The times., 1898-10-17
RULED OFF THE TICKET.
New York Silver Candidates Indig-
nant mt Their Treatment

Albany. N. Y, Oct. 16-Silver Demo-
Gratis will not have place on the official
ballot for their State ticket, according to
the ruling made by Secretary of State
Palmer. Owing TO a defect in the Ulster
County petition he holds that the certia-
cate placing the candidates of the Chi
cago platform Democracy in nomina ton
is invalid and cannot be received
When told of this decision Chairman Z.
j. Duggan, of the executive committee
of the Chicago platform Democracy said:
We will see whether the Secretary of
States will do as he says about this.
We knew some sort of a job was being
put up on us, but We did not expect 1t
just that way. Just as soon as We get
formal notice of the rejection OF our
ticket we will see what the courts will
do about it. A little irregularity in the
Ulster County papers cannot possibly
nullify everything. We will fight this
thing to the end"
Similar views were expressed by Joseph
McDonough, the silver candidate for
comptroller, who said:
why, the secretary of state formally
accepted our papers and gave US re-
ceipt for them. l don't see what more as
sUrance was needed that they were reg
uIarly filed in his Office. This sort of
thing, this rejection of the whole ticket
now. won't go down"
When asked for an official statement
about the rejection of the silver Democ-
racy ticket, Secretary of State Palmer
said:
When the committee brought that GER
tificate and the comparing papers here
Friday night to file, they admitted that
there was an irregulari;y about the Ulster
nty- rNrin ttfln ND aa1 n dxv
They were told 1t must be done before
midnight, and took the paper away with
them. / supposed that they would at
tend to 1t at once and was greatly sur
prised when they did not return within
the time limit set by law, about which
they had been warned. / have not heard
from any of the committee and do not
see what can be done about 1t now. There
can be no appeal, because the time for ap-
peal has expired.
The defect on which the secretary OF
state rules the entire Chicago platform
Democracy's State ticket off the official
ballot was technical one. and was found
in the jurate attached to the Ulster Coun-
ty petition. The attorney failed to follow
the regular form, and omitted the state
ment that he knew each person to be the
individual who had signed the petition.
The error was discovered by clerks in
the secretary of states office and the
attention of the committee called to il
about half-past II o'clock Friday night
| They took the defective portion away,
| and failed to return it. but now assert
| that they supposed II would do at any
| time. and that the law had been com
piled with when the papers were handed
| to the secretary of state and a receipt
for them given by the clerk in his office
| The executive committee holds this re-
ceipt as evidence that their ticket was
| accepted, and on it will base the fight
which they propose TO begin on Monday
| If they can do so.
The impression prevails among poll
| ticians here that the decision of the sec
! retary OF state is final. and that the sill
yer ticket will not be found on the ballot
handed to voters this Fall. The failure
! TO prepare any one of the papers in legal
! form nullifies the whole, and possession
of a receipt cannot affect the decision.