New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
HOT POLITICS EXPECTED
SURPRISES NAY COME AT MONDAY
NIGHTS PRIMARIES.
WORTH MEN JuB1LANT OVER THEIR SUCCESS IN
THE GENERAL COMMITTEE AND PREDICT
ING GREAT THINGS IN STORE FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION FoRCEs-A CUES
TON OF MR. wILILSS
ABILITY TO DELIVER

ADMINISTRATION FORCES-A CUES
TON OF MIR. w1LILs's
ABILITY TO DELIVER
The Republican primaries on Monday have
somewhat intense interest given them by the I'M
exnec.ed victory Of the Worth men at the last
meeting Of the General Committee. At these
rrimaries delegates to the Congress and Assem-
tly District conventions will be chosen. and these.
In turn, will choose delegates to the National
and State conventions. BY common consent. the
delegates to the State Convention are put down
az OF somewhat indifferent Importance because
the four delegates-at-large to the National Con-
yention have been Slated" and most people be-
lieve that the convention will simply ratify the
slate But the fight over delegates to the Con-
rress District conventions. each Of which VIII
choose two delegates to the Republican Natonai
Convention is expected to be warm-even not
and the conventions may develop new ana
critical contest between the machine ana the
administration politicians
Ali OF which means that the Worth men are
publishing II in Gath and telling 1t In the streets
of Brooklyn that they have something more up
their sleeves" which they intend to produce at
tho nroper moment and again take the Wurster-
Willis men by surprise. shifting them nip ana
thigh The administration men say they doh
care although they admit some ignorance as 10
lust what is in the Worth sleeve. The Worth
Buttlng faction is still jubilant over Its success
full anbuscade in the General Commttee' ana
,,s members say they intend to make hot fight
all along the Congress district line. Moreover
they saw that the conventions will be called to
order by the State Committeeman as temporary
cbarmen. This precpitates the vexed question.
rio interfere
in the Congress districts? The machine men
eav,t has. The other side asserts that the chair
man Of the General Committee has the right to
name the chairmen, and aff1rms with warmth
that the State Committee has no right to inter-
fere. As the temporary Craftsmanship is an ad-
vantage both sides considering the question
involved with serious elaboration.
WHERE THE FIGHTS WILL BE.
Ru, the fights over delegates to the Congress
conventions are expected to produce the hottest
warfare The Worth men are saying that Com
missioner Willis cant deliver the goods" and
their hostility to Chairman Roberts Is especially
pronounced Also, they are trying to prove that
Mayor Wurster is much more OF politician than
he saws he is and are trying to find weak points
in his armor They say there Will be some run
at the primary in the Ninth District OF the Nine
teenth Ward, in which live the Mayor, Andre"
d Baird and Jacob Worth. There is plenty or
timber for National delegates, and both sides are
Saving wood" The lid Congress District IL
known as the "shoestring district. and II Is
generally conceded that the Willis men have COM
rlete control there. although Sheriff But'Hhg
SAYS: Look out for storms The district Is
made I'D Of the First Second. Fifth. Sixth, Sew
enth Eleventh and Twentieth wards IT Is falriy
certain that Commissioner Willis can be returned
he %
other place Jackson Wallace and Congressman
Hurley. of the Sixteenth Ward. are mentioned.
as are George II. Roberts, jr, OF the Seventh
Ward with Jesse johnson, Assemblyman Per-
kins and others W. Z. Philips has been spoken
Of and yesterday the Worth men gave 1t out
that Eugene F. Barnes has announced that he is
a candidate in the Seventh Ward for the special
purpose Of opposing Mr.. Roberts in whom. the
Worth men say Mr. Barnes is disappointed
The lid District comprises the Third Fourth,
Ninth, Tenth and Twenty-ninth wards. with
most OF the Twenty-second and twenty thlid.
There are a 10. of candidates in the district IN
Guiding NJ j. Dady, ex-senator Reynolds. CITY
Auditor Sutton W. II Ziegler. Charles A. Moore
and Leonard Moody; the names Of Jacob Bremen,
General Woodford Joseph c. Cable and Henry
Wagner are also mentioned. Senator Reynolds
chances are said TO be good. and Walter b. After
hurry is likely TO be a delegate. 1t Is said Mr..
Atterbury was candidate FOR the nomination
against Wray In the With Senate District and
then developed surprising strength
COMBINES" AGAINST TIE ADMINIsTRA-
TON.
The Worth men are asserting that they will
do great things in the WITH. With and With dis
tricts-Fischer Bennett and Howes respective
Iy-although the Willis men say they will be
victorious in at least three districts. Com
bines" are talked of by the anti-adminlstra-
ton hosts.
In the WITH Dstrict-made up of the Eighth.
Twelfth Twenty-fourth. Twenty-ffth Twenty
sixth Thirtieth, Thirty-first. Thirty second and
parts of the Twenty-second and Twenty -third
wards-although candidates are not plentiful
in the old county towns. the following names
have been mentioned In the wards; John >.
McGinness and Harry A. Hamburg, In the
Eighth Ward: Paul e. De Fere, Granville W.
Uarman and Theodore G. Christmas In the
Twenty-fourth Robert ShaIkey and alderman
Wassmuth, in the Twenty-fifth, and Alderman
clark and CONGRESSMAN Fischer. in the Twenty
fourth.
saws he is not a candidate go far as seeking
the nomination Is concerned. II Is believed that
he will be named. The district is made up OF
the Eighteenth Twenty-irst. Twenty seventh
and Twenty-eighth wards. and part OF the Nine
tenth and the Thirteenth. AS has been init
mated there may be close fght In ms as
trict Among the other candidates mentioned
are County Treasurer Taylor, City Clerk Ben
tamin Aldermen Myers and Haubert. EXCISE
Commissioner Gascoine, John g. DeuDert and
William A. Booth.
The With District is composed OF parts OF the
Thirteenth and the Fourteenth, Fifteenth SIX
teenth and Seventeenth wards and one distfict
in the Nineteenth. CountJ Clerk SaHen, Con-
troer Palmer Coroner Mason William Schnitz-
pan. Alderman Leaycraft, DR.. Weber ana AS
SCISSOR Schleuter have been mentioned
The trouble over the Third Ward contest;
which created such issue in the General
Committee. may produce contests before tne
Congress and Assembly District conventions al
though the Dady men say there VIII be no
trouble" at the primaries.
Both sides are keeping their purposes secret;
but II Is generally conceded that Morton VIII
have the Kings County delegation. A prominent
Worth politician, however. yesterday afternoon
told Tribune reporter to offer for him
odds Of $1,000 to $500 to Commissioner
Willis. on bet that Mr.. Willis will not
be able to turn over his proposed solid dele
zati0n q Mr. moi his