New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
Lively Contests
Due Inn Tuesday
Primary Vote
Only Congressional and Lo-
cal Offices Are Involved;
Republicans i'm Several
Heated Fights Up State
Hamilton Fish Opposed
Demoe rats Compete for
Plac IS Here, but Murphy
koel .ig Deal Duils Edge

Nhiie the return TO the convention
system of nominating candidates for
the state ticket and for United States
Senator has robbed the primaries this
year of their chief interest, there
are a number of spirited contests in
both parties in this city for the lesser
Offices, and several up state.
Up state, however, practically all the
primary contests for elective Offices
are in the Republican primary, where
success next Tuesday is practically
equivalent TO election on November 7.
SO demoralized is the Democratic or
ganization in some sections north OF
the Bronx line that they have not
named any designees for Congress in
four districts and have not bothered
TO enter opponents to the Republicans
in ak of the Senatorial districts And
in many instances Democrats have de
clined to run for the Assembly and
local Offices
Democrats Lively in City
Here. however, the Democrats are
displaying real interest in the party's
primaries on Tuesday. and several Of
the contests have engendcred consid-
cradle bitterness. But the intense
desire for success exhibited by SO
many OF the Democratic contenders for
nomination early in August, when they
began TO get up their designating petit
tons, has waned since Charles T.
Murphy, with the aid of his political
playmate, Samuel s. Koenig, put over
the deal by which both hope to sheve
Surrogate John P. Cohalan of the
Widows and Orphans Court and at
the same time coDper-rivet the election
Of koenig's brother, Judge Morris
Koenig, to the General Sessions bench.
Democrats fear that the resentment Of
the voters against Murphy, who
initiated the deal, may have a discs
trous effect on their chances on Mo-
ve,aber T. These Tammany aspirants
for public Office are making it plain
tC their constituencies that they dis
approve Of the Murphy Koenig deal end
milar protestations are being made
IN Republicans in this county, where
Toenig is the boss.
AS the result of the Murphy Koenig
ZEAL Edward S. Brogan has entered in
the Tammany primaries for the nom
ination for Judge of General Sessions.
Brogan offered to withdraw if Murphy
would indorse Judge Robert f. John
stone, Democrat, who has been named
l>y the Republicans, and if the Repub-
Jicans would indorse Judge Cornelius
Collins, who has been named by the
democrats. This, Of course, would have
destroyed the only motive which actu-
sted Samuel S. Koenig in entering the
deal, for had the bosses accepted
8rogan's proposal it would have meant
the elimination of Sam Koenig &
brother from the race.
Jewish Element Aroused
The Jewish element in the city is
especially outraged over the deal to
turn Cohalan down, and they have
been the most violent in their denun-
citation of the hand-picked judiciary
ticket Of Murphy and Koenig, and. in
cidentally, no group in Manhattan have
been more Jealous in their efforts tc
re-elect Cohalan.
This is the only judicial contest ir
the primaries, as the nominees fol-
Supreme Court will be chosen at Tho
judicial conventions to be held the
first week in October.
Up state there are two primary con
tests, which, because of the nationa
prominence Of the men opposed, trans
cend all others outside of the city. II
the 26th Congressional District DAME
w. Wilbur is opposing Representative
Hamilton Fish jr. for denomination
Fish, who has a splendid war record
which was preceded by tumultous
career in the State Assembly, where
he fought consistently for cleaner
politics and a better government, will
vi ri i,5rr 4n IL
friends. This district embraces the
counties of Dutchess, Orange and Put
nam. Fish, who was one of the leader!
in the Progressive movement, come,
from Putham, and Wilbur from
Dutchess.
The other notable upstate contes
is between Senator Theodore Dougla,
Robinson, nephew of the late Colone
Roosevelt and State chairman Of tn,
Progressive party when his uncle let
the fight against the reactionary ele
ment in the Republican party. Rob
lnson, who represents the BOT
Senatorial District, which embrace
Herkimer, Fulton and Hamilton coun
ties, is being opposed by Daniel +
Strobel, an oldtime political enemy O
Robinson. Strobel is making the cam
ralgn against Robinson as "dry" an
is supported by the Anti-Saloon League
Robinson's answer has been that tn
wet ard dry issue Is not properly
state issue and has no place in tn
~ campaign. Yet Strobel is nightly tel
@ ing his audiences that Robinson, at
M meeting of women in New York, toll
~ them that he was a wet Robinson
friends believe that he will win.
In the Republican camp upstate ther
are also primary battles in the 27tl
2Sth, S0th, 37th, 3Sth and 40th Cor
gress districts, and in the 9th, 2stl
S7th and 47th Senate districts.
Representative Charles B. Ward. c
the 9th district, is engaged in a rougl
and-tumble battle with the drys, tn
Anti-Saloon League having taken e.
ception to his record in the House. Th
district comprises Mr.. Wards ow
county, Sullivan, and Greene, Schohari
Ulster and Columbia. Kingston bein
the largest town in the district. Tn
Anti-Saioon League charges that th
Congressman has probably the mos
extensively wet record of any man We
in the Congress of the United State!
The Democrats failed to nominate
candidate for Congress in this distric
The drys are supporting H. Westlak
Coons, of Ellenville, a prominent law
yer and Methodist lnyman, against MI
Ward
Two Out for Ten Eyck's Place
In the 2eth District, made up of Al
bany County and eleven wards of tn
city of Troy, now represented by Pete
q. Ten Eyck, Democrat. an aspirant 70
che Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor, Charles NJ. Winchester. Of Al
bsny. and Milton 7 OcsbYrv of Alto