New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-20

The keen contests IN the Progressive
column were expected to snow pre,tH
accurately what was lett oil me bu,'
Moose orgal ization In the state, al
,bongh the percentages IN primary
cIectIons are always small, compared
with the regular elections.
Moose Collapse Shown.
But the Moose collapse was shown in
both the New York City and state com
bined vote for Whitman and Seabury,
as COMPARED with the Bull Moose vote
cast i'm the primaries two years ago
The Progressive primary vote Tor sui
ger and Davenport, the former running
with q large Progressive following as
well as the backing Of some lndePen-
cent Democrats. was moro than 3O'0oo'
with almost half the election districts
IN the state missing.
In the proportionate vote cast LOT
Whitman and Seabury by the pun
Moose Yesterday was seen ialllhE
off Of possiblv 10000 votes. The actual
stand-pat Progressive vote YESTERDAY
was undoubtedly much smaller than
that. as many enrolled ProgressNes
Who have returned 20 the Republican
fold within the last wear voted IN That
nartv's primaries this time because OF
The Keen contests for the Gubernatorial
nomination by the other big party can
The Republicans and Democrats were
cncouraped TO believe the primary vote
in city and state would exceed that OF
two wears ago, when the former polled
about 40 per cent OF the enrolled vote
il. New York City, with CONSIDERABLY
smaller percentage upstate. Inc DEM
ocratic vote in the city was about 50
rer cent at that time, and even snaiier
Upstate.
Card Boosts Hooker's Candidacy.
The first cry Of fraud" in the
urinary contests reached Republican
national headquarters yesterday in the
shane of a postal bearing the heading
Of the Republican National Committee
and purporting TO be signed by Will
lam Il. Wilcox, its chairman, urging
support for James +. Hooker, Of Sche-
nectady. who is running against Con-
troller Eugene NJ. Travis in the Repub-
lcan primaries.
Chairman Wilcox. who is in Chicago,
WAS informed over the long-distance
telephone, and he Immediately made
statement that the national committee
had no knowledge Of the postal and mad
not authorized it. He said the nation
al committee was taking no part what.
ever in primary contests IN this or any
other state.
The Hooker cards were freely dis
tributed among the voters in Brooklyn,
where Controller Travis lives. and Gre
ated a good deal of excitement in the
Travis camp. The Travis followers
cried Fake" William Boardman. Dep
uty State Controller, was said 10 have
filed a complaint with District Attorney
Harry T.. Lewis and the Federal author
tiles against an Eastern District Re-
publican. The cards also bore the al
legged signatures of State Chairman
Frederick c. Tanner and Kings County
Chairman Alfred 4. Nass. The Travis
forces lost no time in getting the de-
malls of the signers. Controller Travis
issued a statement condemnng the tao
tics employed by the Hooker adherent..
The Republican and Democratic lead
ers predicted an unusually large pri-
mary vote in New York. Early reports
from upstate and other points outside
OF the city indicated that the balloting
would be greater than two years ago.
Then only 20 per cent vote was cast.
In greater New York the Republicans
poled about 40 per cent OF their en-
rolled vote, and the Democrats about
30 per cent.
Only Enrolled Voters Eligible.
Only those voters who enrolled last
Election Day were eligible 10 vote yes
terdsy. The polls opened at p. NJ. IN
greater New York and closed at 9. In
ether parts of the state the balloting
began at A. NJ. and continued until
Q ?. NJ. In this city 4S4 public school
buildings were among the polling
places.
As the counting Of the ballots began
last night, all Of the principal candl-
dates issued the usual prediction
claims of victory. job 4. Hedges. man
sging Robert Bacon's campaign for
United States Senator in the Republi-
can primaries. said he thought his man
would be chosen for his bold advocacy
OF universal military service, although
admitting that the organization was
with his opponent, William NJ. Calder.
o. Brooklyn.
Governor Whitman remained in this
city 70 hear the returns. stopping at
the 81. Regis. Conceded 20 have
walkoyer in the Republican contest,
where his opponent was State Senator
William NJ Bennett. the Governor bent
his energies chiefly TO capturing the
Progressive support from Samuel Sea-
bury. the Democratic nominee.
The Moose had no candidate Of their
own and their leaders split upon the