The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-18
GREATEST OF PRIMARY DAYS
Am EYES IN BOTH PARTIES ARE
on THE METROPOLIS.
Singular state OG Fiutter On Every sid
About intimidation and COrruptioO
-NurDhy Organizes . Pure Franchise
Corps OG DetectiVea-Ilneasy Bosses.

murphy Organizes . Pure Franchise
Corps 0G Detectives -IneasY Bosses.
Watched by one Governor. at least two
shsrirs. four District Attorneys. several
thousand police and private Watchers In
Vulnerable. tho primary elections In Greater
New York to-day. while extremely likely
to be peaceabIe. as the established custom
Of the city 10. are certain to be Interesting.
The polls will % open from . o'clock in
the afternoon until 0 O'Clock In the evening
to receive the votes Of the enrolled Demo-
Gratis and Republicans. None can vote
except those who enrolled at the last cleo
ton signifying at that time their choice
OF the two great parties. Tho courts
will be open until the polls Close for the
adjustment of any little difficulties.
The contests at this election will be by
far the most interesting since the primary
law ven into effect. There Is a great
battle on both sides for the control OF
delegates TO the State conventions and the
county machinery. There are not only
contests in nearly every important Assem-
bly, district in Manhattan and The Bronx
but there are fierce fights going on in
Brooklyn, Richmond and Queens. In the
last two ~boroughs the struggle is all among
the Demo Gratis. but in Brooklyn the real
contest is betwe en- Timothy l.. Woodruff
and Mike Dady for the control OF the
Republican organization.
There has been more talk this year Of
prospective bribery and fraudulent voting
han ever before under the present primary
law. So mAny stories rave been told OF
fioaCers 60 be brought in and money TO be
spent at the polls that all sorts Of precautions
AVE been taken TO prevent violations Of
the law. The Governor has been appealed
to and he has stirred up'thc Sheriffs in great
shape.
Another novelty IL thai the Murphy wing
Of Tammany Hall has seemed to be stricken
with a sudden fear that II will not get a fair
show at the polls. Murphy men were saying
yesterday hat they have information that
the police we're going to show favors TO the
Mcclellan forces in certain districts. After
Murphy had heard some Of the yarns that
were told TO him concerning this phase OF
the election he sent for Thomas F. McAvoy,
the former Deputy Commissioner Of Police,
who IL also a Murphy district leader. and
gave him the job Of organizing n band OF
sleuths to look ont for the Murphy interests
at the polls.
Mr.. Parsons, the chairman OF the Republic
can county committee, said he feared that
more frauds would be attempted h ever
before, but that his organization had made
careful plans to prevent Illegal voting.
b~rowbeating and intimidation. As a matter
Of fact all sides felt or professed to feel that
there was going to be a wild carnival OF cor
ruption and intimidation at the polls to-day,
but from no sources could any tangible evil
dence be obtained that the election In this
respect will be different from the primary
contests Of other recent years.
The contest to-day will 60 far TO settle
the control OF both parties, not only in this
city but in the entire State. On the Rspub-
lican side President Parsons Of the Republic
can county committee Is striving for reelec-
ton. Arrayed with him are o Higgins
and all his followers, and he also has the
backing Of President Roosevelt in his fight.
II he wins the delegates from New York
county TO the State convention will be with
| Gov. Higgins and his friends in the State
administration. Pitted against Parsons il
the Odell- Plat Quigg crowd. Mr.. Parsons
has declared for no candidate for Governor.
asserting that he is merely making a struggle
FOR clean politics in New York. Odell and
the rest OF his crowd are using the name
OF Charles Z. Hughes as their candidate for
Governor.
Mr.. Parsons said yesterday that he was
confident Of success and that he always
had been confident OF success since the
fght started. Our movement has gained
considerable strength lately he said,
and l think our opponents have come
TO realize this. or course, they won't
admit il, but they know it nevertheless.
l believe that We will most certainly win.
The issue Of the contest 10 whethor the Re-
publican organization IL loyal to Presi-
dent Roosevelt or Is to get into the control
OF the lobbying interests represented by
Mr.. Quigg.'
Mr.. Quigg, on the other hand, seemed
to be Just as confident OF success as Con-
gresham Parsons. He said:
As the result Of the widespread dlstrust
OF Gov. Higgins and his policies and be-
cause the Republicans Of this city realize
that a victory for Mr.. Parsons would in
evitably result in the denomination OF
Gov. Higgins, we shall win deoisively,
particularly because il Is recognized that
II we are successful we shall make a sincere
effort in the State convention to bring
about the nomination OF Charles Il. Hughes.
Mr.. Odell, however, did not seem to
take so optimistio a view. He was at State
headquarters yesterday, but he seemed to
be disinclined 10 talk about the situation
In this city, and for the first time in his
political career neglected to claim a sweep
ing victory for his side.
Il have no claims TO make or predictions
either" he said in nswer to a rapid Are
Of questions.
On the Democratic side the contest will
probably not only determine who shall
control Tammany Hall but who shall be
nominated for Governor on the Democratic
ticket. II Charles +. Murphy should win
he would probably send a delegation to
Buffalo in favor Of Hearst. II Mcclellan,
whose candidate for Governor Ia Jerome.
should win the final extinction OF Murphy
as a powerful factor in the organization
will be a question Of months, or weeks
perhaps. In the meantime the Sullivans
nave put forth a candidate OF their own
for Governor in the person OF Congressman
Sulzer, and 1t is said that they will hold