New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-21
LAST NIGHTS PRIMARIES.
THE ORGANIZATION APPARENTLY SUCCESS
MI AL Al ONG TILE LINE

THE ORGANIZATION APPARENTLY SuCCESS-
Full ALL ALONG THE LINE.
The Republican primaries held asst evening by
the various election district associations IN inc
ciiy 10 elect delegates TO the Assembly District
conventions resulted was expected. In aswecp-
inC triumph for the organization. As far rs couli
be ascertained UP 10 a late hour last night nov
single delegate favorlng Seth Lows nomination TOT
Mayor Is likely TO be sent TO the Repuoicah 'ly
Convention There were few contests when conid
he dig ,ifed by that name In any part o, the city
Tho Organ!zaton workers have complete posses
sion o. the primary and convention machinery.
and Republicans were scarce Who cared to waste
their tine and labor In frutless opposition. Inc
fights tina. were made were generally for control
OF election district associations. and many OF these
were not conducted on facional lines.
The Assembly district conventions In New-fork
CIty-the Borough OF Manhattan-wlll meet on
Thursday evening TO elect delegates TO the city
and county conventions and TO choose the USUAL
campaign committees for each district
Contests occurred In the XXllId and XXN1lth
districts In the former Moses NJ Mckee. the
machine leader was opposed by In" Mayer-Nilson-
Kerwin aggregation and between $50 and 1000
votes were said TO be polled The denomination OF
Alderman Charles II. Woodward and Civil Justice
James =. Davenport made some OF the issues AZ
stake Both sides claiming the victory al
midnight. but opposition 10 Plat was denied oy
ell the contestants
sharp and decisive and resulted as expected. In
victorg for the machine. The district extends
from Eighth 20 Iexington-ave and from forue'h
to Fify-thlrd-st. fight was looked for ny the ma
chine in this district and its leader john SABINE
Smith and his lieutenants, anxously awaited inc
result There are two Republican clubhouses In
this district. and SIR. Smith made his headquarters
at tho Roscoe Conkling Club Forty-hfth-st. ana
Broadway A deep black cloud fell upon tho trusty
followers Of Senator Platt when the news was re-
ceived that the Sixth Election District had been
carried by the opposition by seven votes. The ma
chine mon said. however. that they would contest
the count There was much rejoicing when the
result OF the vote in the Windsor Hotel was re-
ceiyed. This IS the kd-gloye district. and George
A. Baker, n lawyer who wants 70 so 70 the As
sembly lives In g. The machine carr'ed this as
trict by vote OF q TO ~.
Mr. Smith said that the machine had carried IN"
district and would have n good working majority
in the Assembly District Convention.
In the Myth District there were contests IN
only Ave election districts. In the XXlXth friends
OF Seth Low made fight. but Alexander 7. Mason.
the machine leader. claimed AZ least two.third, OF
the delegates elected In the KILN Assembly nls,
districts were carried by tickle; nominated ia op-
position 10 The regular ticket.
In the XxIsi District there VAS hot hght be
tweeri re- -arporers OF James 3. Barcus: nc IN
(iruber the organization leader OF the district:
Grubor was reported to have won by a vote or vi
1 pant Of fI msimd orsTde who charged him Win
illegal voting He taken to the West one
hundredth-sL police station and aftervard hailed
out. Abraham Cruh.r threatened 20 have two o.
Barcuss supporters arrested for halioi-hoH stun
ing.
To carry the district against Mr.. Barcus and in
favor Of Mr.. Rau. the organization candidate for
Councilman in inc Nth District. Mr. Grubcr has
been hard at work for weeks He not only sent
ont number o. letters broadcast Il voters his
account. but ne wns aided by tn" district cap
iains who addressed Identical notes 20 each Nom
her urging that the Interests Of tho organization
demanded the defeat o. Barcus ari the nomination
OF Rau. The Interests" referred 10 we're specified
number Of the members OF the organization In this
dlsirlct-ihe EXIs; Asscmbly-N was declared. ARE
looking for places and other favors. and II we
20 against Cur leader (Gruher) we cannot expect
anything" ctc. This powerful argument seems 10
have mad It's effect. GrGber carried the distric,
against EaTcus.
in the NXNth Assembly District there were con-
tests in FIVE of the election districts. bat the con-
tcst1nts were all organization men.
In tho XNXist Assembly District Slss e. croft
10 have won. a notable feature was the de-
feat Il Henry &. Robinson In hs election
Gistrict-thc Thirty-hrst-by Y vote Of g 10 L.
Among the prominent delegates selected for cleo
ton are Silas &. Croft. Congressman Philip II. Low
Assembyinan ~. r. Andrews. Alfred X. Page and
II Newman.