New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-15
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its treasurer, who obtained a lease Vi TIC pen
Uses MASS object, they say, was to GUST ot'eo-
ling from the leadership Of the district
SLIM IN THE XXXIIlD.
The attendance at the primaries III '"e
XXXIIId Assembly District was decideoiy BILL
in fact 1t almost impossible TO learn ""ei'
the different places for holding the caucuse' -
the election districts were. with the VIII
drawal Of the anti-Raymond-Quigg FORCES hhu
the strong feeling of many other Repuoii'a"'
that the present organization was d iafoe' '"'
vote in the district at last nights primaries wac
estimated by one of the anti-machine ieaoers u
be not over 10 per cent or the vote o"'' ~ WIG
last election for the Plat ticket
The regular machine Republicans VINO WIN
drev from the primaries in this district at the
Loot n,ouent are still undecided as TO theiI
future course, but they say that my w"
eventually get even with Mr. Quigg ana senator
Plat for the part they are aHebeu W h"'N ~
i'm the district fight.
In the XXIIId Assembly District there was
contest over the leadership OF the district be-
tween NJ NJ. Mckee and julius NJ Mayer uie
nresent leader This was the only district IN
which there was any sembance OF interest IN
tho primaries and This contest was not creating
any great enthusiasm except In the Elet t eIo
Election District where Mr.. Mckee was Deihs
opposed Gas chairman OF the election dlstrlct py
Charles A. Sears The result OF this contest WIN
not be known until the Assembly District Coh-
vcntion Iheets, the latter part OF the week;
In the XXIst Assembly District j. barcus
made no extraordinary fight against Abraham
Gruber He relied entirely on the pledges siSheu
by a number OF the Republican voters that Iney
would oppose both Mr.. Gruber ana Lresio s
Quicg Of the County Committee. IN onIS ~
OF the election districts was any atleI'pt iIau'
to carry on a systematic fight against the ma
chine management. and this was not eNceeu'nsS
vigorous. as the Republicans who were III ear
nest i'm their opposition to the present nachlHe
had decided not To participate in the primaries
The Thirty-eighth Election District OF the
NXIst gave a majority OF TO tne ucnrl
headed by Josias NJ Thompson. )r,, Tor chaiL-
man. which favored Abraham GruDer tHe uis
trct leader. There was some excitement on the
announcement Of the vote, but recount re-, ~,
suited In the same way. Robert hliIouSH' III,
oppostion candidate for chairman, VINO favored
j. :. Rarcus, gave notice that he would Con.es'
the election on the ground that w. /, lolt v
OF NO 2l19 Eighth-aVe.. had voted lilesaiIy'
having transferred his vote. but not having IN
formed the secretary Of that TACT WITHIN thIec
DAYS previous to the pri amy. as required py
law. ON the contrary. he had given notlce oh!y
when ne came to vote, and had been allowed 10
vote notwithstanding. Had Totten nol Nvteu'
the result would have been a TIE. r. ~ an
man for secretary on the BarCus ticket ue-
car,d that he tied Fernando y. Costciio "' ~, ,t
so-callcd regular ticket, on splt oa,lot. ~
WA not allowed 10 examine the ballot howeVeI,
and the rolls were removed iWileu'd'cS VIZ "
close OF the primary. ,.., T.,
creased the feeling in the district ana the
bosses say that compromise WIZ nave " 80 ~
Elected II there ~ 10 be any Republican "orK
Of any account done in the district.
POLICE AT .sIMMss PRIMARY.
There were contests in five OF the twenty-five
Election Districts Of the XVIII Assembly DIS
trict It was not until a late hour that all 'he
returns were in at the headquarters at the
Dlalnc Republican club. This is the district OF
which charles Hess l. the leader
The most bitter nght was In the skin Flee
NON District. and It was only by the narrow
,,orgjr ~ three votes that Caleb Simms. the olu
Irod"r was reelected. The primaries were heiu
M IN l23 West Twenty scNenth-st SlHn,S
opponent was Harry King. The vote was y W
~ In favor Of SiInms For time serious trouoIe
was expected but the presenc" OF three on 'ap
tain Sho.hnns policemen kept the pe.iIseI ~
voters In check In the Thirteenth Election Us
,.t. uarry Coylc was re- elected chairman by
vote ~ - TO II Coyles opponent was j. KUN
nov The regular Organization man. George
Tlnkonaucr. was also successful III M &c. al
Election District John Curtis was his riVal,
and after a hot contest Finkenauer won by
,r,.rc vas n slight contest In the Ninth Elec-
,,|r district between william German. the old
leader ard Y. Y. Rayelle Germaine won ny Il
vote ~ "a 10 - The total vote In the Assembly
district was much larger than was expected.
All told il viii bc very close to 90 In Mr'
Urss's own election district the Nlneteehth.
everything went Of smoothly and the regular
orenniyAtion ticket was elected without a as
F,ntlue vote. . ,.,., ,,
Tr.rr was a lively contest IN the With Assem-
tlv District the rival leaders being George W
Wagner and james +. March. Inc nRnt was
Won hv Wagner. who comedies 10 MaiCn ohIS
rirc delegates out OF the ninety-four CHOSEN
these nine being in the Fourth and T"elitn
Election districts. The result - said ~ mean
that ex-Pollcc Commissioner charles H. Mut-
M vIu hnye tho naming 81 the next leader
81 this Assembly district Wagner VIII prooaDy
be his choice. although John Moran Is also
candidate FOR the place. March declares mat
frauds were practised in four OF the election
districts His home district Is the l"f,ltn, III
which also Wagner voted giving ms auIl 40
No ~ Snring-st March alleges that wagner
moved 10 Jersey city few days AFTER erection
and Narch's Inspector questioned wagner pal
Iot but Wagner denied that he had moved OUT
~ tho district and insisted upon voting. Inc
election districts which March says he VIII con-
test are the Sixth Tenth. Eleventh and twenty
first In the Sixth. March's Inspector says ina.
be not allowed TO lnspect the na, 10, ~ nv
and was ordered out Of the polling place 10y
Warners men. The same complaint - ihade ny
NIarch's Inspector I'm the Eleventh Election DIS
trict In the Tenth. It is alleged, hVe naiiots
100 ILLEGALLY cast for Wagner the vote In this
district being H. to H. In favor OF wagner IN
the Twenty first, also, Illegal methods on the
part OF the W gner men are charged
THE NEW REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
Tho Executive Committee OF Thlrty-nv OF tho Re-
cuhlcap ORGANIZATION OF the City OF New-York met
last night al the ST. Cloud Hotel TO receive ana rat
ify the report OF It's subcommittee OF hve which re-
Gently conferred with the Committee on Policy ana
Plan OF Organization representing the Republican
conference that met first at the Plaza Republican
club and afterward. last Friday night at the Wind
sor IIotel-at which meeting OF tho two committees
| the report was prepared which was adopted at the
| windsor conference The Committee OF Thrty-hve
will I'm turn report the action OF its subcommittee
to the organization. which will meet In Lyric Hall
| tomorrow night. The submission OF report by the
! subcommittee last night purely formal. az VIII
| be- also the similar action by the Executive COM
| mittcc tomorrow night, the organization had
! authorized the Executive Committee to act In lis
| name In the negotiations with the Republican con-
| ference and tho Executive Committee had dele
! gated to lis subcommittee tho same ample powers
| But the Committee OF Nine. appointed under the
| provisions OF the report adopted by the Windsor
! conference and approved by the subcommittee
| which was authorized TO take action binding the
| Republican Organization OF the CITY Of Ncw-York.