The sun., 1917-08-22
4 PETITIONS NAME
HEARST FOR MAYOR
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II. Bruckner. who IL opposed as pro-
German because he voted against
tabing the McLenore resolution. Is the
regular Democratic organization candi-
date for Borough President. 1t was an
nounced last night by the insurgent
Democrats that John J. Dunnigan will
run against Mr.. Bruckner In the election
as an Independent. Mr.. Dunnigan Will
not enter the primaries. and this move
IL taken to mean that the Dunnlgan fac
ton will put an entire opposition ticket
in the field against the regular ticket IN
the election by petition.
Although the list Of petitions hled
with the Board Of Elections up to mid
night last night had not been fully
tabulated. the following important con-
tests, outside of the Hearst and Bennett
contests, appeared:
In Kings county. Frank J. Prial,
James NJ. Power. United States Marshal.
and Edward 4. O'I.oughlin, all hied
petitions putting themselves III the
Democratic primaries for the nomina-
ton for Borough, President against Ed
ward Reigelmann, the McCooey cand'-
date. At the same time Peter Atken
nled a petition for the nomination for
Register Of Kings county In opposition
to Richard Webster. the McCooey can
didate and Thomas Bagley and John j.
McManus fled petitions for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Sheriff In opposi-
ton to the McCooey candidate, Repre-
sentative Daniel J. Griffin.
Battle in Queens.
In Queens county the night against
the organization ticket headed by
Borough President Maurice Connolly is
led by Martin Mayer, former County
Clerk, who will run against Mr.. Con-
molly in the primaries for the Borough
Presidents nomination County Judge
Burt Jay Humphrey filed a petition %
run in the Democratic primaries against
the Connolly candidate for supreme
Court Richard Newcombs. and in addi-
ton, the Mager supporters put up fun
Aldermanic and Assembly ticket against
the Connolly men. naming julius New
man for the Assembly in the Fourth dis
trict and DR.. Walter II. Kirby for the
| Aldermen from the Seventeen district
At the same time Edgar F. Hazle-
ton, prominent Republican lawyer,
flied a petition to run in the Republican
primaries against the fusion candidate
for District Attorney Of Queens. Denis
O'Leary. 1t was said in Queens last
night that Mr. Hazleton had been Of
cered ten year appointment as City
Magistrate to withdraw from tae race
and leave Mr.. OLeary a clear fcld
In the RcpuDilcdn camp III l>IlgS
State Senator Robert r, Lawson. who
was member OF the Thompson COM
mittee. filed petition in the Republican
primaries against Lewis II. Pounds for
The nomination for Borough President.
outside of the Bennett figh, against
I Mitchell this is the only important
regular Republican candidacy contested.
! Thomas f. Rush. surveyor of the Port
/ and one OF the old time Tammany lead
/ ers. who started .he revolt against the
! Fourteenth street organization following
the nomination of Judge Hylan for
/ Mayor, Charles l.. Craig for comp,rol-
Ter and David H. Knott for Sheriff. filed
! his petition for the Supreme Court nomi-
nation in the Manhattan district against
John V McAvoy. son of Thomas T.. Nc
Avoy. one OF the Big Three" o: Tam
many.
/ 1t is understood that among the Tam.
many leaders who will support Mr.. Rush
/ in his fight against Murphy and the or
| ganzaton is Ross ID. Williams of the
old Fifteenth district. who will not only
stand by Rush. but will put in the feld
ar anti -o-ga nj izhtion candidate for Al
I der,nan and AsscmbIyman from his dis
trict.
So far as could be learned the only
contest among the Adernanic candi.
dates is between two Republicans in the
Thirteenth. where the organization wa:
unable to choose and told the aspirants
TO scrap II out al the polls
In Brooklyn, a petition containing
c.166 signatures was fled for the nomi-
nation OF Bird $ Coler in the Demo
cratic primaries for Comptroller Bu
just before midnight. Mr.. Coler walked
into the Board OF Elections and served
notice that he would decline to run and
would withdraw within the two week pc
stituted the name OF Charles L. Craig
the regular candidate
O'Loushlin Petition Not In.
At a late hour last night Register
Edward 7. O'Loughlin. who has an
nounced he will fight McCooeys cand
date for borough President OF Brooklyn
Edward Riegelmann. had not filed his pc
t.tion, and II is expected that he will rur
as ar independent candidate in the elec
tion at the head OF full county ant
borough ticket in opposition to the Nc
Coooy slate.
The boom of William b. Ellison failc,
to materalIze. Mr. Ellison himself yes
terday announced that he was ''out o
politics"
There Will be n number of minor con
tests fUr' Municipal Court Judge an
city Court Justice in the primaries II
The Bronx stephen j. Madigan filed
: petition for one OF the Democratic nomi
| nations for City Court Judge Thona
vt. Ryan. prominent Tammany man o
the old Fifteenth Assembly district. als
| filed "A pptitiou nd ilatp fCr IN