New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-17
ATIERBTRY MEETS DEFEAT.
ACCUSES WOODRUFF-DADY COMBlNA-
TON OF USING OUTSIDE IN
FLUENCE-CLEAN SWEEP
FOR REGULARS

cIa.n su,een for both the Republican and
Democratic regular organizations with one eAcep
ton. the result of the primary elecuois ~
BROOKLYN yesterday. The exception was IN the
IXth Assembly District where James henoe de-
feated William O'Donnell. the regular Democratic
leader, by fifty votes.
The lfyeliest interest centred in the nsht WaiIer
B Atterbury put up against the WoodruH-Dady
combination TO retain his leadership of the AFlIth
Assembly District. Atterbury. however was oaoiS
defeated 1t said that he lost by GU votes
In eighteen of the twenty-one districts OF the
county there were Republican contests 1here
1yerc also contests in four Democratic districts.
The reform movement started several months ago
by the Enrolled Republican Primary League olo not
develop the strength expected by its frlenos. 1ts
failure is said to be inefficient organization
1t was asserted last evening by the Atterbury
forces that their defeat had been effected by pro-
fuse promises of patronage and the Distribution Vi
money in the district contributed from OUTSIDE
quarters. These statements were emphatically de-
MED by the adherents of Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff. About two-thirds Of the twenty-five
election districts the XVIth Assembly District
were carried by the anti-Atterbury forces
Michael ]. Dady won without much dlrnculty IN
the Ist Assembly District. In the SIth Assembly
District Mr.. Woodruf's home district. Frank j.
Gardner the organization leader, won easily
The reformers were unable to defeat Naval ON
Ger Robert A. sharkey in the HNlth Assembly
District
Among the Democrats ex-Councilman William A
DovJe the Wfllouehby Street leader. defeated ex-
Assistant CORPORATION Counsel Luke D. Stapleton by
about a thousand votes.
Mr. Atterbury made the following statement lat"
last night:
We have been beaten by Woodruff and Dady and
bv outside influence. Mr.. Woodruff gave his whole
time and attention 10 the fight and has accom-
plished his ends. We were not beaten by the peo-
Pile of the district, but by outside influences ana
intimida ton. Even the tradesmen were threatened
that If they did vote the woodruff Dady ticket
customers would leave them We are beaten 4 In IN
this primary hut not defeated and VIII
keep up the fight II it takes ten years
Lfeutena nt-Czovernor Woodruff was highly graft
fed at the result. He said:
I estimate the entire reform vote to be about
40 and Of the 500 election districts in the borough
the regulars have carrleu 3Ii, against is FOR the
reformers. Mr. SchteTen's own district went gaist
him by vote Of Il TO q. Naval officer Sharkey
carried his district by 14S0 votes. more than the
total vote OF the reformers: There are 5000 en-
rolled Republicans in Brooklyn. 5000 of whom are
entirely in sympathy with US
Mr. Atterbury said yesterday morning that he
placed his reliance the enrolled Republicans OF
his district He declared there some people
district who could be used In such contests.
but that the great body OF the Republicans there
were men who did rot countenance the sort OF
work that had been carried there for the last
few weeks 1t was on those men that he relied