New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
Samuel Untermyer IA
Notify Hylan, Craig
and Smith
Bennett Is Con6den,
Big Republican Vote |. 3,
pected-Rush-Mc
Contest Of Interest

Tsmmany has Fixed the date 10, q.
ratification Of candidates on III. ~.
ticket, which usually marks N. Pa,
opening CT the campaign, for Tbyr.
day, ths day following the prin,,
elections. The absence OF any urin,,,
contests against Judge John 2. Hyl,,
Charles L. Craig and Alfred Z. Sri,.
Tammany candidates for Mayor Cos
troller and President Of the Board a,
Aldermen, leaves no doubt o, thu,
nomination in the primaries and riv.
the Democrats the opportunity 70 An.
nounce the ratification ceremonie, /,
advance.
The exercises will take plsc. in n.
rooms OF the Democratic Fusion Cor.
mittee of 10, at 80 East Forty..eeo,s
Street, at $3.50 p. m. Samuel Inter.
myer will make the speech Of rs,if.
cation to the three candidates. T..
Business Mems League, the League O,
Independent Voters, the Citizens D..
mocracy and other organizations vhi,s
have indorsed the rammany candidate
will participate in the ratification
County Clerk William +. Schnets,
chairman Of the Democratic Fq,ioi
Committee. will preside.
Other members OF the notifes,o,
committee are william P. Burr, Colo.
rel L. d. Conley and Edwin 0. WOOD
Of New York County; Francis l. Can.
rao, Andrew T. Sullivan and John ]
Curtin, a. Kings County; Alfred ].
Amend, George Y. Reinnardt and vii.
lam A. Coakley, Of The Bronx; Pete,
J. Brady, George b. Hanayan and I'd.
ward Roche, OF Queens, and Charles D.
Durkee, John Croak and George V.
Stake, of Richmond County.
Fusion DELAYS Ratification
The ratification meeting for III,
Fusion candidates will probably no. B.
held until later in the month.
While there is no doubt as 10 n,
nomination of Mayor Mitchell, Control.
Ter Prendergast and Robert Adsmsoa
in the primaries tomorrow, the Zee.
that the Mayor has a contestant in the
Republican primaries in the person o,
ex-senator William VI. Bennett, mas Dc.
layed the announcement Of the opening
campaign rally.
Mr.. Bennett and his associates, Jui.
son G.. Wall and Frank D. Wilsey, the
latter two being candidates for Con.
troller and President Of the Board u
Aldermen, have been conducting pre-
primary campaign BY speech making IA
various parts of TIE city every night
for the last two weeks.
The political wisescres-tho among
them who believe that Bennett will pol
a surprisingly large yote-giye him
from 10000 10 10000 votes in ID.
greater city. Bennett. himself is.
clared yesterday that he expected %
carry Brooklyn. Queens and Riehmort
against Mayor Mitchell. It is cOne,ds.
that he may run strong in Brooklyn
and possibly edge Mayor Mitchell out
in that borough.
In the September state primaries ln.
year, when Senator Bennett CONTESTED
the nomination for Governor via
Governor Whitman, Bennett received
1865 votes in the greater city. Gov.
ernor Whitman got $3.50. The toiil
was 81 per cent Of the enrolled Repss-
lican vote. That was straight Re-
publican fight. A local Fusion Ugh;
is another matter, and is bound 70
change the alignment somewhat A
larger percentage of the enrolled Re.
publican vote is expected n the pr
maries this year.
Dat of a Republican enrolment Of
92,C5S in Kings County. the primary
vote last year was 1926. much larg'
er per cent propOrtiona,ely than vas
cast in New York County. Bennett .
expected TO be the gamer in BrOokly'
against Mayor Mitchell, because Of To
anti-Mitchcl Republicans there VIC
wanted a straight Republican TICKET
at least until Justice James c. Crop
sey withdrew from the race.