New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16
READY FOR THE STRUGGLE.
PRIMARIES TONIGHT EXPECTED TO BIZ
WARM CONTESTS.
OPPOSING FACTIONS CONFIDENT Or SUI
FEELING OVER THE RAINEs AND CREATE"
NETWORK BILLS

o,,,os,xc FACTIONS CONFIDENT OF SUPREMACY
rrr,,Sc OVER THE RAINEs AND GREATER
NETWORK BILLS
Thousands of eager Republicans VINO iook i''
ward 70 the battle at the polls next November
u.;tb tho greatest confidence will engage To-
nobt in the important prelimfnaries Throughout
the 62S election districts in the city by eiec'"s
ds,agates 70 the Assembly and Congress con-
vcntions Indications point to an old-lashioneo
tugof-war between the friends OF Messrs. Willis
Wurster Appleton and Roberts on the one manu-
and WORTH Buttling. Deubert and Palmer on 'he
other hand Probably the lines VIII De drh""
in every election district. and IN wards line
the Third where the question OF supremacy mas
not been. definitely ascertained and ad)uoged o'
the General Committee, there VIII be any num-
Der of contesting delegations. The situation Is
complex enough to make prophecy III res"iu
to the outcome OF the primaries prac'ica"s
worthless Mr. Willis. Commissioner OF CITY
Works Is confident that his friends Will capture
enough delegates to insure the election Oh anu
machine delegates to the National Convention In
three Of the five Congress districts WITHIN 'he
hounds Of Kinzs County The friends Of Mr..
Worth are equally confident OF carrying OH
three of the districts. The trend Of affairs Is
Mr. Willis.
The opposition Of the Republican organization
in Kings County to the Greater New-York bill
and the Ranes bill makes IT practically certain
that whether or not Mr.. Worth elects number
of de,egat t. the National Convent!cn the voices
of the constituents OF the delegates will reach
them at the National Convention. and make
them hostile to the men and influences which
have forced upon the people Of Kings County
the two Objectionable bills referred to.
The Mckinley sentiment in Kings County has
been growing 50 fast of late that it is hardly pos
sibe at the present time to keep it within bounds.
Out of a feeling of State pride and a desire to
make as nearly as possible a solid party front in
the National Convention, Kings County Repub-
leans are disposed To Give their assistance 10
Governor Morton. believing at the same tne
that on account Of the doubtful support that ne
4. receiving from the so-called leaders OF thcparty
in the State he Is defeated even before he enters
the Presidential race. The growing strength of
Ex-Governor Mckinley and his naturally great
popularity in Brooklyn incline Republicans OF
both factions In Brooklyn to his standard This.
coupled with the natural desire TO BE- with the
winning crowd makes IL practically certain that
the entire delegation from Kings County VIII,
after the necessary courteous formalites have
been gone through with. cast their votes Tor
Ohio's candidate.
The Congress conventions will be held next
Thursday night. and II looks now as II thcre
might be conflict between the State ana
County committees over the question OF tenn
porary chairma nships Chairman Roberts OF
the County Committee. says that he thinks the
difficulty will be smoothed over but al the same
time IL is understood that he Is going to desig-
nate members of the County Committee 10 can
the conventions to order. -Four OF the nVe
State Committeemen-Messrs Goodrich Frank.
Schroeder and Sharkey-are machine men.
and, acting under what they believe To be due
authority. will call the conventions to order in
their respective districts.