New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-26
CONGRESSMAN WARD WINS.
THE MACHINE BEATEN IN TWO WEST
CHESTER ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.
no CONTEST IN WHITE PLAINS. AND a DECISIVE
DEFEAT AT CRoToN DAM-DELEGATEs
To CONVENTIONS CHOSEN.

TO CONVENTIONS CHOSEN.
Tho lid Assembly District Republican convention
., wastchester County was held in ST. Johns Han,
White Plains. yesterday and delegates were eject
ed to the Republican State, Congress. Senate ana
judiciary conventions. There were no open hSu's
for delegates. the Platt-Burns forces being &C.
fcated In the primaries and the entire anti-machine
delegates were elected Justice A. b. Cowes as
chairman of the District Committee. called the
convention TO order. after which Samuel T. MiIer'
O. White Plains. chosen chairman, ana James
l. TAYLOR OF Dobbs Ferry. and John t. Rehiil, OF
White Plains. secretaries. Delegates to the con-
ventions were elected follows: State-N illlam H.
Ward ID. s. Cowes Frank V. Millard. James H.
Moran. John j. Brown. William a. Boyd George
&. Mcnzes, Charles Mutt Congress- a d.
Cowlcs. Charles T.. Birch, Joseph McLoughhh'
Frank c. Mertz Frank J. New. Charles Earwcker,
John W. Free James NJ. Embree. Senate-Bertrand
r. Tompklns p b. Myers. John w. Lounsbury,
James s. Merritt. Joseph B. Stephenson. John +.
Moran. George Murray. Samuel C. Miller JUDI
cary-Burton =. Meighan J. A. Peck. j. NJ
Shinn r. v Milard J. l.. Glover, j. H. Moran B.
+. Swinburne. J. L. Lambdcn.
The Republican District Convention OF the lid
Assembly District of Westchester County was held
al the Palmer House. Croton Dam. yesterday. "
FesksSi, Chairman of the District Committee.
Joseph h. Ste. Of North Castle, was elected chair
Secretaries. Prior to the calling together Of the
delegates it found that the Ward Robertson
cver the adherents Of the BurnsPa faction. there
een sor Io I ase Smith Lent of ossnn
led the Burns dcleeates, While james mUSd' o.
Nontross. CT Feekskll, led the Ward-Robertson
forces. ,,o.
After taking recess for dinner, the CONVENTION
reassemblcd and the first test OF the strength OF
the two wings Was made on m00n 10 eeJ ns
" Hus,ed T. A. MS Wdph and James nsme IS APs paw
Ss sseeh A Fl sH lanes s. Woo" GSstsad B storm
d. Kear Smith Hopkins Frank Hunt ana a i; r. r.
substitute the name of Judge Smith Lent for that
of General E. A. MeAlpa which was os 81 D. "a q
ai H were then elected as originally named
the election Of the delegates to the Sedn three
for bns %eS Sa d oS Phs @
lowing are the delegates elected 10 the other con- con-
sso GEORGE Fsne ssn
kins and Gilbert brewer. Aernstes W: B. Whit Whit
heb s Ma mErH asn and John
Joseph Hudson. ASH w Young Levi Merritt H:u H.
All MHaiGa John MatI esS f Hunt TomR
ns More Wa Wev o Trav hnd II r. Bar
W;srS snf D: Nit hdsa
HOBART Keeler and + J. Murphy: ..,
although the 6ssinlng delegation wished. as usual "a,
to make a change by substituting JACOB KIhf ,Ur
renee E. A. McAlpin. James P. Teed. T Elwood
Carpenter James Hopkins and Levi Merritt to,,ors
TakeG altogether lnt ConN
and a large majority OF the delegates went away
feeling that a great days work for the GOOD or
the party had been accomplished The most pro
nouncad Burns a6herent was Wiling 70 ackhp"s
ledge that that politicians fate had been sealeo
efYsctuay and that the machine would not COM
tro, Westchester County -
The Republicans Of Yonkers hsid their 70 Pf he
Assembly district Assembly and county conven,
lions The fight between the Burns and 0 W orsr
wings of the party. which has been Wageu all oyer
WESTMINSTER County was as spirited as in other
places A large vote cast, and the principal
fgh; was over the selection Of delegates 10 the
Assembly district convention. which chooses deIe-
rates for the Senate and Congress conventions;
State Senator j. Irving Burns. The result lou,I
the Senator with substantial lead OF delegates ne
recurring thirty of possible forty-one. mayor
Sutherland is aspirant for the Congress nominal
ton.