New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
DADY IGNORES WAGSTAFF.
HE SUBSTITUTES NAMES FOR ELECTION
OFFICERS IN THE FIRST.
APPEAL MADE TO THE CONTEMPORARIES
WILSON REPLIES TO SENATOR PLATT-EE-
puB1IcANs SHOULD SETTLE THEIR
LOCAL DIFFERENCES.

LOCAL DIFFERENCES
rna vsrss,,Ie Michael j. Dady, chairman OF the
Republican Executive Committee OF Kings Couh-
~ &c s,,II IN 10 his Old political methods the FIRST
ward Republicans, who are opposing the leaoership
of Dady In the Let Assembly District ieaiheo
that he had substituted in four elecuon os'iOt''
FOR the inspectors and poll clerks named DE INC CA
ecutive member Thomas n. Wagstaf1 haHies %
MS own choosing. lust as he had done IN the 'H'"
s,x,b Nineteenth and Twenty-frst wards.
Mr.. Wagstaff Immediately got an order from
Judge Hurd compelling Dady TO show cause why
mis- list which presented TO the Board s"ouiu
not be changed to make II agree with the one orig
.nallv offered by Mr.. Wagstan. The order Is re-
turnable on August 10 Dady was beaten IN the
courts in his FIRST case Of similar nature ana IL
is believed that he viii be defeated again
Members of the Appleton Wagstaff faction, which
Is opposed to the leadership of woodruff paGN anu
Atterbury. adopted resolutions at recent meet
ing pledging the Republican representatives from
The First Ward 10 allegiance to the regular organi-
cation in the party IN the county the State and the
Nation and declared such allegiance TO be beyond
the reach Of any influence resulting from local con-
ditions within single district, Independent OF an!
verdict al the coming primary.
Walter S Brewster R. Ross Appleton, Thomas
II Wagstaff and Fraser NJ Moffat were nominated
rs delegates 10 the Republican General Committee
In answer 10 the assertions OF Senator Platt'
Postmaster Francis II. Wilson yesterday gave out
abs statement:
II that statement correctly represents Senator
Platts attitude then | see no use whatever LOT
holding primaries. They are an unnecessary eX-
pense, and ought 10 be abolished, for the people
have no right II that theory is true. TO exercise
sheir preference in the matter Of selecting repre-
Eentatives of the official organization ! supposed
ahat the purpose OF holding primary elections was
20 ascertain who the enrolled voters desired To rep
resent them in the organization. That is my theory
of Republican government as | understand II The
other theory excludes the great mass OF voters
altogether. In other words. il sets UP machine
that used for the purpose OF suppressing popular
sentiment in place of an organization which should
exist for the purpose Of giving expression 10 the
will OF the people My opinion is that Republicans
In this county ought settle their local differences
among themselves, and that is what the primary Is
for. II Is the proper medium for the expressing OF
popular sentiment, and any attempt TO deprive Re
pubicans of an opportunity to exercise their indi-
Eidual rights at the primary, TO suppress the
popular sentiment Of the party, has resulted dsas-
trously at the polls. We have had some emphatic
reminders Of how the people feel about this within
the last few years. II my insisting upon any sup
posed night 10 crticise legislation and 10 express
preference for the represe natives Of the organiza-
lion and for candidates for Office makes me dis
turbing element, then am perfectly willing 10 he
written down as disturbing element Of the most
pronounced type