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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. SATURDAY, AUGUST 24. 1012. i- -J.

MISCELLANEOUS. MISCELLANEOUS. eonnented to run In tv gainst Congressman Willum Csider, as in M.ihon, uml iuunl i. he was to have been named the In thia borough. He attended Public Assemblyman Charles Si-hmitt for re-School No.

and later completed hi nomination. The designating committee tudtea In a private school. He la a met In the Franc-la F. Williama Bamerr member of the Federal Republican Club Hall, at 759 Metropolitan avenue, l'hiltp and baa been one of Its moat active mem-' Williams nominated Schtuitt. and the -bens.

Laat year he waa candidate for lection waa unanimous. Frank S. huiz Alderman on tba Republican ticket. Ho' jrttd as chairman of the convention. Dlstrlct.

In the Eighth, howev r. mere J. Cuimnings wai strong sentiment against the plan, D. nis Cunim'ncs and but now it will not have to be carried James H. Cube were a coro-out.

The E.athth District meeting was, adjourned until Monday nigitl. Mr. Llnd- DEMOCRATS ACCEPT REDFIELD AND METZ FOR CONGRESS RACE The following delegates were chosen lives at 3u7 Degraw atreet. i Ninth. District Profound secrecy last night attended jeme Rogers, the convention of the Ninth Assembyl District Republican district committee-1 Fourteenth District, men.

which wa hell at their clubhouje.j fred Clarkson was unanimously desig-S14 Flfiy-dflh street. Chairman Bolmr sated for Assembly last night by the dtle-upon calling tho meeting to order, issued gates of the Fourteenth Assembly District orders that all persona not committee- a meeting In the rooms of the George New ra Milk. Four Reasons why you should use it: First It is absolutely PURE. Second It is pasteurized in the sealed jar. Third It is delivered without exposure to the atmosphere.

Fourth It is ten (ip) cents per quart. Alex. Campbell Milk Co. Tel. 2174 Prospect.

802 Fulton Street. men oe exciuuej irom me room. Owing to the eleventh hour withdrawal Assemblyman Banzhaf to the Bull Mooce party, the assembled committeemen were unable to coma to any decision 10 i candidate for the position, and the nomination of a candidate was postponed until next Monday evening. Mr. Banzhaf was slated for renomlna-tlon, but Wednesday last be te ephoned his withdrawal from the race.

The delegates chosen to attend the State convention were: Charles S. War- baasee, G. A. Vorss, Howard 0. Patterson, Harry A.

De Mille, Walter S. Ross. Thomas J. Roper and William J. Wherry.

Alternates, James L. Fream. Charles J. Meti, Thomas H. Regan.

Henry Lyon. Thomas F. Sullivan. Charles M. Johnson, Michael H.

Rose and Louis F. The officers of the District Committee are, Frank W. Bolmes. chairman, and Eugene S. Lucas, secretary.

Committee to All vacancies. A. C. Valentine, M. Jk O'Leary and J.

Sch'esslnger. Tenth District. Frederick M. Ahern was again the choice of the Republicans of the Tenth Assembly District last night, being unanimously designated for the Assembly the convention held at 162 Waverly avenue. Mr.

Ahern has twice beeu elected by the people ot the district and this will be his third attempt for the Assembly. Professor Alfred O. Reeve was chair man, and soon a'ter the delegates were called to order Harry K. Lewis placed the name of Assemblyman Ahern before the convention. Charles J.

Dumaa seconded the nomination and many of the delegates spoke in behalf of Ahern. Frederick M. Ahern is a lawyer. Ho was born in Brooklyn, November 6, 1884, and has lived in the Tenth District all his life. He was graduated from St.

James Academy, and later completed his educa tion at St. Bonaventure College, St. Bonaventure, Cattaraugus County, N. Y. In 11)07 he took his degree In the Brooklyn Law School and started to practice with offices at 44 Court street.

He was elected to the Assembly In 1010 and reelected the following year. During his time as an Assemblyman he has served on the following committees: Insurance, Codes, Commerce, Navigation, Privileges end Election. He Is married, has two daughters and lives at 434 Park place. Ihe delegates elected to the State con vention are Charles F. Murphy, William Eerrl, Henry E.

Lewis, Charles A. Schle-ren, William R. Fagan, Martin Allen and Byron Belknap. Alternates George F. Elliott, Robert Reardon, Henry C.

Wettreau, Harry Sylvester, George V. Doherty, Charles J. Dumas and John J. Clarke. Eleventh District.

The Republicans of the Eleventh As sembly District last night renominated for the eighth time Assemblyman William W. Colne at the convention at the district club at 352 Greene avenue. As In past years the nomination of Mr. Colne was unanimous. Delegates to represent the district at the State convention at Saratoga on September 25 were: A.

