New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES THIS EVENING.
FIVE coNGRESSMEN LIKELY To RE RENOMI
MATED -AssEMHLNMEN WILL HAVE oPPO-
NEHTs- CONVENTIONS ON WEDNES-
DAY And THURSDAY
NIGHTS


The Republican Assembly and Congress district
conventions and the primaries for the selection Of
delegates 10 them will be held this week The
primaries will he held this evening on Wednesday
evening the Congress conventions VIII be h'ld ana
on the following evening the Assembly conventions
viii take place This week will. therefore. see the
end Of the Republican nominations, and after ia
cos the workers will rc able to devote their entire
time 10 the election of the nominees
The present Indications are that all i've con-
gressmen will be rcnominatcd without formidable
opposition
Congressman Dents NJ Hurley has the field all TO
himself in the I'D District mainly because OF the
general satisfaction of his people with his record IN
the last session and partly because his district is
according to tradition. heavily Democratic. Con
grcsgrnan Hurley I'm the big landslide OF MA
only by n marrow margin tie thinks the district -
safely Rcpubli, an again this year. because OF the
decentralization in the regular Democratic ranks
and the intention or the Na'lonhi be"o''''S 10
nominate "A candidate
Duncan H. Rolsion. Of the Third Ward. has been
working to undermine Consressman Francis H.
Wilson'S hold on the Illd District. but his effort
has not me, with much success. He IS backed oy
Michael ! pndy OF the Third ward but the other
machine leaders have treated him colily MI VIII
sons strength in the Twenty-third. Ninth and
Twenty ninth wards is said 10 make his renomina-
tion certain.
There have been rumors anoat that some OF the
Worth men in the IVth District had become dis
satisfied with Congressman Israel +. Fischer. ana
woul attempt to replace him. but II there was any
such ulan under consideration II has fallen through
ard Mr. Fischer seems likely TO win without
trouble.
IN the Vth District there has been much talk OF
revolt against Congressman Charles q. Bennett,
hut II Will not prevent Mr. Bennetts denomination.
lanes Surpess aud John i. Millikcn have been
seeking the support of the Willis faction with
v,hirh to enter the field against Bennett. put a
Tribune rrpOrtcr learned yesterday thdt neither OF
them Will be able to defeat l,ennttt me story Inat
Jacob Worth would allow MT. behnc'' 10 scCul.
thc d.rcntos and then s,ral them Tor hlnseH u'
thc last minute has been pcrsistenty denied by Mr'
Worth's closest friends. who say that the eN-Seh"-
In the win District. tongressman james h'
Howe will prOpably he rtnomlhat'u und,hiouhS' hy
The Pcuuhcans confidently expect to eiecl ,he"
candidates in AL five districts IN" Nh'oll'. i, nir
ocratir uominat tions Will seriously njre the sienur
chances Of the regular Democrats IN rvery ,n is
The i'd and VIth districts will furnish the p's'
drhting ground for the lopoorats. " no are cA-
prcted wage their war on the sN"r ' Is9u =, I'm
This policy viii arouse the god on sn"rJ
forces will give the dcspondent ana uiso'
Bryanltes the tight Of their lives - ,,ooos ,,,
According 10 Sheriff Buttlng. VINO Keeps 'hs
clos.st rosslbe watch OF political movements III an
col ncrs OF the city, the Democrats VII ~,
more than eight Of the tweh'y,on" i. nav .r
this year There has been hvey k, .tail"ic & nua
sunnor in ,hc various districts by ambitious young
politicians who seem 20 regard the Assenloiy as
the proper training school TOR a ponticai career,
Thor, is loss DISPOSITION TO consider the Claims OF
Asscmblvmen 10 renomina ions than those OF tou
gIcssmen and nearly every representative mas at
1.ast ,v,o onnoncnts ready TO snatch away ms
aurels The conventions on Thursday evening ", ,i
develop several interesting contests ann are
finally known As I'm all other contests, the ue-
moralizaion Of tho Democratic ranks ana une ,,,a AZ
ceIont dchting condition OF the Repubiicans CIV
hs or err, al announcement and confidence. ana
there is feeling among the party leaders that