Harmony in Queens at G. O. P. Election: De Bragga Gets Every Vote

Citation: "Harmony in Queens at G. O. P. Election: Predicted Contest for County Chairmanship Does Not Materialize," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), 12 April 1916, p. 14; image, Newspapers.com (clipping by another user, "oggins", 24 November 2017; downloaded by Matt 5 July 2019).

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HARMONY IN QUEENS AT G. O. P. ELECTION. Predicted Contest for County Chairmanship Does Not Materialize. DE BRAGGA GETS EVERY VOTE.
The Queens County Republican Committee met to organize for the season last night at the Richmond Hill Republican Club, and it was an enthusiastic rally that gave many signs of a new spirit of interest in local party affairs. It was rumored in advance of the meeting that there might be a contest for leadership between William H. Wade, who has been county chairman for a year and a half, and Joseph H. Debragga, a former chairman, and recognized leader of the Third Assembly District, but there was no contest at the meeting.
With a unanimous vote for Mr. De Bragga on a roll call of 290 votes, Mr. Wade retired gracefully from the chair, and there was prolonged cheering as the new chairman was formally presented. […]