New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-06
Leaders of Tiger Called |,
and Told to Work
Hard 4
Republicans Lay Plan,
Forccful Campaign To n.
Waged in Interests of MiteA.l
and Fusion Slate

The party leaders, Republican. PM,
and Democratic, frightened th.l,,A
yesterday and quietly began ii, /.
portant work OF rounding I'D II. -.
in the various districts for .h,;,
spectiyc candidates at N. ,o.,.
primaries. As there are no ,ri-,.
contests which warrant a vigorous,
palyn in either the Fusion or Tanr,,.
camps, the stress Of the work BRA, !.
the primary election will fall On ..
various district leaders, Who win b,.,
inconspicuously but faithfully % >.
out big vote.
The Tammany leaders hsy. all S..
called 70 Fourteenth Street h.,sou,,
ters recently for drilling in n. v.,,
old Tsmmany organization method, :,
turning out the voters. Leader yur,,
chief sponsor for Judge John r. Evl,,
the Hear9t-Tammany candidate q,
Mayor, is anxious TO show an unu,u,l,
large primary organization 70. !,
order 70 support his contention IA,
the pee-pul have decided As La,
Hylan has 2 clear field in the D.-.'
cratic primaries II will mean hard, eI,,,
organization WORK 10 overcome -. ,r'
ural indifference that the ayerag. va,
shows toward primary elections.
While the Fusion forces will p.vn.
tie attention TO the Bennett tieke, /,
opposition to Mayor Mitchell and 4,
associates in the primaries, the l.i.
ors are planning a campaign forc.i,l
enough 70 explain 70 the Republican,
and indepedent voters why they shoui
support Mayor Mitchell and Fusio, (,
preference TO the hybrid Bennett t,,.
didates. Fusion speakers will irv,..
the various Assembly district. sh.,
ex-senator Bennett and his runY,,r
mates have been campaigning unh.
aided and without, attracting much A.
tention during the last few days. n,
Fusion leaders are willing to cor,s;,
10000 or 10000 votes in the greater I'll,
10 Bennett, which is not enough to d.
turb the Mitchell men. Mayor N!nh
does not intend personally 70 tax. ar
part in the pre-primary campaign.
Golfer in Hard Battle
The two primary fights tina, vii
arouse the greatest interest will be-
Brooklyn. where eN-Controllsr Bird
Coler will contest the Democratic ron.
nation for President of the Borough e
Brooklyn with Sheriff Edward Ri.cL
mann, the personal choice OF TsnnsrT
leader John II. McCooey, and II, a.
tempt in Manhattan on the part q
Port Surveyor Thomas +. Rush to VI,
the Democratic nomination for the 81.
IRENE Court from City Judge Ichn T.
McAvoy, whose designation vas pinned
on him by Charles +. Murphy. Tw
two contests are expected 70 test 7,
strength of the Murphy and icCrU
leadership in controlling their disira
leaders in their respective borough,
While the primary nominations .r
generally understood 10 settle L,
states for the general elections, the
10 not preclude the entrance Of ind.
pendent candidates by petition afr
the primaries. The primary election .
on September 70. Independent ron.
rations may be filed with the Seerar
e State from September % TO oetosg
-, and with the Board Of El.e,ol
from September % 10 October II. Tn
affords an opportunity for defeated e.:
olsgruntled candidates in the prlmsria
20 still inject themselves into the ssr.
eral election, provided they can obtsi,
the required number Of signatures e
independent petitions.
Bennett Opens Campaign
Ex-senator William ". Bennett, Jg;.
son G.. Wall and Frank D. Wilsey, ca.
dldates on the straight Republican
ticket for nomination for Mayor, Co..
troller and President of the Board q
Aldermen, resumed their campaign lG
night by speeches in the cid 18th ard
10th Assembly districts. Manhattan. !
developed that Mr.. BENEFITS compliant
that all the doors Of the clubhouse e.
the Republican district organiIstic,,
had been closed 70 them YES n''
wholly warranted He and his asset
ates spoke in the organization eEs'
houses in both districts visited l%
night. Charles Griffith, Republid'
leader IN the 18th District invited e
ex-senator and his running mates
speak IN the Republican Orgsnilihs
Clubhouse Rooms, a. Eightieth sur"
and Broadway. and Alfred J. B.rT''
leader in the 18th. Nr. Bennett's ~,
district, offered TIE Hamilton Cl.'
rooms. at 500 West 18th Street, "
the speakers. There vas a fair o.
tendance at both of tho t,,aetlngs