New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-17
REGULAR DES|GNEES
WIN AT PRIMARIES
Little Interest Shown AND
Parties in Most Cases Win
Easy Victories.
FUSION LOYAL TO mitchell
Kline and Wilcox Poll a Few
Republican Votes - One
Change Only in Dis
trict Leadership.

Candidates for city. county ana borough
offices were nominated by the legal 20
litical parties at the primaries yesterday
This was the first time that such candl-
dates were chosen under the new direct
urinary law Candidates for member OF
tho Assembly were also directly noml-
mated Yesterday. as they were year ago.
There was little interest in the prima-
ries as a whole although In some cases
spirited fights were made to overturn the
regular designations 10y writing IN the
names of opposition candidates. In only
one case in the entire city was regu-
larry named opposition ticket placed on
fine urinary ballot by petition. That was
I'm the case Of an aldermanic candidate
I'm The Bronx who tried to capture the
Progressive primaries He DID not sue
coed
In general the vote was light through
out the city. I'm Kings the Progressi>es
got out only small part OF their en-
rolment. IN some districts there were
only one or two Moose votes
In Manhattan. where the Progressive
enrolment was not more than per cent
of the vote cast at the election year
ago. the party managed to get out good
Ierceutage Of the enrolmc nj.
The death OF Mayor Gaynor enectualiN
put stop to the plan TO swing the Ke-
publican primaries against John fHrroN
Mitchell for Mayor However IN some OF
the districts the names of others were
written in for Mayor by way of protest
For instance. I'm the "a District. Wher'
Joseph I.evcnson. the leader. has beer
opposed 10 Mitchell from the start, th'
name 81 Ardolph l. Kline who succeeded
MAYOR Gavnor. was written in "a place oil
Mr Mitchell on twelve ballots. There were
"A few scattering votes Tor William H.
Wilcox. former Public Service commits
sloncr. for Mayor in BROOKLYN.
Several arrests were made last night IN
the 18th Assembly District foG attempting
TO cast illegal votes and Tor alleged HE
gal voting. and the reserves were called
out TO subdue a fight in one polling place
Peter Shcvlln. ihirty-six years old. o'
80. ~ West sd street. was arrested ~
ter. IL was charged. he illegally voted al
portable polling booth in %th street
near West End avenue. a. 'Patri'H
ScheIyiu. OF No - West sith street.
George r.. Form. who contested James
j. Haeau's leadership in that district
grabbed the man after be had voted, and
demanded that hts election captain Alex
amber De George arrest him
De George started toward fh" man. VIC
fed north ou West End avenue. He va
arrested onl, after Policeman Brown. OF
tho West lv1th street station. pursued hin
iu Forms automobile
Several men wer. said 90 have tri"I
to stun ballot boxes .g tHe polling place
~ 40 2is Columbus avnue. and word
was sent 90 Form headquarters. \ SaW;
OF strong arm" men arrived IN an au,'-
mobile. and brushing past two police
men at o.. door started 90 clean -
shop
The leader of ire intruder-. said 20 10
an ex-con,lct was struck by policeman
and knocked 10 tho aoor That ended the
battle
Joseph Lewis. machInist 10 the Brook
Ism Navy Yard who lives 90 80. l9 W'si
9th street was arrested and locked ~
on the complaint 81 Joseph Mccarthy Of
40 iSf West End avenue. a Form watch
or. who said the man cast Fraudulent
vote 40 Tho polling place a. No 81 West
seth street
There were few contests for district
leadership In the cut~e city and there
was only one change tn leadership This
was boz the Dcmocracc organization IN
the 18th District. Brooklyn.