The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-16
TAMMANY TRIES
TOSTEAL PARTIES
At PRIMARIES
Seeks to Have Dielz Nomi-
mated for Sheriff by Moosers
and HearStites To-Day.
NO FIGHT ON mitchell.
Scrambles Are Scheduled in
Some of the Districts Over
Minor Nominations.
NO FIGHT ON Mitchell.

~ enrolled voters Of the six political,
peFtio at the polls are nov making
oaAAidatss for the city. county and Dor
oaaA of1soss at the hrst direct primary"
hG11 n the Greater City.
They are acting under the Blanvsit
iAw. which was one Of the principal
oausss for the break between Gov.
Su1see and Tammany. It became .
law over the veto Of the Governor.
The voters found an American nag
boating over tho polling places. a
patriotic provision Incorporated In the
new law. Polls are open from o'clock
10 . o'clock this evening. II was pre-
dictsd that many Republican Alder.
manic and Assembly candidates would
attempt to win Progressive nomina.
lions because Of the small Bull Moose
enrolment.
LITTLE CHANCE FOR iNDEPeN.
DENT NOMINATIONS.
In reality the voter has little more
10 say a. to candidates than ne had un-
der the party nomination System. The
election law works such hardship on
an Independent candidate that practical
pol1eicians fail to see where an outsider
has any chance of upsetting the reg
uiAr party designations for ofihces.
N defeat q party choice the inde-
pendent must obtain five per cent. Of
me pArty's total enrolment In his dis
trtot. which must equal four per cent.
Of the total vote cast for Governor at
the last election in the same distriot.
There y the alternative OF writing In
an opponents name on the primary
ballot. but this phase Of the law 10 not
seriously regarded.
The Progressivss and other organixa-
lions who have favored direct NOM
inauons Of candidates md themselves
10 the position Of going to the polls and
rat1fying . slate Of candidates who were
selected BY the Hapgood Committee.
Under the Fusion auspices Rspub.
licans and Prosrsssivss. who fought
20 Utterly hast fall. are voting to.
sseAsr Tor ne entire Fusion slate The
Democrats have the sams privilege
they have always bssn accorded-vot-
ing for the Tammany nominees picked
BY Charles r. Murphy and his leaders.
TA0e are FEW open Nights. and these
are contests In name only. Tammany
10 fsVs from strife and the liberal use
Of the political whip In the hands Of
Chairman 8. q. Koenig and Herbert
Parsons has ironed vut any material
differences among the Republicans.
district. but a. each year brings Q
hght In that district. the struggle has
not evoked any interest
what concerned tho Republican and
Progressive leaders most was . report
a IN eleventh hour attempt on the part
Of friends Of John J. Diets. the Tam.
many candidate for Sheriff. to steal the
Independence League and possibly the
Progressive Party nomination for She
i6. Owing to the small number Of en-.
rolled voters In both these parties Dietx's
fnsods express the hope that enough
vstssu will b obtained to write In Diets
name opposite the Fusion ch0ise--Max
. 0rtfSnhegsn. Such . scheme might give
Diets the victory.
Il the Independence League . strons
element headed by the league candidate
for Mayor. James A. Allen. seeks to
: have the name Of Charles A. Gehring.
Deputy County Clerk. substituted for
that Of Marcus A. Marks for Borough
President Mr.. Marks has the Inds-
psndence League Endorsement Similar
efforts will be made to have the names
Of Robert L. Luce and Warren w. Fos-
ter substituted for the Fusion choices.
NO SUCCESSOR NAMED FOR JUS
TicE GERARD.
~ Dartiss have designated cand idates
20 succeed former Senator Stiiwel. No
successor has been designated to MI
former Justice James W. Gerard's place.
The Ambassador relinquishtJ his once
too late to enable parties 10 name his
successor. The vacancies In the House
OF Representatives caused by the death
Of Timothy ID. Sullivan and issisnatlon
Of Francis Burton Harrison will be
filled ct the general election.
The voters OF the different parties have
various colored ballots upon which to
make their crosses. The Republican
haylots are IN pink. the Democratic In
green. the Independence League In yell
low. the Progressive In blue. the So
ciaiist In bun and the Prohibition In