New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
Primary Fight Breaks Ont m N''th
,fssrmbiu District.

,,,,e- r,e,,,,,,lfcan primary fight has broken
- this time in The srh Assembly plstTl'' - -
*, those i'm tn" 5th. llth and ih'h uistii''l ~"
- a,ae NOT tend 10 njure tho regular ieader d
r ,,--,,eu The fight is led by J. L. Maher, VINO
- INSTRUMENTAL in obtaining the leadership Ior
,-r f-orneI when Harry lianburN was delosto' Us
.hier l. ~o,elv obtain tn" Se"cllpn o. ufesdtS7
q. ,be Congress district convention instructed ~
- 81. --rcr,, Hughes men are chosen 10 attend
l,o national convention. Il is desired that Ndli
l. novI-1g and Representative Naid" b" CHOSEN
-s The national delegates The ON congress LIS
-~ic- Of 1hi, the 9Th Assembly District Is a part
Will have 45a delegates at its convention of tiese
,he afb Assembly District viii send ninety Ire
sfl7 Assembly District has ninety F"'tS- ihlS -
.x<.,-al ,.44icer ShsrzAys district In il ne won
= urinary night last fall Hughes PLATFORM
and The district one Of the first IN tie ooi
a.ph 10 declare Us preference for the candidacy
. Governor Hughes. II is believed therefore, oia'
tfo 9TH viii send instructed del gates NiH'hef
,r not The congress district convention hnail d"-
.idcs to instruct Us national delegates '"t MI
Hughes deprnds largely upon the stand taken ~
iic 18th Assembly District. There George l. Nai'"
las been lighting tie regular leader Naval oIc'
sl~.rle and his a.tlons seem TO have injured tn"
.,zrrror-s cause After being Of the strong $;
Hughes districts. il may refuse now to instruct T7
. deIecar--. There j. Iaall probability that tiFS
riH he instructed 10 vote for Represeh'a'lNs
Naldo's election " national d"lesa't- II -
afe TO say rnat The Brooklyn delegation III the efu
uill l,e 2 unit Al Chicago for Governor Hughes III
snj.e of The many unpleasant episodes IN te lol-
Tics Of the last year into which his name mas peeii
dragged ana USED for selfish purposes by various
politicians entirely without the Governor peFfiis
SION approval
The Red cross Legion OF Brooklyn Is nearing
.-oUple1e organization though much still remains
ro be done before it viii be ready TO meet emer-
;.encies IL peace and in in accord with the IN
,eut;ons OF its promoters il is purposed to have
rae Legion d regular uniformed force OF men and
women divided into divisions and equipped and
maintained somewhat the lines OF the militia
Like the militia. Legion is 10 be subject TO the
call of the authorities in time Of disaster as wen
as in time Of war The federal authorities are in
strong sympathy with the movement, and are pre-
fared 10 lend ali possible assistance TO its success
The Legion has been organized under the difec-
lion of Charles ". Hur6. the New York state field
agent Of the American National Red Cross Inc
director Of the Legion has not been chosen. put
,,e other officers are announced follows: Cap
tain r = -AikInan. assistant director; r A N al
lis + W Bosworth, y. NJ Holden ana D1 j. er-
s,uson. stb-directors The board OF administrator
consists Of DR.. Thaddeus p Hyatt, Captain A A
Mitchell CAPTAIN w A French W. II. MarQuand.
r W Bosworth, l. n Aron, G A Bobst. G r.
walker T A. Wallis y. II. Holden and Captain f.
AikFnan-
Garrett p Serriss will deliver the first OF his
course Of four illustrated lectures under the au-
spices of tie Brooklyn Institute Of Arts and Sci
,-,es at Association Hall on Saturday afternoon
ard evening. His topic Will be The Land of Will
lam TELL For the first time in his career Mr.
Seryiss Will use moving pictures On Monoay even
ing Leslie Harris will appear at Association Hail.
E1is programme will consist Of humorous and mu-
steal sketches. The New York Symphony Orches-
ira will give its last Saturday matinee concert at
the Baptist Temple Saturday, April f. David
Gannes will Play the violin. Names Is the or
chestra's concertmester. The programme follows:
Die Meis;ersinge-Prelude Act Ill Prize Song Dance
Of he Apprentices
-.pas.faIs'-prelude Good Friday Spell fMr.
professional Of knights of the Holy Grail tAr-
performance by Walter Danrosch }
Three Earjy Columbus composed
al twenty-five years. First time In Brooklyn).
Fs.rzi composed twenty-seyen years.. Tam
s,s,-se. composed At ;hirty-two years).