The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-12
.PLATT WINS IN BROOKLYN.
Everything Went His Way at
Lively Primaries Last Night
Buttling Wins in the Local Fight
Against Himself.

The returns in Brooklyn this morning
of the Republican primaries held
throughout Kings County last night
show that the Plat men have carried
everything. There Is no longer any
doubt that Mr.. Morton will receive the
support OF the Kings County delegates
AT least fourteen Of the eighteen As
sembly districts Of Kings County will
go to the Convention to support MIR.
Platts nominee. The other four dis
tricts are not anti-Platt, but are looked
upon by the leaders as doubtful
Their were numerous fights of a more
or less serious nature at the primaries
last night.
Alderman jain was engaged in a row.
it is said, in which he received a chok-
ing.
one prominent feature about the pri-
maries Is the fact that all the machine
leaders won and the independents, eX-
cept Willis, were defeated. The fight
was not conducted on Plat and anti
Plat lines, but between factions and in
dividuals
In the Fifth aWrd the attempt to turn
down Sheriff Butting resulted in a dis
NAL failure, and Buttling Will go to the
Convention with his lieutenants to sup
port Norton. Buttling received 4O2 votes,
while the opposition got 81.
In the Eighth Ward McGinness came
out victorious by three votes, and then
had some trouble with the leader of the
opposition, Mr.. Campbell. The friends of
Campbe Said to-day that the fight would
materially injure McGinness's chances for
the Congressional nomination, and that
legal redress would be sought.
The victory of McGinness will send
II al tab,
vention.
The strongest fight was made in the
Third Third Ward. where there was an all
the Ward hid gathered in The Associa-
tion clubhouse to wait for the returns
from the various districts. Two OF
with Richard Mulcahey. Friends on
both sides took part in the quarrel.
Alderman jain grabbed Mulcahey. and
throat; Mulcahey's grasp frightened on
the Alderman's throat until he became
black in the face. Mulcahey forced
jain down on his knees and held him
there.
When the Alderman was released it
was some time before he could recover
ln the First Assembly District, which
Wards, Willis defeated Favor
In the Twenty second Waord men were
elected who will send five delegates TO
the Convention for Gen. Steward l..
Woodford
The Twenty-eighth Ward was carried
by the regulars by twenty districts out
of twcnty-nne.
Jacob Worth was defeated in the Fifth
Assembly District, although he carried
his own election district against many
prominent Republican INDEPENDENTS
Worth carried his district despite the
efforts OF Fire Commissioner Wurster,
\. ID; Baird, Sam Jacobs. Frank Sperry
and w; j. Taylor. Worth got 81 votes
while the others were only given 10.
van SAN thompson; in the Twentieth
Second Assembly, District will send four
Plat delegates to the Convention The
| Eighth Assembly District was carried
| by DAILY and Kennedy. The Seven
teenth Ward Is still doubtful. 1t is
believed that Mason won against
City Clerk Joe Benjamin carried the
sixteenth Ward. The delegates will
probably be Benjamin, Edward Schleu-
Ter, a; FRANK and Harry Schultz.
IN the other wards matters were con-
Quoted tremendously. The delegates
elected last night will meet Friday night
| and elect delegates to the convention
The victory for the regulars Indicate
| that the men for the convention are
| already named, and their election Friday
| night Is only matter of form.
| When Willis was seen this morning
he stated that the independents would
| control between siXty-five and seventy
| Of the delegates to the Convention, He
! victory they think. Willis says his fac
| ton Will go to the Convention with
Gen. Tracy's name first and Morton
| second