The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-18
DISTRICT DEFEATS NORRIS.
MASON.ELSBERG TICKET ELECT.
ED IN THE 10TH.
winners May support TO-night IN Op'
position Candidate Against Morris
for President Of County Committee
They Had Two Votes TO I'M One.

winners May support Tonight an Op'
position Candidate Against Morris
for President Of County Committee
They Had Two Votes TO I'M One.
The ticket nominated by the Mason
Elsberg faction carried the election IN the
1wen,y-ninth Assembly district Repubh-
can Club last night. This IL the home
distric, Of Robert G. Morris, president Of
the Republican County Committee. He
is the retiring president Of the club and the
defeated ticket was put up by nominating
committee which he appointed.
Only ole ticket was nominated in this
way. The indictments nominated an indie
PENDENT ticket by petition and the names
which led the petition were those OF Edward
Lauterbach. Senator Elsberg and Alexander
+ Mason.
The regular ticket WAS headed by New
bold Morris Some Of the Mason-Els-
berg men had been put on the ticket, but
when the Mason Elsberg men made their
nomination all their followers wrote to
the president OF the club declining the
nomination on the regular ticket.
Those who declined were Edgar j. Lauer,
nominated for secretary, Senator ElsDerg
and Commissioner Mason, nominated for
members of the Z ecutive Committee;
George b. Clark. John ". Jacobus and
Edward p Franks, also nominated for
executive members.
The Morris ticket included John Henry
Hammond for fret vice-president and
Alfred X. Corkling for second Yce-presi-
dent. Mr.. Hammond is UP for secretary
Of the Republican Club Of s56 Fifth ave-
nue.. Mr.. Conkling is former NJ 'mber
Of Assembly and nephew Of the late Ros-
coe Conking
A big crowd gathered early at the club
rooms AT Madison avenue guI Fifty ninth
street Some Of the members Of the Yorkville
Club, which is the Republican club OF the
northern end of the district, came down
TO see the battle, Objection was made
to their presence Simon Hess and Angus
tus /. Schwartzler. an election district
captain. who used TO belong 10 the club
but rcsignr' when the Yorkville Club was
formed, ere asked by the Morris men to
withdraw a.,d they did so. Some OF their
followers were shut out at the same time.
President Morris was in the chair. Mr..
Mason. TO ascertain his strength, brought
about a test vote on the question whether
the polls should be open an hour and half
or two hours. This vote showed that the
Morris men were outnumbered two to one.
MIR. Mason's proposition prevailed, lO3
10 Al.
The Mason-Esberg men we're COM
planning that members Of the club who
do not live in the Assembly district were
on hand to vote for The Morris ticket. They
pointed out that George X. Manchester,
secretary Of the Republican County Com
mittee, never had qualified as a member
of the club until last night, when he paid his
dues and voted. He does not live in the
district. Park Commiss Toner Wilcox and
John A. Weekes. Jr.. also living outside
of the district, but bona fde members Of
the club. were there to support the Morris
ticket
1t was evident quite early that the Morris
men were outnumbered. The count was
not fms he'd until midnight, 1t showed
the election Of the Mason Elsberg ticket,
by 1l3 TO So.
The ticket elected is a. follows:
President. BSinb,idse Colby a., vice g -grssi.
ErSas'1cf 'f Hs,ss s inanclai :scfssafy
william j. Chamberlain.
Executive Committee-Edward Iauter-
Man MsiOG arj i:sHS kS Leo f Ki%%s
JOIN V W Jaeob , " Holden Weeks, E. =.
Frederick E Pefham and Robert Brunjes
The Mason-Elsberg people through the
excitement Of the evening were In such a
they would like TO oppose the election Of
Mr.. Morris as president Of the County Com
mittee tonight.
Mr.. Mason said: Il can't tell until to-
morrow whether we shall oppose Mr. Morris
tomorrow night. 1t will be determined
them
Senator Elsberg said: so far as am
concerned, and think can speak for Mr..
Lauterbach. too, there is nothing in the
story that we intend to support Capt. God
dard for chairman against Mr.. Norris
Senator Elsberg would not say whether
his delegation would support any other
candidate against Mr.. Morris. He pleaded
that he did not know what might happen.
The old Executive Committee OF the
County Committee will meet at 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
The Seventeenth Assembly District Re-
publican Club has elected Elections Com
missioner Charles B. Paige it's president.
Isaac A. Hopper, Tammany leader Of the
Thrty-frst. has had Peter A. Hendrick
made associate leader to take some Of the
work OF his hands