chef share of the responsibility. especially "a
his candidate for Congress in the single Re-
publican district in the county. and his candi-
date il an Assembly district. with n natural
Republican majority OF nearly 4.OOO. were both
defeated.
Mr.. Nathan. however did not wther under
the outburst OF indignation against him. and
at the final meeting OF the General Committee
for 1892 few evenings ago he rallied his
forces and practically defeated the PROPOSE
ton to introduce the Philadelphia System OF
Republican management in Kings county.
Tho new General Committee will DO composed
OF 1913 members. about 200 OF whom were
elected yesterday. In about dozen Of tho
wards there were contests Yesterday between
the Nathan and anti-Nathan forces. In there-
naming wards about an equal number OF
Nathan and anti-Nathan delegates were
The boldest movement against Mr.. Nathan
was the attempt to Dust him from control in
been his special political baiIiwick: strong
untilOr NJ. Mr.. Nathan rallied his forces in
great share and his 9rponeni,;s' were beaten
James JAM Ss birkc,t e% W%9 are heavy Wv" IN
prsmncy in the Inra and E0mr'n wards re-
soune leader r' in the Fifth ward. who believes
in prart teal Eolitics and Is deadly enemy. Of
to Navy Yard management won without u
Naval O,icer Theodore b. Willis elected his
delegates and officers in the First ward with
ont any and his ,Se ay henTs HUI
civil service as Mr.. Fulfilling had no trouble
whatever in maintaining his supremacy In the
Eighth ward. There was no contest in the
Twentieth ward. but the majority OF the dele
cation is opposed to MIR. Nathan.
The com plexion OF the various delegations
elected yesterday. indicates that there will he
another close fight over the organization OF
the now General Committee in January. Mr..
Nath had only a slender majority in this
years. committee. and his opponents are con-
iident that this will TO wiped out in tho new
ono. md that they will he in u position to make
tho handsome Mr. Willis. who has been the
leader OF tho anti Nathan faction. President Of
that body. II he will accept the honor. Az Mr..
Willis Will retro from his comforta be berth in
the Naval Onlce soon after tho new Admins
tration come. into power. lie will have alum
dance Of time on his hands. and may conclude
to devote his energies to building W the
badly wrecke! Republican hosts in Kings
county.
The most important question to come before
tho General Committee after its organization
in January will be the reports on the matterof
tho reorganization and the introduction OF the
Philadelphia system. The fight over this
question will DO equally AS bitter rs over the
choice Of a President. hut the present indica-
tions are that the party will go along in the
old ruts Tor another year at least. At Il late
hour last night the result Of the contests in
some OF the wards had not been determined.
but Mr.. Nathan and his friends professed to be
entirely satisfied with tho situation and con-
tended that they would control tho new COM
mitteo.