New-York tribune., 1911-09-17
PRIMARY CONTESTS BEGIN
IN FIVE B0R0UGHS
"0ld Guard" Figures in Some
Manhattan Contests, but Har-
mony Is the Rule.
GRESSER ISSUE IN QUEENS
Elyites May Beat Colonel Dadv
in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Has
Few Contests, Except in
the Organizations.

Not for many years have III. urinary
sights in New York County been so few
IN number This Is due largely 10 IN. fact
shst this is an of year and there are M
great issues For this reason a number n,
persons who have real aspirations 70 lead
srship decided not to attempt 10 satisfy
them al this time A number Of fights that
we're talked OF earlier in the year died be-
,ors they were really under way.
When Charles F. Murphy was using b,s
bulldozing tactics on the State Legislature
IN an attempt 10 secure the election Of
william F. sheehan as United States sens-
tor, members OF the Democratic League
which has taken upon itself the task Of
purifying the Democrat tic organization.
talked OF big fight ali along the line
against the Murphy leadership az ths pri-
! nlsries. But II was soon found that no in
,erest could be awakened in such fight
a. this time, and they abandoned II.
Those who opposed the election Of Samuel
g Koenig as president OF the Republican
County Committee In the spring declared
that they would contest his leadership at
the primaries. bur It was all talk
So the following list Of contests-and
some Of them should scarcely ba digni-
any great amount OF excitement and do
rot promise anything in the way Of in
terest on primary day
REPUBLICAN
District Leader. Contestant
William G. Rose. ssaTse ssg9 SswsS sIsSes.r
4 William Hapin .... John Glass
-LSg.s FT.sdfL Rsyd TnS1 GSdsSsin E,,d,S
. f7-Ebrahann Gruber . William 3. Davi.
. is-1oseYh E Needy. Peter r Gaten.
ss-E5ward H. Healy. Alfred simonds
!. DEMOCRATIC.
io-sol Goldenkrsn,. 90. Dr. Morri. ] Klir.
as-Nicholss J. HAYES. Henry y: Lazarus
sl-Wi!lam J. Wright. Samuel Marx
a5-wiisrn z. Morris. Charles c. Marin
A person familiar with Republican his
absence of the 18th District in the above
rst.
All IL Quiet in the 18th.
For years there has been a contest there
as regularly as the prinap day came
round This year. however. q fight
against the leadership OF Albert Ottnger
which was threatened went no further
than the threat
The lst District appears in the list as
usual and Hugo Nowsk, who is one Of
rwo contestants against William @. Rose,
tried unsuccessfuny 10 get control q year
ago. Then George Sleicher was one OF
Nowak's lieutensnts. but there was some
misunderstanding, and Sleicher declared
be would go out and get the leadership
himself. With the opposition TO Rose
divided in this way there Is not the slight
est chance Of the loss OF mis- leadership.
AS IS we'll known, the leaders IN power
always have the advantage, not only be-
cause they have machinery, but because
they usually get moral support If nothing
more. from the county leader. Mr.. koenlg
president Of the county committee, has
taken pains TO keep his hands off the con-
tests this year. but it is known that he
would not grieve II some OF the present
lsadsrs should be retired. They belong 10
the "Old Guard regime OF Oden and OF
State Chairman Barnes They did their
best 70 prevent the election of Mr.. Koenis,
and were only defeated after a bitter tight.
IN only two districts is there any chance