New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-08
PRIMARY ELECTIONS HELD.
,rsu1.Ts IN THE VARIOUS ASSEMBLY
DISTRICTS.
rrcArFs ELECTED TO THE NEW REPUBLICAN
COUNTY COMMITTEE-LIvELY TIMES AT
MANY POLLING-PLACEs.


COUNTY coMMITTEE-LrvELY TIMES AT
MANY Po1-LING-PLAcEs.
~h, first off,cal primary elections in this city
a. the ne-~ Primary Election law kept the Re
snhllcan and Democratic politicians busy all day
yesterday and until late last evening In some o.
49, a,s,r,rts the interest In the primaries a.
IS. equal to that taken IN a general election.
~ contests were chiefly az the Republican pri-
1T. The voting was lighter than had been ex-
ao,aa in the early part OF the day. but II con-
tined from , a m. 10 10 p. m. The lateness Of the
~ o, closing the polls made the task Of ascer-
,o,nbg the results last nigh: extremely difficult.
PARTICULARLY In districts where TWO factions wero
,.arlv evenly matched
r, the county Of NewYork including the Dor
Ign. OF Manhattan and The Bronx :he Republi-
80 alected 22i members Of the County Committee,
~ p, the 3l2 members OF the City Committee and
n.,.gs.ss 90 Assembly district conventions. which
-. ,o meet ster and cleo: delegates 10 the Re-
omb,,can State Convention Tammany elected
cc,er,l Committee OF about five thousand and dele
s,as N the Assembly district conventions we'll
Nigh. have been expected there was con-
dsrahle confusion attending the first official phi
o-e. The elections were held in primary dis
.rt.,e instead of election districts. two election
Ns,ricts being combined to make one primary dis
.,,c, and Republicans and Democrats had more
or less difculty In finding the right poing-places.
~. Republican and Democratic primaries being
,sH at different places In the same primary dis
,rct There delays IN several of the dis
,1sts due TO the failure OF the Bureau Of Elec-
,,ons 10 I'll vacancies among the election Officers
rho had charge OF the primaries. AT some Of the
,ol.ng-places one two officers were on duty
when there should have been three or four. and the
vacancies threw additional work upon those off,
GERS who served
ARRESTS IN TWO DISTRICTS.
Arrests were made in TWO districts. on account
~ Republican and Democratic faction fights
A lively contest was begun at the minute Of OPEN
ing the Republican polling places OF the With As
semhly District between George W. Wagner, the
leader Of the machine forces IN the district. and
James E March. who is trying to Dust Wagner
March declared that fraudulent practices were be-
INK INDUCED In by his opponents. and that MS
watchers were being unfairly treated. He also
charged that Wagner and one Of his lieutenants.
Jobn Moran had threatened Alfred f. Ommen.of NO
A. Nsr,on-st a March man. because ne had chosen
the opposition side.
March was busy all morning rushing from one
polling place 10 another trying TO settle cispu,eS
nv which his men had been challenged Al inc
,oIl,ng-place at No $50 Canalst. his watcher han
bAsn forced 10 remain outside the railing. Harch
sent 10 Police Headquarters. after heated discus
sion with Chairman Keys OF the boafu Oh IN
spectors but before the messenger sol p"on
Narch's watcher allowed IN wagner anu
John Moran surrendered themselves IN the centre
Gree. Court upon hearing that warrant mac
hsen procured for their arrests by Alfred T.
ommen Wagner asserted that Ommen hao maze
a speech In Brooklyn on Saturday night IN WHO"
he made derogatory remarks about HIM. Ofnineh
was no. IN court. and Magistrate Mott paroied 'he
two
TROUBLE IN THE WITH
There was trouble at the opening Of the Demo
cratic primaries In the With Assembly Distr.c'
u,ha-a Perrsrd Rourke was seeking 10 wrest from
Councilman Martin Enge the Tammany leader
SHY Engel was confident he could not be beaten
AZ q consequence the contest was hot one. f1sh's
were Of frequent occurrence, and several arrests
were made The knife was used in ono case at
least and some arrests were ma de Tor illegal vo'-
ting.
Isaac HirschAeld saloonkeeper. OF Chrysue
and Riving.on SITS Is follower Of Rourke Ben
5alnin sanftman is Ensel These two met
and quarreled sanftman struck Hirschfed on
the nose. dra wing blood The latter appealed 10
the s ADVISES no; 70 to
hour at.erward Hirschfeld and Sandman again
Market Police Court the TWO men patched up the,r
s Soss1eH bv M nag Poole.
AS sanftrnan was leaving court his father, Max
Vines entered tbs building bleeding from several
stab wounds sandman the elder Is opposed 10
He told Magistrate Poole that he had been in in q,
.5 his S ars at hfk e was od o to "
time
Harry Arfasr eneEs tas pc GN5 1 Pace s ds e
e.. ana gave the name OF August Hoeber. Of No
challenged by The Rourke captain Nathaniel Felt
man o. No s. Allen,st CAPTAIN Feitman said he he
was not he Al this iunctgre Hoese Der sppeafe 20
ana A,ehers aTIest ioi9wttq , i e,a ms "
John Hanson Of No Sc Chryste-st.. gave the
name Of David Raphael Of No = Forsyth1,s; in
He was CHALLENGED b. R0nTke's captain. Isador
rested. taken 20 court and held for examination
ELECTED IN BOTH DISTRICTS
Republicans took the keenest interest IN the con-
tests for delegates 10 the Republican County Com
Ynlttee Lemuel 2. Quigg intended TO get reelected
president Of the County Committee II possible ar
parently for he delegate both IN tho Ist
Assembly District where tn. Machine felt sure OF
he Ives. and in which the Anti-Machine Repub..
icans thought they could win. The result was mat
Nr Quigg was elected in both districts 1t was be-
hevea at late hour. ,,,- ,..
perhaps was in the XVIII District where tho
Zines were not drawn distinctly between TIE Pat
forces nd the Anti-MaCiine men, but the llSht re-
solved itself into a personal one between the foI-
lovers Of Charles Hess ana thO1e q or
,nay TO make the hgnt square qua ohg Hsied
Of The Ant-Machine organization in the district;
and others brought about compromise Ds 10Th
the delegates were divided on tne 'cAe'' DIV"
In the xXVIIIth Assembly District there was az
another warm contest between tHc
Philip Doblin and Of John II. Gunner; The OUT
come Of the fight was IN doubt at iate ho. 10
The returns in the XXlst District showea ,ia'
the regular ticket headed by Abraham Grooer,
victorious The vote was heavy. put De t
midnight the count had gone far enough 70 Snow
that the regular ticket had won by something Iks
twelve hundred and that the opposition nag Deen
much weaker than had been expected Orupe.
scknowled that he surprised, saying that
while he had hoped to win. Re had 10Y thousSs n99
would do so so easily. Gruber with two huhcreu
and fifty members OF the Riverside republican
Club marched through the district wheh inc ie
suit assured.
In the XVIII District tho Anti,Machine Kepuo,,
Ncans won BY 600 20 zG5 votes. The overthrow Oh
tie Machine in that district had been expected
In the XXIIId Distric. the regular hepupIicAi
Ticket headed by 9. II. la Grange. Won although
ne opposition close. . ,,.,. Xaoa,