The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-12

To-day between the hours OF and P. NJ.
| except in the booming and blooming an
| nexed district, where the prescribed time Is
from 8 A. NJ. to 0 =. NJ, primary elections
will be held at the headquarters OF the sew
eral Republican Assembly organizations, for
the purpose OF electing delegates to the
County Committee and members and Off
GERS OF the District Committees.
All tried and true Republicans who are
officially enrolled. and none others. are
admonished to attend and to exercise
their prerogatives by casting such tickets
as are offered them. the tickets hav-
Ing been already agreed upon at pre-
liminary conferences Mt which court orders
have been a feature. These conferences have
generally been OF n turbulent and recrim-
mating character. and 1t is believed by some
observers Of the local political situation that
In some districts the ruthless shedding OF
blood and the reckless blackening OF optics
can be prevented only by the merciful in
terpostion OF the police. This. however. is
probably an exaggerated view of the case.
for our Republican fellow citizens. however
much they may differ about the political
sagacity and loyalty OF JACOB PATTERSON
and his band OF followers. are law-abid-
ing and intelligent. and not addicted to
breaches OF the peace.
The overwhelming majority OF New York
city Republicans are not enrolled members
OF the Republican machine organization.
They never have been, and now that GEORGE
BLISS has shaken the dust OF machine reg
ularity from his patent feathers. there
is little prospect that they will be. Col.
BLISS was to Il certain extent the connect
Ing link between the organized and the
merely affiliated Republicans.
Just now the Republicans OF New York
city are very strong in courage. numbers.
and confidence. but with this condition OF
things the local Republican machine has rs
little to do as the Kansas Populists or the
Utah Mormons. The Republicans here
abouts are strong because the general
course OF administration and Of legis-
lation has been crowding their ranks. The
projection OF unpopular Federal policies.
the character OF many Federal appoint
ments; the lukowarm performance OF some
specific Democratic pledges and the care
less or cowardly disregard OF other pledges.
added to the hardness OF the times and
the arrest OF productive industries. have
combined to set up the Republicans in con-
fidence and to give them high hopes for
the future.
The handful Of Republicans who will re-
spond to the call OF JAKE PATTERSON and
JOHN SABINE SMITH and attend to-day's
primaries may encourage themselves with
the notion that they had really something
to do with the recent political tidal wave.
In fact. they were. where not OPP
ponents OF the Republican revival. look
ers on. Some did not vote: others did
not register. Few OF them performed any
political service. and fewer still were able
to exercise any material influence ON the
result. Under these circumstances the call
addressed to-day to such Republicans as
are enrolled. has something OF farcical
aspect. the Republicans who are not en-
rolled contributing nearly all, the votes.
This consideration. however. will not
prevent some Republicans from disput-
ing with great tierceness at to-day's con-
test. as II the destiny of continent de-
pended upon their endcavors. But we hope
that the influence of JAKE PATTERSON and
JOHN SABINE SMITH will be- sufficient TO
prevent unseemly hOstilties between the
hours Of and p. NJ, on Manhattan Island
properand between the hours of9A. N. and
p. NJ. in the annexed district.