New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-15
UOLLOY FAR ~ THE LEAD.
WEsTCfIESrE ANTI-MACHINE REPrBII-
CANS SWEEPING THE FIELD.

Tn. Robertson- Ward Republicans OF Westminster
County are winning decisive victories under able
leadership and there is lttle doubt that they Will
contro! the County Convention. which meets in
White Plains next Tuesday to select candidates
for county offices There will be 2ll delegates in
IN. county. and william v Mooy. OF New
Rochelle. who is the anti-Burns machine candidate
,or sheriff claims eghty-nine out OF the ninety
three elected The primaries in Mount Vernon will
be- held tomorrow night. and In fonkers on Friday
night Mount Vernon elects twenty-three delegates
and Yonkers forty one and at least one-half of the
number II IL said. will favor Mr.. Molloy. The
Robertson Ward Republicans OF Mamaroneck and
Iarchmont under the leadership OF William A.
BOYD won a victory Monday night William
II Campbell George G. Murray, Frank Hardy. j.
81 NcI.oughlin and Burton c. Melehan, favoring
Mr. Moloy received a plurality OF seventy-eght
votes ont OF a total OF 26O poled. and Jacob Hal
s,e,1 the Lender OF the Burns Fairchd faction
was defeated overwhelmingly for county committee
man The contest was OF the most exciting
ever held in the town. as the Burns-Fairchild
faction has been in the ascendency In former years
Mfr Molloy was aided materially by the members
Of the Iarchmont Yacht Club. who came to the
primaries in large numbers The yachtsmen were
formidable politicians. and 1t is due 10 their efforts
largely that the supremacy was wrcsted from Mr.
Halstead.
The Republican caucus OF the town OF Cortlandt
was held on Monday evening at the Office OF John
L. Sllleck. in Peekskill. Eek Supervisor James r.
Haisht and Alderman David q Montross, two vet
Grams both OF and the Republican party took
the votes and Charles Nassau Wells and an as
sistant were clerks The polls open from 7:3O
TO D. m. There was no opposition. although there
we're frequent scratches the tickets where voters
desired to express disapprova OF some OF the
on the DELEGATION. There were $50 votes cast. and
most OF the delegates received the entire vote The
delegations elected were as follows:
Dis;rct--S r. Knapp. chairman: John Halsted.
Isaac r. Smith H. r. Denike. William Fields.
George Waugh Frederick Lent, Or. E de NJ Lyon.
William Het Eugene Travis. Morris T. Munger.
Joseph Hudson. James Calhoun, William Belle
feu,lle Frederick Buckner. Charles McCutchen. l..
F. Covert John Rotche. Byron Travis and Clarence
County-James W Hustled, chairman; D. w
Travis John Smith 1r.. l.. T. Crumh, William Dun
phv John T. Storm Oscar Ray. James K Apgar
r. d. Bellefeue. John Is. Halsted Dr n
Mason James II. Haight James F. Bushne.i. Angus
+ chase Joseph Hudson, John Mabie. I'd, l. b
Travis George Jewell Milton Bnker and d. g.
Assembiy-John 7. Storm. chairman George Hal
sted Frank Montross, Frederick X. Field. John L.
Sileck Herbert Griffin, James Hickey. r. q. Moor
house. e " Oldnold. r. s Allen Cyrus REYNOLDS
Briggs Isaac Yocum. Ebert kipp, II. p Dain
4 * Cole =. l.. Bleakley and William J. Char
-. ,,., -. A.,
Assembyman James w. Hustled. Mt the caucus
stated IN n Tribune reporter that the county dele
gallon is unanimously for William V. Mooy for
Sheriff