New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18
VICTORY FOR WURSTER.
THE ADMINISTRATION WINS AT THE
PRIMARIES.

The smoke Of Monday nights contests at the
primaries hung so low over the Republican hosts
yesterday that both the administration men
and the machine men were not able to see all
of the results clearly The WursterWis lead
Nrs however. asserted confidently that they had
won in the Id lid, WITH and With Congress
districts, and have good chance in the Nlth'
The Worth men proclaimed that they had won
in the WITH. With and With. 1t seems probable
that. despite the assertions Of absolute GER
tainty as TO victories in three of the five Con-
gress districts on the part Of the Worth men.
the administration forces have captured at least
the four districts they contend for
Naturally this would be a notable victory for
the administration. As predicted in The Trb-
une, the fight was hot. and furious all along
the Congress district line. except, perhaps. In
the lid (Wis's) District. where the admins
tration won easily. The threats of the worth
men that they were about to follow up their
victory in the General Committee with another
stunning surprise. and their limitations that
they had a sharp weapon up their sleeves
for use at the primaries. seem not to have been
forceful after all, although they still alege that
they were victorious in the three districts and
that they will "do things" in the conventions
As a matter of fact their victory at the last
General Committee meeting more apparent
than real and, while the ADMINISTRATION men
admit that they were taken by surprise, they
laugh at the idea that the incidents were real
test of strength AS to this last apparently de-
cisive victory by the Wurster-Willis men at the
primaries. that evidence of the feeling or the
rank and file could be accounted for probably
by the facts that the Ranes bill and the Con-
solidation bill have caused OBJECTIONS from the
Platt detachment in Kings County, and that
the present eminently Republican administra-
ton has made many friends for the admins
tration leaders.
A HEAVY VOTE CAST.
In spite of the wretched walking last Monday
night heavy vote was polled, showing the
intense interest In the contest for delegates 10
the Assembly and Congress district conventions.
which, in turn. Will choose delegates to the
State and National conventions. The selection
of President makers directly from the Congress
districts was what especially reused the latent
strength Of both sides. In several close ols-
tricts coaches used to take voters TO the
polling-places and in the new wards. where
walking was exceedingly bad. wagons were
used As might have been expected. victory In
some districts was won by a margin Of only
one or two votes
In the important With District In which live
the administration was not won without nara
fighting The district Is made up of the Eigh-
teenth most of the Nineteenth the Twenty-first.
Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth wards. with
one district Of the Thirteenth. The tendency In
the ward heretofore has been anti-Willis Mayor
Wurster lives in the Ninth District Of the Nine
teenth Ward and he had ex-senator Worth. AL
derman Taylor and others against him. Mr.
Wurster hands down by a vote of
AZ to 2s Mr.. Wurster said yesterday:
1--WE will have about sixty-four votes in the
ward. and from the figures al hand believe that
We shall have majority of about thirty in the
With District Convention" The Mayor said that
many of his friends are asking him to stand for
q delegate to the National Convention, but ne
has not decided what he VIII do His factonal
opponents say that the Mayor has no chance, but
the wish is evidently father of the thought. lie
has good chance.
State Committeeman Schroeder of the district.
who won In his election district Of the Twenty
first Ward on Monday night. mentioned the
names of Worth and HaUbert when asked about
q choice for National delegates. Other Worth
men say that Worth doesn't want TO be sent TO
St Louis 1t is evident that many of the Worth
men are keeping their real wishes secret ana are
the County Treasurer Hubert q. Taylor
Worth man. was beaten, William j. Kramer. Mr..
Wursters friend won by one vote. Excise Com
missioner Gascoine was defeated. The result in
the Twenty-first Ward, the Worth men say may
give them the district. Joseph Benjamin, City
Clerk saws that his side will have sixty out Of
ninety seven delegates. AS reported In The
Tribune yesterday. he lost his own district.
Jesse Fuller, formerly chairman Of the County
his own election district, and undoubtedly he Will
support the administration. Mr.. Schroeder hopes
to call the With Congress District Convention TO
order on Thursday in direct violation Of prece-
dent.
MR. WILLIS WINS.
In the I'D district, Commissioner Willis and
his friends won handiy. In the district are the
First, Second Fifth. Sixth, Seventh. Eleventh
end Twentieth wards. 1t Is pretty generally
conceded that the Commissioner ard William E.
Phillips will be made delegates to st. Louis.
The opposition to Chairman Roberts Of the Gen.
era Committee. Is strong in some quarters.
Other candidates are Jackson Wallace Civil
Service Commissioner. and ex-Congressman w.
c. Wallace.
The condition Of things In the lid district Is
interesting The Third. Fourth. Ninth. Tenth.
Twenty-ninth, and parts of the Twenty-second
and Twenty-third wards compose IL. II was car
ried by the administration men beyond doubt
Timothy L. Woodruff and Walter b. Atterbury
are the favorites for National delegates The
Worth men say they would like to see this made
Woodruff and Reynolds" But there has been,
and there is. cloud before the particular sun
OF ex-senator Reynolds. II was first seen when
he affiliated with Coggeshall In the Legislature
on last years reform bills. His friends say that
he will have the solid vote Of the Third Ward,
votes in the Ninth. and few that scatter
ing. Other politicians say he has mo show"
AS was anticipated the trouble between the
Dady and ant-Dady factions in the Third Ward,
which precipitated the recent contest in the
General Committee. produced two sets Of pri-
maries. Both sides held primaries, ard the Con-
gress and Assembly District Conventions will
have to declare results.
GLADDENED BY THE RESULTS.
Mr.. Willis's heart was gladdened by the results
in the WITH District composed of the Eighth,
Twelfth, Twenty-fourth. Twenty-lfth. Twenty
sixth. Thirtieth Thirty-frst and Thiry-second
wards and parts of the Twenty second and Twen-
hoy