The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-14
PARTY BATTLES IN BROOKLYN.
HOTTEST TURMOIL OF ALL IN
ATTERBURY,S DISTRICT.


TustOnists Divide the SpOlls:-Ihe Dem.
0crat All a. Sea Over Nominations.
Ex-Lieut. Gov Timothy l.. Woodruff,
the leader of the Republican party in Kings
county who has been absent from Brooklyn
during the summer. Ia expected to be in town
tomorrow to hear the result Of the primaries.
during his absence in Syracuse and at his
camp In the Adirondacks he has kept In
touch with what was going on. but not being
on the Held. has to large extent steered
clear OF the fractional disputes In the Third,
Tenth and Seventeenth Assembly districts.
on one occasion he had as his guests in the
Adirondack woods the leaders OF the As
sembly districts in Brooklyn. and then IL
was determined that the county convention,
which will nominate candidates for Borough
President, District Attorney. Sheriff, County
Clerk and Register, should be an open one,
Acting upon this suggestion. candidates
sprang up for the various places from all
over the borough. Henry r, Ketcham
and Col. Norman s. Dixie. both from the
First Assembly district. both friends Of Mr..
Woodruff and Col. Michael J Dady, and
both members of the exclusive clubs Of
Brooklyn Heights. became candidates for
District Attorney.
AS it IL an open convention and as neither
Mr.. Woodruff nor Col. Dady Is taking slider
as between MIR. Ketcham and Col Dixie,
said First Assembly district leader last
night. its n pretty fight Both men are
popular. and they are carrying on good
natured campaign. Each In hustling Tor
delegates with the chances possibly in favor
Of Mr. Ketcham, who is one OF the greatest
hustlers Brooklyn has ever had"
Mr.. Ketcham ran for Congress- on the
cratic dist riot. Two yea RS before, the dis
trict had elected Democrat by ma ority
Of over 1900. Mr.. ketcham was defeated
by only 32l.
IF you win out Mr.. Ketcham said to
Col. Dixie, mo one will support you stronger
than I. But. Colonel. I'm going to get the
nomination
Its dollars to doughnuts that l will
get the nomination. replied Col. Dixie,
-but il you should succeed, you will have
my hearty and earnest support"
1t has not as vet been determined whether
a Republican will carry of the honors of
a nomination for District Attorney. IT.
may go to one Of the other organizations
which make up the fusion movement. The
same thing may be said of the other places
The conference committee has not as yet
had meeting to decide just what organi-
cations are to get the various places.
The Citizens Union wants j. Edward
Swanstrom renominated for Borough
President. He is an Independent Demo-
crat and belongs TO the Citizens Union.
The same organization believes it is entitled
TO the nomination for Sheriff. while the
Kings County Democracy, an offshoot of
Edward NJ Shepard's Brooklyn Democratic
Club, wants the District Attorneyship for
one Of its leaders. Otto Kempner. who is
Deputy Commissioner Of Public Works IN
Brooklyn.
This would leave only the Registership
for the Republicans as the German organ,-
cations demand the County Clerkship.
Notwithstanding all this, there are many
Republican candidates for the various
places. and the Republicans hope to make
nominations on the county ticket for Dis
trict Atto2ey, Sheriff and Register
The Republicans have arranged to hold
their various conventions on these dates:
Assembly district conventions to elect dele
gates to the Judiciary Convention, Sept
%; County Convention, Sept. 2s; Judiciary
Conventl bn TO nominate a Justice of the
supreme Court for the Second Judicial
Depart nent, in place Of William W Good
rich. Oct. >; Assembly district convent ions
for the nomination Of Assemblymen. Oct 5;
Aldermanic conventions. Oct. g.
There will be three hot fights at TIE
primaries Tomorrow They will be in the
Third, Tenth and Seventeenth Assembly
districts. In the Third district DEPUTY
Fire Commissioner Richard II Lain beer,
lr.. is trying to wrest the leadership from
NJ c. Hanton. The fight became so hot
that the Hantonites caused the arrest of
px-Stata Committeeman Andrew Jacobs |
last week on the charge Of bribery.
The Democratic organization leaders |
seem to be up in the air and are not saving |
much So far as the county ticket il con- |
cerned very little Roadway has been made.
District Attorney John F.. Clarke will
receive a denomination if he wants It, but
he would prefer to be nominated for
Justice of the Supreme Court.
There is only one fight on among the
Democrats at the primary tomorrow and
hat is in the Ninth district. II is local
fight and the Democratic leaders are not
much Interested as to the result
The Democrats have arranged their
as follows Conventions 10
elect delegates TO the judiciary Convention,
Sept ~; Judiciary Convention. Sept 2s
county Convention Oct 3: convention for
he nomination of Assemblymen and AL
lermen. Oct. 5.