New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
Bf00KLYN,S MIXED POLITICS.
soma QUESTIONS WHICH 1T WILL PUz-
ZLE WILLIS TO ANSWER.
CONGRESSMAN FISCHER AND NAVAL OFFICER
sHARKEY WILL. HELP WORTH IN THE
COUNTY CoMMITTEE-sHARP LINES

tOlNIh tOMMITTEE-SHARP LINFS.
BEING DRAWN
Few political straws were blowing about In
Brooklyn yesterday. The day was almost too hot
for any politics at all. but the mercury not
too high TO keep several scores of politicians from
the Brooklyn branch OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel
while County Clerk Worth's men busy looking
for the breaks In their fences OF which the Piait
Wils-Atterbury people are sending out dark hints.
The days developments were decidedly reassuring
to the County Clerk Il surface Indications
rect Congressman Fischer settled finally the doubt
about his own position and that of Naval officer
Sharkey by announcing tina; he considered the city
and county conventions local affairs and that IN To-
ca politics he should be follower Of Jacob Worth
although he followed Pla.,'s leadership In the State
III Mr. Willis and his friends counting Mr.
Sharkey and me- said the Congressman. ito give
them majority in the County Committee. fear
they will he withou; the majority"
The appearance Of Clarence a. Barrow's name on
list OF the men whom Worth will doubtless sup
port in the County Convention indicated to the out
side world that Register Harmon and Mr.. Barrow
have guessed which way the cat will jump and de-
cided to work with and for Worth and Low. The
Register has hitherto assumed a neutral course in
tine fight between Plat and Worth. but he Is now
definitely Worth's side Mr.. Barrow's enrolment
IN the Worth ranks is thought to have come about
largely through the persuasion OF Fire Commissioner
William c. Bryant. whose deputy Mr. Barrow is.
A Republican office holder of prominence who has
until recently sided with Wills In factonal politics
propounded two interesting questions yesterday for
Mr.. Willis TO answer.
Willis" he said. has always Claimed his leader
ship here because Of his hostility TO Platt He has
always sought to array the voters behind him that
he might fight Plat both at home and abroad within
the borders OF the State. Now. the who has
always been Platts leader here has deserted Plat
and opened warfare upon him. If willis had
been in politics all this time for other than selfish
re- no had desire downfall n
Plat. would he not have welcomed Worth as an
ally in , his sh' joined with hm ana made
Blu, what did he do? As soon as Worth broke
cry to the State organization and began to pose
the best friend the State orsanlzation has In BrooS
ers6ip? NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., w.. . ,o.,
processes 70 be for Low; Now. If he Is for Low,
Instead of taking that course which would be the
he comes out with Qualification Of his loyalty to
Low as soon as Worth begins TO lead ca the Low
sHds and f 81 any y'x Worth SHOULD
Wills Wills Would get no thanks from Platt wills viii
find this out some time j am hKeiy 10 De heard
The most humiliatlng and narrowing things about
well-Wishers in the Twenty-third Ward is the prom
inence given by Mr. Atterburys present political al
their ranks Nathan was consigned to oblivion four
years ago by the almost unanimous vote of Brook
Ign Republicans. Now he has been brought TO the
front and placed in promlnen; place In the Piatt-
Willis Atterbury show window.
Both Worth and Woodruff claimed victory last
night. Worth said he had made important gains
which would him OF victory. because ne
could ho.d all OF his past strength no mater how
loudly or how frequently the Platt whip was
cracked Woodruff said he could win certainly
even without any of the Eastern District wards
which was construed as indication that he be-
lieves that Mayor Wurster will use his influence TO
aid Worth both In the County Committee and IN
the primaries.