The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-25
CALLS SHEEHAN A TRAITOR.
crRIOrS ASpECT or THE NINTH DIS
TRTCT FIGHT ~ COUhT.


Tnmmapy's Answer to the Election
,,n.rd Mandamus Decision Reserved.
1oho r sbeehan's application for a man
10 compel Daniel F. Mcmahon. Chair
I'm -, IN. Tammany Hall Executive Commit
90 On authenticate the sheehan list Of candi-
J.,.s for Tammauy election officers In the
Nh distrtr, and to compel the Police Com
,,,iss,orers TO appoint election officers from
81. sh.abnn list, was argued before Justice
pI,,,.r,ld Of tho supreme Court yesterday.
roger A Pryor Edward Browne and William
Nov were present In behalf OF Sheehan.
~, su.1 asn citizen De Lancey Nicoll and
I,i,, II Lindsay appeared for Tammany Hall
onI Assistant Corporation Counsel Arthur @.
pr,,s repre,euted the'Polce Commissioners.
This was the first appearance OF Mr.. Pryor
.ipce he:rstired from the bench
Mr. Pryor said that the preceding was
brought under section ii OF the Primary Eleo-
ton law
I'm m, Democratic party OF the county OF
Nav York he said. the list ornamss for ap-
no,n,,n.p. ss election officers has uniformly
hsAr rreaatel and presented by the Assembly
Iis,-,,,s y, the principle OF tho party organ
iy,,,on anil the express provision OF the
primary Election law the Assembly district Is
IN, unit & representation. the body from
which ns a unit members OF conventions and
oounittess are chosen. The Assembly dis
,rt ia thus self. govern ing. but il its election
officers may lie imposed upon IL by an alien
influence 1t is no longer autonomous Its inde-
p.pdencc Is invaded and the principle OF Its
constitution .imuugned. 1nvariable usage.
therefore as well as tho principle OF party poll
ri. authorized the Ninth Asset bly, district to
no ..1,, ,rasar, IN. lie, n, n,nss for an
4 ointment as its election officers. Indeed. in
n. ~ ha RI Y nj diatripta
- .a,,, I'M Ninth the li,t. Of nominesa
a.. ,s except o oHT have been prepared and
r.ssn,,1 hy the districts and have been au-
'i'',,I onJ nI.1 nv IN. rssn,nd.,, Mo-
Alahon'
IIa soId that the act OF 1894 conferred en- the
hairman Of thc:Exocu,iye Commute. power
h. make the list. but this had been changed
~ the L,ecton.law Of 1896. section II, which
gives the po.''Iea par5 '"e i'xn. ~ piepais
khe list. and the Chairman OF the Executive
omm'''V' i,as oIy ~ nr.nors th. ,ist wss
taken away from him. T., 1 Tine snsI
pan i'pte se 49,, , hn, WoWohnn bad snnN
voters Of the district pu. neM i,n haa sup.
kancIc,ion IN which no authority in the dis
k rIrt hnI riyen sanction.
SGry 1i me bV W. nso-
II. '"'I the obvious and in dispensabie con-
kition ~ nonular government Is that its func-
iohat IT,, hL''o. of tbe ns3pIs ia canSnei "a the
knnSiSnfes Hnfore them il is the necessary con-
hat bs Who dietates the pominat9ns
ctntss , Iu.' rssuIt Of the elections 10 Keep
NJ nom n"tIon in the power OF the people ia
&bee fupdamental policy OF the Primary Election
H 4" that end il scrupulou.ly excludes ali
kinist.r influence from primary election. ard
% hat end Il charges your Honor with the
Wy Ths al rsi p6nt o9 Mr. Si,o Vas that the
kourt had no jurisdiction. The Election law,
SAID does not state how candidates Tor
tiectinn offIrers shall be chosen and Mr.
kbeshan cnmIG and no ri Sbt apecihed in that
,W Whieb had been Violated This point
ai%ayits ~ take issns on Tho rontsntinn that
lie Assembly district is supreme. He must
te e, rannr ind a.. 'me s NC siysn - ,ha leo
~ nniis 81 ne naptv 0r Assamhlv districts
She Executive Committees, as Il had a right To-
kions n spmneryi.a the slsctian Iists hat Ind
been presented. with iG power to act on them.
kheshan list and IN favor al The LAT made mn
Nv FRANK i Good vim Who ia Shsshan's on M
bonent in the district. He read from the re-
kirn or Cbairmnn NrNohon ~ fnIIows.
cradle time past 't there o has ' been bee among
county OF Nav YnrE and In Inc minSs ~ ali ali n.
members Of the said sub com mittee on elec-
u the political LOYALTY and fdeiity Of The said
many Hall anu its representasive or re-
? ZION In the said county. TINT. the said fealiDp
OF doubt ami SiStruat ns tbn u s and tsenE
shared and hel6 ~ Tie r.aponn.nt 'i n,niaI y
McMahon; TINT in the Ninth Sssen hiv dis
trict serious uoiiticai di.ssusions and diffsI-
ences among the members of s Aid marty there
in and between many of such members and the
said John C. Sheehnn then q Xistsd and vet DO
exist, to such Nm Want tbot ths orSnni 2atinn
and inte.:ity OF the marty therein was at ali
times and now in yreatIy disturhsd an% = an a..
dangered ' 'eN "4N "
That Frank ]. Goodwin Is a m,mb.r Of said
e 'sa ON nittee n and for the said Ninth AS