The sun., 1917-09-20

540 r. ID. OF sS0. 1911 1851
BRONX.
$50 e. d. Of 265 ..... 3,328 3,70l
QUEENS.
$50 4. ID. Of Iss. ..... 2,O7O 2,384
RICHMOND.
II +. d. OF as 23A S,1
New fork's first experience with the
direct primary law furnished a political
sensation last night when former State
Senator William NJ. Bennett came within
an ace of defeating Mayor Mitchell in
the Republican primaries The Bennett
vote staggered the fusion leaders and
brought JOY to the Democratic chief
tains. who waited up until long after
midnight receiving the returns.
The latest returns indicate that Mayor
Mitchell has won by a scant 1000 or
5000 votes. Bennett carried Kings and
Richmond and appears to have carried
queens He ran neck and neck in The
Bronx. Only a slight plurality in The
Bronx and two to one victory in
Manhattan pulled the Mayor through.
The fight OF Thomas f. Rush in the
Democratic primaries against John v.
- ~, ~ Suf'v Nourt noninA-
completely. Mr., Rush being defeated in
practically every district in Manhattan
anu nc D'o''A'
Eas! VICTOR.
Comptroller Frendergast's fight against
Judson g. Wall who ran on the Bennett
ticket. was easily won. although Brook
iyn Republicans gave Mr.. Wall large
vote, as did the voters in Richmond
hoper, AdalnSon' candidate on the fu-
Aldern.u ,up..rs tn have n,IIad ,,,ors
votes against Frank u WiIsev tbe R.n-
nett candidate. than his two assoriatez
on the fusion ticket. Mr. Adamson von
handily in every borough against Mr
Wils,y bv a handsome plurality
The vote for MIR. Bennett throurhout
the city indicates the strong disaffec-
ton In the Republican organization
against Mayor Mitchell. and there was
much JOY last night in Tammany Hall.
which was open on a primary night for
the first time While the Bennett vote
staggered the fusion leaders n was
pointed out that Il does not follow that
the men who cast their ballots for the
former state Senator will knife the
Mayor IN the general election.
! In Brooklyn Mr. Bennett led the
Mayor from the start and his lead in
crease! as the returns came in. The
, lates, reports tabulated at midnight in
dicated that Mr. Bennett had carried thu
borouEA by almost two to one.
Richmond, which had never been
counted Oh by the Mitchell leaders voted
about two IT, one for Mr.. Bennett and
even gave the other two candidates OH
! the bennett ticket a plurality over
! Comptroller frendcrsast and Mr.. Adam
! son.
/ Neck and Neck In ou..n.
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oueh ,reS'oeh' Eo"arn hleeeimann'
cording to late returns, but he nut up
"A stiff battle In Queens Maurice Con-
molly carried the Democratic primaries
against Martin Mayer by about a three
to one vote, although the anti-machins
vote was exceedingly heavy
County Judge Burt j. Humphrey.
running aEalns, hichard = Ne"combe
in the Democratic primaries for one Of
,he supreme court nominations In the
Second judicial district, has apparently
defeated the organization and captured
the nomination Judge Humphrey, who
was turned down for the nomination by
the Connolly machine ran independently