E. Vass, E. M. Travis, L. R.

Bick, W. J. 8. Ryall, George Manning, William Coffey, Frank L. Frugone.

The alternates chosen were George D. Bremian, William Wilson, George H. Roberts. H. F.

Sherwood, Michael Pendergast, W. C. W. Child and W. P.

Bannicker. Dr. Charlotte B. Wooly and Mrs. Swain addressed the convention on the subject of woman's suffrage before the regular business of the convention was taken up.

Henry E. Chapman presided and John J. Walker was secretary of the convention. Twelfth District. At Inst night's meeting of the Republicans of the Twelfth Assembly District, Frederick W.

Singleton was designated to serve as the organization's candidate for member of The meeting was held at the headquarters of the Twelfth Assembly District Republican Club, 429 Ninth street, and close to 200 members were present. K. Cleverley acted as chairman of the meeting and R. G. Holloman was secretary.

Prior to the meeting four members of the county committee and one member of the judiciary committee sent In their resignations. The resignations were accepted. The men who resigned from the Frederick W. Singleton. county committee were: Joseph Murray, Charles Aronalam, George A.

Green and Arthur G. Jarvls. Louis P. Townes, Arthur J. Raynrmd, Alderman Fred II.

Stevenson and Charles A. Lewis were elected In their places. In place of George A. Green, who resigned from the judiciary committee, the meeting selected Meier A. Stelnbrink.

During the evening an address on "Woman's Suffrage" was made by Amy V. i i i. after a resolutions favoring such were unanimously adopted. Mr. Singleton, the candidate, waa placed In nomination by William H.

Burgess. Frank N. Bruner seconded the nom- ay a not a candidate (jr tlon In the Tr.lrd, because of a Ivanced ge and lilness. The feature of the evening among the harmonious Democrats was the nimlna-tlon of former Controller Herman A. Mtl In the Tenth Congressional District.

Meti resides In the Fifth District, hut could not be given tile mina-tlon there because Congressman James Maher could not be "turned dnwn." Metz protested to almost the last minute against having to run in another district, but he finally gave his consent In the Interest of harmony. The Tenth District is one of the two new Congressional districts created by by the reapportionment In Brooklyn, and no present member of Congress resides witum its boundaries. Therefore, no one was "turned down" for a renomlnatlon to make room for Me'z Jnnies Power, a candidate from the Twenty-third Assembly District, was placed In nomination and a ballot was taken In which Metz had the majority. Former Alderman Alexander S. Dreseher.

who had also been candidate from the Twenty-third, placed Metz In nomination. Third District. It looked for a while as If there might a lively time at the Democratic convention In the Third Congressional District last night, when several candidates appeared for the office before the meeting opened. Several caucuses were held the sidewalk In front of the clubhouse 282 Graham avenue, and It waa after o'clock when tho meeting was called order by Chairman William F. De-laney.

By that time the general harmony plan of the leaders had been explained and everyone appeared satisfied. Dr. Frank H. Wilson, ihe present Congressman, was designated unanimously. Clarence Kcmpner nominated the candi date and In a short speech Bald that the people wanted a tried man for the posi tion and that Dr.

Wilson had proved to be the right man In the past and there was no reason why there should be a change Alderman Francis Bent, who for a time had appeared to be the leading candi date, (hen arose, said that he desired to withdraw voluntarily, and wished to thank his supporters for their Interest In his behalf. The crowd gave Wilson a hearty cheer as he was brought In. and he delivered a short address in which he expressed his thanks tor the nomi nation. Fourth District. Harry Howard Dale, counsel to the Commissioners of Transfer Taxes, wat designated for the regular nomination for Congress by the Democrats of the Fourth District at the convention held last night at the headquarters of the Nineteenth Assembly District Democratic Club, 9 Harry Howard Dale.

Seigel street. Because of his advanced age, George H. Lindsay, who for many years represented the old Third District In Congress, retired from the field of nomlnecB In favor of Mr. Dale. When Alderman Jacob Velton ca'led the convention to order shortly after 9 o'clock the hall was packed with delegates and members of the organization.

Philip Cassidy of tho Fourteenth Assem bly District was made secretary and after the routine bublncss William Hawley of the Twenty-flm Assembly District placed Mr. Dale In nomination. Mr. Dale was born In New York City on December 3, 1868. When he was 18 months old his parents removed to thc Fourteenth Ward, In Williamsburg, where he lived for.

twenty years. Since then he has lived In his present district. He is a lawyer; admitted to the bar in 1891. Mr. Dale served Ave terms In the As sembly.

