New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-28
BOTH SIDES SAY BRIBERY
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I Will not IOllOW MN out Va GAS "
si novSn in the IXth District Senator James Nc
Cabe. who is heading tne anu ECs, lLC 49,.
rneot asserts that he will win by OoO votes
Kehoe gives the same figures. except that ne
expects them to be the majority for himself. in
Outside observers admit that the contests in
both districts are exceedingly close ana the
outcome is hard 10 determine. but oeclaIe tna'
the chances are in favor of Doyle and Kehoe
The Z, rrner during his leadership, has oullt
IN a strong organization with able leutenants.
in every part of the district. With the local
prestf e that Doyle has as the accredited Brook.
-. -a,raeantatf1-e OF Tammany II is figured that
he can hold out offers Of enough places TO ms
own men to hold them TO him. Then, too, ~ -
argued that Senator McCarren made tact Ii
mistake I'm removing the Doyle inspectors 4i1
placing men of his own selection -,
In the IXth District Senator McCarren has
had an uphill fight against kehoe, because tsle
latter has with him the entire strength Oh ' I1
old Coffey machine. which for years WeS Ia
control of the district. The hehoe people ne 90
been industriOusly circulating apphcallOHS 49,,
positions in the Park Department AROUND tne
district in order to create the impression Iha ~
Coffev whose friend Michael J. Kennedy is
Park Commissioner. is going TO get good JOYS
for an the unemployed in Red HOOK As II
Tast years, the fight has been not one, , az
generalities have been freely INDUCED IN BTU
cry has been suggested. Down in the NIltn
too beth sides have been accusing the other OF
being willing to buy votes. II Is not az az
improbable that there may he some trouble III
both districts before the closing or the Pons,
Doyle says that his seventy election inspectIurs
who removed Will be used ID Wa'Ch ''0
men who took their places. - -
should McCarren lose, he believes that the
State convention will declare for Parker any
way and that by next fall he can get rio OF
Doyle and Kehoe. II peace is not declared OeI'ie
that time. ,.
ing the return Of Hugh Mclaughlin next
Friday, his influence is sim counted az
factor in Kings County politics. Ihere nave
been many rIrnors as to what stand he is go
ing take. but the most authentic nlloI
I IS that he has sent word TO his Irlenu3 lndI nc
wants TO study the situation on his return Ie-
fore committing himself either way. Inose WI" 10
know him best say they do not oelieve ua M
would throw his influence with IamuaHS nan
/ under any circumstances
Delegates are to be elected by the Repub-
licans to the Assembly district conventions. Con-
gress district conventions and the State conven-
tons Fractional fights will be made in five Re-
publican district organizations. The Democrats
are more fortunate and there will be hardly any
primary contests within the Democratic ranks
one Of the hercest Republican struggles Will be
in the XXIst District. where. under the leader
ship Of Hector NJ Hitchings. effort will be
made to defeat Abraham Gruber. the Republi-
can leader. Gruber IL strongly intrenched. how
ever. and IS confident that his ticket viii be
elected The other side is also confident and as
serts that Il will overthrow Gruber and HIS fol-
lowers.
In the XXIXth the war against the RePubli-
can leadership Of Alexander T. Mason will be
carried 10 the primaries. Alderman Ware is his
chief opponent Mason is supported by Senator
EIsberg and Edward Lauterbach- Issue has
been raised against Mason before. but he has
always won This time his opponents are en-
couraged by the support received from the York
VILE Republican Club and such leaders as Rob-
ert C. Morris former president Of the Republic
can County Committee. and August SchwarZler.
NevboId Morris and John Henry Hammond
have sent the following statement about the at
tItude Of the Plaza Central Park Republican
Club In the hght IN the XXIXth:
The Plaza Central Park Republican Club will
dssl l. hoEes Tor the suppl i-s OF gveTy 1- Re
~ ulzauou. capable Of increasing the itepuollcan
qn!. is "a di-ilirt contest and neither Governor
Ode.i nor Senator Plltt Is involved IN IT.
The night between Mr.. Mason and Mr.. Schwarzler
We @s attacked se2s t E.sTs nor any my
/ Americans tigdt 90 vote fer whom please
ON or h bSd ana have dSPted no trick Of deyies
( 10 win.
In the XVIII District Alderman Herbert Par
| sons leadership VIII be challenged. but It was
I said last nigh. that his opponents might with
draw the iusurgent ticket before the primaries
/ open Henry Osborne. who succeeded Healy as
leader Of the lat District. viii have contest
/ with Edwin F. Merwin J.. J. Huninger has
some slight opposition in the IIId District All
/ the contests are purely local. and the primaries
will not decide any leadership questions. as lead
/ ers are not to be elected at these primaries.
In the Republican organization in Kings
County there are only two Assembly district
/ fights In the IIId. VI. G. Hauton. whose lead
crsnip was vrested from him by cx-Deputy
I Fire Commissioner LJimucer. Jr., last Iail, IS
making a. hard struggle 10 control the delegates.
and i'm the Id District William J. Dtltney has
/ put up a ticket in opposition TO that OF ". j.
I Beattie the present leader Mr. Baimbeer has
removed nf,een OF the election inspectors chosen
/ by NJ. Hauton last year and has brought on
I considerable criticism I'm consequence. The
/ I.aimbcer and Hanton factions are rather even
2 IL divided and the result is somewhat in doubt,
/ with tile chances favoring Laimheer.
puthcy has been making q lively fight and
saws his chances Of defeating Beattie are excel
+ lent but the latter is not worrying any.
TAMMANY PRIMARIES SLEEPY.
The Tammauy primaries tomorrow viii be
/ the sieepiest in years. So far as known. there
/ will be no fight worthy OF the name In any dis
| trict in New-York County. The Deyery men
/ are quiesceut i'm the I%th. Down in the LIST
District where ex-Alderman Kennedy leads the
! anti-Fnn following. there viii not be a con-
test until the September primaries. when the
/ hattie will be on IA earnest. The primaries TO
/ be heId tomorrow will choose delegates 10 the
/ Assembly district conventions. which are to be
! held throughout the county on April -. These
/ Assembly district conventions in turn viii each
! choose three delegates and three aIteInateS 10
4 the state convention. The State convention fixes
/ up the list OF national delegates Assembly
/ district delegates whose districts included
/ ia a Congress district viii get together at the
I state convention and agree upon TWO delegates
/ and two alternates from their Congress district
/ to the national convention. In addition TO these
] the convention as whole will choose four dele
| gates-at-iarge.
| return from Atlantic City to vote. Thomas +.
| Smith. secretary Of Tammany Hall said yester-