New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-28
BOTH SIDES SAY BRIBERY
MC4RREN IS CONFIDENT.
In Republican Primaries Hottest
Fights against Gruber and Mason.

Primaries viii be held in every Assembly dis
tr1ct IN this city tomorrow by both Republicans
ana Democrats.
There has never been a primary fight in the
Democratic organization in Kings County that
has attracted so much interest as the fights that
are now being made against Deputy Fire Com
missioner William A Doyle the leader Of the
With Assembly District. and AssemblymaH
James Kehoe. leader Of the IXth District This
IS because more than local issues are involved.
IN former Democratic primary fghts the issue
has generally been merely local question be-
tween two rival leaders. In many cases the or
Eanizstlou has kept ouc of the fight entirely and
expressed no preference one way or the other.
IN other fights notably the one TO dethroue ex-
Senator Michael J. Corey as leader of the IXth
District. the fight has been directed by the or
gauization, and usually man has been picked
by the Organization 20 conduct the contest. But
never before has the leader of the organization
gone down into the districts 10 lead the fight in
person. nor has the chairman of the executive
. committee done so.
But the thing above all others that makes the
present fights interesting is the bearing they
have on State and national politics. both Dovle
and Kehoe claiming that they are fighting for
en- uninstructed delegation 30 the state con-
vention. and a McCarren victory meaning that
the Kings County delegation viii go to Albany
solidly instructed for Judge Alton B. Parker a
the Democratic nominee for President
McCarren Is not only making HIS fight on the
Parker proposition. but more than that. and Of
far greater importance TO him. he is fighting
20 defeat the first attempts Of Murphy. as leader
OF Tammany Hall, 10 destroy McCarren's lead
ership in Kings County ard make the organi-
zstion subssrvient I'm everything 20 Tammany
Hail
Senator McCarreu yesterday expressed his ut
most confidence IN defeating bolh Doyle and
Kehoe AZ the primaries Tomorrow. He said:
IN nv mind there has never been the slightest
eouhi a. to the result in either the Win or the
indorse he rroDositior tbat T5r,rnarv Iisu ~ar ,
ne patronage through him, and not through the
ocrsts Of isroov9 viii never consent TO become
an annex 10 the Tammany organization.
DOYLE CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.
Deputy Commissioner Doyle is equally con-
ndent OF victory. He said:
our aeht is over and We have already won. Son
ator MeCarren talks about autonomy and yet he
rom outside b h reoe SS seveny N ~ SPaseys l,- s
enty-eight election in nsDectors Both of these moves
hy from 800 900
Thomas F. wosan. who is heading the anti
Doyle ticket. when seen last night declared that
while he did not care 10 give out any figures
he was confident OF winning by a comfortable
margin.
You VIII see that while Doyle has maintained
his leadership in this district for many years
Re said he has always done IL by having the
county organization behind him. The opposi-
tion that has fought him here in the past IS
just strong as II ever was, and I think that
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