New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-15
THE FIGHT OVER DATES.

Mr.. DUTCHER's RESOLUTIONS DEFEATED WORTH
on ONE POINT.
The first encounter between Worth and the
alliance against him quickly started. As
soon as Mr. Hanbury presented the Executive
Committees report on the dates Of primaries
and conventions Sheriff Buttling and Mr.
butcher addressed the chair. Mr. Buttling was
recognized and presented amendment to the
report providing for period Of one day be-
tween the primaries and the first set OF con-
ventions The Sheriff had found an obscure
section OF the bylaws which would have made
the first plan illegal Mr.. butcher then arose
solemnly and offered a resolution providing for
the following programme "fol good and sufii-
cient reason:
Tuesday. September p. primaries .
Saturday. september % Assembly dlstIict cohyen-
tons to elect delegates to city and judiciary con-
ventons .,
SATURDAY. October .. Adermanc conventions
Monday. october I. Assembly conventions;
Friday october !, any other convention mean
ing the County Convention
The delegates saw that the time was ripe for
the main battle of the evening and were anX-
ious for II To begin. Nj. Worth opposed MT.
Dutcher . programme in brief speech. in which
he advocated the Buttline resolution. to which
butcher replied. and the rciican, which was 10
be the final test was taken on Mr.. butchers
dates.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE VOTE.
I, was generally recognized that the Eighth
Ward held the key to the situation, ana when
Nj, Hanbury who had retreated to the remote
corner of the hall. cast his vote with the Platt
alliance A tremendous cheer went up from the
anti-Worth men. The surprises foretold by Mr.
Woodruff were far less numerous than ne hao
all
predicted. The greatest surprise oil All Pe'haPS
v.as in The Twenty-second Ward. where three
mon were absent, six voted with North ana oh'y
five with Mr.. Woodruff. When the vote was an
uounced-lJ1 for the Woodruff people ana 20
against. the cheering was loud and prolonged
NJ. Ward reported for the Organization Com
,,,ittso that the Fischer delegates from the
Tventv-sixth Ward, were entitled 10 retain
,beir seats and the report was adopted without
opposition
Tben came the long parliamentary battle over
rho Endorsement of Seth Low, in which the Piat
forc.s ATTEMPTED to get through colorless ana
n,aaningloss resolution containing Mr. Lows
name. but not declaring absolutely for MN as
the mozt available man for the Republican
Convention to nominate. The greatest cohiu'
sicr prevailed for more than an hour' "h"e
motions amendments. points OF order ana que''
tions o! privilege made Chairman Trosts WORK
the hardest kind Of Job Steered by sherH
Buttling. Dr Nas,n and Mr.. Ward. the worth
poople finally came out of the fight with big
victory.
THE LOW RESOLUTIONS.
Controller Palmer opened the fight on the Low
Endorsement 5y presenting the following reso-
luton:
Resolved That IT is the sense OF this committee
that the action OF the Citizens Union OF NS~,noiS
! hc GrcnisT m rST'S wv % as candidate for the
Mayoralty At the coming election. In no way IN
publican city Convention In making nomination
Tor the Office of Mayor, and such action should
not be Cecmed a bar 10 MS nomination by the he.
publican CITY Convention.
senator Brush Immediately presented the fol-
lowing as substitutes:
Whereas. This committee recognizing the ability
ard integrity Of our former fellow w-townsman. the
'ssci f'on hy 1arso lumber OF citizens for Mayor
of the greater city. and. recognizing the necessary
for the concentration of all forces opposed to TAM
Ressoiycd Tra, in case Mr. Low. should prove
GOOD government ag expressed in his letter Of last
sprine ", will heartily support him as candi.
cate far Mayor II nominated by the Republican
city Convention.
CHARGES OF INsINCERITY.
Mr. Atterbury then created a reign Of chaos
by seconding the substitute and moving the
previous question The Sheriff raised the point
OF order and objected to Atterburys motion.
We must not assume any middle OF the
road position here" he said. Let us come
out In the open and put ourselves on rec
ord either for or against Seth Low. Let
MS understand that man loses his place
in the Republican party by favoring the
Republican nomination OF Seth Low. believe
that this substitute is a negative resolution. and
that 1t Is insncere. There is not q man here who