New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-16
BLISS MEN TRIUMPHANT.
THEY WIN IN THE NTH DIS1RICT.
A LIVELY PRIMARY ELECnox-MARMoSY

A LIVELY PRIMARY ELECuON-HARMoNY
EvERYwHERE. ELSE IN THE CITY.
Harmonious primaries were held by the Republicans
OF this city in all the Assembly Districts with the
single exception Of the Nth where bl'''r
fight has been wagcd between the Colonel George
Bliss and John f. Mholand factions for scVerai
weeks. The result I'm this particular oiSUic'
was triumph for the side of Colonel Bliss by vote
OF GA to IS. The action of the National ADMINS
tratlon in removing Mr.. Milholand from ms ONCE %.
Supervising Inspector OF Immigration III the neat Vi
the contest his ficds asserted. worked 10 MS dsoVah
tage. on Thursday evening Mr.. Milho!lnd received II
telegram from secretary Foster requesting his imhede
resignation As the Secretary gave no reasons
fo- sucb n demand Mr. Milholand declined 10 comply
At noon yesterday lie received another telegram from
Mr. Foster informing Mr.. Miiholland of his removal
The circumstance was, OF course used by the BLISS
party as evidence that the Administration was op
posed to the contest being made asains. the regular
organization.
In the With District where a contest was ca
pected a conference between the friends Oh
DIR. Brodsky and Mr. Schurmann Droush'
about an agreement by which both sides were rep
resented upon the ticket in a satisfactory way ana
this ticket was chosen without opposition Do'h 'e
leaders were elected TO the state Convention The
heavy vote in the IXth District, which exceeded 400
was especially gratifying TO the earnest Kepubii-
can workers of that district. Such totals as
AL votes In the With District 32l III
the XVIII, 4Oo III inc A'HO' oiV
in the XVIIIth, and $50 in tho NlXth, in none
Of which was there anything exciting TO bring out ING
voters, looked upon indicative of the lively
interest which Republicans generally In New-lork
were taking in their organization
The main interest OF the day centred in the Xlth
District where the polls. at No 107 West Thirty
fourth-st opened at a. and remained open until
The regular hour for closing at . p. m. sergeant
Lane ard a large force OF policemen appeared at The
polling place before tho voting began and renamed
throughput the day, but there was little use for them
Good order was preserved during most OF the
time Prominent sympathizefs and workers OF
both factions were hand and labolcd haId
TO win votes for their respective candidates. ON
The Bliss side beside Colonel Bliss himself, who ap-
pearcd several times 10 encourage his followers, there
were present Colonel =. V. Il. CruSer, Asscmbiyman
W. " Hoag John {. OCOnOr, president Of the regular
association Alderman George II. Morris ana several
lesser lights. Those who worked to encourage the
Hlhoand faction and support for It's nomi-
necs Mr. Milholland himself, Job f. Hedges.
James L. Townsend, ex-Aldorman McNuTay, Major
II. \. Beatty, Charles W. Anderson Major h. e.
Breckenridge DR.. L. L. Seaman DR.. p ii. Murphy
and others. The inspectors of election all Bliss men,
James NJ. Leeds chairman: George overin,
George Finkenaucr, IL. a. Hill and ROber: Wander
wort. The chaengers Asscmbyman lioag and
President O'Conor, for Colonel Bliss, and and Victor
a. shimmcl ard William 6. Roberts. for Mr.. Mil
holland, and rieh CALAMITY did these four men
execute tllcfl duty. such Vigilance ind zeal
10 prevent and get In votes has rarely been seen
except al the most exciting kind OF an election
Many cases of Illegal voting were charged on both
sides and about twenty challenges were MADE, but
mos: OF the challenged swOre in their votes.
one man, who said that his name was william II.
Payne, OF No. 1l2 West Twenty -hfth-st., offered his
voie but being Informed thai the real Payne was
in Sing Sing Prison he beat rapid retreat without
stopping TO assert his rights. william Deutz, Of No.
WeSt rtV Fl hist
lore the polls oscd, only find that he had been
personated by somebody else and his vote cast for
him. Bentz, who llilholland man, was i'm
pressed with the belief that Bliss ticket had gone
into the box In his name. Two men named Splcer
were registered IRON! the notorious Hattie Adans's
house. No. 81 East twenty -seventh-st. William A.
was Il colored man and Joshua white. they were
both challenged by the Moland side and both swore
IN their votes
About 30 D. NJ. cOored man, named William
Foreman, arrested repeater. lie had voted
under the name Of William Kennedy, OF No. 30 West
Ihirieth-st., and offering to vote second time
when he detected and taken into custody by n
policeman. In the cOmm0ion which followed the
prisoner broke loose from the officer and ran up
sixthave. The policeman promptly gave chase, and
several hundred men and boys who had consregated
aLout the polling place joined in the pursuit After an
exciting race several blocks recaptured
and taken the Threihst. police station, Were he
was locked up. The NiihOllsnd men win be in court
this morning to prosecute him.
After the polls had closed the anti machine faction
assembled the MIhOland headquarters, No. 500
Sixthave, where stories OF bribery and repeating soon
filled the air. 1t asserted that the defeat Of the
opposition had cost the regulars not less than $4,000
or $4,000 and the work of collecting afldavits to
substantiate the charges begun at once. When
the vote lad been definitely announced. which showed
majority OF lJ6 for the regulars In total vote OF
332 Mr.. Milholand called his friends TO order
and made speech TO them congratulatlng
them upon the gallant protest they had
made under most discouraging circumstances.
They had TO contend, he said, against the
whole machinery OF the district including the Federal
interest OF the old regime. As matter Of justice
lie desired to say that the police yesterday had been
fair, which from past experience had not been ex-
pected. The expectation, however, that the police
would be against the ant-Bliss had operated to
the injury of the cause In which those before him
had been fighting. We have not been beaten by
fair and square methods" he said. Taxing II alto
gcther think We have made good fight. We have
demonstrated that there is powerful sentiment DC
manding change jn the tactics OF this district
(Cheer,.) What would 1t have been II we had been
allowed a fair enrolment! We VIII 50 ahead ana
collect the evidence that we were not beaten by iar
Mr. MIholland heartily thanked those who had stood
BY him, and assured them that their aboTS ana sacr
fees had not In vain. 4 order Of things had
been assured in spite OF defeat and the fact that bis
Official head was IN the basket. new spirit would
perueate the entire Republican organization OF the
city place 1t in the hands Of true, loyal and earnest