New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-11
THE PRIMARIES TONIGHT.
HE REPRESENTS THE PRESENT ELECTION DIS

HE REPRESENTS THE PRESENT ELECTION DIS
TRIcT SYSTEM AND HIS OPPONENTS WANT
TO RETURN TO THE OLD AND DIS
CREDITED FORM OF ORGANIZATION.
The enrolled Republicans of the regular" organi-
za,ion of this city will meet at their respective
headquarters in the LIN election districts this even
ing from to 9 y. m. to eject a chairman vice
chairman. treasurer secretary and three inspectors
OF election and to choose delegates 10 the several
Assembly District conventions These conventions
will meet at the various Assembly District head
quarters on Tuesday. December is. AT p m, TO
elect l54 members composing the Republican
County Committee for 1895. The principal contest
VIII be made for delegates to be elected tonight
to the Assembly District conventions and upon the
control Of these conventions which assemble
week from tonight. Will depend the choice OF the
presiding officer of the County Committee and the
control of that body during the coming year Arti-
Gle Al of the constitution provides that ONCE
holders shall not be eligible to election as mem
bers OF the County Committee.
Tn o the present time the struggle in the varI-
ous districts has centred around William Brook
field Of the NXIst Assembly District former chair
man OF the Republican State Committee, ana the
president OF the County Committee since It's re-
organization. The advocates OF the election dis-
trict plan and that element OF the party which
favor political independence and is opposed to all
Brookneld The old discredited leaders OF the Pat
terson- Gibbs stripe. to escape whose domination
the reorganization of the party was undertaken
Immediately after the election Of 1897 are banded
together defeat Brookield and Will try TO choose
a sufficient number OF delegates to prevent ms re-
election Training with the Patierson-Gbbs crowd
are the camp-followers who attach themselves to
whichever side they think Will have the dlstripu-
ton Of the official spoils. They have received
tip that II they want anything they must muster
with the Anti-Brookfeld faction. Tips. however
are sometimes misleading and put those VINO place
their faith therein on the wrong scent.
IF Colonel strong would let it be known that
he favors the success OF Brookfeld said an old
time politician at the Filth Avenue Hotel ias'
night he would simplify this matter very much'
The anti Brookfcd coterie has not announced the
name OF the man 1t will put ~. The members
OF the County Committee. who will be chosen
week from this evening. will not meet for orgahi-
cation until the third Thursday evening In January
so that five weeks will intervene before MT i '"h
fields successor will be chosen. Mr.. broo"lr'
remarked Yesterday in alluding to this faci. mat
while there would he determined nSnt a, ~ AZ,
evenings primaries 10 win the maloinE og 'n ne ne
party the side that wins need not feel assutel
Of eiecting The president OF the committee. because
.torfcre between now and January y TO make any
Mr Rrookfeld also said that he did not look
uron the fight being made against MN as IN an, ny
said. want To- get control OF the organization and
its members are making a hsht for II. a. tney
have a perfect right to DO We have now IN" p'st
organization the party las eyer had ana 20 h9t
believe tina; II viii p" changer hi'k ~ M ~" .t
system which repudlaicd when we consunmate1
our reorganization. - ,h,.
great many Kepubiicans hc,ievS however, , ,mat
this Is one Of the objects OF the old canal noun"
IL regain complete control II tho thousands o'
enrolled Ecpuhcans VINO want an honest 'Nl'fN,
sion OF Republican sentiment AZ the ptlnifl'- anu
IN nominating conventions instead ~ having 20 90"
~ "a. decree. Of = few bosses - Assembly us
tricfs turn out and vote tonight for i"''sai'S
thoroughly and honestly det"rmin.i 70 stand hY the
election district system. ~ T. dfhcult q" see no"
The control ~ the Organization can be- rr'uih'i I'D
the raftersOn-Gihbs faction ,..a... Ia.
r,r.f,l .stim.ics OF the result ~ to-nighs "."'-
lions give the advocates ~ Hropkf"l1 and inc "ir-
,ion disfrlc, system a. hast tHcntf ~ m" thty
Assembly, districts Contests 10 Tho lsi lld ana IN
dis,rlcfs are 'lkely civ" ~" Irnukll'II ~
rn,fr,, ~ these districts. IN" Kiln MIN NJ
XVih and XNIIth ar counted go 20 tiv. .n,ht
-csuits In me y Xfh. : j. campbell ~ "Penia,h
t,mr VIII undoubtedly be- turned lo"n ans ~, ~
&c, ., fnr Hrpokn.i1 The NNl"l ~. M IN.
,be XVIII the XVIII AMI ~" NM MN az
dereni.d uron To- do the same. hgh' - pt'nlr,tn
IN IN. XXiIId. wher" Abraham 'ruher WI MAG, nr
,hc .0orf OF his NE - eject an antl-lf"11hn''i
r~prcsenia,son but the soli Republicans 81 mn ,
,.trr,i,a- OF Repuhilcanlsn ar" fuzzy awake 10 tn'
,sc and predictions were made yesterday that the
,es,,lt ,souid hc a Bro,kn"d victory.