New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-20
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In Primary By
Small Margin
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up among the first In the number OF
cross marks IL attracted.
On the Republican side. John A.
Logan Campbell, who ran independent
ly, came both last and least, though
polling more votes proportionatelv
than Ryan.
The City Court nominees on the Re-
publican side were Benjamin W. b.
Brown, Samuel Strassbourger. Douglas
Mathewson, now Borough President OF
The Bronx; Louis Stotesbury, former
Adjutant General, and Leonard NJ. Wall
stein. Commissioner OF Accounts in the
present Mitchell administration. On the
Democratic side the City Court NOM
inees were Edward +. o. Dryer, Peter
Schmuok, Abraham G. Meyer, Alexander
Finelite and John l.. Walsh. Louis A.
Valente was nominated by the Demo
Gratis for short term in the City
Court.
The Supreme Court nominations in
the Republican primaries. outside OF
Samuel II. 0rdway in the First judicial
District, were all in the Second District
(Kings and Queens counties) and IN
Guided Leander l.. Faber, Selah r..
Strong and Lewis l.. Fawcett. Besides
Mr.. McAvoy. the Democrats dominated
the following men for the Supreme
Court bench in Brooklyn and Queens:
Richard S. Newcombe, William L.
Kelly kelly was on both tickets, Burt
j. Humphrey.
The primary vote in the September
statewide primaries last year IN the
greater city was 74,40l Republicans
and 1856 Democrats. That was 81
and 27 per cent, respectively, OF the
total party enrolment. While larger
primary vote was expected in the first
city primaries, it appeared that it had
fallen short of last years figures. The
departure of drafted men for camp
Yesterday and the thousands who had
already gone had material effect on
the decrease of the vote in all the Dor
oughs.
There was little or no excitement
over the primary election at the vari-
Gus headquarters last night. Tam
many Hall opened Its doors for the
first time in years on primary night,
and few Of the leaders gathered in
the Wigwam to get the returns.
Charles f. Murphy and Secretary
Thomas F. Smith did not put in an APP
pearance. The leaders were more in
terested in the Mitchell Bennett contest
than in the Democratic returns. There
was nothing to worry about in regard
to the Tammany city ticket, as no COLI
tests confronted Judge Hylan and his
associates. The early returns showed
the Tammany leaders that all the or
ganization candidates had won wher-
ever there were contests in the minor
elections.
Judge Hylan did not appear at the
headquarters Of the Democratic Fusion
Committee Of 10, which nominated
him, during the evening. 1t was an
nounced that he would remain quietly
at his home.
Mayor Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell, &C.
companied by Corporation Counsel
Hardy and Mrs. Hardy, spent the even
ing at a theatre. Upon the Mayors re-
turn to his home, 25S Riverside Drive,
he said that he did not know what the
primary returns indicated and an
nounced that he was going TO retire.
The republican County Committee re
ceived the returns at its headquarters
on West Fortieth Street. Samuel ,.
Koenig, chairman Of the committee,
declared early that he was not afraid
Of the primary vote that william NJ
Bennett would poll in the contest
At the headquarters of the Repuoli-
can-Fusion Committee Of 1917 the re-
turns were not received. Some Of the
Fusion leaders gathered there, how
ever. and telephoned to the Republi-
can County Committee headquarters
occasionally to find out how things
were going,