New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
FlGHTIN TIE FIFTEENTH
CONTEST.
Qmgg's Friends and Philip Mil1e''
Seeking to Defeat Mack.

| There is probably territory in the city wnere
( there have been contests for the hepuencali
leadership than In the 18th Assembly D'strc'' WHICH
: from 1895 until the reapportonnent two years ago
was the 18th District. Although this reapportion-
ment took away many negro voters and the tene-
ment house section the southern end OF the ans
trict and added higher class residence district OH
the north the forces that have fought ior SO i''s
/ for control are substantially the same
or the five primary fights in the Republican ranks
this year the one in 18th District is by far the
most interesting. 1t is contest between HaiFy '"
Mack the present leader Leslie S Lockhart, rep
resent,ng the old friends of Iemuel +. Quigg ana
1 pb;ljn Miller The latter is being backed by ex-
/ Representative William H. Douglas, who for ten
years has taken leading part in the primary con-
! tests.
For wears Mr. Quigg controlled the district al
though he never had himself elected as executive
member of the county committee. Two years ago
Mr. Mack with the aid of Mr.. Douglas succeeded
in wrestling control of the district from the Quigg
| forces. Now Mr.. Douglas is trying to defeat MI
| Mack.
SAY HUGHES Is NOT AN ISSUE.
All the camps declare that the denomination OF
Governor Hughes does enter into the contest as
all in favor of the Governor Harry W. Mack
is outspoken in his admiration for the Governor ana
says that he will vote for his denomination. even
should he be the only delegate to do So On the
other hand it is known that Mr. Quigg has been an
ally of Ex-Governor Odel who holds the view that
the renomination of the Governor Is not advisable
"A
nomination of Representative j. Van Vechteh oieoet
/ for Congress and Assemblyman William NJ Ben
| nett Miller and Lockhart deny that they nave
decided any opposition to Representative oicett
although Henry w. schlof president of the Castle
Blade Company, of Lockharts supporters mas
announced his candidacy for Congress.
There report that the Quisg people lntenoed
throw their support for the Congressional nohi-
nation to Senator Martin SAKE but they do not aoit
it. and say that the Senator would rather go back 10
rort3co Iye has
Republican nomination for Mayor next year, ana
for that reason he would not care to go to WASH
ington.
However. the Quigg people are making an issue
of the fact that Mr. Mack has not come out for the
| denomination Of Sake 1t is pointed out that the
18th and 18th Assembly districts which comprise
two-thrds of Saxe's Senate district, OF which the
18th the other third. have come out openly 10.
the nominat ton of Alexander Brough to succeed
SAKE and that it would make difference what
the 18th District wanted
MACK PEOPLE ISSUE CIRCULAR.
In a circular issued by the Mack organization
yesterday the issues arc stated as follows:
l. A Presidential campaign should be conducted
h has sS Ssep he
securing that b purag g Of auy 5ts xotfs
district in the state and eight times large as
that given in 1904 to Governor Higgins t5sQ
many an lsR aa the
which the s5 seeS ticket ct e M eMfe Mafe
Republican ticket in the district.
except for about a year as a worker against the
osanizton in his election district and as seeretary
of The Independent and the Conservative Repuph-
can clubs.
primary election he lost his district by vote
II. Congressnlan olcctt and Assemblyman Ben Ben,
nett should be renominatedmThe records OF both both
remarkably good Their renomination is demanded s
EiZa pledged their support. II the
ganization ticket successful their %
win be selected by those who o9 cehtre old the ne
biy asanet M Mr. Bennetf This ton Of the
teal direct primary nomination:
Hall shand s be- fsa eanddae
represents The club which last year L made , deal
Tammanv ticket in @ return np for the enrolment Of
Democrats for primary, election. purposes These
their purpose cannot be denied. Mr Lockhart was
sde oe M the Loekht cet viii
! help to consummate this deal
power.-Mr. Lockhart was selected the standard
bearer G Of the Club at the +S once Of
servative Club at a special meeting ratified this
w Rf M agss and Mr.
| bers. In April, at the Assembly district eonven-
tion. Mr. Quigg was the spokesman of the Conser
yatiye Club. Mr. ouigg is actively backing Mr..
Rs' M snsh Sens 1fs
enough votes from the organization ticket to en-.
the ouigg ticket - -' '-'''e' - '''' '0'e ~
| INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN CLUB
On of the pages of the circular is picture
Of the banners i'm the windows Of the Independent
Republican Club last fall. when it supported AL
/ fred E. Omrnen, Republican, nominated the
independent ticket and in return for his nonina-
{, ton by the Democrats supported the Democratic
candidates for Assembly and the Board Of Alder
men and one of the candidates for the Municipal
Court bench After this election where the Inde
pendent Clubs ticket beaten many of the
same men organized the Conservative Republican
Club. Mr.. Mack shows by comparison of the
| list of the officers of the two organizations that
| it is practically the same club
| In conclusion headed THE Conservative Club,
! Tammany Hall and Mr. Quigg," the Mack cir
cular says:
| Several hundred voters in the district who en-
Aong 10 go te a ane h on
Paul F. Brophy, son of the TanInany captain Of
me S4th Election District. and Frank J. Doyle.
brother of the Tammany candidate for Alderman
in 1907.
official records of the Board of Elections having
voted at the ,e0 ae rate primary election Sep
enrolled as Republicans. OF these twenty seven even
men, eleven swear that they members of the
offspring of the alliance of Tammany Hall and the
Quigg Republicans, and Leslie S. Lockhart is it's
candidate.
Mr.. Qugg's connection with the old 18th District
dates from the time It established in 1895 He,
with Judge Taintor and ex-Coector Bidwell
sanized the district. Judge Taintor the first
executive member. He was succeeded by ex-Col-
lector Bdwell, who held the post for number of
years. William A. Crembie the executive
member for term, and then Theodore p. Gill
man succeeded him in 1904
Mr.. Douglas headed an opposition ticket in 1905
and 1906 In 1906 IL decided that Harry w.