The sun., 1896-12-19
JACOB WORTH A WINNER.
DEFEhTs THE WILLIS FORCES AT
THE BROOKLYN PRIMARIES.

An Assured Majority for tho County Clerk
In the New County Committec-A Close
shave for Tinothy l.. woodruT ana n
Black Ego for Congressman Fischer
As was foreshadowed yesterday morning tho
Republican primaries in Brooklyn on Thursday
night, resulted In decisive victory for County
Clerk Jacob Worth over City Works Commits
sloner Theodore b. Willis. When the returns
from the GEO election district contests had been
footed up II became clear that Mr.. Worth would
remain in control OF the machinery of the
organization for another year. Tho fight will
now be transferred to the ward committees.
which are to meet next Tuesday night, for the
choice of delegates to the County Committee.
the control OF which body is OF course the OBJ
jective point aimed at by tho warning states
men. There are ol9 members in the com-
mittee. OF which the Worth men claim q sure
winner.
I'VE have carried the County Committee by
q decisive majority" was what Mr.. Worth said.
I'VE will have not less than l35 delegates and
possibly 140. We do not concede Mr.. Willis
moro than 10 odd delegates, and he may not
have more than 60"
Sheriff Buttling was even moro specific than
his chiof. I'VE have won the County Commit
tee." he said, "hands down. There is no doubt
about 1t. We will have two-thirds Of tho
delegates. Mr.. Willis will have Just 73 out of
tho 81 o members."
Mr.. Willis Is not ready yet to ack nowledge
his defeat, which most OF his followers. how
ever. reluctantly admit He is banking on
being able to do enough quiet manipulation.
pending the organization OF the new County
Committee on the second Tuesday in January,
to give him lead OF 10 votes.
Ubless the situation undergoea some mysteri-
Gus transformation IN the next three weeks.
Sias Is. butcher will rc-enter active politics as
tlIe Chairman Of the County COMMITTEES. He IL
the favorte candidate of the Worth faction.
Mr.. butcher is n member of the Greater New
York Commission, and has been In the banking
business sincc his retirement as state Superin-
tendcnt OF Public Works He was prominent in
Republican politics In Kings county twenty-five
years ago and wht one OF the so-caled Three
Graces." his Associates In that powerful political
combination being Gen. Is. +. Tracy and Gen
James Jourdan. 1t is admitted on all sides that
a more worthy head for the Repu Olican hosts in
BROOKLYN could not he chnsen than Mr.. butcher.
There were two notable incidents in the pri-
mary scrimmnges outside the direct Worth
Willis hostilites. One was the unexpected on
Woodruff III his own election district In tho
Twenty second ward. Hitherto Mr. Woodruff
has had no difficulty In controlling it. but on
Tuesday night his recent alliance with MIR.
Worth srousrd much opposition. and he only
got his ticket In front by majority OF one.
This was the first slight setback to the remark
able success of the young Park slope statesman
since he began his rapid ascent Of the political
ladder.
Congressman Israel Fischer sustained a stun
ming defeat in the Twenty-six tn ward. He came
on from Washington q week ago for the special
purpose of wrestling the control of the ward
from Alderman Clark. but when the Ward
able to secure the votes of 80 of the 02 dele
gates. Mr.. Clark's victory. It is supposed, will
insure his rec election to the Presidency of the
Board Of Aldermen for another year. He is
but Will probably find 1t for his interest to work
in with the former.