The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-20
SHEEHAN WINS IN THE 9TH.
CRoKER'S FACE TURNED TO THH
WALL IN THE PEQUoD CLUB.


Primaries - Among Republicans. God
dard Defeats Lightning Jim Stew
art and Lush - John Sabine Smith
Beaten - Regulars Win in Brook.
lyn-Madden IL Ahead of Gleason.
John c. sheehan won his fight for the leader
ship Of the Ninth Assembly district at yester-
days primaries When tho result was
announced In the Peduod Club. which was
crowded with his supporters. they gave three
rounds OF cheers for him and three rounds
OF Misses for Richard Croker. who had at-
tempted to turn Mr.. Sheehan out. Having
given vocal expression to their sentiments over
the victory q number OF them went down TO
the entrance to the club where a large
picture OF Mr.. Croker hangs on the wall.
They turned the picture to the wall and then
gave three groans
In the morning the first thing that the
sheehan watchers discovered was that the
Goodwin Smith leaders had runR In q third
ballot which was intended to deceive the Shess
han men. This ballot was made up OF Ave
columns. headed by the names OF Sheehan.
Munznger. Courtney. N. Taylor Phillips and
John Jordan. all Sheehan men. The other 1874
names on the ticket we're those OF Goodwin-
Smith men. Tho idea was that sheehan msns
seeing his name at the head OF tho ticket.
would vote the ballot. thus voting for 19A
Goodwin men and i've sheehan men. The
trick was not discovered until nearly 8 oolooks
after the polls had been open an hour By
that time at least ffty unsuspicious friends
OF sheshan had voted the trick ballot.
AS soon as the news Of the imposition reached
the Pequod Club. Mr.. sheshan drove to every
polling place. denounced the ballot a. Q fraud
and ordered the inspectors. all OF whom were
anti-Sheehan men. not to give out any moro Of
the ballots. Some OF the inspectors got fright
ensd and Rtopped distributing the ballots. Mn
Goodwin heard Of this and promptly followed
In Sheohan's wake. ordering the inspectors 70
distribute all the ballots supplied to them,
crooked as we'll a. genuine He explained that
II they held back any ballot, they would be
liable to prosecution for violation OF the LAW
Mr.. sheehan had Notified them that he would
prosecute them II they did distribute the bal.
lots. The inspectors finally made mp theis
minds to stick to Croker and give OUT the trick
ballots. Mr.. Sheehan's election district cap.
tains were instructed to warn his friends
against the ballots
While Mr.. sheehan was attending to this
Munzinger and Smith met In Eighth avenue
near Twenty-fourth street and discussed the
matter. Their discussion was so animated that
q crowd surrounded them In the hope that
they would come to blows.
IN JOuTuey suo ME-
sheehan found that the election ofioers for the
Seventh and Eighth election districts. the
polling place Of which was at 219 Ninth avenue.
had not opened the package containing his
ballots and were giving out only the two
Goodwin-Smith tickets. The inspectors re-
fused to open the package. Mr.. sheehan cut
the string himself aud Instructed his watchers
10 see that the ballots were distributed prop.
erly.
The Tight In the Ninth did not bring out 20
heavy q vote as was expected. With 3.7o1
enrolled Democrats. only 2.S62 votes were
cast. 1t was impossible to obtain she exact
figures Of the vote last night. but the returns
received by the Goodwin Smith faction showed
that Mr.. sheehan had in the nsighboShood
OF 1900 votes against 1900 for Mr. Smith
and 1928 cast for the Goodwin Smith candidates
for tho General Committee on tho ticket
headed by Mr.. Shsehan's name. These votes.
of course. count In the total for
Mr.. Smiths General Committee SO that
according to the opposition's figures
Mr.. sheehan's total plurality is sixty OF
seventy-nvs. Mr.. sheshan got other
returns himself. According to them his plus
rality was over 100. The count BY the eisotion
inspectors was very inaccurate. The votes will
he oanvassed By the Bureau OF Elections before
Friday.
Councilman Goodwin and Mr.. Smith resolved
the returns at their headquarters at Tweatys
il osisSt ar, SmitS admittea bis dsieae Ills is
irenSs AZ, hhopsa .n 1has the omeiai count mighe
X: rEsnsy:ai!h election dl..rl... 1. yhloh
Boz Nelson prSisssiHnai s1sds%ap SALOON;
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UP Of the Fifth and Sixth election districts, ~
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lnsPsetors rsiussd 70 Tsesiv. ~, ssiots Sas|
Morris MeIoah.y. a shsehsn Workes. D'is SSnd
#Ssn no ,rsmoastTstsd he was arrested, ,HSt
was not held, and returned to the pollinG.
9s. m nasi: ou he Ss a Il hi Dss
croof Cd tickets and one GoOdwis ticket
,I MI ssSt sn aa ct tb hold e
q .N IS; PSs;i5S' GI:sy line ne sSsy
John 6. sheshAn. the next leader OF Tammany
Hall" and the reply was always prompt and
William E, stillinGs. the leader of the
Twenty-third district was badly beaten. Exa
Police Justice MeAyoy was his opponent.
When bpt two District: EerTS missrg; the vote
stillinGs crowd shut up shop but the dcAvoy
celebration.
Leader Charles welds OF the Thirty-hrSt
Assem- bly, district. Was laid out by Isaac A.
Hopper, v 2el i've Districts were missing, the
Ws Wei ss0T pc 5r, Knew That 0 the addtlonsi
district I'D simply increase Hop
The Hopper headduagtsrs at 100 East l26th
street. was tiisd with Iubilant supporters Of
the winner. Banners were raised and band
OF music was engaged. There was parade
In tho Twsnty;ninth Assembly District.
Richard Croker's former Police Justice Koch'S
fight against John f. Carroll developed very
little strength. The Carroll ticket won by =
District. one voter scratched the name Of
Richard Croker,
MoebuS and NaGle. tho present TammAny
leaders. carried both ends Of the Thirty fourth