He Is leader of the Twenty-first Assembly District Democratic organiza tion. Fifth District. Representative JameB P. Maher was unanimously designated for reuominatlon E5B i James P. Mnher.

at the Fifth Congressional District meet ing last night. The decision to name former Controller Herman A. Metz in the Tenth District and his consent to the I plan, removed Mnher's only opponent for the nomination. The meeting was a short one nnd a large crowd which gathered about the Seneca Club, at B-dford avenue and Taylor street, in which the meeting wns held, waa disappointed in not seeing a hot Oxht. Assistant Corporation Counsel Edward Rlegeliiiann pres.

(led at the meet inc. Malor was pluced In miina-tlon In a glowing speech by Chrl-s of tiie Sixth Assembly District. The nomination was seconded by Join Guil-foyle ef the Second, Thomas J. Drennao e.f the Fourth, Charles K. nf lite Tenth and Thomas F.

Byrne 4 nf i. enth. Mr. Miher, who is Kressman from New York union card, and 13 union ranks, made a short ln, ,1,,. members of the 1 t'lflr Ir.dnrscm.' nt.

a T' Corrlcm and William R. I t'fin- .1. 'vi 1 Mmvt mtMaMkaumMm J. uper- visor John Gallagher anil Culonel Ml- John J. Fitzgerald, mlttee to fill vacancies, and Patrick Quinn, M.

Cummlngs and Denis Norton were rteHqriHteil na a committee to Inform the Coiigrersiiian, who Is now In Washington, of hid renomitnitlon. Eighth District. The Eighth Congressional District Dem-ociatlc convention, held last night at the headquarters of the Ninth Assembly District Democratic Club, at Fifth avenue and Fifty-fourth street, was adjourned until Monday night. Thomas V. Wogan declared that the postponement resulted because certain conditions had arisen that n'ade it advisable to take such action.

It is believed that these steps were taken to sec if Congressman William C. Redlleld received the nomination In the Sixth District. Wogan's candidate Is said to be Senator Barth S. Cronln. As Redfleld Is a Btrong man In the district, It would be hard to turn him down.

However, now that Redfleld has received the ncniiiiiiti in in the Sixth, the path appears to be clear fur Croulu. Ninth District. State Senator James H. O'Brien was the unanimous choice of the Democrats of the Ninth Congressional District for Congress at tho nominating convention last night, at 2424 Pitkin avenue. Senator O'Brien was the only candidute placed before the delegates.

Thc nominee was born In Jamaica, moving to East New York about thirty years ago. He is married, lives at 21 Shepherd avenue and is in the scale manufacturing business on Pearl street, Manhattan. He is a director of the Nassau Building and Loun Association; a member of the Elks, Knights of Columbus, Catholic Benevolent Legion and the Twenty-second Assembly District Demoi rule Club. Mr. O'Brien's name was placed before the convention by John J.

Lcnahan of the Twenty-second Aseembly District, and seconded by David Hirshfield of the Twentieth Assembly District. Leader Jame Y. Sinnott of the Twenty-second Assembly uisiricL was chairman, and David Hirshfield was secretary of the meetine. The conimitue on vacancies selected consisted ui jamcs r. Kiniiou, Cornelius J.

Cronln and Jacob Hian. The meeting adopted a resolution indorsing the National Demo cratic iicxot and platform. Tenth District Amid the rousing cheers and nthiiL astlc applause ot the crowd that filled tne Club, 1510 Pacific street, to the doors, Herman A. Metz. fnrmri Controller of New York City, was last night nominated for Congress from the Tenth Congressional District.

Rnnnlne against him was James Power. There were eighty-two delegates present. Mr. Metz received filtv-tour voces nnd Me Power got twenty-eight. The vote waa then taken over again and Mr.

Metz's nomination was made unanimous. it was stated around the clubhouse last night that Mr. Metz did not have the slightest Idea that he was to be named ior me oince, and that his nomination would be a great surprise to him. The Madison Club is the hendquarters of John H. McCooey, Democratic leader of Kings County.

Mr. MeCooey was present laat night, and expressed great satisfaction over Mr. Metz's nomination. He stated that the ex-Controller would be elected by an overwhelming majority, and that a better candidate could not have been chosen. Aleiander Dreseher made the nominating sp.

e- h. In It he referred to Mr. Metz's recrd ns Controller of New York City, and of the active part Mr. Metz has at all times taken In civic improvements. He d.

dared that if, as was most probable, Mr. should bo elected, he would, as In the past, do his utmost for his constituents. Tho applause which followed the of Mr. Metz lasted for several minutes. Everyone present promised liis anient support and confidently priiphesled his election.

