The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
PROTESTS All rHRoWS OUT
Police Hoard Won't Inquire Into Fraud in
CIt Prtitions-Courts TO Re Invoked.


Police Hoard Won't Inquire Into Fraud in
CIt Prtttions-Courts TO he invoked.
Tho Police Board threw out yesterday the
objections raised to tho Citizens Union held by
Otto Irving Wise, acting as counsel for Joseph
S. Handley. Abo Gruber and Gen. Kneeland
appeared with MIR. Wise to argue the objections.
Joseph Larocquo, Simon Sterne. and Horace
Dcming held up the end of the Citizens Union.
President Moss opened the proceedings by IN
quiring of Mr.. Wise II 1t was true that no
wanted 200 subpGnas for %notaries to prove tho
ticket fraudulent. Mr.. Wise said that while
that wasn't exactly the way he would put 1t, it
was about the sense OF it. Mr.. Moss shook his
head, and said that in that case tho hearing
couldn't be- finished before election day, and he
babe the protcstants put their case.
Mr.. Gruber produced the cts city ticket, as
filed at the Bureau of Elections, and read the
affidavit preflxcd TO the signatures. There was
nothing to show that the oath had been &c
knowledged In a single instance, he said.
THE ~notaries certify" said Mr.. Moss, that
they administer tho OATH
They do not broke in Mr.. Wise and Mr..
Gruber at once.
well. virtually they do. or they certify false
ly." insisted Mr.. Moss.
The beard has no right to assume anything;a
here and said that they didn't sign, would You
still assume that they did because the notary so
MIR. Gruber may make his argument" re-
torted Mr.. Moss, but tho board is not here TO
Commissioner Andrews said that the law re.
quircs merely a notary's certificate.
Mr.. Grubcr argued his point at length. He
ask him If he administered the oath. Mr.. Sternc
read the law which saws that II person swear
ing, atfi rrping, or d claring is legally sworn.
There We're hundreds OF names on the certih.
cate not written by the signers, contended MIR.
Gruber. There we're crosses opposite these
names. Apparently these citizens couldn't
+ idea and the Colonel raised his eyes to
heaven, "of the President OF Columbia univer-
sity being nominated by men who haveto mako
There were dozens of names in the same hand.
writing. why, gentlemen" said Mr.. Gruber.
eying the Cts cohorts qni32ically, III you had
eayed TO the regular, Republican, party, we would
have got that up in better shape Mr.. La
ROGUE, who sat right under his nose. was said
to be the author OF the certificate.
Mr.. Gruber wanted the notaries put on the
stand to show what kind of an oath they admin
istered. President Moss decided that their GER
tincate was enough.
riltions. He also wanted the noturies put on tho
stand, but Mr.. Sterne %contcndod that no issue
tice had been given. 1t was purely technical
and could not serve as n cover for raising an
Gen. Kneeland argued that the certificate
failed to identify the subscribers. MIR. Wise
gave notice OF an objection TO the nominees for
VI iAV SSSoHA nIA i'NAN Nh'Nh y y
on the Cts ticket because their certificates did
not contain 1000 signatures. There were dupli'
Gates, he said.
That" said Mr.. Moss. would only show
that there were two persons of the same name.
Unless retorted Lawyer Wise. 1--WE can
show that they are the same person.
1t was said that the name OF John f. Milhol'
land appeared two or three times in one certih-
cate.
Mr.. Deming said that the objections were
technical and utterly trivial. He had hardly
started upon his argument when Commissioner
Parker interrupted him. Unless fraud were
shown by the protestants. the protest was not
worth CONSIDERING, he said,
He moved that the board permit the pro.
testants to introduce affirmative evidence OF
fraud in the making up of the certificates, under
the condition that counsel for the professionals
allege that there are n sufficient number OF such
frauds to invalidate the petitions; and that
subprnas be issued for witnesses, returnable
this morning.
This was voted down. only Mr.. Parker voting
for it. Then all the protests before the board
were overruled by a unanimous vote. Commits
sioner Parker qualihed his vote by saying tina,
he voted ave only in view of the fact that the
Commission ers had previously decided by a ma
jority vote to- exclude evidence in proof OF fraud
| as affecting the genuineness of signatures.
The cases will be taken 70 the Supreme Court