The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-05
CONNOLLY WINNER
IN JUDICIAL FIGHT
Borough President Defeats g..
J. s. Bowling in Democratic
Primaries.
KOENIG'S MAN CHOSEN
w. NJ. Benefits Attempt to
Unhorsc Republican Leader
in Own District Fails.
KOENIG'S MAN CHOSEN

There were no contests for the three
nominations for the Supreme Court III
New York county, but in the Second
judicial district, comprising Kings.
Queens. Richmond. Nassau and Suffolk
counties, there were three contestants
for the two nominations In the Demo
cratic ranks. 1t was conceded that
County Judge Robert II. Roy would get
one Of the places. The second was
won by Borough President Maurice f.
Connolly. whose vote was 32,6Oo.
against 1883 for G. ]. S. Bowling. the
runner UP.
In the Republican party in Kings
there were three candidates In the Re
publican party for the County Court
nominations. A. ]. Gilchrist. the
Livingston candidate. lost. Judge Mar
Gus b. Campbell, now sitting by ap-
pointment Of the Governor. got 24.S8l
votes and Frederic b. Martyr. the
second nominee. got 1880 votes. Gil
christ was third with 1879.
City Magistrate q G. Esterbrook
was named az the Republican candidate
for the Municipal Court in the Second
district Brooklyn, by plurality OF
1891.
BENNETT Fails to Beat Koeuig.
The attempt OF William NJ Bennett to
place Samuel s. Koenig, Repub lean
boss of New York county. in his po-
litical grave met with ignominious fall
ure Bennett went TO Koenig's own As
sembiy district. the Sixth. and put up an
opposition ticket. His candidate for
member OF the state committee, William
Halpert, was defeated by Koenig. S6+ to
So John clifford Hawkins. a negro
lawyer. won the Republican nomination
! for the Assembly in the Twenty first dis.
trict Manhattan. defeating Hyman Pou-
ker by vote Of 900 to Az. The dis
| trict is heavily Republican. II Hawkins
! Is elected he will be the second negro
I Assemblyman. TIE Nineteenth is nov
represented by Edward A. johnson. q
negro. who has been renominated.
On the basis OF the latest return Mrs
Mary c. Brewer <eems to have beer
nominated as the Republican candidate
for the Senate from the Richmond
Rockland district. Her opponent wa
Mrs Helen McKelvey of Rockland.
In the Democratic primaries in Brook
lyn Charles r. Ward was defeated b!
Alderman John J. Ryan for leader o
the Sixteenth Assembly district by 1,5oC
Returns up to a late hour last nigh
indicate that John w Carpenter, stat
Committeeman from the Fifteenth. ha
been defeated by his long time politica
enemy, James A. McQuade.
Regulars Win Leaderships.
Deputy Fire Commissioner williaI
+. Thompson decisirely beat Charles I
Tolledis for State Committeeman OF tn
Sixth district. In the Thirteenth dis
| riot Alderman Alexander Basset
present leader. won by vote large
than the combined ballots cast for hi
two opponents. United States Marsht
James Power defeated P. A. Riley. HI
opponent. for leadership In the Twent!
third Assembly district.
In the Republican primaries the fou
contests for leadership resulted in viz
tory for the regulars. In the Fourt
supporters of Alderman John J. Gayno
, present leader. claim his continued cor
troll by nearly 200. Charles w. Phillips
claims victory by more than 100 vote
Republican Leader Livingston burie
4 his opponcst. Henry Moeller, in II
. Twenty second by a majority of abo'
1850.
Returns from the Fourteenth sho
; that George Owens has defeated Hem
: Eiser by more than 200 votes In Il
= Thirteenth the regulars claim victory Il
Jesse Moore over Westervelt Prentice
, 8 to 1.
A feature Of the primaries was Il
defeat of two women for nomination Il
the Assembly against the organization
nominees They are Miss Lillian E HI
fer Of the Thirteenth. defeated by Mo
gan T. Donnelly. who sought renomin;
ton. and Rose Palmer. who was d
feated by 6o4 by Philip Rosenberg.