New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-12
SCHNEIDER BEATS
SPENCER in 18TH
Is Elected to Board OF
Aldermen by ~ to IS,
After Big Fight.
FIFTH AVE. WINS
AGAINST SIXTH
District Leader, Surprised at
Victory of Opponents,
Gets New Shock.

After a remarkable fight, in when
two former candidates for Governor
participated. the Republican District
Committee Of the 27th Assembly Dis
trict late yesterday afternoon selected
Clarence Schneider to succeed Joseph
W Spencer as the districts repre-
sentative in the Board Of Aldermen.
Mr.. Spencer, leader Of the district
was defeated in his support Of LOUIS
F.. Cardari oy vote Of p TO 10.
The vacancy was caused by the res
;onation Of Mr.. Spencer after his APP
pointment by Controller Travis as a
transfer tax appraiser from this coun-
IT, Spcrcer's defeat was made the
more bitter when, on motion OF Henry
/ ctimsol. former Secretary OF war
a committee consisting OF Cortlandt
Nicoll. Bronson Winthrop, Mr.. Spencer
and Hoffman Nickerson manned IN that
order was appointed to report the
election TO the Board OF Aldermen
This afternoon and TO Samuel >. noe
mig. president Of the county commit.
toe. and 10 consult with the pre- ldent
en- district matters. The three others
were opposed to Mr.. Spencer
Except for the 29th, the Repuollcah
organization in the 9Th District con-
tains probably more men OF pff9ml-
uence than any other IN the city; many
of chem are members OF the diStrlci;
committee. In spite OF the unusual
hour. $3.50 p. m, every member OF Ine
committee Of fOrty-seven, WIN one OK
ception. was present. This record mas
probably rarely been equalled at any
district meeting in the city. ..,...
Among those present, IN addlti9h 70
those already named. were JoD r.;
Hedges. Walbridge :. TAFT, McDougd,
Hawkes.. Beverly r. Robinson ahG
Charles A. Dana. former members OF
the Assembly; James Iereance, Ogdeh
Mills Reid and b. W. b. Brown, FORMER
leader of the district and now its rep,
resentative on the state committee All
of these men voted for Schneider
In a way it was conflict between
what are known as the Fifth av. tactloh
and the Sixth az. crowd. There was a
slight skirmish. in which the former
also won. when Mr.. Brown was CHOSEN
TO the state committee in the fall.
Opening the meeting. Mr.. spencer
said it had been his intention 70 re-
main neutral in the selection OF ms
successor until he heard that Mr..
Schneider was trying to win the nomi-
nation by seeing men prominent IN the
organization instead OF consulting with
him. He said he understood that Mr..
Brown. who led the Schneider cam
paipn. had tried to coerce members of
II 40 - coll ~
cal Jobs they held. If an attempt was
made TO force an issue on him, Mr..
Spencer said. he was ready to meet ~.
81 deny all YOU have said" declared
Mr.. Brown.
"As there have been so many sug-
gestions of intimidation and coercion"
said Mr. Spencer, "and as it will rest
upon me TO transfer the result 20 the
majority and minority leaders of the
Board of Aldermen. / want the vote TO
be absolutely fair. ! would suggest
that we have a secret ballot"
There was a test vote. and by 26 20
rs it was decided that the vote should
be open and on rollcall.
Both Schneider and Cardani are dis
trict captains and members OF the COM
mittee. SO tightly were the lines
drawn that each man voted for him
self. Mr. Schneider is a member Of
the Society of the War of 1872, and
was graduated from Columbia in 1910.
His great-grandfather at oGce time rep
resented the old 9TH Ward in the
Board of Aldermen.
Cardani is caterer. He represented
the old 9th District in the Board of Al
dermen in the administration of Van
WICK. He was applauded when he
moved to make the selection Of Schmel-
ger unanimous.