The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-20
JAKE WORTH MAY RETIRE.
THE END OF MS CAREER As 4
LEADER EXPECTED.
Tho Antl.worth Consultation in RrooNl,n VIII

The Antl-Nvorth Combination In Brooklyn Will
Give or Take No Quarter In tho struggle
Decided subSIdencc In the Sentimental
Low May Fall With worth.
There was a lull yesterday in the Republican
fractional hostilitios in Brooklyn, which are to
wind up at the primaries tomorrow night.
Since their capture OF the County
from Jacob Worth last Tuesday night, Lieut.
Gov. Woodruff, City Works Commissioner
Willis, and Walter b. Atterbury have been
carefully planning other surprises for that gen.
tleman, and his complete placement tomorrow
night us the leader OF the Republican forces is
confidently anticipated. Mr.. Worth has made
only n feeble attempt to rally since his first dis
astrous clash with the State organization, and
yesterday there was n report that he might try
to conceal his weakness by retiring altogether
from the field. Until the close of the primaries
and the conventions, however, Messrs. Wood
RUIZ, Willis, and Atterbury will give or take no
quarter, and Mr.. Worth must now choose be-
tween unconditional surrender or n complete
knockout Of his prctensions, hopes, and ambi-
tions.
During the past week the anti-Worth lines
have been materially strengthened, notably
through the descrtion Of Naval Officer Robert
A. Sharkey and Congressman Israel +. Fischer
from the rival camp. Careful political stats.
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election districts, which still remain the basis
for Republican representation, believe that in
the County Convention Worth will be beaten by
a vote of nearly two to one. The County Con-
vention will have a delegate from each election
district and each delegate will have the priv.
lege OF casting as many votes for his favorite
candidate as Mckinley received in the district
at the last election. 1t will thus require a ma.
jority OF the total vote cast for Mckinley TO
nominate. Messrs. Woodruff, Willis, and At.
%terbury, before retiring from their headquarters
In tho Clarendon Hotel on Saturday night, on
this basis fsured W an absolutely safe ma IA;
come from the First, sixth. Seventh, -Twenti.
eth, Twenty.second, Twenty.third. Twenty:
tiftn. and Twenty.sixth, wards, and there, viii
also be some unexpected gains from the Third,
Seventeenth, and Nineteenth wards, which
have been regarded as Worth stronghods.
the County. Committee, who belong TO the
Worth faction, have selected the dreary Cler-
mont Avenue Rink as the place for the hold.
ing Of the County Convention on Thursday after
noon.
Mr.. Woodruff thinks that the Academy of
for such a representative gathering. and he has
notified Mr.. Frost that he will make good the
the Rink is selected.
There has been a significant subsistence in
the Low talk during the last week, and espe-
cially since the emphatic action of the New
York County Committee and Of the State Com
mittee in declaring for a straigh,out Republi.
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no figure at the primaries to morrow night,
the plain and simple issue on which they are TO
be fought being Worth and anti Worth. Re-
CARELESS Of any sentimental Low sympathy
which may have prevailed in Brooklyn. but is
are not going to be diverted from the main bust.
ness on hand. This was clearly demonstrated
on Friday night at a caucus of the enrolled Re-
publicans In one of the Columbia Heights dis
tricts of the First ward, which was long the
home Of Seth Low. and in which his brother,
A: A. Low. 5. b. Chittenden. and other strong
| AdmirerS Of the Gifts Union candidate reSilc-
Col. Norman S: Dixie tried to have a ticket
made up in the interest of Low and against the
Woodruff. Willis-Atterbury combination, but
he was beaten. and there was a similar result
in all the other districts in this and other wards
in which the Low men made a demonstration.
In case the courts decide that q District At
torney must be elected this year, the anti
Worth delegates will name George E. Waldo,
thus RELOCATING Foster l.. Backus TO official re-
tiremcnt on Dec. 81. 1t Is charged that, re-
CARELESS of the requirements OF his office; Dis
trict Attorney Backus has been pulling all the
wires possible in the interests of the Worth
faction and has proved himself a red-hot parti-
san. Unless the courts come to his protection
ne is sure TO founder with the Worth wreck.