The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-15
lake WORTH KNOCKED OUT
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE WRESTED
From HIM BY 1O7 VOTES TO 9S.

FROM HIM BY 1O7 VOTES TO 81.
v, onered to Surrender Before tho Meeting
yyn. Called to Order. but Iaeut. Gov.
woodruff Replied. .'Ho BarEaiu. No Com
rromlse.- slias n. Dutcher Attacked
law and tho CItinena' linton, but
Man, or the victorious Faction Mag.
unanimously Voted FOR . Resolution Dccinr-
ing Low the Most Available Candidate. mud
The RESOLUTION IVES Adopted. lSl to rs.
awe have now cleared the docks for action,
m Ms 10 be ready to cross tho river" This was
the Hon. Jacob Worth's jubilant declaration on
the night OF Sept. z, after the Executive Com.
mittoe of the Republican organization Of Kings
county had adopted his plan for the primaries
And conventions, although it smacked OF rank
uniairness and was directly opposed to tho
usaEes OF the past.
The primaries were fixed for Sept. 81, the AS
,embly district conventions to elect delegates to
the city and judiciary conventions on the fol-
lowing night. county conventions Sept. %.
Assembly conventions Sept. IS. Aldermanic
conventions Sept. %. Council conventions Sept.
q. BY holding the Assembly conventions only
twenty.four hours after the primaries, Worth
would efcctually squelch the investigation OF
any contests, and DO able to run things with q
high hand.
Only a week has elapsed since Worth un.
folded his programme, but 1t has been well
utilized by tho truc-blue Republicans. who have
long boon looking for his scalp, and his political
craft, instead OF being '' cleared for action" has
been badly riddled by the guns of his enemies.
and he and his crew got such o bad wal.
Looping last night that they will cut a
g.,no Ca-k nO -- it,
are TO "cross the river" The scene OF
worth's castigation was the gathering Of the
County Committee. which he had held in the
hollow OF his hand for nearly a year through
his bulldozing methods. 1t Is his boast that he
controlled the committee by a majority Of forty
at least, but it required only a short weeks
trssel with the State organization to sweep this
out Of sight and leave him in a minority Of nine.
Never before in the history of Brooklyn's poll.
tics has a leaders downfall been 90 neatly,
swiftly. and fully accomplished. At the very
first clash the pretensions of Jake" Worth to
either skill or popularity as q political leader
were swept to the winds.
The men who deserve the special credit for
digging his political grave are Lieut--Gov.
Timothy L. Woodruff. Theodore B. Willis.
Walter B. Atterbury, Congressman Dennis NJ.
Hurley, R. Ross Appleton. and Col. Michael ].
a "Ao tAS Aehb 6oAhot CIu
odds ard with restless energy and pluck carried
It to a triumphant close. The man who will
carry the scalp Of the Hon. Jacob Worth in his
girdle, as a warning and a rebuke to political
ingratitude, II Senator Thomas c. Platt.
Worth's overthrow last night foreshadows his
defeat at the primaries and the crushing out OF
his ambition to control the County Convention
and parcel out the nominations for the four rich
Offices among his retainers. 1t is even con.
!ectured that in his desperate plight he may
again shift his quarters into the Democr tic
amp and work against the Republican candi.
Gates, as he did in each Of tho campaigns In
which his present protege. Seth Low, ran for
Mayor. The Democratic managers have appar-
entity been expecting such an outcome, for they
were all congratulating each other over his
defeat.
Last nights battle, which has kept the sister
city agog in anticipation for a couple OF weeks.
took place at the Republican headquarters in
the Johnston building. at Flatbush avenue and
NeYins street. As early as z o'clock a crowd OF
excited partisans thronged the entrance
to the building, and when the front door
was opened there was a frantic rush up
the stairway to the sixth floor, where
the Republican headquarters are located. Here
there wa, a block for half an hour, and before
the doors leading to the hall we're opened it ex.
tended all the way down the stairway. With
the opening Of the doors the crowd rushed in,
and in less than five minutes the gallery was
packed and every seat on the floor not reserved
for the delegates was occupied. A dozen 20.
heemen were on hand to provide against the
turbulent outbreaks which have marked
some previous similar round-ups OF Re.
publican squabbles in Brooklyn. With the
arrival OF the delegates there was a buzz OF
whispered confabs all over the hall. the thronged
galleries watching each movement on the foo,
with intense interest. Even on the eve OF the
encounter each side was making claims of a
sure victory. while the rival chieftains in the
Tray were making earnest appeals to still doubt
ful delegates.
The first demonstration occurred when Worth
entered with q cigar in his mouth, but 1t was
very short lived. II he anticipated defeat there
was no trace Of 1t on his rudy face. Lieut..
Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff followed close In
"orth's tracks and got q big cheer as no took a
modest seat alongside the reporters. Mr.. Wood
In which he Was one Of the CHIEF
came quickly known and the delegates
zane from al parts Of the hall to reassure him
q their fidelity. Worth continued to puff al
~ cigar. and Issued final orders to his chief
neulenants, who kept hustling around ash in q
panic over some break in their lines; II looks
Y. VIM WAS Impending, luey
ooded badly for tho Worth cohorts. for every
movement OF the Woodruff Willis A tterbury
S9htingent exhibited a serene confidence,
sherln Buttling. like his chief, kept putting
vigorously on a cigar as no battled his way
'niough the buZZing delegates.
At . O'Clock the galleries were packed three
" ioqr deep, and there was not an inch OF
sanding room on the floor. There were twice
many people packed on the sir. story stair,
way anu on the street In front of the build
mg, and each side became apprehensiye
H.er the fate Of some missing delegates. Pc.
ase captain Miles O'Iteilly. with half a dozen
SS&s1ssrs; started of In search Of them. This
ttsIsEea me proceedings and kept up the
ppnslyh Tor half an hour. Silas b. butcher, the
nMTpnollchn veteran who was selected as the
SnaeI spokesman OF the anti-Worth forces. kept
~ ~ ing around with all the ardOr OF n fresh re
ste.t' AZ $3.50 O'Clock. when Mr.. Worth left his
S sH and made his way to Mr.. butcher
no they had a whispered converse
S"n or half a minute. there was genera,
Equation as TO soIne new move on the board
.heIo we're some surmises that a final effort al
nnuoMpFpinlse was being made In order TO stoI
SSe impending clash. 1t turned out that Worth
aau PVT up y flag Of distress and was willing Il
ssuttEL NE amendment to the report of his Eek
tSSSqVG Committee. Mr.. butcher hurried Over
All %,Mr. W oodruff with the news that the Worth
VIA were ready to surrender.
:, 40 bargain, no compromise" was the Li0u
Nhanl'ioVernor' ultimAtum.