New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
THE FIGHT AGAINST HESS.
MDoUGALL HAWKES. LIKELY TO De
FEAT HIM AT THE PRIMARIES.

The primary fight in tho XXVth Assembly Dis
sr1ct is crystaIlizing. The antilles Republicans
now IN ascendancy in the district, VIII hoid a
meeting on Tuesday night at the Madison Square
Republican Club 10 take action on Mr Hesss re-
cent attacks on the party management In the dis
trict Mr.. Hess used TO be the organization leaner
OF the district, but factionalism became so nerce
rlat he forced 10 give up the leaneIShLp IN
favor Of McDouean Hawkes., Vice-presioent OF the
Republican County Committee. who was unahi-
r71olsly chosen by eight members or the county
committee from the XXVth District
Mr. Hess on Thursday issued a statement reject
.nR on the management and standing OF MT
Hawkes. Assent blyman weekes and Alderman far-
sons all of whom are opposed 10 him. This state
rnent the Hawkes. assert Is. among o'iiei
things full Organism. in that 1t tries 10 array
classes against one another aho orea'e ..
feeling The meeting Tuesday night VIII lnoorse
she leadership OF Mr.. Hawkes. and make puohc the
reasons Of their opposition 10 Mr.. Hess anu MS
previous leadership. .
Among other things which VIII be brought up
win be Mr. Hess's contract for taking care OF I'M
,o-.r+s ~ Fills Island The friends Of MI
Hawkes. have secured a copy Of this contract ana
they assert that there are number OF suiPilSllie
things about t. il IS alleged that MI ness never
has acknowledged that he had any government
contract of tho kind The Hawkes. men nave as
rovered that the contract is in the name OF f@ihh
Schwab & Co. and that Emil Schwab's ana Chatles
A 9ess's names are signed 10 IL. and that ms
brother-in-law is bondsman
A PROFITABLE CONIhACI
The anti-Hess Republicans believe that MI. Hess
makes over 900 year net profit out oi TINS CON
tract and there are rumors that the steamship
ornpauies because of alleged abuses, wish 10 pre-
vent its renewal when il expires in june LS'-'
1Iess,s opponents assert that II is MI hess rear
that this contract viii be taken away from MN
that has induced him TO try 10 regain lie i0
shin of the district.
In his statement on Thursday afternoon MI ness
set forth that the legislative record of Assemoiy
man John A Weekes. jr-, at Albany showed ula'
what little ne had done purely for the al
vancenent of his interests. MI MeeAes
record on the contrary, speaks for nsef, ana
shows that the bills fathered by him AT Aloahs
were bills Of public interest and that the measures
which occupied the greater part OF MS uine % "eie
the ant-policy and anti-oommon law marriage pliis
EEa mas also chairman of the Committee on Codes
The charge made by Mr.. Hess that the Hawkes.
people are aristocratc. and that the west Sloe
voters in the district being disresaroeu' Il
coupletelv answered by the fact that under the
present administration and for the nrst une III
three years the leader Assemblyman and Alder
man provided an excursion for Republican IaI%nllteS %
This Is ~at m orsd Was en Women and children
Win reference to The charge that Mr Hess is not
resident of the Assembly district the anti fiess
people have secured photographs OF M Hess gess
hosse room ~ AZ the Gsey House but his opponents
say that his real residence is in Madison
GROUNDS OF COMPLAINT
the other grounds or compliant dpout 'ii'
Hess II is alleged that he has used without per
mission the names OF such people as Thomas H.
Hunt ana Daniel F. Appleton his primary tcK-
ers over and over again in order to convey the
IMPRESSION that the colonel OF the fth regiment Is
with his following. while II 5 alleged as 4latte
OF fact that Mr. Hesss friend is not Colonel Daniel
In 4Sefendng the present mana cement against
Mr Hawkes. say that OF the eight members of the
county committee General +. Y. Greene, eA-Jluse
lob r. Hedges, Henry Birrell and William n Ned-
hams with Hawkes..
One OF the noteworthy features OF the battle TOT
supremacy in the district is the prominence OF
Hawkes.. Among them may be found the follow
ing: General James NJ. Varnum Thomas f. QUINN
president OF the Newsdealers Association; James
r. Soley, General Benjamin +. Tracy, Henry /.
Sloane James A. Scrymser. DR.. F. p, hinnicutt
Nicholas Fish, DR.. Francis Delafeld, Howard
Conking G G. Cuyer, Elisha Dyer, jr., Cornelius
~. Bliss, ir, Prescott Hall Butler and NUMBER
OF well known lawyers, doctors, educators ana
Another feature of the contest is the alleged ef-
fort by Mr. Hess make II appear that the Re
publican organization is backing him. II was said
yesterday that Gu House men. Harry King
and Harry Middleton, are being employed by Hess
in the primary contest 10 lend color 10 the asser-
ton that the regular organization is backing him
Senator Platt and Robert c Morris, president OF
that they with AIr. Hawkes.. and that they are
entirely satisfied with the way Mr. Hawkes. has
managed the leadership
The primaries are TO be held September II.
and they promise 10 be livelier than any seen in
the XXNth District for years The friends OF
district, and that Mr. Hess Will be defeated by three
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