New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-16
THE PRIMARIES A FARCE.
SCARCELY TWENTY THOUSAND VOTES
CAST, 1T IS ESTIMATED.
LEADERS IN THE MOVEMENT FOR THE PARTY
APPROXIMATION SAY THAT THE PRIMARIES
WERE HARDLY WORTH DISCUSSING
BRoOKFIELD ORGANIZATION

MEETS TONIGHT.
The returns Of the machine Republican pri-
maries OF Tuesday evening in this city were not
all received at the headquarters OF the kepuo-
lcan County Committee at No Madlson-aVe''
yesterday and no attempt was made at the
headquarters to ascertain the number or he
publcans who took part in the primaries II
was estimated that less than twenty thousand
votes had been cast although the primaries
held under the enrolment which was de-
clared to be over eighty-three thousand Ma
chine Republicans In the city yesterday ao-
mtted that the opposition to the machine had
much to do with the slim attendance at the
primaries and said that the Republicans In op-
position refrained from casting votes.
The Republican County Committee, as at
present organized, Will hold It's last regular
meeting this evening at the Murray Hill Ly-
ceum. Leading members Of the committee were
saying last evening that while there might De
some discussion Of the attempt to secure mar
mony In the party in the city. 1t was not eH-
pected that the business transacted this even
ing would be OF much Importance. AS there
were practically TO contests at the primaries
to call for the interference OF the Committee on
Organization. It was said, the session OF tne
County Committee might be brief and unim-
portant. President Quigg was In Washington
Yesterday and II was said that he probably
would not return TO the city in time TO attend the
meeting OF the County Committee this evening.
District conventions will be held in the thirty
Ave Assembly districts OF the city next Tuesday
evening to elect delegates to the new Repubh-
can County Committee. and 1t Is regarded as
certain that all the present machine leaders VIII
be found In their accustomed places In the com
nittee The reelection Of Lemuel r. Quigg as
the president Of the County Committee Is looked
for with confidence. there is no opposition 10
him I'm the machine at present.
The men prominent in the movement against
the Platt machine and in building up the new
Republican organization In this city hao i'tIe
TO say yesterday about the results Of the ma
chine primaries The general view taken py
them was that the primaries were not wors" us, us
cussion az the attendance at them naa peen
tneagrc and the anti-machine men hau KIP
away from them. and had no interest IN 'Heih
lanes Yrreance said that he daily had lhquitIes
as TO the date Of the new RepupIcah oI 20.
tInn's enrolment which he expected Would take
nlaca some time next month. william BROOK
rch also finds many Republlca ~ anxious W
enrol their names the new ISIS
Tho Republican Organization or tne Clty Vi
Ney-Yorl will meet at Lyric Hall this evening"
nj which time II will receive report I'm -.
LxacutIve Committee OF Thirty-hve, on the SUI
-, - tho nnrotiations and agreement between
;hot hodv's subcommittee and a committee rep
or,trg tho conference OF Republicans whlch
tas mot at the Plaza Republican ClCp anu tIe
II,t,dsor Hotel and Will formolly ratiIy tne ac-
ZION ~ the windsor Hotel conference WhtcIi " as
- ina nth the recommendations or the report
~ , ~ -. H. subcommittee in the name ana
sIs",u ou,ror,ty OF TN. Republican OrganlZa-