New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-05
COMMITTEEMEN TO BE CHOSEN.
THE PRESENT INEFFICIENT LEADERS
Likely TO BE RETAINED IN POWER BY
THE INACTIoN OF DIsGUsTED
HIrDSON REPITBIIcANS.
HUDSON REPUBLICANS.

The primaries to elect members or the huusoh
County Republican Committee Will be held to-rior-
row evening and on the result depends wnetner
change will be effected In the management Oh Tue
party. II no greater interest Is taken IN inc
primaries than has been manifested In the recent
elections the present leaders will retain their "o'u'
The contention Of those who favor the continuance
OF Dickinson and Woolley in power Is that tne
reverses are natural that the county is normally
Democratic and that the dissatisfied democrats Az
have returned TO their party fold ana VIII o ~,
abandon II until the conduct of the government
is more hagrantly unsatisfactory. o.o,hi,o
ami ISIS With the RepuSican manaseme The is,
will show considerable variation IN , tne NJ NJ
McPhlllips's majority, i,S73 This was during ne
ceiyed 2OS votes, and Wanser republican of me
excitement after the exposure of the wholesale
ballot box stqiing In 1881 the RepHohGSSnS Demo-
cratic candidate for State Senator. poled ItEt
votes to 1879 for Carr giving nudspet eectors re-
ceived S57 votes, and the Republican eiectG nn
29os difference OF SSS Al dne qi same y"es and
Kean, 242i1, giving Werts majority OF go, go CT
difference smaller on the vote l0e d potts
Republican. A46i, leaving margin l9r Ddly
5 In 1898 the dSa1'E s,eS yotes and Stanton
So majority of 1928 for Toffey In 1884 ceyns
( KePSD yHa9 TO 24oS for oDonne plurality OF
SO2 Fielder the DEMOCRATIC nominee LOT hes n,
ter defeated Framoach. his Republican oppo"e"''
In 1885 Mckinley carried the county by oSst nds
electors received 1919 votes. Heller, the DenO
cratic nominee for Sheriff. defeated BALDWIN ~, ~
220 votes but the Republicans elected nnaJotihts
~ tho Frcchodcrs. \ disgraceful deal was Hiaue,
com biuation was formed. and Inc patronage W. W.
di,,d,d with the Democrats. The result Oh tu t
u,oe apDarent I'm the subsequent elections IN thJ
Toll Of 1897 members of Assembly were elected anu
Rauer led the Democratic Candidates WIN .ocv 20
votes and Lees the leading Republican hau If,ooS
In the fall OF 1898 Hudson was the only cociI.s
that showed a Democratic gain crane, Tor Wv ivy
ernor receiving 1923 votes, ana SoOtnees, W ~
whom many Democrats voted polled I,iSi by Ine
ret,Irns as canvassed. McDermott, for state sen
ator polled 30937, and Brautigan kepIOhcdi' 80
s5s giving McDsrmott margin or s'zSl -.
At the election last month Reumpler, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Sheriff received 83l votes anu
ErwTn Repubcan 49, 800. a difference of 9,s5l For
County Clerk Stack, Democrat received Zos6' TiLu
Tsher Republican, 20S96, difference OF oZ6s; ne
remarkable variation in the hgures notdpiy ~
those cast for the Republican candidates Snow
that when strong ticket Is nominated ana an
earnest canvass Is made and the peVpIe ate
aroused the Republican candidates nave either Dee
successful or have been varqushed by snlaH
ma iority as there is large nunper OF ulue
nendent voters who cast their ballots LOT tne can
dldate best qualified for the place rms was aP
narent i'm the vote last month, F1sner, the fIsPuo
iIcan nominee for County Clerk was pealen ~
ESQ: Erwin for Sheriff, was defeated py 1921,
Busse. for Register, by 1891 and Ramsay ior
HUdson is not so hopelessly Democratic wheh
nroner nominations are made and an earnest can,
yass Is prosecuted. but the present eaoers cdhho'
command the party vote.