New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-20
THE PRIMARIES TODAY.
SECOND ELECTION UNDER THE NEW
LAW.

ROTH PARTIES TO CHOOSE DELEGATES TO CON-
vrNrIoys-FEw CONTESTS LOOKED Fok
The second Official primary elections to he neid
under the Prima y Election law. which was
nassed last winter. will take place to-day under
practically the same regulations which gov
ernod the first primary elections Of June 4. Inc
same enrolled Republicans and Democrats VINO
were entitled 10 vote at the June primaries OF
their parties will have the opportunity TO vote
at the primaries to-day. Republicans anu
Democrats who were not enrolled hefore the
June primaries cannot vote at to-day's prl-
rariee and they will not have the opportunity
to enroll as members Of their portugal parties
until the days OF registration before the coming
election in November.
Delegates to four Republican and four Demo
cratic conventions will be elected al to-uay
primaries in New-York County. and similar sets
Of delegates will be elected in the other counties
within the greater city. The conventions Ill
which the delegates elected in New-York County
to-day will participate have been caileu iof '"V
following, dates
COUNT Convention o'to County ~ Convention OCTOBER
srro convenon, octo Congress Conventions oco-
- Der q.
ssas Conventions octo- senate Conventions. oco-
Assembly Conventions. oc- Assembly Conventions oc'o-
tobsr ! Der 10.
Tho ReoubIjcans will elect 30 delegates to
the County Convention. which will meet on Oc-
tober at the Murray Hill Lvceum to nominate
three Justices Of the Sdprcmc Court and one
Justice Of the City Court. The election OF dele
gates will be on the Assembly District plan. the
LIST Assembly District having only three dele
GATES. and the XNIst district twelve the repre-
sentat!on from each district being based on the
Republican vote for Governor Black. Delegates
to the conventions which will nominate kepub-
lcan candidates for Congress and Republican
candidates for the state Senate will be elected
also on the Assembly District basis. The IT'D
une on THURSDAY published In the Police De
partmen; election notice the complete scheduIes
Of representation for all the districts. The dele
gates TO the Republican Assembly Distrct con-
vcntionS TO nominate candidates Tor the Assem-
bly, will be elected on the election district bass.
each election district being entitled 10 represen-
tstion IN convention according To us percentage
of the latest Republican vote for Governor.
To the Democratic County Convention. when
will meet at Tammany Hall on october IL. an
army IF 1902 delegates vii, be elected TO-DAY.
The delegates TO that convention and the dele
gates elected hy Tammauy o. the Congress.
senate and Assembly ccnI cnticns VIII be CHOSEN
on the Assembly pistric; plan.
There will be no contests or importance AZ
either the Republican or Democratic primaries
10 day. In most 81 he districts the Republican
Machine will have no opposition IN the election
OF the delegates selected b- tho district leaders
In some Of the districts where there were con
tests at th. Republican primaries In June the
Republicans OF the county OF New-fork have
been allowed TO select Part - the delegates 70
he elected OF the regular tickets, harmon be-
tween the factions having been obtained. In
few districts there will he opposition tickets.
bat the contests will be of purely local char
acter and viii not attract much attention The
DELEGATES 70 lie elected by Tamm3nv voters
have been selected by the Tamnany district
lea ders, and there VIII hc absolutely 10 opposi-
ton 70 their election. The delegates will vote
at the conventions exactly rs the leaders tell
them 10 vote. II is expected that tho vote AT the
Tammany primaries will Ice light to-day. under
the circumstances and that the vote at the Re
publican primaries Will not be 50 heaN" as was
the vote at Tire Republican PRIMARIES IL June
Republicans Of the county e New-Ncrk. how
ever, have been urging members or the oTSaui-
zation and all enrolled Republicans 20 come out
and vote ar tO-day's primaries 81 the party IN
order that the delegates elected shall represent
serted that only hy large vote At the primaries
can the new Primary Election law be tested
fairly
The primaries to-day will be held between the
hours q ) n. NJ ana 10 =. m, each Assembly
District being divided into primary districts fOI
the purpose. the Republican primary being held
In ore election district ana The Democratic pr.-
mary In the contiguous election district Tho
Republican election ON FRS Will have charge OF
the Republican primaries and the Democratic
election officials will receive the votes AT the
Democratic primaries There must be secret
ballot and an Official count at every primary
under the law. the same as al a regular election.
Returns OF the vote at the primaries must be
made at Police Headquarters b. 1 =. m. to-
morrow and the Police Board as the custodian
II primary records. must complete the Official
count Of the votes within seventy-twO hours