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Show PRIMARY DAY IN NEW YORK CITY New York. Sept. 12. This Is primary' pri-mary' election day in New York city, enrolled voters of both Republican ind Democratic parties choosing tb-lr delegates to the ftate and various other party conventions and electing members of tho county committees. Interest chiefly centers in the Republican Re-publican primaries because of tho pending contest between the "old guard" and "progresshe" factions In the state, the latter backed by Colonel Roosevelt, for contnd of the state convention. con-vention. Tho polls open at ."5 p. m. and close at 9 p. m. i In Brooklyn a vigorous fight Is being be-ing waged in several districts against State Chairman Woodruff, who Is also the leader of Kings county and is allied al-lied with the "old guard" In upstate territory. Tammany contests In the primaries are over district leaderships. In anticipation an-ticipation of trouble in the districts in which close contest are looker for, Acting Mayor Mitchell has ordered ' extraordinary police precautions to be j taken. |