Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-18
NEW YORK PRIMARIES
WARM FIGHT EXPECTED IN THE
ELECTIONS.

New York Is in the throes of its primary
election this afternoon. The polls opened
at o'clock and will close at O clock to-
night. In every assembly district the demo-
cratic and republican parties will each
choose a member of the executive commit.
tee. The man SO chosen will In most in
stances be recognized as the district lead
er. At today's primaries will also be chosen
delegates to the various congressional, sena-
torial and judicial conventions and to the
convention which will elect Delegates to the
state convention. The matter of first i'm
portance in each district Is the election
of the member Of the county committee.
The disruption in the democratic party
and the split in the republican party have
been discussed several times by The Star.
On the democratic side the voting today
will no doubt determine whether Murphy,
the friend of Hearst, or Mcclellan, the
friend of Jerome, is boss of Tammany
Hall. On the republican side the voting
will determine whether the leader shall be
Quigg or Parsons. If Quigg loses Odell
loses. A victory for Parsons would be a
victory for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS forces.
NEW YORK, September 1s-Hot con-
tests wifi be waged today in the primary
parties in nearly every district of New
York, Kings and Richmond counties. The
primaries open at 2 pm. and continue until
9 pm.
Chief interest in the republican party
centers in the contest between Herbert
Parsons and Lemuel E. Quigg for the con-
troll of the New York county republican
committee The primary in each of the
thirty-five assembly districts of New York
county will elect members of the county
committee. Mr.. Parsons, the present chair
man, represents a reorganization movement
opposed to Mr.. Odell, and his course in
politics has been approved by President
Roosevelt. Lemuel E. Quigg leads the OPP
friendly to Mr.. Odell although Mr.. Quigg
has not announced himself as a candidate
for the craftsmanship.
Contest for Machine.
Democratic interest centers in a contest
for the control of the party machinery be-
tween Mayor George B. Mcclellan and his
supporters and Charles F. Murphy, the
leader Of Tammany Hall. Several districts
will be controlled by the supporters of Rep
resentative Timothy D. Sullivan, whose attl-
tude toward the other two contestants is
still not clearly defined. 1t is expected
that the Sullivan forces will control the
balance of power. The control of the dele
cations from all the boroughs Of New
York to the democratic and republican
state conventions will be determined In
today's primaries, as they choose dele
gates to the assembly district conventions
which will elect delegates to the state con-
ventions. The primaries also elect local dis
trict leaders, delegates to the judicial con-
gressional, senatorial and assembly conven-
tons.
In Brooklyn there is warm contest
between Timothy L. Woodruff and Michael
]. Dady for the control of the republican
party's machinery in Kings county with
the forces friendly to State Chairman Odell
arrayed in support of Dady.
In fifteen of the twenty-three Brooklyn
districts the opposition to State Senator
Patrick McCarren the democratic leader of
Kings county, has put up tickets.
The democratic leadership of Nicholas
Muller in Richmond county Staten Island)
is threatened by opposition headed by Chas.
]. Mccormack, sheriff of that County.