New-York tribune., 1896-09-05
THE PRIMARIES THAT FAILED
MANY OF THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING
PLACES IN DARKNESS LAST NIGHT.
NO ONE AT HEADQUARTERS TO MAKE AN En-
PIANAT1ON-oTHER MEETINGS
sLIMLY ATTENDED

sLIMIY ATTENDED.
Last night was the date set by the Democratic
General Committee OF Kings County for the pri-
maries for the election of delegates to the Demo-
cratic Assembly District Conventions to be held for
the election OF delegates the Democratic State
Convention. The time for the primaries was be
tween the hours of and o'clock. and the lists OF
the meeting places in each election district had
been published
If there any primaries held all last night
they were the quetest set OF political gatherings
ever seen within the ctys limits Reports came IN
from all parts of the city that the meetings were
slmly attended. where they were held at ALL and
that many Of them not held. for the simple
reason that went to them Either the
| apathy and indifference OF the Brooklyn Demo
Gratis is so great that the few remaining voters in
the demoralized party did not consider 1t worth
while to attend the primaries. or there has been
return to the methods Of the old ring. and TO the
days when there only primary held, ana
that was in Hugh McLaughn's office.
II was almost impossible TO tell at o'clock last
night in sections Of the city whether any
primaries had been held at all Between the hours
OF and o'clock Tribune reporter visited six Of
the advertised meeting places in the First Ward
and in no instance did he find the slightest ndica-
ton that primary had been held be held.
AZ the ST George Hotel the meeting-place for the
WIN District it was said that primary had been
, held ana that nothing was known Of any. A small
plumbers shop at No. III Atlanticave was adver-
USED as the gathering place for the Xlth Dis
trlct Al $50 O'Clock the store was in total dark
ness Ihe same condition of affairs prevailed at
NO ~ State-st, in the NNth District. This num-
Der was livery stable. devoid OF all signs OF life.
No 2Ol Joralemon-st barber shop, at Court and
JOrdeInOn SITS, was announced the place in which
the Fifteenth District primary 10 be held. At
Slo o'clock there was not the slightest appearance
room. The Thirteenth District men We're requested
to meet at No. IS Clinton-st. This place large
building looking like dwelling house. Al S:4j o'clock
there was not Hight to be seen in the building. ana
the doors were tightly closed No lo2 Ciinton,st
was the meeting place for the Twelfth District.
Nothing resembling primary could be found there
at the time specified in the call
A Visit TO the headquarters OF the General Com
mittee in the jefferson Building, in Boerum Place
brought forth no information regarding the pri
and entirely deserted. An explanation of the true
state OF affairs was as hdrd TO ind al any othcT
place in the city as at any OF those mentioned.
This IL the way Brooklyn Democrats manifest
cause OF 10 10 I. There little at stake in last
nights primaries because the programme had al
ready been laid out for the Bryan campaign. Bui
the Brydnites have been telling the people Tor the
last few weeks that they were looking Tor every
chance they could get TO turn OUT in big numbers
and shout themselves hOarse for the party or AT
geld and Tllman. Last night they had good chanc-.
and this story tells how they made use OF i
4 Wag who heard OF the condition or All airs apOul
clock last night said. while talking with friend
in front OF the Courthouse that ne knew Wnat the
trouble He explained 49,, n
You know Jake BIenner. chairman or the ke-
publican Campaign Committee. don't YOU Well ne
did this lie got a Mckinley boy 10 % 10 every
place named for primary, and as soon as a Demo, ZEN
him and whispered Vermont. That scattered tnr
Democrats in all directions. and that's wnat was
the matter with the primaries