The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-21
WORTH GETS DESPERATE.
HIS FUTILE TRICK TO CAPTURE THE
SYMPATHETIC Low DOTE.

Tho Doom OF the Discounted Brooklyn Le.a.,
Will Probably Be sealed Mt the Pri ar,c.
to ne Held To-NIEht-rhe AntI-w Worth Con.
binniion IL Determined ON sducichinE Him.
Tho Hon. Jacob Worth is resorting to dc,.
pcrnte measures to stem tho tide OF defeat in
which he has been cngulfcd since his signal
overthrow in the County Committee in Brook.
Ign a week ago. but unless all signs fail. M,
efforts will be unavailing to prevent his poli,i.
cal doom being sealed for good at the RcpubH.
can primaries tonight. Ever since the Stato
organization determined TO down Mr.. Worth
for his traitorous course, his lieutcnnnts hay.
been prcclaiming that Senator Plat has been
anXiously trying to induce him to return 10 m.
fold, and even going so far rs to promise him
neutrality, II not positive assistance, in hin
supreme effort to capture the County Conyen.
ton. On Sunday Mr.. worth's rctainers in.
dustriously circulated a specific story TO M.
| effect that Lou Payn or 'somc other cnin,nt
Republican in the confidence OF Srraror
Plat, had gone over to Brooklyn as a reoc.
commissioned with olive branch in hard. and
had succeeded in convincing Worth Of m.
error Of his ways. 1t was further stated tina,
Worth had at last decided to break navy from
Seth Low and make his fight exclusively m
the local issues. Most OF the papers yesterday
morning swallowed the story, and thus gave
Worth the opportunity which he was. OF
course, plotting for, to come out and make bla.
tant professions of continued loyalty and do
votion TO the Citizens Union candidate.
Il shall stick to Low II l have 10 stand ab,o-
lutely alone" was the declaration OF the dis
omitted leader. or course. there was no, ,
particle OF foundation for the story that Scn..
tor Plat had held any communication with
Worth. direct or indirect. after worth's revolt,
and the report that Worth had deserted Low
was promulgated 30 that he might come ous
with an indignant denial. and in this way
capture the sympathetic Low vote a. the pr..
marics. The whole scheme. however. has
miscarried, and will not in any way diver, IN,
rank and file Of the party from settling thtr
accounts with the whole worth eiemen, to.
night, and 1t will be in such wards a. the First.
the Low feeling is strongest, that Worth viii
receive the most severe rebuke.
Worth, it Is well known, has been ready 10
ment that Lieut..Gov. Woodruff. TheoIore K.
Willis. and Walter c. Atterbury made their
invincib!e combination 10 down him. Even CA
the floor OF the County Committee, wh..e tie
proceedings were pending. ne made a de-
spaIrins appeal to the Hon. Sjla, b. butcher
for harmony, but. was only greeted wlth crie,
Yesterday MIR. Woodruff, amid a ,hror. o.
eNultant anti-North men at the ClareriCn
Hotei headqraE,ers. declared:
with Worth or Quitting. There VII! tc 10 tar
mony with N:. Worth either before OF ate: 80
County Convention
for Worth il The Goultr Coayont.ta "a TEG-,.
day. There viii h. 100000 votes, tie IE3ltrr
cast for inley IN the convention. Zach u
the go d%ciegatcS casting a many Ia. C'. a. -
candidatc-as Mckinney received &. Ais t.-'g.y;.
\ close ~analy.i, Of the district Isl Night AZ
the Clarendon Hotel headquarters p!g."t 10000
OF the total vote in the anti. Wcr,n column.
This is the aati-Worth slate, Which may,
however. be, revised .%somewba; heto'e Tiars.
Register. Theodore p. Willis; tog Coan:r LEX,
Il. Tu-nbull; Tor President of the borough,
George Il. Roberts, Jr..; Tor District Attorney,
\ boom was started yesterday for Police
SuTcrinienien William J. McKeivc% asa CON.
promise candidate for Inc Office OF ~Acg!H. ~.
peTiuteIden. NCkelvCy has never takrn srv
part IL the factional sGuabhles in the party. AID
his friends say that his general popu!ar., -spe-
cially IN Grand Amy circles would maze him
Worth and hutt!ns are ready 10 LEI ere-y;
their other candidates in their efforts TO hsys
Comptroller Palmer named for Sheriff. What
nation have teen bliShtcd through mis- c.o,e
connection with the Worth.Buttiing bUl.toz.
ing, methods III The County Committee, and he
is likely, ID thru" up the sponfc himself ~
night when he hears of the result OF Tie pr.
maries in the Sev;enteen;h ward: his srPp"-ei
the opposing hosts arc most anxious 70 get =
political grave with his chief.
One fact clearly demonstrates the hypocrisy
Of Worth and Quitting. While appSrcrtlE
T fS2asrE. w sba1 might n4S se @Pa man ann no P ~ r ra. 5I'
out OF tho race on the plea that thu l. -o.aSio
be a Democratic year. and that a Rep.ot'ra
nomination Tor any county office would Provo
only an empty ami expensive honor. An Oh
Republican war horse who has been Glossy
velopInents in Brooklyn. made this lGc..ct.on
yesterday:
Worth and Buttllnc will ~ so much t!s.
Eustcd over their whipping a; tae primaries
and conventions that they will lake 10 t.s
woods during the campaign. Worth's heath
is said not TO be over strong, and n ;-Il 10
Florida or Bermuda by his physicians Orders
is likely TO be suggested as n wind-up . 10
recent political eNcrtOns. Butt!ing wi! prob
ably go along to sooths him in hi. exile"
Mr.. Woodruff felt So confident OF vic'OTT last
night that he INVITED all his friends and foes %
well 10 come to his headquarters ;o-u.Sh: 10
hear the results OF the primaries. A ,repoIt
reached him that Henry +. Hamburg. the EiSb;h
ward leader. had returned to the Worth 'ac;ion
and would vote with ii in the County Conven.
ton, but it did not disturb his confidence in the
east.