Evening journal., 1913-05-15
THURSDAY. MAY. is, 1918.
TRIuMrn FOR rHE nEMoCRATIC MACHINE.

THE Democratic primaries in this city yesterday
suited in triumph for the Salisbury machine.
Dr. Willard Springer who had been asked to stand
for the nomination by Senator Salisbury. Thomas f.
Hayard, j. Harvey whteman and or others, was
named for Mayor and j. Frank Mccoy. Democrat Of
independent frame Of mind who had refused to retire
from the field was steam-rollered.
Colonel Enoch Moore who thought himself the
machine candidate for the nomination for President of
City Council awoke at the eleventh hour and dscov-
cred that the machine had turned upon him and was
working behalf Of his rival John J. McGovern The
colonel endeayored retrieve his fortunes but failed
and all that is left to him from the contest is bitter
memory OF maA's inhumanhy to
One of the most sensational features Of the days
fighting at the polls in the Southern District,
where Eugene M Sayers, who has been assessor and
collector for the last twenty-five years. defeated John
J. Dolan' young and, at FIRST despised rival, by
majority of only As in a total poll of 1870
The machine went out to slaughter Mccoy in the
mayoralty contest II did it with a ruthlcssnoss
that contained element of mercy He had refused to
obey orders and Of the field DR. Springers
boneht Immediately thereafter orders we're given
that he he punished and the machinery was set in
operation to do it, Word was passed along the line
that he not TO be permitted carry a single ward
and, IL possible that all the primary districts should
be held against him. including tho in which he lives
The unofficial returns show that he failed TO carry
single against the machine that he lost his home
district and that the only district he carried was the
Second OF the Third ward, whore he had a scant ma
jorty OF two votes
The result shows, however that despite the opposi-
tion of the Salisbury machine Mccoy received the
support Of than one-third OF all the Democratic
voters who participated in the primaries His vote
1898. while Springers vote was 35S0 thus giving
TO the latter a majority Of 2.1S7 sprngers major
fly 7s4 greater than McCoyls total vote
In view OF the fact that Mccoy was carrying on a
wifi tVho of
arrased against him and bent upon his political
destruction many persons think he did remarkably
wel and that he deserves congratuaton for having de-
ssIpped. through his candidacy. such showing Of
opposition 10 the steam-roler methods OF the sauls
bury machine
Ono Of the most amusing features Of the primaries
the collapse OF the fight by Colonel Enoch Moore
for the nomination for President Of City Council He
went into the fight with the understanding that he
TO have the support OF the Salisbury machine and that
his nomination practically assured. He seemingly
had no idea that the Salisbury machine had been
built to work both ways It was not until the early
returns began TO in that he realized that he had
been betrayed and that. while the Salisbury machine
had been loud IN its professions OF loyalty 10 him. 1t
in reality had been working to bring about the nomi-
nation OF McGovern. How we'll the machine worked
for McGovern and against Moore is shown by the fact
that McGovern received 3.022 votes and Moore only
1850 thus leaving to the former a clear majority Of
1872
Taking the ticket a whole It is a weak one The
work done by the Salisbury machine against Mccoy
Moore and the bad blood engendered the South
District by the fight between sayers and Dolan
viii serve 10 increase its weakness That there is
little interest IN the municipal campaign among the
Democrats IS revealed by the primary vote. which
vorld bave been much smaller had it been for the
saycrs Dolan fight in the Southern District That took
20 the polls hundreds voters who never would have
gone had It not been for tho local interest in that
struggle for the assessorship.
We feel that The ticket nominated is FAR from
satisfactory 10 Democrats and that It's personnel
will add strength 70 the movement in favor OF the
denomination and reelection Of Mayor Howell