The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-17
HAVE
SMALL OPPOSITION
Mitchell and Mccall Named by
Their Parties in New
York City.
ORGANIZATION COMES BACK
Nonpartisan Ballot Has First
Trial in Pennsylvania, and
Bull Moose Loses.

New York, September 16.-John Pur-
roy Mitchell, at the head Of the Fusion
ticket, and Edward E. Mccall, with the
Tammany ticket, carried the primaries
! to-day with practically no opposition
TO either ticket in any part OF the city.
In the Independence League pri-
marles there were lively contests for
places on the judicial ticket and for
borough president. Late tonight
friends Of Judge Warren Foster, Dem
ocratic candidate for Judge of the Court
CT General Sessions. who sought the
league nomination, and Robert L. Luce.
Democratic nominee for the judge OF
the CITY Court, claimed they had carried
the league primaries against Charles
Z. Mott and William l.. Ransom, the
Fusion nominee naued by the league
designating committee.
Vote Is Light.
Tho vote throughout the entire city
was light.
In the Second Assembly, District some
Republicans substituted the name Of
Mayor Kline for John Purroy Mitchell.
The Republicans also cut Hopper and
Ransom.
The most bitter primary battle OF
the day was in the Fifteenth Assembly
District for the Tammany district lead
ership. James j. Haggan. the other
leader was reelected. He polled l3l5
votes to GAG for George +. Form Form
attributed his defeat to the old Tam
many method Of guerrilla voting.
Organization Comes Back.
Philadelphia, September 16-The
nonpartisan ballot had it's first trial in
pennsylvania to-day, and at late hour
tonight II is certain that the Repub-
lican organization of the State has re-
shorn when Roosevelt carried the State
In the last presidential election. From
incomplete returns at midnight 1t is
certain from the results of to-day's
primaries that the Independents will
be showed under at the November cleo
tions.
In Philadelphia the real test came
upon the nomination of candidates for
Judges of the new Municipal Court
There were l42 petitioners for this po-
siuon. OF these. nine are to be elected.
The Republican organization picked
eighteen names from the 142 candi-
dates. OF course, nine were to have
been voted for in one-half of the CITY
and nine in the other half The indi-
cation at midnight is that the eighteen
slated candidates of the organization
polled the vote necessary TO eliminate
all Independent candidates
independents HIVE No Chance
city and county candidates, is so heavy
that 1t precludes any possibility of the
independents having even chance at
the November elections. In Philadel-
phia the reform administration seems
sure TO be repudiated. Mayor Blank
enburg. the reform Mayor OF Phila-
delphia. no matter how good his record,
cannot hope to be supported by the
members OF the next Council, which
! Will be organization, and the balance
OF his administration must be rs the
first part, fight between the Mayor
and Councils. in which the Councils
win.
In Pittsburgh the names OF both Con-
gressmen Stephen G.. Porter and Joseph
G. Armstrong will go on the ticket
In the mayoralty column Neither got
81 per cent OF the primary vote Both
are straight Republicans. To cloud the
eye Of the Independent voter, one has
been advertised as a Bull Moose can
didate and the other as a regular Re-
publican candidate. Both are Repub-
licans. and before the election ii is Just
possible that one may withdraw
Returns from throughout the State
show that no longer has the party
of Roosevelt any chance in Pennsyl-
vania.