New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
STRIFE AT THE PRIMARIES
cpr-PFR SAYS HE EXPECTS BIG VIC
TORY OVER AUSTIN.

.z.,sl Fepubl,cau and Democratic primary
s,err,ons will be held in this city on Tuesoay OF
,.fe reek For the purpose OF the primary eiec-
fs +wo election districts are taken together TO
-. a urinary district, but the primaries Of the
- ,artses are kept separate the Republicans Of
he urinary district voting at the polling place In
re election district and the Democrats voting al
ss aoIllng place IN the other election district The
T1--,orrsr,c election officers have charge OF the
7osr,ocratic primaries and the Republican election
ecs-s have charge OF the Republican primaries.
rha voting al the primaries is secret, as ar an
o-si,e-v election. but the ballots used ar the Re-
.,hl,cen primaries are printed pink paper while
.,s Democratic ballots printed on blue paper.
r. mailing places 20 be open for voting from
p n until p. m On Tuesday
A. The Republican primary elections there VIII be
,-.e6 delegates Assembly district conventions,
,t,b UTl choose delegates 10 the Republican
c,ata Convention, and delegates to Congress dis
--,c, conventions, which will choose delegates TO
-. zan,blican National Convention. The unit OF
,-ssertation is the election district.
A. rhe Democratic primaries there VIII be elected
s.Isssres 10 Assembly district conventions 10
.soosa delegates &c the Democratic State Conven-
-, The unit of representation is the Assembly
district
- he Republican primaries. therefore, two sets
- 4segates will be elected. while at the Demo
Csrs primaries only one set of delegates will be
elected.
.,e XXIst Assembly District. where George c.
a,sr,u Is leading an opposition TO Abraham Gruber,
- district leader and in the XXNth Assembly
restrict where a small faction Of the regular Re
,,tlican organization Is opposing Charles A Hess,
the district leader
= --s xyIsr District the hght against Mr. Gruber
a, hasn attracting much attention for several
,vaeks Many meetings have been held by the fol-
loHers OF M Gruber and by the followers OF MI
Ausffr The fnaI rally OF the Gruber forces Will
he a the Richmond Hall, acknowledgements
M- Gr1oer said yesterday that ne felt confident
mat his ticket VII yfn al the primaries by
majority Of al least fifteen hundred Mr.. Austin
has said he hopes TO control the Assembly district
convention which delegates will be elected al the
primaries. The result OF the primaries in the dis
triet viii be awaited with much eagerness by L.
E Qutgg president Of the County Committee, who
Is believed 70 have inspired and aided the fight
against MI Gruber.
The aght A. the Republican primaries in the
XVIII Assembly District will be mainly for the
election OF delegates 20 the XIIth Congress District
Convention. Mr.. Hess wants 10 be elected dele
gate to the National Convention at Philadelphia in
company with Cornelius y Bliss, each Congress
district sending TWO delegates and two aternates.
Captain 2. Norton Goddard OF the XXth Assembly
DsIr1ct, mas taken part II the fight in the XXVth
Assembly LastTlcI As a candidate Tor delegate TO
the National Convention. A majority Of the dele
gsies elected II the XVIII Assembly District COM
bined with the delegates elected in the XXth As
seHbiy District would be able TO control the XIIth
Congress District Convention
evening when they gathered the number of
nearly three thousand IN over the music hall
TWenJv-third-sr-- west of Slxth-6Ve.. 10 attend
4 vaudeville entertainment and smoker. So many
went 10 the entertainment that the police had TO
keep nearly q thousand persons out of the rooms
after the had become Overcrowded. II
being freely predicted IN the XXTth District
last evening thar M Hess will carry the primaries
without much trouble.
The only fight at the Democratic primaries in
NeB-E0Tk County viii be the primaries in the
KIN Assembly District where the Goodwin-Sm
faction Of the Taulmany organization Will make
another attempt defeat the followers Of John c.
Sheehsa. the district leader. Mr. Sheehan won a
signal victory The primaries IN the district last
September, keeping MS leadership. His followers
had q smoker lasI evening at the PeQuOd Club. in
West Twenty-6fIh-s-.. and the gathering Indicated
that Nj. Sheehal will be supported Loyalty al the
primaries II the district on Tuesday. The Good
Wln-SHith faction viii open headquarters this
evening EighTh-aVe. and TwenJy-fifth-sJ., close
rC the PequGd Club. The faction has been bOasttng
recently that many admirers Of Mr.. Sheehan have
deserted Politicians the dist t-ict expect close
Gght On -lesaaE beLMeen The rival factions.