New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-14
Primaries Result in Solid 0eIega-
ton from This County for
Pr0greSSives.
WOODRUFF FIRM I'M KINGS
Bennett Wins Big Victory Over
Taylor-Dady Slaves Of
Defeat by Narrow
Margin.

SOHO delegation OF lSU 10 IlIS E-TPUC-+
can State Convention at Saratoga from
New York County.
In Brooklyn the contests against the
leadership OF State Chairman Woodruff
in the 1st. the 6th and the 14th were
unsuccessful The old guard" contest
against Naval Officer Kracke, IN the
18th. also was unsuccessful state
Chairman Woodruff figures that the Pro-
gressives will control thirty-three or the
142 delegates from Kings 70 the state
convention
Assenblyman William NJ Bennett
candidate for reelection as leader OF
the 18th Assembly District in New York
County. won easily over John H. Taylor.
This assures him the Republican NOM
nation to Congress in the 18th Congress
District for which he ran against Rep
resenta tive J. Van Vechren Olcotr State
Committeeman Harry W Mack, the o.
cott-TavIor candidate vas defeated
The Barnes Woodruff .'oId guard last
night declared that the defeat OF Mack
was a victory for them Considering
that Bennett throughout made his cam
nairn on Progressive issues and has been
a hot Taft Roosevelt Hughes man. the
Progressives can't see Just how NesSrs-
Barnes and Woodruff figured II
Huqe Smile on Griscor-
Both sides seemed especially jubilant
over the results. though they were what
close observers had expected ooth II
Kings and New York counties AZ tne
headquarters of the Republican County
f-or,n77rtee President GrisCom smiled
hugely wher he heard that the old
guard" contests had failed in all dis
tricts where they were tried.
After learning the results IN New YORK
County. Mr. Czriscon dictated the follow
ing statement
Il am sincerely gratifed by the vote
OF confidence which the voters nave
given to-day to the present adninlstra-
ton of the Republican County Com
nnittee-
~Au efforts TO break the solidarity OF
our county have proved futile. and
and those associated with me must
naturally feel greatly encouraged IN our
work for clean and decent party man
agAnent. Our county will continue N
our IovaI support OF President Taft and
lend our best efforts TO uphold his hands
in carving out our party's pledge TO the
nation
..Tn +bA state we shall continue our
efforts 10 bring about such a change in
party management as will assure the
confidence of the Republican voters and
bring about success at the polls N 1he
autumn. We welcome the aid which ex-
President Roosevelt will give 20 bring
about this success
At Republican state headquarters state
Chairman Woodruff. William Barnes jr-
OF Albany. and John Tin1lfn- II. 81
Richmond County. sat getting the re-
turns over the telephone Chairman
Woodruff was quite concerned over one
or two OF the Brooklyn districts Mr.
Barnes declared solemnly that the de-
fear Of Mack in the 18th Congress
District meant an nti-Roosevelt-Taft-
Hughes man as his successor Mr.
Woodruff wasn't quite so sure OF that
Chairman woodruff felt greatly pleased
that none Of the fights had gone against
him. He issued this statement analyz-
ing the results
The returns from the primaries IN
Kings County show that while the dis
trfcts controlled by Naval Officer kracks,
Postmaster VOORHEES,. Congressman CAL
der and Senator Travis have thirty
three delegates out OF a total OF 142- the
other 100 will all support the Kings
County organization and vote 20 ratify
the votes Of the state committeeman
from Brooklyn in the selection OF Vice
- r.
man Of the convention
New York County Returns.
THE returns from New York County
indicate that one state committeeman.
Harry ". Mack has lost his place In the
state committee and that number OF
the delegations TO the state convention
will support the state committee in the
positfon which IL has taken IN the mat
Ter of the temporary craftsmanship
The returns show that all four dis
tricts In Queens were carried by the or
SANITATION forces. thus insuring a solid
delegation 10 the support OF Vice-Pr
dent sherman in the state convention
in Richmond there was no contest.
but the delegation is understood 10 be
for Vice President Sherman. thus tndi-
eating that in the greater city a con-
siderable majority viii support the state
Mr. Barnes seemed grieved chiefly that
the old guard" had not had time 10
begin fights all along the line against
the Griscorn leaders in this county He
10 believe that in that case the
would have lost district after
district He took advantage of the OPP
portunity 10 believer another attack on
ex-Presidenu Roosevelt Again he said
that the election OF Roosevelt as tenn
porary chairman would place New York
State alongside Kansas and Iowa in the
populistic column This statement was
as follows:
L see by the newspaP ers that Mr..
Roosevelt and his leading supporters IN
New York CITY have had a talk and Mr.
Griscorr said that the action OF the state
committee in selecting Mr. sherman rs
rennporarv chairman viii certainly be
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