New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-30
NASON'S HALF VICTORY.
Loses Delegation to XVth Congress
District.

While the Repblican primary elections yes
terdav meant no change in district leadership.
vet a test OF strength made in several dis
tricts. to determine the power Of leaders. The
rrirnaries were for the purpose OF electing dele
gates TO Congress District conventions and also
delegates 10 the state convention. The hardest
fights were I'm the NXIst and the XXIXth dis
tricts.
In both Instances the regular leaders were
victorious In the X%Ist District Abraham
Grlber. the present leader had ticket IN the
field which was successful by a vote OF about
100 70 900 The contestnE ticket. led by
Hector NJ Htchngs. was therefore badly
beaten. and Nr Grubei's hold on the district IS
greatly strengthened. The district was lively
all day. and several clashes occurred between
the Gr7iber men and their opponents. but Grube7
won easily. Mr. Hitchings said after the result
was known last night that he would not aban-
don the contest. and that at the September
primaries the battle against Gruber and his
leadership would be renewed.
In the XXIXth District the fight against Al
exander T. Mason and his allies, Edward Lau-
terbach and Senator Elsberg was bitter Il Sc
,,are contest had been waGed in this distrlct IoF
the last month. The Plaza Central PARK f'e-
purlicon club Of which James r. Sheffield IS
,,-aei5ent led the aght Mr.. Sheffield personally
tool, no interest I'm the fac tlonal Datte' NIaSol
was originally antagonized by Alderman fraIlA-
lin Il. Ware and Joseph Schwarzler. but Wheh
the Plaza Central Park Club came out against
Mason and put ticket in the HELD ware anu
eorv-,rz1ar dropped out and fell in behind the
al,,t, ,Irtat which was supported by Robert c..
Morris. John Henry Hammond, Newbold Nor
ri FRANK II. Partridge and others. The Mason
,icl.et WON casting 200 votes against the oppo-
sitions $50
The REGULAR ticket was elected by a much
sr,sllar majority than Mr.. Mason and his friends
exnected The Plaza Central Park Repuohcah
club had all the inspectors Of election against
e. but It's ticket received $50 votes. The oppo-
sition ticket won in seven election districts ana
three Of the districts are Of the five which send
delegates from the XXIXth Assembly Dlstrlct
70 the XVIII Congress District Convention. The
opposition therefore controls the delegation
fron, the Assembly district 10 the Congress dis
trict.
As early as 2:30 p. m-and the polls opened
at = o'clook-charges were made BY senator
Elsberg Of the regular faction OF fraudulent
rr,,tI,es on the part OF the opposition In at
teppting 10 vote repeaters IN some Of the cleo
,,on districts In some instances, the Senator
sai5. these men were discovered in time but in
others voters came to the polls 10 find that some
ono else had voted already under their names.
and they. In consequence were deprived Of their
votes The fight in the XXINth District was
superintended by Senator Elsberg and Edward
Tauterbach who went from election district to
election district watching carefully for any
trouble that might ensue. Mr.. Mason remained
At the club headquarters. at Fifty -ninth-st and
Nadison-ave. and received frequent returns
In the XXIst Assembly District there was not
so much OF a contest. Mr. Gruber has been In
contests almost every primary since ne secured
the leadership number OF years ago Mr.. Cru
her WAS about the district during the seven
hours the polls open, and took personal
charge Of his fight. The case OF an election DIS
trict captain OF the opposition. who disappeared
and was reported TO have been drussed ana as
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