The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-17
BROOKLYN REPUBLICANS.
Some Hot Contests Mt tho Primaries Inst
Night.

BONO NOT SOntests Mt tho frtmnrtee Inst
Night.
The bitter fractional feeling In the Repub-
lican organization In Brooklyn found full vent
last Light at the primary elections. which were
held in each of the 02s election districts for the
choice OF delegates to the Congress and Assembly
Conventions, which will in turn name the dele
gates to the National and State Conventions
respectively. The downpour of rain and the
slushy streets did not restrain the ardor Of the
partisans of the rival factions. and at all the
primaries in which there were contests there
was an unusually large vote. In many cases
where the fights were exceedingly hot. coaches
had been provided to bring the voters to the
polls.
The issues were clearly defined. the forces on
one side being in favor of unfolding the policies
of the administration of Mayor Wurster, and
those of the opposition, marshalled under the
banner Of that doubtabl veteran political war
rior ex-senator Jacob Worth, and his young lieu
tenant, Sheriff VIM. II. Buttling. So far as State
management is concerned, 1t was generally I'M
derstood that the triumph of the Willis Wur-
ster wing of the party would mean a setback
for the predominating influence of ex-senator
Platt In Kings county politics, Mr.. Worth being
recognized as one Of Mr.. Platt's most faithful
lieutenants.
Two tickets were run In about one half of tho
districts. and almost without an exception the
vote was exceedingly close in all the contests,
the result hanging on a few votes. Each side
claims to have come out ahead on the general
result, but the real victOrs will probably not
be positively known until the five Congress
Conventions get together on Thursday night
These Conventions are likely to be the most
lively OF the kind ever held In Kings county,
and three of them will probably send contesting
delegations to the st. Louis Convention.
This OutcOma will result from tho action NJ
Chairman George II. Roberts, Jr. of the County
In refusing to accept as binding the
direction of the State Committee that the
five State Committeeman from the county
should call the respective Conventions to
order and preside over the deliberations
until q permanent organization has been eff
fected. Mr.. Roberts has the endorsement OF
Thomas II. Carter of the National Republican
Committee in his rejection of the plan Of the
State Committee.
In accordance with MIR. Carter's suggestion.
Mr.. Roberts yesterday designated a temporary
Chairman for each OF the five Congress Conven-
tions. In the case of the Second and Third dis
tricts he named Andrew Jacobs and w. w.
respectively, and as each il
the representative OF the district In the
State Committee. there will be no complication
In either of these districts on Thursday night.
but in the Fourth. Fifth, and Sixth districts
'N' wa oo ' NY - -
Unless some compromise is effected when the
delegates get together the Worth uttling dele
and tho Willis delegates the men named by
Chairman Roberts.
In the failure to come to some mutual agree
ment separate Conventions will be held In each
of these three districts, with the result of send
an unprecedented outcome of party squabbles
In Kings county.
Chairmen OF the Conventions a score or more
contests coming up from the primaries.
Each side was much elated last night after a
feats. but it seems quite safe to predict that
there in the Wills urster forces without
any counterbaIaneing checks on the Worth bat
premacy IN the First ward, and will be able
TO control the second district Congress
lion to &. f%ai,. Mayor Es @prs S:s a dsi'F re-:
tanned control In the Ninth district OF
Worth live. the administrator ticket winning
by n vote OF ~ To 2H, This result WAS not un-
expected EXP nsen as the Zen entire patrS9ssS in tho Tard
Wnrster Was evidently Apprehensive OF the re-
suit for he was on hand at the primary him
In the Third ward Michael j. Dady, one Of
Mr., W9rth,s leading lientenants, carried twelve
The Eignth Ward Mr, HSsnberTTy. another
In M0" the MAO Fourt SsSrSH ward d'''' there S''S %s?c
half a dozen hot contests. an,l the general re-
W was = W ~ NOFAn IhCtlOn. IN the
Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Twenty-hrst wards
the result was tho same, although, in the latter
City Clerk Joseph benjamin, who was pro-
nounced in his opposition to Mayor Wurster,
suffered his first political setback In SO, erni
years.
In the Twenty-second ward Park Commits
siuner Timothy l.; Woodruff gave another proof
of his political Adroitness by carrying a
majority Of the district for the administration,
The Twenty third ward went solidly Tor the
administration.
The remaining wards were for the most part
enrolled in the Worth, column. the Twenty,
eighth, another great Republican stronghold.
being well nigh solidly rallied against the adj
ministTntiOn.
Mayor WuTster's success In his own district
will still hold HIM in the race for 81. Louis from
tho Finn Congress district, but the Worth men
defeat him.
Tie ten delegates to st. Louis will be About
equally divided between the rival factions. Both
sides profess 10 be sincerely devoted to the sue
cess OF toy. Morton, and not even TO have con
sldered a second choice. but there is a we'll
defined suspicion that Mr.. Willis and the men
In his confidence are at heart in favor Of an
other candidate.
Untn Thursday night the political atmosphere
In Brooklyn will Femain considerably oloudsd