New-York tribune., 1899-07-25
lSHEEHAN CALLED DLSLOYAL.
ARGUMENT IN HIS FIGHT FOR HIS
ELECTION OFFICERS.
HIS COUNSEL TO PRESENT AFFIDAvITs AS
TO THE FIDELITY OF HIS
ORGANIZATION.

ORGANIZATION.
The right Of the regular Tammany orsanlza-
ton in the IXth Assembly District 10 nominate
candidates for Democratic election ofi1cers III
the district was demanded yesterday in the
argument before Justice Fitzgerald In the gu
preme Court. The argument was on the app"-
cation of John c. Sheehan. the Tammany leader
in the district for a writ Of mandamus 10 COM
pei the recognition Of the election officers isl
submitted by him. His application declaieu
that Daniel F. Mcmahon. the chairman OF the
Tammany Executive Committee, had ignoreu
the rules and usages OF his political orgahi]a-
ton in rejecting the list and filing with the
Police Board a list prepared by Councilman
Frank j. Goodwin.
Mr. sheehan was represented in court by eA-
Justice Roger A. Pryor and Chauncey IruaA
De Lancey Nicoll and John d. Lindsay appear Gu
for Mr.. Mcmahon. and the city's interests were
locked after by Arthur C. Butts. In his arsu-
ment in behalf OF Mr.. Sheehan's contentious eN-
Justice Pryor said IN part:
Some time ago the Democratic organization ,Ss Oa
Of election 6fcers The usual blanks were sea;
ana Of the party the district 9rs@nza'iRRee iRe
selected It's election otiicers, ntlea chairman
Of the Executive Committee Of the DeihoIlSIid hLs,id
organization According to law theSe eNcNsbo5 Nan AMI
sent TO the Board Of Police Commissionerss, In IN
regular order BY the district organizaiooInc i
Mcmahon sent TO the Police Commisssi9{ie'Ss { Elm
Only in the instance Of the IXth Assembly Ris- s-
trict was this action taken IN an oi % Of the
party were followed TO the letter and the ISIS '
prepared by the district organzatioms dsd 10 the
thentcated by Mr.. Mcmahon and for"arueu ~ ~
Mr. McMahons act In direct conraMyen,MlTn AVE- Non
Mahons powers are simply admnstfasny any list for
has absolutely no b. rght t d9,rCt to
The right OF the present leader 70 repTesehtb been
dXth AsSem9 R b9s been Teeognzed by both the
State and the city as the leader
De Lancey Nicoll, on behalf Of Chairman NJ
Mahon OF the Tammany Hall Executive I'm
mittee, opposed the motion for WITT ol N'"''
damus He maintained that the Court hau i'o
Jurisdiction, as the proceeding was Droue"
Under the Primary law and the election ia~
prescribed no particular method Of selecting 'iie
election officers. which was matter lett en-
tirely to the different political parties
In the course of his argument Mr.. Nicoli maue
the following declaration:
Now. we show that in the IXth Assembly feei peI
trct for considerable time and at present lest eT
ing Of doubt and distrust has existed and POW POW
lists as to the fidelity and y Ioyany Hall ia and It's
orgsnzation and that this feeling OF douo' rXtb
dstrust Is shared by Mr.. McMan9n. " hsve W., been
2raya dissensons and much disoyalty, anu Ale fis-
fAmocratic party in that district is greaoly y.en en-
rurbed We say that Frank j. GoodWln, 10 1oaA con-
her Of the party there who Is loyal ~ ~ Aiirg
etstent member Of the party and upon til1 - 80 The
% ,st by Mr Sheehan. who is considered y is
E-xacufive Committee TO be a pernuloIS Sa.naa'dun
ioI,ei man the committee applied 10 MI Goou' a,d
for the names OF persons upon WHOM 80 aaiaction
relv in order to have them appointed as e'e0'
Nv papers then state upon information ana aoes oe
lief that the party headed by Mr. ohS.ia tic
~ orty IN his district and that the commit III U,,
Election 'Oficers therefore selected tne
tbev thought best to represent the orgahl~'' 'lo"'
Mr.. Nicou then submitted af1daVits from
chairman McMahon and Councilman Goodwin
ON the question of Mr. Sheehans loyalty 10
Tammany Han . ,,..z -, babaIf
~ the Police Commissioners. SAID the foI..S fS
Poerd was entirely neutral in the matter anu
,,erfactlv ready 70 carry out the provisions VI
Section u OF the Election law as II IN ~
s,rrad q or 10 do whatever II was ordered D!
the Court He complained, however tnat II
uas alleged in the petition that the Board was
aotjng in combination with Mcmahon to accept
90 Sic the nominations authenticated ny MIN
n beine "an irregular and spurious llst ne
wished emphaticslly 10 deny any suCh aiee"
tion, ., .o,a ov 1ustice
PRYOR. AS 10 Mr.. Nicolls rehecuohs on ny
partv loyalty OF Mr.. Sheehans orsaIiihd. ~
desire 70 say that 1t is susceptible Of triumphant
',,rdicetion and ask permission OF the Court
IN nut in counter afndavits on that point.
r,E1s.tce Fitzgerald said he would permit eN-
Yvdpo PRYOR TO submit whatever afndaNltS nc
tboueht necessary. and reserved his decision.