New-York tribune., 1912-03-24
( ontc.snt.
Orasnization
Hines May Beat Ahearn.

The Democratic fights are in the 10th and
3lst districts. In the former James j.
Hines Is nghting against James Ahcarn.
who has been designated by the organiza-
ton to succeed himself as leader. Ahearn
Is accused OF not living in the district and
Hines Is said to have a good chance Of VIC
tory.
In the 3ist samuel Marx, former alder
man is trying to Gust William J. Wright.
the present leader. He tried II last Sep
tomber and failed. and will score another
miss this time, 1t is predicted.
Most Of the Republican fights are due to
the Roosevelt agitation, many men who
nave tried to break into the organization AS
district leaders before. taking advantage OF
the large amount of Roosevelt money in
circulation, having decided 10 run under
the Roosevelt emblem, the solid black
square 1t is not believed that any Of these
men has a chance 20 win.
Samuel s. kocnig, president Of the county
committee, said last night of these men:
Examples OF the actual attitude Of these
district contestants toward the Colonet
boom are TO he seen in many cases; for In
stance Grenner. I'm the 9th Assembly Dis
trCt, consented In court to the Striking out
OF tho Roosevelt delegates, from his column
Grccnhaum, I'm the lth. signed an indorse-
ment of President Taft a day before he
enlisted under the coloners financial back
ing. Husch. in the lst. has been beaten
three times before by William @. Rose
present district leader. and in the 3Sd flcaly,
who was defeated last fall, Is now trying
TO come back through Roosevelt name. IN
the saith Schwarzer and his friends partici-
mated I'm and voted for the nomination OF
Taft delegates and the Endorsement OF Pres
ident Tafts administration, and within for
ty-eight hours enlisted as apparently SIN
cere supporters OF Colonel Roosevelt.
Other contestants who are running under
the Roosevelt emblem are Bleecker, in the
10th; Davis, in the nth; Lewis, in the 18th;
KeIleher. in the 2ith and Silverman, IN
the 26,h.
Captured Roosevelt Emblem.
In the 32d n. Zoetzl is a Roosevelt man.
but J. J. KnewitZ, the Taft man and the
regular organization candidate, had hs
name filed also under the Roosevelt emf
blem. thus forcing Zoetzl to take a hollow
,,ia-gIe for an emblem. KnewitZ IL also
running on second independent ticket
under the anchor az an emblem.
Grenner. a Roosevelt man IN the 27th. had
,o take a solid black triangle for the same
reason. Gatens. who IL fighting Nejedly I'm
the 18th has an elephant as an emblem.
Several regular Republican candidates
also are running on independent tickets,
sImonds. in the 33d; Bradbury, In the 3ith,
and Kr,Ilewitch, In the 2sth, under the an
Choir as well as the regular Republican
emblem.
The only Roosevelt man running under
the regular Republican emblem is william
ualpln, the present leader. who was able
10 control his organization committee for
redesignation. He Is running. too. by peti-
ton. under the Roosevelt emblem. so that
John Glass his opponent, running under
the anchor, is badly handicapped in flghtlng
him.
The most peculiar fight is the one In the
/ 5th, where men who assisted In desgnat-
ing John H. Taylor as the organization can
didate to succeed Albert Ottinger later
turned on him and assisted In putting up