New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12
SHIFTY MOOSE
AID DEMOCRATS
Forget Hatred of Murphy
and Work, Apparently,
Without Reward.
DISTRICT FIGHTS
SPLIT UP TICKETS
Tammany Confronted by Sew
eral Snarls-Internal Strife
Among Progressives.

Progressives are working with tbs
Democrats in some OF the Assembly
districts, in spite OF the fact that the
organization is supposed to have a con-
genital hatred OF Charles T. Murphy
and the rest Of his tribe.
In the 9th Assembly District, for in
stance, the Progressives have Endorsed
the Democratic candidates both for the
Assembly and the Board Of Aldermen,
getting nothing in return so far as can
be observed The Progressive organt-
zation in this district has filed as their
designees Assemblyman Charles ID.
Donohue for the Assembly and Alder
man John McCourt for the Aldermen.
Both are Democrats and candidates for
reelection. One Progressive, dis
gusted with the action Of his organiza-
ton, has filed petition against Dono-
hue in the Progressive primaries. He
is Charles F. VI. Reinhardt. I. NJ.
Meade, a Democrat, has also filed
petition against Donohue in the pri-
msres Of that party.
The Republican designees in the dis
trict are Frank Weiss for the Assembly
and John T. Cassidy for Alderma".
Henry Opdyke and Jesse L. Bonner,
Progressives, have captured the or
ganization in the 10th Assembly Dis
trict from Frederick Parmly, the lead
er. and entered into a fusion arrange
ment with the Democrats. Opdyke put
himself into the race for the Assembly
and has obtained the Democratic IN
dorsement. In return. II IS SAID thao
Mr.. Bonner. designated as the Progres-
sive candidate for the Board of Alder
men, will withdraw in favor OF Jay
LASER. the Democratic candidate.
The Republican candidates Tor re
election in the 18th are .issemDlymah
Abraham Ellenbogen and Alderman
William F. Quinn. Ellenbogen has OBJ
tanned enough signatures TO hie pc O.
tition for the Progressive primaries
and is counting on the support OF all
the members of that party who are re-
voting against the fusion with the
Democrats.
As has been stated. there are fusion
arrangements between the Republicans
and the Progressives in only SIX ais.
tricts. There would have been less, II
some Of the more rabid members had
had their way.
In the 31st District, where under
fusion arrangement. AssemoIyman
Aaron A. Feinberg, the only Progress
sive member of the Assembly from THIS
city, has received the Endorsement OF
the Republicans, Jacob Goldstein, the
Democratic candidate for the Assem-
bly,, has fled petition to run IN the
Progressive primaries.
There are six leadership fights in the
Democratic ranks in New YORK County
and four in The Bronx. but few pro-
tests against the decision OF the pres
ent leaders in designating candidates
There is serious trouble, however, IN
the Sd and goth Assembly districts
In the Sd Patrick H. Sullivan, brother
Of "Big Tim" who wrested the leader
ship away from the faction headed by
Alderman John J. White a year ago,
has decided he wants to take whites
place in the board.
White. deciding that perhaps another
than himself would be stronger against
Sullivan, got Joseph D. Brande' law
yer. to run against him for the nomi-
nation to the Board of Aldermen. AS
semblyman Antonio J. Marasco. who
was turned down for denomination by
Sullivan, is helping Brande. The Sui
Ivan candidate for the Assembly is
Cesar Barra.
In the 2Oth District the trouble has
been fomented against William NJ
Shannon, the leader, by Maurice Feth-
erston. who was head of the organlza-
ton there some years ago: shannon
turned down Happy Jack" Reardon.
the marrying Alderman" for renomi-
nation and named James +. Daley IN
his place. Taking advantage OF TINS
dissatisfaction. Fetherston has put Id
ward Cassidy in the field for the Demo
cratic nomination.