BR00KLYNITES IN BLACK FACE Good Production at Sayville for Country Club Benefit. Sayville, L. AugtiBt 24 The casino of tiie lltjltcl Elmore was the scene, last night, of notable gathering of summer guests, a large number of whom were Unmlilynit'S. when a minstrel performance for thc benefit of tho' newly eiri ie il Country Club. The east was ci inpnsed very Hirgely of prominent lirooli lynlti's and was ably coached hy Mr.

and Mrs. II C. Fuller. old-time StoppiLg blackface at the Elm ire. The cast: wiio are Mn.se, K.

I- lip. i hi; II. f' Mr. I.min'e:. Hike; ll.ii KniHh: I'd'.

i eg. E.li Shiittuok; niuill, ilmirK Ha, Mr. Hup- Mr, I'wiibi: il.it- I it. HI. hard.

lr. K. li. c.y: Mr. Ileebe: i i'.

It. i lilil-m. Ml km vi. Mi-; i mtine Mr. Susie Jiickiwn.

r. ii.aiui. vh-llli; I Wl, Hwiun. I'M I inr.o. William C.

Redfleld. 1 si" a 1 Berant, Charlea E. Crapper. Morris Gar-lick and Edward Btehmann. alternates.

Third District. At the Third Assembly 'District Republican Club, last night, William J. F. Zimmerman was unanimously designated for the Assembly. The meeting rooms were filled and great enthusiasm was shown over the candidate and a good deal of confld.nce expressed In bis William J.

F. Zimmerman. ability to fight a winning fight. Ex-Assemblyman Arthur L. Hurley find General Robert Avery addressed the club.

Robert H. Do Mars was chairman. The following were chosen as delegates to the State convention: Michael J. Wheeler, Richard H. Laimbeer, and A.

De Martini. Alternates, Fred Kretch, Peter B. Scanlon and Robert H. De Mars. Fourth District.

George Langhorst was nominated unani mously for the Assembly at the meeting ot the Fourth District in the Congress Club last night. Ex-Sheriff Alfred T. Hoblcy placed Mr. Langhorst's name be fore the convention, and It was seconded by Charles W. Phlllpbar.

The following delegates to the State Convention were elected: Alfred T. Hob-ley, the Rev. Ulysses Grant Warren, George T. Burr, Thomas Curran, Thomas P. Peters and Milton Herz.

Alternates chosen were George W. Churchwell, Sam uel Jackson, IS. B. Cocheu, Louis V. Johnson, John C.

White and Alexander S. Gompers. George W. Churchwell presided and Robert Curran was secretary. Mr.

Langhorst, the nominee, has rep resented the district In the Assembly for several years. He la a printer, 45 years old, and lives at 133 Rutledge street, and has lived In the district for many years. Fifth District. Dr. A.

F. Lent was named without op position by the delegates of the Fifth District, who assembled at the Kings County Republican Club House, 1U38 Greene avenue. His name was placed In nomination by former Alderman John Wlrth and quickly seconded by several delegates. Colonel L. R.

Stegman was chairman of the convention and William Elson, secretary. Dr. Lent's home Is at 960 Jefferson avenue. He has been a resident of the Fifth Assembly District thirty-five years and was educated In the public schools. He now seeks election to the State Legislature for the third time.

Last term he was a member of the public health committee, public education committee and the committee on penal Institutions. He is a graduate of the Long Island College Hospital, and as a surgeon went to the front with the 147th Regiment In the Spanish-American War. Delegates to the State convention were named as follows: T. B. Llneburgh, Arthur R.

Seward, James Clark, Dr. George K. Ferguson, G. C. Weber, Charles Lock-wood, James R.

Weston, Isadore Buxbaun. The alternates: Henry P. Schmidt, Frank C. Cottrell, Charles Oliver, Frederick A. Besserer, Philip Smith, Andrew J.

Wood, William P. Goegler, Eldoras M. Roberts. Sixth District. Assemblyman George Heiberger was designated as candidate for the Asembly by the Republicans of the Sixth Assembly District at a meeting held last evening at the Republican clubhouse of the dis trict, 44 Sumner avenue.

Abraham Safflr placed the candidate In nomination and Victor M. Goldberg seconded the nomination. Hits only opponent for tho nomination was John Gerken, who withdrew from tho race at the last moment. Tho candidate is 61 years of age and has been in the real estate business for thirty-nine years. Ho has Served one term In the Assembly.

Alderman John Dlemer presided at the meeting and Theodore Muller acted as secretary. Alderman Diemer, George Freinidt, Max Buddell, Jere Liebermnnn. Max Blecker and Jumps W. Henderson were elected delegates to the State Con vention and Richard Weber, Samuel Schmalheiser and Herman Weinberg were selected as alternates. Seventh District.

