The evening world., 1894-09-12
.PLATT WINS IN BROOKLYN.
Everything Went His Way at
Lively Primaries Last Night
ButtliBg Wins in tho 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 Mr.
Platt's 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,
1t 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 Buttling resulted in 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
Campbell said to-day that the fight would
materially inJure McGnness's chances for
the Congressional nomination, and that
legal redress would be sought.
VirfnrV n ttyin nj
himself, Sedgwick and Ryan to the Con-
vention.
The strongest fight was made in the
Jain was choked. The Republicans of
the Ward hid gathered in the Associa-
ton clubhouse to walt for the returns
from the various districts. Two of
Alderman Jahn's sons got in a quarrel
with Richard Mulcahey. Friends on
both sides took part in the quarrel.
the latter got grip on the Alderman 5
throat. Mulcahey's grasp frightened on
the ,Alderman's throat until he became
black in the face, Mucahey forced
| there.
When the Alderman was released 1t
was some time before he could recover
In the First Assembly District, which
4 includes the First. Second and Fourth
Wards, Willis defeated Favor
In the Twenty-second Waord men were
elected who VIII 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 twenty nine
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,
A. D. Baird. Sam Jacobs Frank Sperry
while the others were only given ia. ''e'
Sam Thompson, In the Twentieth
Ward defeated Randolph Fuller. The
Second Assembly, District will send four
Piatt delegates to the Convention The
Eighth Assembly District was carried
by DAILY and Kennedy. The Seven
teenth Ward is still doubtful. 1t is
oelieved that Mason won against
city Clerk Joe Benjamin carried the
| Sixteenth Ward The delegates will
probably be Benjamin, Edward Schlei.
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
| me victory for the regulars Indicate
that the men for the convention are
already named. and their election Friday
| night is only matter OF form.
| Nhen Willis was seen this morning
| ne stated that the independents would
| control between siXty-five and seventy
| OF the delegates to the Convention, HI
| says the regulars haven't won half tn,
! victory they think. Willis says his fac.
| second.