New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-17

|, Cbar,.s y larry Republican leader IN
the 18th District, was arrested OH
charge OF disorderly conduct made oy
Lawrence Cioffi, Who was contestng the
regular DESIGNATION for alderman. ne
charged Largy told voter challenged py
him 10 heat IT, while he (Cioffi) had gone
TO look for a policeman. Larry was
promptly discharged In corrt
At the headquarters OF the independence
League IL was stated at an early "ou'
this morning that the indications acco''-
ing TO their figures. were that Judge "a'
rem w. Foster and Judge Robert H. Luce,
the Tammany candidates for Court OIL
General Sessions and the City Court re-
snectiyelv. had defeated Charles {. No'''
tr. and William l.. Ransom, the resuia'
designees In the 26th Assembly DlStr '1''
for instance. the Tammany candioa'e'
got 81 votes 10 II FOR Mott and Ransom
Register Max s. Grifenhagen. candiuate
for Sheriff. who had heard that the iar'-
many candidate for Sheriff wouid Try 10
capture the independence League PR
u,aries said ne would investigate the
story that 800 slips containing what pu'
ported TO be lists OF voters In the oo"n-
town districts had been found IN the auto-
mobile containing the gangsters arrested
I'm the 18th District
III there IL any connection between the
rumor Of this morning and the appearance
OF these slips in possession OF the gang
sters." he said. lit will be simple mat
ter TO determine this fact
In Brooklyn Frank Mann. VINO was
contesting the Progressive primaries WIN
Lewis H. Pounds. the regularly desie-
mated candidate for Borough President
had his name written I'm on only Few
ballots.
Frank r. Stoddard, jr and Alderman
n. n. Curran. the regular Republican
designees for the Assembly and boarh
OF Aldermen. respectively In the 10Th AS
sembly and the 94th Aldermanic dis'Fic'S'
which are coterminus did not succeed IN
capturing the PrOgrs sslve primaries ~
having their names written In. Ihey so'
about 81 votes. to 81 for Erskine h. EssI5
and Charles f. 'Brien, the Moose desls
noes for the Assembly and Board OF Al
dermen. respectively
John \. Boles. Republican designee tor
alderman i'm the oath District. also iauel
10 capture the Progressive primaries. tie
cot 52 votes. 20 % for Frank Mullen, the
regular Progressive designee.
In the 9th District the Republican deSis-
uees for Assembly and the Board oi
Aldermen came within twenty votes OF
capturing tire Progressive primaries.
Justice 4. p W. Seaman. who was con-
testing the Republican designation Tor
Municipal Court justice In the 5th DIS
trlct. cot only l72 votes. written In, to ~
for Charles ". Coleman. the regular
designee
An indication Of the Smallness Of the
urinary vote. I'm comparison with the
vote for Governor last fan. may be OBJ
tanned by comparing the figures In me
sst Assembly District. The Republican
vote Yesterday was $50. last fall 1t was
0oo The vote for Straus the Progressive
candidat. Tor Governor last fall Wa
| & SOS including the votes cast for him ~
| the Independence League. The Pro
/ grcsslvc vote yesterday was Is. and I'M
| Indepondence League cast just q votes.
This b. the district of which John J
/ LYONS ls the Republican leader. He ID
| the one who started tho movement q
have Republicans write IN the name o
/ Gavnor In place OF Mitchell
! Outside o. the one big disturbance h
| the 18th Assembly District. the Demo
! crat!c primary vote In Ncw York an'
| Kings was light Some OF the LEADER
thought the lack OF interest might be at
/ trlbutcd 20 the feeling against Tammanl
I Han on account OF the Sulzer scandal
In Queens the Democratic vote wa
heavy. because Of the fight made agains
/ borough President Connolly. out Of al
| enrolment Of 30. OOo there were 1900
votes .ast. all but 100 OF which were 10
Connolly. The Joe votes were cast fo
Leonard G. l.. smith by Republicans Pro
gresslves and organization Demo
Gratis
Iu tho Republican primaries 30" votes
were cast ont Of an enrolment OF 1900
practically aIl ~ which were FOR Leonart
o. l.. smith Several prominent Repub
licans voted FOR Connolly
H. the Progressive primaries there wa
contest between Smith. designated b.
the organization, and Robert W Higb!e
designated by a portion OF the Commute,
Of l01 after mis- designation by the whole
committee had beer rcpudlat"d by tho Or
gaulzation About fOp votes were cast ont
of an enrolment ~ sno % of which wer,
for Smith. n Is probable that HiEbic vii
Doc nominated boy petition. which Will sui
further Improve Connollv'S position bl
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