At the Seventh Assembly District meet ing, held last night at 245 Eighteenth street, the name of John Olson was the only one put rorward as a candidate for in nomination to the Assembly, and he ws unanimously selected. Mr. niscn is 25' years of age and re ceived his education In Brooklyn public anil n'K'i ovuuuio. nu is well known throughout the dlotrlct having llvM at 576 Seventh avenue since his hirth. The delegates to the State Convention are: Charles S.

Devoy, J. Feltner. Ale. ander Macaulay and Henry Fisher. The alternates cnc.sen are John Anderson, T.

Nagel, J. Frost and J. Stephens. The officers of the district committee are J. Feltner.

chairman, and J. Harry Osborn, secretary. Eighth District. The Republicans of the Eighth Asaem- Diy uisinci uisii niRiu cnose Char es A Walter, as their enndidato for member of! Assembly. The committeo which placed I him In nomination met at the Federal Club, 318 Union street.

John Spratt ure- iiin suieu iuiii uruwn recoriicd. Delegates to the State convention were elected as follows: Jacob Ilrenner, Will lam Stone, Albert Waldron and Dr. F. W. Clualng.

The alternate, were as ol- ows: John B. Hurley, William Her-manco, John E. Brady and James F. Mc-Grath. The following committee on vacancies was selected: James E.

McEvoy, John P. Hurley nnd A. V. Frunze. 'Mr.

Walter, who Is a manufacturing engraver, was born and br.iiKht. tin In Brooklyn and hag spent his entire li Ot V' of I at 1 to the State Convention: Philip T. Will-lama. Jcsae I. Moore.

Samuel Cicone and owens Republican club. 112 suth First street. The nomination was made by W. i John K. Weigand.

H. Knapp, who also read a communication from the Women's Political League, requestin the candidate, in the event of his election, to support any measure that comes up In the Legislature favoring woman suffrage. The candidate Is one of Ihe most active members of the above organization. He received his education in the public schools, and Is a member ot the Order of American Mechanics. He Is married, and lives at 15 Hope, street.

The delegates to the State Convention were G. A. Owens, W. H. Knapp, A.

A. Huggins and G. H. Moran. The alternates named were A.

J. Jou, L. W. Sehwcnke, Martin Keller and William P. Murray.

Fifteenth District. John K. Weigand was designated as candidate for Assemblyman from the Fif- teontn AssemDiy District at the Republican district convention, held at the Alpha Republican Club, at 174 Ecltford street, last night. A woman's suffrage resolution was also passed, instructing the candidate, If elected, to Btipport all women's suflrage legislation lu the Assembly. This resolu tion was Introduced by Richard Wright.

ne meeting was called to order by red Schlukvl, and John MacCrate acted as secretary. Mr. Weigand was placed lu nomination by x-Asseinblyuian James Manee. There were no other namea sug gested, so the nomination was made unan. unous.

Delegates to the State Conve ntlnn were elected, as follows: Richard Wright, John -Hacuraie, ueorge C. Ludsite and Davit? Martin. The following were chosen as alternates: Frank Kellett, Frank M. Davis, Charles H. A.

Bungart and James Gordon. The following committee on vacancies was also elected: John Richard Wright and Frank Schinhel. Mr. Weigand, who was designated for Assemblyman, is an undertaker, living at 207 Nassau avenue. He is a member ol the Alpha Republican Club, and is a lifelong resident in the Grecnpolnt Bection.

Sixteenth District. Robert R. Rehm, for seventeen years a Republican district captain, was last night designated as Assemblyman In the oixteenin Assembly District at the convention held at 2205 Coney Island avenue. me meeting was called to order by Chairman Robert H. Bosses, with about fifty delegates present.

Mr. Rehm was placed in nomination by Marcus B. Campbell. The nomination was seconded by Kennoth S. Johnson.

As there was no opposition to Mr. Rehn's name, he was designated unanimously. Mr. Rehm lives at zv Scoviiie walk. Coney Island.

Samuel H. Voahell vos elected ehnir- man and Fred Opplkofer secretary of the Assembly District Committee. Seventeenth District. Levl W. Naylor.

a well-known lawyer practicing in Manhattan, and a former Assistant District Attorney of KingB County under Hiram R. Steele, was last night nominated for the Assembly by the Republicans of the Seventeenth Assembly District In convention at the Invincible Club, at 78 Herkimer street. Assemblyman E. M. Ebbets proposed Mr.

Naylor's name, and the nomination was unanimous and accompanied by enthusiasm. John Herrlcs presided and Edward C. Chapman served as secretary of the convention The following eight delegates were named to represent the district at the State Convention: L. M. Swascy, D.

