The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24
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While the. roll was heing called 1t " rs noticed
that NJ I; W. W.ll k,,c wSs Eo iss f 9vSn sa1 E9t ward TS
cast its entire vote Of 5000 for Mr.. Willis. Amid
great cheering; The ,S vote , Ss Sn ~ inc Sol By iSS
los. & 1aS OF which Mr.. Willis received es,?56ia
OF Mr.. Willis Of 29,0i5.
Alderman Heubort moved to make tho nomi'
Michael J. Dady, Aldermen Haubert, and Mr..
Dprye% escorted Mr.. Willis Y the platform,
manner In Which they had, supported his csndi.
daoy. He also spoke highly OF Afderman Hau.
bort. whom he said he had known for years.
T~RENCHARD's Mo MAJORITY.
For the Office OF County Clerk +. T. Everett OF
tho Ninth ward nominated City Auditor John x.
Sutton. Henry Trenchard, Jr., of the, Fifteenth
The same ward. a number OF the delegates
from the, various wards sceonded Mr.
T sSs ASKED II P0Ti Il Moniid 'S SS i s'n% OFdor oT to
make tho nomination by acclamation., He was
Informed that he was out Of order, The ballot
Trenchard. 7i,7isio; Sutton, 36,356ia; a ma.
jority of IS, 362. The nomination, upon motion
OF Mr.. Everett, was made unanimois
plssoSd II In nomination for the ONCE q County
Hubert htSssTr g. 1ns PSps Of the Sineiesnth ward. Ii;
said that Mr.. Taylor was elected three years ago
Bounty a hN fFSSsaser %!'' ofies' IN Gna chaos n@s '0I by his
Intelligent and businesslikc methods he had
brought II to a condition Of psrfeetion: Mr..
should be returned. William II. Ziegler OF tho
Ninth ward placed in nomination John g; Turn
terbury forces. The ballot resulted as follows:
Turnbull. 65,4s3ia; Taylor, 80. 493ia; Turnbull,s
majority. 25.99o. The nomination was made
George II. Fields Of the Seventh ward nom.
OF Brooklyn George A. Roberts, ,Jr., Of tho
Seventh ward. and snid he would be a worthy
s saSIssso and in r1 tho city " Hell Mnrs to ch ar5s son a:
ination was seconded by Congressman Hurley.
At this stage the Worth people threw up the
tfon was useless. made no nomination. Mr..
Roberts was accordingly named by reclamation.
NO Low RESOLUTION.
1t was thought that Worth at the last moment
luton. but the other side was prepared for such
an emergency, and would have promptly
resolution in his pocket and would have pre-.
scented it had not the vote been SO Overwhelming.
went home the two most discounted men who
ever attempted to boss the Republican organi-
lees, carry. out their threat TO retire from active
politics, during the campaign. To-day Mr..
,M ssid m rs Eo mi; to K1e sonraya 70, sn6 repfif rs n and 4, is
an appearance in the City Convention on Tues
day...
factions discussed the question Of nominating q
District Attorney and two Coroners. 1t has not
terms Of the present officials will expire on Dec.
81 next or not; Assistant District Attor-
9ested that the Ie' matter ieR s'' be left to "'' the ' tx.
ecutive Committee of tho Republican County
E SGmm;ittes with power snd Go to make sb nominations ,hd for
decide that District Attorney Baekus's term ex;
pires, this year, Lieut..Goy. Woodruff would
Is in control, of the Executive Commit
tee. Both sides subsequently made conces.
ward offered a resolution. which was unan.
imously adopted, that in case of the Withdrawal
should be vacancies. from any other ea Cause sea a
SS1,6n N,, 81 81 seven y pS Consisting Of +, Ross Ap-
and Julius Z. Wieman. have power to I'LL such
The first four named represent the anti. Worth
faction and the three latter are followers Of the
deposed Republican boss.
III any subsequent nominations are made none
Of the candidates will be retainers of Worth.
and District Attorney Foster L. Backus will go
into quick official retirement.
Mr.. Worth's next castigation will come at the
elect 1872 delegates to the City Convention. His
timent IL BrooEiyn viii then, II all fofecasts are are
not misless:ng; sink into comparative insignia.
which THE Sun has already credited him with.
WHO THE NOMINEES R
Walter B. Atterbury is 40 years old, and
COLLEGE, Gdi ! SaFo Of II the se Gi.s city ~ Se He Y is sr Tsn n vs, Of s the
part in politics in the Twenty-third ward, and
soon became the leader of that Republican
stronghold. He was q delegate to the National
Convention at st. Louis. and has been known as
the Original Mckinley man" Of Brooklyn.
During the Presidential campaign he was Chair.
man of the Republican Campaign Committee.
Theodore b. Willis has lived in Brooklyn all
his life and has always taken An active part in
Republican politics in the First ward. His nomi'
nation for Register crowns his political ambition
and is probably the most bitter pill which Jake
Worth has ever had to swallow. Mr.. Willis Is a
graduate of the Polytechnic Institute. and has
been engaged in the hardware business for scv.
enteen years. He represented the First ward
In the Board Of Supervisors from 1881 I, 1889
and during that period defeated John Y. Nc.
Kane for the Craftsmanship of the Board. He
served as Naval Officer during President Har
rison 9 Administration and was appointed City
Wrrks Commissioners by Mayor Wurster. and
still holds the office.
Henry Trenchard, Jr., Is an envelope manufac
turer. and has been a resident of the Fifteenth
ward for over thirty years. He has always
taken an active interest in Republican politics
and has been a delcH te to the County Commit
tee for two years. He has never held ONCE.
John G. Turnbull is a tea importer. and has
also been active in politics in tie Ninth ward
He has never held Office.
George II. Roberts. Jr., Is q flour merchant
and has long been a delegate to the Republican
County Committee. He served as Chairman oil
that body during the anti-Worth regime a few
years ago. He was q delegate to the st. Louis
Convention.
District ATTORNEY Backus,a Tern.