Evening journal., 1897-09-24
VICTORY FOR PLATT
Walter B. Atterbury Nominated
For Sheriff Of Kings County.
PALMER WAS WORTH'S CANDIDATE.
The Organizations Majority In This Pre-
liminary Struggle Was 10,4O7 Votes,
the Total Number of Votes
Polled Being 1os,935.

BROOKLYN, Sept. 24.-Clermont rink
was the battlefield where Jake Worth |
and Tom Plat gathered their warriors |
yesterday afternoon to fight to finish |
for the control of Brooklyn.
The delegates from 629 election dis
tricts surged around the doors eager for |
the fray.
At 8 O'clock. an hour ahead Of the |
time set for the convention there were
hundreds at the doors clamoring for ad-
mittance
Hugo Hirsch of the Third ward called
the convention to order at AIS p. m. as
temporary chairman.
Jacob Worth entered the hall at 4
o'clock sharp with Sheriff Buttling.
None of the big chiefs cared to talk
before the fight. They we're too busy
to talk. They had time for nothing but
delegates. for delegates they must have
TO win.
The Worth people made charges Of
bribery, and the Willis crowd said,
You're another"
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff said
he had $4,000 voters out Of 100000, and
Buttling said. You're another"
For the first half hour the conven-
tion proceeded with its business as II
there was a cut and dried love feast.
No one seemed to know neither the
rival factions would show their hands
on a test vote
It has been the custom to retain the
temporary chairman as the presiding
officer of the permanent organization.
1t was thought to be improbable that
there would be a show Of hands on the
choice of that officer
Secretary Of the County Committee
John X. Neil began to call the roll by
wards Willis name was applauded by
the gallery gods. Jacob Worth's name
also got a moments applause
He's all right" some one shouted,
and his followers rose as one man and
yelled, Jake WORTH"
Mr. Worth smiled, although he had
just heard that eight delegates of the
Twenty eighth ward had gone back on
him. He had thought that he had %
of the 81 delegates, but found that num-
Der cut down TO q.
Palmer the Worth candidate for
sheriff. had certainly developed unex-
pected strength, and It was reckoned
that he would lead the Worth muster
by 5000 votes. Palmer has been comp
troller of Brooklyn for years, and his
manner Of distributing little contracts
to little contractors was the molasses
that caught the extra delegates.
At $40 the roll call was finished, and
Sheriff Buttling moved that the roll be
adopted as the roll of the convention,
which was carried.
Coroner Nathan moved that the temr
porary officers be made the permanent
officers Of the convention. All was har-
mony still. and the knives were yet hid
den up the sleeves Of the factions, so
the motion was carried.
Jesse Johnson then moved that the
convention proceed to the nomination
of sheriff. register. county clerk. coun-
ty treasurer and president Of the bor-
ough of Brooklyn.
He further moved that no other busi-
ness be done by the convention until
those nominations had been made. Both
these motions were carried.
This settled the question about nomi-
mating coroners and a district attorney
which It was rumored before the con-
vention met would be done.
There was buzz of excitement as the
real work of the convention began.
Francis II. Wilson, the newly appoint
ed postmaster Of Brooklyn, accepted the
conventions loud invitation to take ths
platform to place in nomination Walter
B. Atterbury for sheriff for the Willis
Woodruff faction.
The delegates from Atterhury's ward
rose at mention Of his l. me, and q
round of applause swept over the smoke
laden rink.
Mr.. Atterbury, he said, was a Repub
lican in and out. He was a man o
splendid character and with magnih
cent record.
IT would be false to him. the bes
comptroller Brooklyn ever had, II
didn't mention some Of the things HI
has done"
Attefbury looked faint and dazed a
three cheers We're given for him. fol
lowed by cries Of "Palmer"
Frank NJ. Ward jumped to the re
porters table. leaped to the platform
and raised the Worth crowd. Ever,
sentence was punctuated with ap
plause.
Nominations were closed at 6:17, an
the roll call began.
The chairman said that the Chairman
of each delegation was to announce tn
total vote of the ward unless there wa
an exception. when the delegatio
would be poled.
Harry Hanbury Of the Eighth war
demanded that his ward should b
The result was: Atterbury. 1851
Palmer. Pip.
When Hanbury announced the vot
of his district of 262 for Palmer, he wa
wildly cheered by the Worth people
whom he deserted at the meeting of th
county committee.
After the Twenty-third ward the voi
stood: Atterbury. 45.s69; Palmer, 53,442
Necessary TO a choice. $1,000.
When the totals We're figured up aft'
the Twenty-seventh wards vote wa
N il was found that Atterbury was
sure winner, having 54SS3 TO Palmer
Al .06S.
The vote finally stood: Atterbury, 50
e7i: Palmer. 4s.264.
The complete ticket in addition
Mr. Atterbury. is as follows: Count
register. Theodore d. Willis; count
clerk. Henry Trenchard county trea
urer. John G. Turnbull; president of Il
borough. George II. Roberts, Jr. TIL
Is complete victory for the Platt o
ganization-
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