New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-03
THE BOOM FOR FITCH.
DEMOCRATS TALKING OF HIM FOR
GREATER NETWORKS MAYOR.
THE PRIMARY QUESTION STILL IN A sNARL AND
THE PARTY ALL AT sEA-LOUIs WORTH

THE PRIMARY QUESTION STILL IN sNARL AND
THE PARTY ALL AT sEA-LoUIs WORTH
NAY FILL HARRIMANs PLACE
The early boom for Ashbel p. Fitch Controller of
New-York City. for the Mayoralty Of Greater New
York has reached Brooklyn. Some Of the old-time
ring Democrats. and among them is said to be
Warden Hayes. are indus trousy eulogzlng him In
this connection. The silver wing OF the organza-
ton does not take kindly 10 Fitch however. and
IL protesting against him for the reason that he
was gold man during the late campaign
The matter Of the regular Democratic primaries
is stil In snarl. although there appears to be
some possibility that 1t will be unravelled. James
ID. Bell. chairman Of the General Committee. whose
call seems to be necessary for the holding of an
other meeting Of the committee. said yesterday that
he stood ready at any time to call meeting Of the
committee when the desire for such meeting
made known TO him In the proper manner. With
the knowledge that Mr.. Bell Is willing to do his
duty In the premises. there Is no doubt that Ed
ward A. Grout and T. Il. Callahan will have no
trouble In getting the requisite number Of sgners to
a CALL 1t Is matter of speculation whether the
committee II brought together again. will meeky
obey the behests from No. Wioughby-st. and
adjourn to any indefinite time in the future,
whether 1t Will at once order the annual primaries
which should have been held, according to the
stituton. In December At the December meeting
at which the primaries were postponed indefinitely
tue dttenuance was small, most OF the aDSenteeS be-
ing Democrats of the more independent type who
were anxious TO maintain the election district sys-
tenn and not to return the old crooked ward
primaries There were at that meeting who
voted for the adjournment under the impression
that the arguments OF the rlngsters We're sincere
Is. j. YORK. the Willoughby-st. whip. maintained
that the primaries should not be held until after
the annual redstriclng of the city by the Board OF
Elections.
Robert Stewart one of the leaders of the nde-
pendent element Is OF the opinion that the adjourn
ment taken In December could not extend beyond
next Monday night which Is the regular night for
the January meeting. But no such meeting will be
held. as no provisions have been made for IT..
Hugo Hirsh. who has resumed the mantle of Worth
that he will be elected executive member OF the ward
IL may be remembered that when the Vass people
were defeated Nass lined an Independent or
ganization In the Thirteenth District. When Dady
went over TO Willis the Dady delegates did not go
with him from this district. in the organization OF
the ward committee he turned down his former ad-
herents and recognized the Vass delegates, pro-
righted: Hirsh asserts that the four Vass dele
gates thus admitted will be unseaed by the organ-
zauon committee and that this will give him (Hirsh)
a majority OF one in the ward committee
IL seems TO be the universal opinion among poll
tcians that Louis Worth, son of Jacob Worth. will
be appointed to succeed the late Daniel G.. Hartman
as Justice Of the Gates Avenue Police Court. Mr..
and Mr.. Worth has already been appointed serve
the full. term which begins at that date 1t Is be-
lleved that the Mayor the Controller and the Auditor
upon whom the duty devoves Of appointing tenn
porary successor. all favor the selection of young
Mr. Worth who Is now Under Sheriff.