New-York tribune., 1922-09-20
Regulars Lead
Congressional
City Contests
Organization Nominees of
Both Parties Well Ahead
and Same Outcome Is
Reported From Up State
Voting Unusually Light
Riortlan Ahead of Handy
i'm Lower Manhattan and
Fish and Cochran Safe


Primary returns for the Congress
siona1 nominations in this city in
cicated that the regular organization
nominees in both parties would win
over their contestants. The primary
vote, however, was light, even where
there were contests.
In the 11th Congressional District.
which includes lower Manhattan and
Staten Island, Joseph B. Handy, who
opposed Representative Daniel Riordan
for the Democratic nomination, did not
prove to be dangerous contestant,
Ten election districts out of a total
of seventy-nine in his district gave
Riordan 515 votes, as against 103 for
Handy. This would indicate a final
majority for Riordan of about $500
votes. Handy also was entered in the
Republican primaries in the 11th Dis
trict, where Ralph Cerretta is seeking
the regular Republican nomination.
Fifty election districts gave Cerretta
333 and Handy 723 votes.
Fish Believed Named
Early upstate returns indicated SIM
liar results, with organization candi-
dates winning generally in the Repub
lican primaries where contests were
on. 1t was practically conceded in the
early returns that Representative
Hamilton Fish would secure a renom-
ination in the 26th Congressional Dis
trict, embracing Duchess, Orange and
Putnam counties. Daniel ". Wilbur
was contesting Fish's place in the Re-
publican primaries. Congressman ish's
friends rallied strongly to his support,
basing their campaign on his splendid
war record and his former record in
the Assembly and in Congress. Fish
has always been active in the progress
sive movements in his party He comes
from Putnam County and Wilbur from
Dutchess.
Representative John Kissel, running
in both the Republican and Demo
cratic primaries in the Sd Congress
sional District, Brooklyn, while unop-
posed on the Republican side, was
picking up q few Democratic votes.
Ten election districts out of a total
of eighty-nine in this district in the
Democratic primaries gave Kissel 46
votes. The contest between c. j. Nc
Williams and G. W. Lindsay for the
Democratic nomination favored Lind
say. Returns from the first Is cleo
tion districts gave McWiIliams 1906
to 1,49S for Lindsay.
Ansorge Leads Negro
In the 21st Congressional District,
where Representative Martin c. An
sorge is opposed by Louis A. Lavelle,
a negro lawyer, for the Republican
nomination, everything was going the
Ansorge way. Lavelle polled only eight
votes in the returns from the first ten
election districts, out of a total of 1873
districts, while Ansorge had 307.
In the 9th Congressional District,
Brooklyn, where there is a contest be-
tween Loring M. Black jr. and Clyde
w. Carter for the Democratic nomina-
tion, Black is we'll in the lead. Ten
election districts, out of a total of 1852,
gave Black 214, and Carter 49,
In the 9th Congressional District,
Democratic organization candidate, had
the nomination practically assured in
the early returns. Ten election dis
tricts out of total of fifty-one gave
O'Connell ZIG, as against 10 for II.
Boeckman, his contestant.
In the 18th Congressional District,
where Murray Firstman is contesting
with Alphonse Brugnoli for the Repub-
lican nomination, the early returns in
dicated Firstman's success. Ten cleo
tion districts out Of total of forty
three gave Firstman 229 and Brug
noli 1914.
Bourke Cochran Ahead
Representative W. Bourke Cochran,
in the 10th Congressional district,
where an interesting fight was expected
with William McLoughlinf, an ex-
service man, contested for the Demo
cratic nomination, had an early lead.
The first ten election districts gave
Cochran 481 and Mclaughlin 1916
The Democratic contest in the Sth
Congressional district broke early in
favor of W. E. Cleary over Gerald Nor
rell. Cleary is running ahead Of his
opponent six to one. The vote in the
first ten election districts was: Cleary,
ATS; Morrell, II.
Representative L. D. volk, Repub-
lican, in the 10th Congressional Dis
trict, is running ahead of T. E. Peter
son, contestant, by to /. twenty-five
election districts out of total of Ill
gave Volk 976 and Peterson 440.
In the 18th Congres sional District,
where State Senator John j. Bolan is
opposed for the Democratic nomination
by John H. Freese, Bolan showed a
strong lead in the early returns. Ten
election districts out of total Of fifty
five gave Bolan $50 and Freese 90.
Bolan climbed to 1,073 on the returns
from twenty-five election districts,
with Freese at 178.