New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-15
FEW AT THE PRIMARIES
ANTI MACHINE MEN STAYED AWA1 AND
ATTENDANCE GENERALLY
WAS SLIM.

FEW CONTESTS. AND THOSE MOSTLY WITHIN lhE
Observation-Disclosures AGAINST HOLD
ING PRIMARIES IN THE THIRrY-FiRsr
ELECTION DISTRICT OF THE
XXXIsT ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
Tho machine Republican primaries were held
in the SS5 election districts OF this city last even
ing according to orders to elect district on-
GERS inspectors Of election and delegates to the
Assembly district conventions, but they were
slimly attended. for more than one reason. IL
begin with. there were no contests In most ol
the districts TO make II an object FOR fepuo-
licans to attend the primaries. The machhe
men had everything their own way, as ruie'
because the Republicans who are oent on rio-
! ding their party in the city OF boss dictatoh
| had determined to stay away from the primaries
! and give their support to the movement 10 ioiiii
| a new organization Of the party, as outiiheu
at the Windsor Hotel conference. The stormy
weather also kept away from the primaries
| many Of the machine Republicans VINO i'ien'
have attended them in fair weather
Reports from the Assembly district headquar-
ters last night indicated that there had been con-
tests only in the With. XIIth. xXlst' AAlllo
! and XXVth Assembly districts, and even III
| those districts the contests had been merely TOT
! leadership OF the machine organizations In no
| CO Sc had there been an attempt by antl-rnachlhe
Republicans to defeat the candidates or the ma
/ chine. Returns were being received at the mead
! quarters OF the Republican County Committee
/ last night but they were not inspected and were
rot available for the Information Of newspaper
men.
The Assembly district conventions. to which
delegates were elected last evening VIII elect
delegates to the Republican County Committed
and there is no doubt that the new County Com
mittee will be solid for Mr. Quigg. who probably
will be re elected president.
An unexpected surprise was sprung on the
machine Republicans Of the Thrty-frst Election
District Of the XXXIst Assembly District when,
Just as they were about TO open the primary
legal protest was served on the officers OF the
| election district The boundaries OF this district
| have not been changed in any way from last
/ wear and there was loophole by when the
| officers Of the primary could escape the dilemma
arising out OF a correct Interpretation or Arucle
| - OF the Constitution Of the Republican County
/ Committee. The Primary Board was composer
Of Peter J. Bogert No 81 West One-hundreu-
and-thlrty-third- st, chairman; Charles h fo"-
era No. 81 West one hundred and d-thirty-sec-
ond-st secretary; Cecil r. Wood, NO 20 "eS'
one hundred and thirty -second-st; James H.
NcDerrnot, No. 30 West hundred ano-
,h,rtv-third-st and Frank j. Moore NO. o.
West one hundred and thirty -third-st' inspect
ors The Board did not reorganize until I'Vo
o'clock. and Just prior 10 the organization Hu.
ward G. Breacherer stepped forward and sa'a
to the chairman:
81 have A protest here against the ho1d'ns Oh
a urinary in this district which WISH 'ou
would read ,, r.r,
ue handed a copy OF the protest TO Mr. Bogert
he officers
primaries. , =, ,,s
NJ Bogert replied. without looking al 'he
,,,ors. we have no time for such Things now
We must organize the Board.
THE PROTEST READ.
-. pr.,cberer then read aloud the following
protest: ,.,...,..
- w. nfstrirI Association OF the XXNlst Assembly,
cD,,icnnn. DT,,. As member OF the Republican parry
-, ~ III and county OF New-Iork hetepy ptVV
test the 'SctSn no6s4 @ 70 for Oi the eS
~ 5c.eeaies from the said association to hhe As
Si,os S"i'gi 70 The County Committee, on the ground
r,.t under the provisions OF the constltuieHH N W U
york 4s kePgd9eI% aHd ssPed fsf OF XXXy tRsTeo
the Republican District Ass8GiaifHn assembly q, Dis
tric Is disqualified from repres,e,IntGon III any CO"
II IL provided among other things BY said Artic
XXXViiI Of said constitution that f tne nerars ns
4 lfsun
- .,tlon shall be less than the numper Oh HltLp''9
| b,rnc inon the roll OF the association, sucH a.
sorio,ion shall thereby be disqualified from repre-
/ =, itation in any convention . -,,. A.. r,,ac
'rh, Rcpubli,an OF tn" said Thlrty-nrst r.Iec
tion District Of the XXXIst Assembly Dlstrlct az
The last genera election, which was held on NO NO
| y.u,h-r . 1897 was ess than the number OF mem
| hors horne upon the roll OF the association IT. =.
The number OF members borne upon ne ne % ros 80 oi
said association at and prior to the date OF me sa
Iaet geueraI election 1876: the vote cast al SAL
| nier,Ion in said election district for William );
wallace the Republican candidate tor ne, ne,
Judge OF the Court OF Appeals, was l25 and tnat
Tor benjamin + Tracy. the Republican candidate mo
Tor MAYOR OF the city OF New-lork. was lgS ana
Tho highest number Of votes cast In said Ihlrty-
drst Election District At sad general eIection ior
anv RnnubIlcan candidate was 10, eleven less thdH
,be number OF members borne upon the roll OF the
! said Thirty first Election District Association
| wish further to state that II you proceed witH
the said election and elect persons as decghhtTs cght
party contest the right OF the persons so elected
G -, o@ delegat, - 10 such delegates In any
cGnyen,Ion. and shall appeal to the County com,
oi,,,e ~ have the said election declared invalid
d a'' tho ossociation dissolved. Yours respectfully.
ana '"e iS9' LOWELL II. JEROME.
No 20 West Nineeenth-st