The sun., 1901-12-23
NO WALKOVER FOR BELMONT.
VALIDITY or HIS NOMINATION
DISPUTED so FAR.
Fritz Lindinger vows That He WIN Run.
Driscoli Expects To and Bennett WIN
ALI Democrats Lessier,
Republican Candidate. Has Chanoe.

Drisc0ll Expects TO ana ncnheV w"
ALI Democr ats-Montague Lessier'
Republican Candidate. Has . Chanoe.
The nomination Of Perry Belmont for
Congress- I'm the Seventh district as the
Tammany candidate will be contested on
the ground that Il was irregular, unless
Col. Michael c. Murphy. who thought he
had the convention at the Hickory Club
In the palm OF his hand. but found that
he didn't. changes his mind before Tonight.
II he docs change It two more Democratic
candidates have sprung up, bee1des the
one Col Murphy Ia slated 70 nominate
tonight, and they declare that they VIII
run Independently. II they cannot any
other wav.
Moreover the Board OF Elections has .
cay and the courts have say. Under the
Primary law q party nomination, to be OF
any force, and TO entite the nominee to
place on the official ballot, must be certined
by the presiding officer and secretary OF
the nominating convention-which noinl-
mating convention IN this case 1t Is alleged,
adjourned on Saturday night without
nominating. Mr. Belmont can be nomi-
mated by petition, however. Or, the con-
vention may see q light and nominate him
tonight.
Col Murphy said last night that he was
still opposed to Mr.. Belmont.
MY opposition he said. is based on the
fact that Mr. Belmont is a nonresident
OF the district. / favor Mr., Driscoll and
next to him Councilman O'Grady OF Staten
Island OF course | can't tell what VIII
happen at tomorrow nights convention,
but I don't think that there was majority
Of the delegates at the rooms OF the flnn
SATURDAY. night Il don't
think Mr. Belmont will be nominated.
Judge John j. Kenny Of Staten Island.
who presided at the meeting at which MIR
Belmont was nominated, said that he
wouldn't 60 TO Col Murphy's convention.
He thought the other Staten Island dele
gates wouldn't.
For some time there has been a report
that Senator Tim Sullivan, who backed
Foley against Diver for the leadership |
of the Second district was going TO get after |
Col. Murphy and put him out of power in
the First II has been said that the Sena-
tors man to do the job would tbe Battery |
Dan Finn. who led the bolt on Saturday |
evening.
day about the split over his nomination.
1t was announced that he would open head |
quarters in the Astor House and would
make speaking campaign in the district
The time for filing nominating cert,iicaies ate
night tonight. The Commissioners OF
Elections are the first judges of the Legality |
OF the act OF any convention, and under
the Primary law the courts have power TO |
review the acts OF any convention or elec-
ton officer.
One of the Tammany candidates in .
Sights Fritz Lindinger, who will be NOM .
mated by petition. His friends proudly .
displayed Yesterday petition containing
600 names and said that they could get 900 /
more il they needed them.
John T.. Bennett of Rosebank. Staten
Island, proposes To run under the emblem
OF the Greater New York Democracy
He Is an engineer, is 81 years old and hves
at i2i ST Marys avenue. Rosebank. II |
Col. Murphy holds the convention tonight
I hat he has planned TO hold his candidate
will he James D1scoll. If Driscoll is Sc
lcctcd tonight, the fight will I've between
him and Mr.. Belmont for the regular Demo:
have TO decide which convention. Dan
linn's or Murphy's, was regular.
The Seventh district Ia strongly Demo-
cratic but with the Democratic vote split
up among three CANDIDATES, and maybe
four, for Driscol's friends were talking
of petitions yesterday n everything else
fails, there IL an excellent chance for Mon
tague Lessler. the Republican candidate.
to walk in.
and will not GO said Candidate Driscoll
Yesterday. -The convention was called
For the Hickory Club and when the dele
gates were all there John r Walsh Of the
Third district was selected for temporary
chairman n was on the motion Of Finn
himself that Walsh was made permanent
chairman. II was Walsh who adjourned
the convention and ] guess no one can
question that he was the regular presiding
officer They can kick up all the fuss hat
I hey like, but the fact remains that the con-
vention was adjourned by the regular chair
man until tonight. and the convention Finn
held afterward doesn't amount 10 anything
THAT complimentary vote Finn gave
me was iusi done 20 dignity Belmont.
They had 20 have two candidates In tho
field, 81 course. and 80 thev chose me for
the one 10 oppose Belmont for n few min
utes Finn has pretended riRh, along that .
he was with me. He has aid that be would .
support me and do all in HE power 20 give .
me the nomination. OF cOurss ! -"e nov .
that be- was just working for Belmont all .
the time ! have the young men ~ the I
eis,riof with me and We think that We are
entitled 10 a chance A. to-morrow nights
convention I oHp.rt 80 be- nominated. be /
cause Col Murphy has promised mo his
support
Battery Dan Flnn had nothing 20 say
yesterday except that he Convention w6s
tTsguAT' beauss Halurity ~ tie dele
satss we're th-fe
EAGEI OFFERs sFN 10 sHEEHtN.