New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-29
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Or IN the 32d Senatorial District,
nosed out James Geraghty by q te"
votes after see-saw count that
caused the greatest excitement IN the
district. Michael J. Gavin snowef
under Patrick J. Kane for the second
time in the 83d District. in the @ith
stephen A. Nugcnt retained con troll
against Patrick J. Mcmahon, and IN
the 35th Joseph l. Berry had q yak
away from John WeFman.
In the Republican fights for district
leadership Herman W. Boyer overthrow
George Wanmsker. for many years
leader of the 18th District. It was a
contest between the old and the
younger element, and youth won.
There were only two other Republi-
can leadership hghts. In the 9th
District Michael II. Blake had no
trouble in retaining his control in spite
Of the attack of John ). Curry. The
contest in the 9th was much closer.
There a faction headed by Albert katz
was trying 20 overthrow kicparo NJ
Greenbank. The latter claims he has a
margin OF one in tho county committee
delegation.
Sinnott Badly Defeated.
william II. Sinnott, the Democratic
leader OF the pod District, went down
TO defeat. He was beaten FIVE 10 one.
II was largely due to the efforts OF
Senator Robert r. Wagner, who made
II appear that Michael Cosgrove, his
personal friend, had the backing OF
Fourteenth Street. CosRrove's victory
carried with it the nomination Of his
candidates for the Assembly and
BOARD Of Aldermen. Sinnott had turned
down Assemblyman Maurice Bloch Tor
denomination in favor of T. l.. Glynn.
l. V. Gilmore, the COsgrove candidate
for the Board Of Aldermen, defeated b.
+. Moore. Sinnott's man:
Roswell d. Williams. the Democratic
leader of the 18th Assembly District,
managed 20 check the drive OF Matthew
+. Donohue, the former leader, TO come
back. Williams nominated Vincent
Gilroy, his candi date for Assembly, but
lost j A. Rocholl, who was backed by
him for the Aldermanic nomination.
Donohue's candidate, I. A. Williams,
John II. 0'Connell had little trouble
in defeating Patrick II. Cotter, the car
petbaR contender for the Democratic
leadership Of the 21st. John J. Dietz,
in the 24th. defeated Hugh j. Connolly,
who essayed TO put him on the. tobog-
gan. The vote was about six to one.
Patrick II. Sullivan, whose leader
shin Of the Sd Assembly District, over
which "Big Tim" ruled for so long as
the Democratic "boss," was attacked
through opposition to his candidacy for
nomination to the Board Of Aldermen,
won a sweeping victory. He crushed
James Z. Brsnde, his opponent, by a
vote Of LOO to 1877
Orderly Balloting Says Woods.
Police Commissioner Arthur Woods,
after the closing Of the polls last even
ing, declared that the balloting had
been Of the most orderly ever held in
New York City.
"The strictest police vigilance was
sxerted to prevent election frauds" he
said.
"The departments methods are pre-.
ventive rather than punitive. All
known repeaters are warned as they
approach TO vote.
Shortly before the polls opened
"Humpy' Jackson, the East Side gang
ster, was brought into Police Head
quarters by detective. After a heart
to-heart talk with Inspector Cray
Jackson promised TO go. straight home
and remain there until The polls closed.
Two men who declared that they
lived in the Kanawha Club, 1919 East
l28th Street, Percival Z. Nagle's or
ganization. were charged with fraudu-
lent voting after being challenged by
watchers in the polling place at 1889
Park Avenue. They were William r.
Hough, aged ffty-four, and Edward NJ.
Dillon, aged Aorty-seven. in the Har-
lem court they proved their residence
10 the satisfaction Of Magistrate
Marsh and were discharged.
In the saith District Philip NJ. Lynch,
who said he was watcher for Patrick
Mcmahon, the anti-Tammany. Demo
cratic candidate for the district lead
ership. challenged Jacob Bisgeier and
Never Brown. Of 1927 Tiffany Street,
claiming that they did not live at the
address given. They were arrested
and later discharged by Magistrate Nc
Quade In the Morrisania court.
Election Officers Warned.
In a special notice sent 10 all the
election officers in the five boroughs
Frederick /. Marshall, State Superin-
tendent Of Elections, declared that they
would be held responsible for any
frauds committed at the primaries with
their knowledge Especial attention
was called to the signature test and the
duty Of causing the arrest of any per
son when a comparison of signatures
showed that fraud was being commit
ted
A man arrested in the 90th Assembly
District was held In $500 bail by Mag
istrate Marsh in the Harlem Court for
trial in Special Sessions on charge
Of illegally voting. He gave his name
as John J. Donovan, and insisted that
he was the real Donovan after a
watcher testified in court that n man
giving the same name and address, 257
East l24th Street, had already voted
before the prisoner appeared.
Here are the successful candidates.
JUDICIAL AND COUNTY