New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-13
CITIZENS NOMINATIONS PROTESTED.
A GENERAL OBJECTION MADE By TIE KEFCBL-
CAN MACHINE.

A GENERAL, OBJECTION MADE BN TIE ltl-i'b Bill
CAN MACHINE.
The Republican organization has been driven TO
protesting. and the nature OF the protest is looked
upon by politicians confession OF weakness
The protest vas decided upon at meeting OF the
Republican organization managers Monday night
and took tangible shape yesterday forenoon when
Otto Irving Wise went TO Police Headquarters and
flied protest against the certificates Of nomination
put in by the Citizens Union. This is the usual
course taken by machines in CASES where citizens
make independent nominations. The protest Is
signed by Joseph H. Handley. taxpayer. and is as
follows:
l. the undersigned. resident o. the city and
county OF New-York 90 hereby make objection 10
certificates OF nomination filed in your Office; the
pendent nominations and filed by citizens under the
name Gzgns So, ani9 mno an @Pe pg bnr
for the Offices, Of Mayor. Contr2ler and President
county Offices OF justices of the supreme Court.
5PsiGs COUNTY of the Clerk G and cRa and the o5e
tion is made upon, the grounds ,.,,,
they are contrary to the provisions of law.
Second-That they are invalid in that they fail 10
comply with the provisions of the law governing
tho filing Of certificates and the conccte Of GER
tincates Of Independent nominations
Third-They are defective and Illegal In that they
fail conform with the election law now In force
Dated. New-York. october II, 1891
Respectfully S , spPmlttedi ,>n,rv
OTTO IRVING WISE Attorney.
GROUND OF THE PROTEST
Assemblymen George G. Austin Abraham Gruber
and Otto Irving Wise instructed by the con-
ference OF Republican district leaders yesterday 10
prepare the protests. and authorized to employ
other counsel f they deemed proper 10 represent
the County Committee before the Police Board and
IN court The protest represents among the reasons
why the Citizens Union nominations should be he'd
invalid, that thousands Of signatures Of Tammany
workers we're subscribed 10 the Low nomination
petitions: that the names of many voters were
used without authority from them; that many OF
the signed do not represent legal voters. and
that the statute requiring a certain number OF Sig
natures for each candidate nominated had not been
complied with
Section 81 of the Election Code. 1t is asserted has
| not been conformed with in the of many Of
! the Citizens Union petitions. The statute reads:
| independent nominations shall be made by a
certificate subscribed by such electors. each 9f
dence and make oath that he e an s'ector ana has
aa n his Of the ss ana oah ahs be proved by
the certificate Of the notary or other officer before
necessary FOR an elector who has subscribed
certificate OF NOMINATION as herein provided 10 sign
1 any a1 nsih as sforcsaid.''
ThG nI@ Of the sa Citizens non and IN ac ach
| action was rather expected. stubborn resistance
| viii he made 10 the allegations In the protest.
! When lster in the afternoon second protest was
| lied by Mr. wise. taking the same ground as in
Citizens Union COR the president of The Borough
Of Manhattan coroneTs and members OF The coqn-
! semi Iarocque OF the Law Committee Of the Ciii-
| zens Union. said in relation 10 the matter:
There Is no possibility OF any alleged nlegait
! of the certificates. Every detail was looked into
| Hnfore they were filed, TO that they were legal
| IN everv particular The protest does not specify
any flaw. II is simply general protest against the
| nomination. No valid objection has been brought
| against anything in the certificates
member Of the Executive COMMITTEE OF , In,
I'D go voters in York presenting 10 the cleo
| ton officers their well-consdered nominations tol
| Went 10 the trouble and expense of placing IN
nomination the reel candidates of the people ana
| now that Il is all done, the organization SHIPS IN
trying to Illustrate the action OF the people u Is
| q pretty good demonstration OF machine politics,
| LemueI Il. Quigg. president OF the Republican
| County Committee, In speaking OF the action o!