New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-12
TT LOOKS LIKE BROOKFIELD
INDICATIONS THAT BOssIsM WAS DE-
FEATED AT THE PRIMARIES.
DELEGATES TO REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY DIS
TRICT CONVENTIONS WHO WILL PROBABLY
CHOOSE A COUNTY COMMITTEE HOSTILE
TO THE OLD DISTRIBUTED LEADERS.

CHOOSE COUNTY COMMITTEE HOSTILE
TO THE OLD DISTRIBUTED LEADERS.
The Republican primaries passed off quietly in
most districts last evening. and. considering the
extremely unpleasant weather. large vote was
brought out. The purpose OF the primaries was
the election Of officers for 1926 In the l4i eiectoh
district organizations and to choose delegates 10
the thirty Assembly District conventions. when are
TO meet next Tuesday evening and elect ia mem
bers. composing the County Committee for next
year This body will meet FOR organization or
Thursday evening, January u. The controi OF 'he
County Committee and the question OF VINO shai'
be the president the issues which brough'
many good Republicans out to vote on s"ch an
Indictment night
Reports received from most of the districts up
to midnigh, apparently confirmed the prediction OF
The Tribune Yesterday that the frends Oh 'he
present system. known as the election district syS
tenn who favor also individual Republican inde-
pendence as opposed to bosses. both big ana htte'
and who determined to rally about William Brook
field as the exponent of those principles, VIII con-
troll a good majority OF the Assembly District Con
ventions Should this prove to be the case 'ne
poorly concealed purpose of the old dscredited eau-
ers Of the Patterson Gibbs stripe 10 alter the con-
stitution so that 1t permit return to the Assem-
bly, District system with its boss dication and the
open scheme TO supplant President BroolSeld with
a plant person willing 10 do the bidding OF the
Patterson-Gibbs ring. Will be foiled.
There were contests in many districts. but no dis
graceful disturbances were reported. The fight in
the Ist Assembly District resulted In the success
Of the Heaiey faction. Martin II. and Eugene Il.
Heaey claimed last night that they had carried
twenty-eight Of the thiry-four election distric's'
making the Assembly District convention practi-
caily solid for Brookfeld John II. Grimes. the Old
distr.c; leader. and Peter Ewald were elected from
the Eleventh Election District In the I'D Assem-
bly, District there no contests. The district
convention will be for Brookfeld. The lid and
WITH Assembly districts led by Police Commissioner
Murray and John Collins respectively were reported
anti Brookfied. IT. the With Assembly District Johh
Simpson claimed the election OF all his delegates
with the exception OF those in the Twelfth ana FIJI
teenth said to be carried by the scheuien faction
Brookfed will have the delegates from the Vim
The With and With Assembly districts domi-
mated by George Hilliard and Jacob NJ Patterson
were set down anti-Brookfeld. but returns from
the With Assembly District were said to indicate
the election of a majority of Brookfeld men, Cor
nelius Van Cott John D. Lawson and c. Nolney king
were among those chosen. There was no contest
in the Xth Assembly District. Returns received at
the Rutherford Club No. 2i3 East Thirteenth-st.'
represented the election Of unpledged delegates
from majority of the election districts. Joseph
Wilkinson, ant-Brookfeld formerly first vice
president Of the anti-machine organization. was
elected a delegate. Secretary George VI. Haas. who
had made tour Of the election districts last night
said that there was an apparent majority OF dele
gates opposed to a change In the presidency OF the
County Committee.
AT the headquarters Of the XIth Assembly Dis
tr,ct NJ 642 Sxth-ave.. Brook1eld men claimed
nearlv every delegat. Of the l05 elected last night
70 the Assembly District convention. The Min
Assembly District counted on as largely Brook
field but the XIIIth conceded 10 Gibbs. anti
Brookfed.
The result In the XIvth Assembly District was
q decided victory for Brookfeld, John Hassel-
6rcf claiming
thir,v-four out Of the forty election districts
for Brookfeld c. A. Peabody. jr., ex-Judge Hor-
ace Russell, John Smith and IL. G. Reese were
among the delegates elected. In the NNlith AS
sembly District Brookheld delegates were reported
elected from nearly all the thirty-three election
d,stricts Only one the Eleventh. was believed 10
have sent anti-Brookfeld men. Both Robert Miller
and Alderman-elect Andrew Robinson. who pattied
for the district leadership In the ANllth. asserted
that they Brookfeld
The much-talked OF combat In the MILO AS
sembiy District did not come of. Abraham Gruber
asserted that he had carried two or three election
districts against Brookheld. but the great majority
the County Committee pledged TO Brookheld; ,.
The delegates elected in the XXIst Assembly Dis,
delegates are General Anson g. McCook Daniel
The primaries in the XXivth Assembly District
It was asserted that not over sixteen delegates
will oppose him, The result in the XVIII was
three Of the election districts last night. In the
XXth Assembly District, whose present delegation
in the County Committee is headed by S. J. Camp
bell ex- poce ward man. who originat ted the Boz
hemian 'pantata" IT was asserted last night that
the district was against Brookfeld. Returns from
seventeen Of the twenty.four election districts re-
ceived at the Ivy Club up to midnight indicated the
success OF the Patterson Gibbs element, who
claimed three out of the four members of the
County Committee
There practically opposition to Brook
field in the XXVIlth Assembly District Reports
indicated that Columbus o. johnson had carried
every election district for independent Republican
ism and against bosssm.
At ! a. m. a complete victory over the old dis
credited bosses believed to be assured.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES IN BROOKLYN
Primary elections held by both the regular
and the reform Democrats In all the election dis