E. Kemlo, Fred Smith, William P. Rae, James E. Sullivan, A. W.

Biirllnghc.mo, John Herrlcs and Gottfried J. Reebhausen. Selected as alternates were: Adam Leich, Fred A. Wells, Clinton Spader, William Kerby. Frederick E.

Glider, John H. Smith, Fred Flack and Arthur M. Waldron. The convention appointed a campaign committee, as follows: John Herrlcs, chairman; Edward C. Chapman, secretary, and William P.

Uae, treasurer. Eighteenth District. Almeth W. Hoff, twice Assemblyman from the Eighteenth District, wns nominated for the third successive time by the Republicans of that district last night, at thc Eighteenth Assembly District Republican clubhouse, 241 Church avenue, lie was nominated without oppoaMon and In short order by the members of the committee. Mr.

Hoff was placed in nomination by Public Works Commissioner Lewis H. Pounds, who paid a lino tribute to, him on his record In the lower hovse of the Legislature during the past two years, his Indorsement by the Citizens Union and his personal charRctcr. Chnrles A. Dltnins seconded tiie nomination, which was then made unanimous. A suggestion made by Naval Officer Frederick J.

II. Krneke for the formation of a campaign committee In the district to consist of thc county committeeman and five election district members from each election district, to he chosen at In 1. r. hnl.l per ana rormu.a.e mr activity in the Assembly district. One of Its chief functions will be to get out a complete primary vote.

Considerable Interest was manifested In the Introduction of Talbot-IVrklns, president of the Kings Catinty Woman Suffrage Association, who spoke to the meeting for five minutes, urging that the nominee be Instructed to vote for a woman suffrage referendum to the people of the State If elected. In return for tho courtesy extended her of addressing the meeting, which Is not always enjoyed by members of her party, i Mrs. Perkins later volunteered her ser vices as notary with the remark that she was the first woman notary sworn In In New York Ste.te twer.fy-two years Assemblyman I', ff, who is a lawyer, Uvea at 400 Stratford road, Klathush. He was horn In the old Ninth Ward and was educated In the schools of Railway, N. and Brooklyn.

He moved to Flathush In 1000 and was elected to the Assembly In and loll. Is a member of Kings County Lodge No. 511, F. and A. Peerless Ccuncil No.

2030, Royal Arcanum; Flatbush Taxpayers Association, Eighteenth Assembly District Republican Club, Cortclyou Club, secretary of thc Falrvlew School fur II iys and of the Baptist ChuTch of the Redeemer. In the last Legislature Hoff served on the General Laws, Codes and The following ten delegates and nl- CI s4 I I i I Former Controller Designated Out of His District-Neither Will Have to Make Primary Fight. MAHER AND DALE NAMED. Fitzgerald, Wilson and J. H.

O'Brien Also Selected as Regular Candidates in Kings. DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS. lHittrlct and eundldate. Frank 10. 4lh Harry Howard Dale.

Tith 1. Matter. litli Willlnin C. Itrdfteld. 71 li John J.

Fitzgerald. Kill Adjourned. Dili Jumra II. O'Brien, llllh Herman A. MrtK.

It en nm I tint Ion. Following the most arduous kind of conferences among the Democratic leaders yesterday afternoon, the Democrats met last night in the eight Congressional districts and carried out the programme agreed upon to the letter. Seven candidates were designated, including all the present Democratic Representatives, excepting George Lindsay, and one meeting adjourned In order to make certain that another meeting had designated William C. Redlleld. if Redfleld had not ternntes to the State Convention were selected: Naval Officer F.

J. H. Kracke. Lewis H. Pounds, Richard Young, John Hanu, John Dreseher.

Andrew Ditmas, Joseph C. Hacker, W. G. Price and Warren I. Lee.

Alternates: Altncth W. Hoff, Herbert Berri, Kdgar M. Doughty, Albert Knelling, Robert Spltzer, Fred B. Norris, Wlll- Inm P. Griffiths.

Henry G. Green, G. H. Steves and Joseph R. Brennan.

Nineteenth District. At the convention of the Nineteenth Assembly District held last evening at the Chorlcs K. Haubert Republican Club, 110 Jefferson street, Walter Krelner was chosen as the candidate for the Assembly. Mr. Krelner Is 37 years old and was born in New York city, although he has been a resident of Iirooklyn for many years.

His home is at 121 Noll street, nnd he Is In the plumbing and heating business. The candidute was proposed by Charles K. Haubert and the motion seconded ny otto Munitioner. Addresses were ic.ide on political BUhJocts and regard tug mans' political qualities, by Ben Jamln WIngate, Frank B. Potter and Charles Haubert The delegates to the State convention are Chariea K.

Haubert, Otto Muhl-bauer, Jacob Bert3cherer and Wm. H. Calrfell. The nlternates are: Benjamin T. Wlngute.

