The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-21

Battle for Control Mt the Primaries Likely
to Re Sharp One.


The determination on the part OF a strong
element in the Republican party in Brooklyn
to retire Walter b. Atterhuy and Col. Michael
j. Dady as Chairmcn of the County Com
mttee and Executive Committee. re-
srertivey. and incidentally to clip the
politiral wings of Licut.-Gov Timothy L.
Woodruff. has taken definite shape. and another
sharp factonal warfare for control Of the Or
gau2atiOn seems to be unavoidable. The
fight was precipitated by the recent action Of
the County Committee in putting the govern
mcnt of the organization on Assembly dis
trict basis instead Of ward basis. As the
wards number thirty two and the Assembly
dist riots only twenty-one. with much more
even distribution of voters among the latter
than among the former. an entirely new field
for political activity has been opened and
the opportunity of making fresh combina-
tons is presented. The opponents Of Dady
and Attnrhury have been quick to take
advantage of tho situation. and are rally
fng all the disconnected elements in the
party TO their side. 1t is urged against the
present managers that their conduct of the
last campaign lost Thorn the confidence Of the
masses OF the Republican voters. and that
their close Identification with the old Worth
and anti-Worth controversy prccludes recon
citation of those factions under their manage
In defence of Dady aud Atterbury it is said
thatnO two men ever worked more earnestly
and faithfully than they did in the last cam
paigu. and that the startling slump in the
Roosevelt vote from their ante-election fore
casts was due to causes which could not have
been foreseen. 1t is also contended that
they have been always trying hard to restore
harmony in tho ranks and TO avoid factional
clashes. In spite, however. OF these arguments
there is a steady linins nrof all the old Worth
forces and the new dsairected element for The
express purnosc Of downing Dady and Alter
bury and paving the way for brand new deal
in the management in The next campaign.
1t is sntc t. assume that the side which wins
ont in the SIIfembPr primaries will IN in
control during the residential year Included
il he ntl-R Pa AtterPury combina, ton are
Moore and ct course. most OF their Official sub
9 3Tit Giy Mag 7'r r kramer exS Sheriff
A. prcndnrRast, ami former Revenue Collector
Ernst Nathan, The attitude Of city Mags-
tiuction in his management OF the last Prcsi-
denMal ramraIGn' has not been defined
he vii ultimately take his stand with the anti
Dady combination, and that District Attorney
will asIo land there before the fight is brought
% close. some personal illusions in state
Moore IN response to crltiCism directed against
him for confaabbing with Mr.. Nathan, show that
orally anticipated Mr. Moore said:
am not aware that Mr. Nathan has been
Indicted ior any nigh . crimes Or mis- ,iemeanors.
tiopped from the Republican to tina Democratic
party or we e versa TOR financial reaSon@, have
not heard that lie has ever used political patrO-
great political Office at public eXUense.'
Col. Dady and III Atterbury are doing very
little talking these days and it is said. will not
definitely arrange their plans until Lieut. Coy,
W"oIruit gets back from Eurnpn at the close
OF the month. Mr., Woodruff will find
very perplexing situation confroptint
him, but hi; trends are confident that
he will lie equal to the emergency and that he
NAV even lie able to dissipate the Political
Eorm clouds 10y one of his fayorite harmony
conteronc"s in his Park slope house should
n%iyely the cause OF Dady and Atterbury he
VII haNn to Shhr" their fate. whether Victory
or defeat Appraiser and former ConCre,sman
Isrt "I Fischer. who has long been the cx-
ecut So ommI' tenn HI from the Twenty 81 Nth
wary VIII hoI iuh" any part ia tho ruuipub or
sex ""Hliun to the County Committee
I'M new county ommltter will contain only
1SSuemoers. u less than the present body