New-York tribune., 1896-10-31
ALL SHOULD VOTE FOR MR.. WARD.
BEN L. FAIRCHILD'S NAME TO BE PLACED
IN THE INDEPENDENT COLUMN.


IN THE INDEPENDENT COLUMN.
II is a source Of qualification to the electors Vi
the XvIth Congress District. embracing Westches-
ter County and the Twenty-third and Twenty
fourth wards Of the city of New-York, that the
protracted contest between Mr. ward ana MI
Fairchild has at last been settled IN an oruerE
way by the courts which have declared Mr.. Wari
to be the regularly nominated candidate oi 'e
Republican party for the office Of Representative III
Congress. Two Congress conventions were hciu III
Westchester County. one nominated Mr. Ward
and the other undertook 10 renominate MI fair-
child A certificate of nomination by each conVeh-
ton was filed In the office of the Secretar! oi
State Cross objections were filed with TINS oice'
to each certificate. Upon the hearing OF these oo-
jections the Secretary of State, Mr.. Palmer heid
that Mr.. Fairchd had been regularly nominated.
Proceedings were taken on behalf Of Mr. ward
under the provisions OF the Election law to review
the Secretary's decision. The matter came up pe-
fore Justice Edwards, Of the supreme 'ouii' ~
Hudson. The Justice after holding the case 1or
two days and going carefully over the numerous
afrdavits presented on either side. decided that
Mr. Fairchild had not been nominated. that MT
Ward was the regular nominee of the Republican
party in the district and made an order directing
that his name be placed upon the official ballot
This conclusion Of Justice Edwards was entitled
to the greatest possible consideration IL may oe
remembered that he was the Judge who' III 1871
ordered writ OF mandamus 10 issue Pre'e"'i"S
the Board of State Canvassers from considering
and canvassine the notorious "Mylod certihcale
In the contest over the election of the late Senator
Deane Mr. Fairchild however. did not feel sats-
fled with the decision. and at his sohctailon Hon n
ernor Morton convened the Appellate DIVISION % t
Third Department in exiraordlnaT! ,on, Ins,icc
the purpose of hearing the appeal rom oIstTc ~
Edwards's order. After full ana denDerate noi
ing on Thursday, this court handed COW how" arm
csion, concurred In by all It's nVe MEMBERS ann III
ing Justice Edwards's order. - ;, ,,,
CORPORATION Counsel Scott sent 10 Gonce 'oHiInS
sioner Roosevelt late Yesterday afternoon an % oruer
Second Division sitting in Brooklyn. directing IN.
name Of Ben L. Fairchd to be printed on the he OIL
courts order Farchds name must be printed IN
the Independent column This is the laiest p%uISo,ne %
of the fight between Farchd ana IMAM l. "anu n
over the Republican nomination In the AHlth for, Ds
trict The Appellate Division OF the SUPP eme our,
sitting in Albany Thursday. decided IN W4rn fi
favor and the 100000 ballots required for the In In
congress District have all been printed with ms
name The order OF the Brooklyn Appellate M ~
vision makes all these ballots useless. and others
viii have 10 be printed with Fairchilds name In the
Independent column. The same courI @ a,sY p 1ssue"
an order which was served on Commss9heT ion n,r,
Wastcbasfer the name of Joseph +. Ennis, and or
derng the name of Richard S. Emmei jr; to be
semblv in that district. The lid District OF West
chester forms part of the NVlh Songtess HlJ.iJt,
and the & neT s6 6aoys bnve 9 Emm9 Hn Upon
ing these orders, Commissioner Ro0seNcit coiisu w.
with the officials Of the Election urea od ' 10 be- be-
Gin AT once printing the new ballots ~ 60
The importance of electng a Republican I9n-
gress TO support the administration OF MI Mchlh-
fnv and 70 assist in the enactment of laws 10
relieve the business interests OF the Nation from m
the dangers which now confront thei: cait''ou , pv
overesiimated and 1t becomes the duty OF every
elector sn the XVI,h Congress District who be
Ieves in sound money and In the protective poll
ces of the Rspuscan party 10 aid fS, in keepDs the
XVIII Congress district in the Republican column.