Frank B. Potter, Frederick Brehm and M. J. Haubert. Twentieth District.

Frank Bennett wns the candidate chosen for the Assembly at the Republican convention held last evening at the Unity Republican Club, 1225 Bush-wick avenue. The nomination was made by William Schnltipan and was seconded by Harrison c. Glore. There being no opposition In the field the con- ventlon ws short and decisive. Tne following delegates were chosen for thc Stato convention: William Schnltzpan, Francis P.

Bent, William H. Pendry, William Brenn Joseph Bla- ocii, ycoi go serenoetz and John Bulck jr. jne alternates are: Harrison C. Glore, Fred Weingarden, Edward Gundrum, II. C.

Inderhlll, Charles E. Bennett and John Bloom. Frank Bennett is 31 years of age and was born In Brooklyn. He has twice been elected as Alderman and is now serving his second terra as Assemblyman. His home is at Bushwlck avenue and M.ffat street, where he has lived for many years.

He has always taken an active hand in political matters and Is one or tiio best versed men oi this subject in the upper Bushwlck section. He is now and has been for a number of years the president of the Unity Republican Club. Twenty-first District. Ellas B. Desatnek, wns designated by the Republicans of the Twenty-first Assembly District for thc nomination for member of Assembly at the convention held at Leonard street last night.

Fred Williams called the convention to order nnd was elected permanent chairman. Thomas E. Miller was elected secretary. Executive Member Adolf Levy placed in nomination the nnme of Mr Hi sal nek, which was seconded by David Slrlnskj1. The candidate was then escorted Into the room amid tho cheering which lasted for several minutes.

He made a brief dress and explained to his followers that uie uuuuoK ior a Republican victory was never morn promising. Mr. Desatnek is 2U years old, nnd lives at 51 street. Ho is In the real estate ana Insurance business. He was norn In Russia, but has lived here all his mo.

nc is mnrnea and has one child Twenty-second District. Assemblyman L'cward W. R. Karutz was renominated for the Assembly by the Republicans of the Twenty-second Assembly District at their convention at the district headquarters, 230 Barbey street He was nominated by Herman Artus and the nomination was seconded by Simon Price. Tho nominee is a lawyer living at 308 Cornelia street.

He was born at Kock-away Beach, but moved to thc Twenty- eigiitn ward at an early age. He Is a mber of the Twenty-second Assembly Distriet Republican Club, of thc Twenty eighth Ward Republican Club, the Kant ern District Turn Vereln and the Order of Heptasophs. Delegates to the State convention are Jacob A. Livingston, E. R.

W. Karutz Edward Elchhorn. R. H. Pforr, Frank Ehlcrs, Charles B.

Law, Charles J. Moore, H. F. Grimm. John F.

Bauer George W. Rockland, and H. A. Gilchrist' The alternates were M. Sax, George Wagner, Christian Hoffman, F.

J. Bittner, Edward Gallognir, I. Learner, c.eorir,'. rviHen, milieu, r. AllenDlirg.

A Little nnd William Urandriss. The meeting was presided over by E. Welker nnd Gustnve J. Werner acted as secretary. Twenty-third District.

The Republican delegates of the Tweu- ty-thlrd Assembly, at thc house at sili rrtixton street, postponed namlne the candidate for Arseml ly until next Monday evening. August 20. Isaac Sargeanl, Republican chairman of the duitrlct presided. The following were named as delegates to the Stale convention: Isaac James F. Martin, Baruch Miller, Isidore M.

Itosenblum, George E. Odell! Nathan FlnkeWcin and Reuben L. Haskell. Their nlternates are Walter D. Liidden, Abraham Rockmoro, William l'ahlowe, Henry Latnmert, Charles Rosenblatt, Henry Moffltt and John Howe.

Tho committee on vacancies chosen last a be on at 10 to i REPUBLICANS PICK THEIR CANDIDATES FOR THE ASSEMBLY Nine Assemblymen Are Desig nated to Be Returned Twelve New Men Put in the Field. TWO DISTRICTS ADJOURN, Meetings in Twenty-three Districts In Detail Banzhaf's Action I Leaves Delegates at Sea. REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY DESIGNATIONS. Diatrlct and candidate. lKt Richmond L.

Brown, 2d Edward W. C. Canning-ham. 3d William J. P.

Zimmerman. 4th George I.anfchorat. Sth Dr. A. Lent.

Helberger. 7th John Olaen. Sth Charlea A. Walter. Oth Adjonrned, loth 'Frederick M.

Ahern. 11th William W. Collie. 12th Frederick W. Singleton.

