New-York tribune., 1908-09-06

--h.-e & no general issue in the Republican p-'-
-,s-v aEbts this year. In each case where there Is
contest 81 is based on purely local issues ana on
+4,e -,e-sonslfties Of the contestants IN the Isl
-,ss+-fc+ William H Rose who is lawyer WIN
,eces Al No - Cedar street Is declaring tii8'
15sb lss not been able 10 do enough for the en-
- re,us,'icans Of the district He has mag
,s.ic personality and has made winning "sn.,
- -ran have tried % Dust Hackett from t'ie
,sa~.b4n OF the 5th District but with poor sue
- = s-oh5e Who undertook the task last
- cot only IL votes. Hackett followers say
a.. Tsrn,,el f Qufgg has neen hnancins lne
o,,ostion 70 Hackert. but the latter : sur sur %
..,-i,v his place IT the executive commune
william Hahn is one OF the Few men 80 .
..,sar1 leaders who recain their seats II liie -
-, ,o-,-,i++ee Last year he won !arsel! W
&c ne had with him the extensive negro eieI'eIl
= - district Now the negroes are shou'iHE
C,.-,es 2 Page who is one OF the hieClioiIs
Tt,s-e The Page ticket won al the spIlie
H--t.s hut the issue Of leadership was not Up
st that time l., .,,o
~ has been written about the contest IN lhe
rsth District Il started because Of lHe 1o----e ~
g NJ William H Douglas. who fought lol
= drive Ier1uel E. Quigg out OF the ols'ILl' -
-. a,s Harry W Mack. who, with the Dousias
80 .oea5ed IN taking the district away from
80 o,,irr forces two years ago NJ DoueIds -I-
rs friends thought that Mack old hol aoIol1 -.
much consideration 10 than ana otheI INeA
- s.-,o+ a. was their due So they decided
ticket oppoSlLOn 10 N4o~A' 49,
.T1I.- mas chosen 10 head il The fact tnat 1leie
- bas, q sulit in the old auti-Quigg forces en-
boldened the Quiggttes TO put up ucAel 4.
hone that il might slip in me Oous-as -
has now been withdrawn but It IS prooiella
60 ,,,7, its supporters will divide their votes
: K-llexitch, in the 18th DlstrlcI HaS .' 60
.5 - having somebody spring an oPposl'lo4
-icl.a- on him al the last minute ana was HOt So,
-,-.sed Yesterday when he learned IhaI 80
I-srner was preparing TO announce an @"'i
Kr7llev-itch ticket to-morTo"' - 49,.
Iobn KneR1;z succeeded 10 the !eaoershlp u 10
- s-5 of me ed District when William : Ger
main retired last July Some opposition 70 ne
continued leadership has sprung UP ana crystal
ize. into AT opposition ticket headed ny Inofnss
C-cvsn The latte. was formerly a cie1A ~
municipal court n The Bronx
--,--ts Lowe has no chance OF dereatlns
e,-aarA in me 54th. He put UP opposition tchet
n Greene in he Pioneer Club last winter anu Il
vas showed under
Tne absorbing feature Of the Reptoilcah pm
-s-sas * the so-called test Of sentiment for ana
-.i-s+ t7a denomination OF Governor Hughes
.7-+,,,,,-b The Republican enrolment last year was
,,,,,s.7aTIv hight only those Republicans who are
entitled 10 vote the primaries can indicate trer
continents President Parsons OF the county colh-
ritee has selected the Following nine districts iO'
his Test
population is largely Ievist-
sfxrh Samuel E Koenig. leader)-RePublican pop
ularton IS almost solidly Jewish.
Ninth Cdichael Il. Blake, leader,-Populauon Is
-,fxs5 with many old line Republicans in IL
Eighteenth (JosepE Neiedly, leader)-Contalns
II xed population
Nineteenth Representative William : 6ehne''
,zev, district Is largely native born and strongly
Republican
Tuentv-atth ezra Prentice. leader,-Strons
Republican district taking IN the Washington ana
Madison Square districts
TEeuty-sxth {Samuei Rrulevftch, ieaoerI-f1e7'g
r1iddle class Jewish population
Thi-tieth Drank X Bowers, leader)-Contains al
sorts and conditions Of voters
Thirtv-Atth Thomas ". Whittle, leader)-Mr.
whit;le is secretary CT the Republican County COM
mittee -s. ---