New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-12
THE RESULTS IN DOUBT.
BOTH SIDES CLAIMING MAJORITY OF
THE PRIMARIES.

FIGHTS IN THE NTH DISTRICT AND XxTH DIS
TRICT-MAYoE wURsTER SUCCESSFUL
Up to a late hour last night both the Worth
and Wurster-WillIs leaders we're claiming that
they had carried majority of the primaries at
which were selected delegates to Assembly con-
yentions, who in turn Will select delegates to the
State Convention CITY Works Commissioners
Willis had no trouble In the LIST Assembly DIS
trict. rs there was no opposition to him In the
First Ward. and his forty delegates VIII con-
troll the Convention. There was agreement
by which he to have three delegates 10 the
State Convention. and Michael J. Dady two del
egates. while the Judiciary delegates were to be
given three t. Dady and two to Willis. The
members of the William H. Vass faction In the
Third Ward offered no opposition to Dady, ex-
ccpt that they elected delegates In one or two
of the districts In which they have separate as
sociatlons. There was a rumor that possibly the
Arrangement for n division would not 20 through.
and that Mr. Willis would take all the dele
gates.
Sheriff Buttling said that he had carried his
district. the Id OF course he had no trouble
with the Fifth Ward but II was necessary for
him to control the convention to have four dis
Willis leader IN the latter ward denied that
these forthcoming for Buttng The VIII
lis men carried the Hid District and the
INth easily. Jacob Bremen had no trouble In
the With District. but the With much
In doubt because there a combination of
the Iianbury -Cadmus forces against those Of
McGinniss ard Green. The Worth men will
control the IXth District. while the Willis men
vi,
made IN Of the Ninth Ward and several dis
trcts Of the Eleventh and Twenty second wards,
was much in doubt last night. because of some
new combinations in the Ninth Ward. The adj
vent of Coroner Coombs and ex-senator Rey-
nolds into. that ward has greatly strengthened
the Worth forces and they assert that Auditor
sutton and Alderman Messenger had Joined them
in the light The administration slate in this
district contained the names Of Auditor Sutton
Charles T. Moore. Stewart L. Woodford and
Messrs Zeigler and TurDbu These were the
selections OF Park Commissioner Timothy H.
Woodruff this being his own district. and if the
slate goes through it will he more of a personal
victory for him than anything else
one Of the hardest fights of he night
made in the NIIth District. which comprises
the Fifth to Thirty fourth Election District of
the Twent y-secOnd Ward. This is Commissioner
Woodruffs ward. though not his district and
he made supreme effort to defeat Deputy city
Works Commissioner Robert r. Fielding. be
cause ne thought he ought To name all the dole
gates from his ward. Mr.. Fielding said that
though he was supporting Mr. Woodruff for
Licutcnant-' oN crnOr still he did not propose I"
lie told that he shouldn't go as a del' gate to the
State convention. The latest returns showed
about an even division Of the delegates.
strong hgh, made against Mr.. Fielding In
his own election district. the Thirty first. but he
nuIad through nv a vote Of - to 10 The con
test ~ Mr. Fielding aimed particularly
against w W. Goodrich. the newly appointed
Supreme Court Justice whom Commissioner
Woodruff had selected one Of the delegates
10 represent that district although he lives in
the other end Of the ward. Mr.. Woodruff was
far from pleased yesterday when he learned
that Mr. Fielding had been made chairman Of
the district convention. and this may be a factor
in the result.
The fcrcest fight of all was made In the HSh
District which embraces most Of the Twentieth
Ward on the result in this district hinges
largely the result in the With Congress District.
in which the Mayor and Jacob Worth both live
Both factions made the claim that they mad
carried the XXth District at late hour last
night TWO sets of delegates were elected IN
the eight districts Of the TWonty-hfth Ward,
which have two associations ra' h. Both the
Sharkey men and the Brennan men elected dele
gates who will contest for the seats. As the
Sharkey men are machine delegates II Is sup
posed that they will be recognized by the state
Convention.
When the lines are drawn finally between the
delegates selected for the state Convention
they will be drawn on state committeeman
raj her than on Governor. Both sides are intense
" eager to have majority OF the quintet OF
committeeman accredited TO this county ana me
Wurster- Willis leaders asserted last night that
they were sure of three, and hoped TO get rour
Of the committeeman. The lines viii not be
drawn i'm this way Governor, because the
administration expects TO make no parucu'dl
Gght FOR Governor unless man is chosen by
Plat who is particularly offensive TO them
Sheriff Ruttling declared last night that the
Worth forces had won sixty-hve OF the Ninety
two delegates He also declared that ne had
five % the delegates from the First ward, ana
would thus control. with Dady. the LIST Assembly
District The Willis men deny. however. mat
there was any opposition in that ward
MAYOR Wurstcr carried his own district ny an