13th Charles Kclmiltt. 14th Fred Clnrkfton. ISth John K. Welsand. 10th Robert R.

Hehiu. 17th Levi W. Nay lor. 18th Almeth W. Hon.

lUth Walter Krelner. 20th Frank Bennett, glut Kilns B. neantnek. 22d 'Edward W. II.

Knrnta. 23d Adjourned. The designating committees for the selection of Republican candidates for the Assembly met in twenty-three districts of Kings County last night. The meetings adjourned without naming the candidates In the Ninth and Twenty-third districts. Nine of the candidates have been serving one or more terms in the Assembly.

First District, Richmond L. Brown was designated as the Assembly candidate by the Republi can designating committee ot the First Assembly District at a meeting held last night at 115 Schermerhorn street. The name of Daniel Barnes, the present Republican Assemblyman from the first, was placed before the committee for renom-inatlon by Thomas O'Neill, but Barnes only got two votes. In the absence of William R. A.

Koehl. Harry Ralston was made presiding officer Richmond Brown. of the committee, and Michael J. Hogan acted as secretary. He nominated Brown and was seconded by John Hill Morgan ana KODert E.

Waddell. Richmond L. Brown is from the Fourth Election District, the Heights section, of the First and resides at 8 Clark atreet. He Is 27 years old and this 1b the first pbllc office he ever sought. He waa born In Urooklyn, is a Poly boy and finished his education at Yale University and the Harvard Law School.

He is a practicing lawyer. Delegates and alternates to the State Convention at Saratoga on September 27 were chosen by the committeemen of the First last night as follows: Delegates, Michael J. Dady, D. RHlston, Alexander M. White.

Henry P. Erwin, John Hill Morgan and John D. Nixon. Alternates, William Boardman, Frederick Bellamy, Alderman Robert F. Downing, Chnrles R.

Coulter. J. Hogan and Wallace Foster. Mrs. Frances Lang, of Mnnhattan, addressed the meeting in behalf of Women's 8uffrage.

She represented the Women's Political Union. Second District. Edward W. C. Cunnlnghnm was designated to run as the Republican Assembly candidate by the designating committee of the Second District.

Tho committee met last night at the Freeniont Club, 17 Jay street, and was presided over by Joseph Mc.Miillln. Mr. Cunnlnghnm Is a lawyer, practicing In this borough, and has been prom'nent In Republican affulra of the Second Assembly District for some time. He wns not present Ui. the meeting that HPlected him lust night.

The following delcrates ond alternates to the State convention were also selected: Robert Wellwurd, John S. Arm-Otrong, Joseph H. MncMuilan and Will-tarn J. O'Brien, delegates, and William 1 The committee on vacancies selected possible, was put In the form of a mo-last night Is as follows: John T. Raf- Uo" nd en huslasticnily carried The forty.

William H. Burgess and R. O. Hoi- commit ee will taie the place of the old nmn Assembly district rommlttee and will Frederick W. Singleton has already 'ne clubhouse early in Septem- served one term in the Assembly.

He was born In the old Sixth Ward, July 14, 1Ku8, aifl received his early education In Public School, No. 15. After finishing his course here he went Into the llfo Insurance business as a clork and later went Into the lire Insurance brokerage business fur himself. He has been working In this line for the past twenty-nine years. During 1005, 1WW and 1907 he waB president of the South Brooklyn Hoard of Trade and he is now a member of the beard of trustees of this organ'zat'on.

He Is connected with a number of frater nal organizations, including Acme Coun ell, No. 5:14, Royal Arcanum; Greenwood Conclave, Independent Order of Hepta- nha Mint let oe Loriio. Ir. and A VI Kismet Temple, A. A.

N. M. 8., nnd the Twelfth Assembly District Republican cluh In 1800 he wa elected to the Board of Aldrmen by the voters of tho Third District and served two years. He was nom- Jnated last yenr for tho Assembly and was elected over his opponent, Max Ah-rens, by the largest majority ever obtained by a successful enndldnte for the office In the district. During the past ivr he lias served on the Insurance and military committees In the Assembly: Thirteenth District.

The Republicans of the Thirteenth Assembly District met In their deslg- nutlng committee last night and named elected on the committee to till vacancies. Sixth District William C. Redfleld was the choice nf the Democrats In the Sixth Assembly District as their nominee fur Congress. Seventh District. Cnngressnmn John J.

Fitzgerald was unanimously designated for renoniinatlon by the Democrats of the Seventh Congressional District nt the meeting of the des ignating committee, held last night at the Je-fferBnn Building. Charles M. Ilvme lire- night con.ilslH of Isaic Sargcant, Walte- sided, and John E. Dowdell aded us sic-Luddcn and Reuben Haskell. reitary.

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