New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-23
yaGLE HALTS OPPONENTS
PREVENTS THEIR DELEGATES r KUN i1
ING CERTIFICATES BY oBTAlNlN'
AN INJUNCTION.

-, = ,-,1e sx-1ea5er Of the southern half
of the xxHIvth Assembly District mas s'oiei
march on his political enemies, anu d.
.bere was no election Of delegates 10 the belii'
rat,. State Convention in the HXAINth Dlsllc'
last night. Through his attorneys MHlldii
schoen and Herman Schaap, Of No ~ NaSSau-sl,
Magic obtained an injunction restraining t'e 10
of Elections from issuing certificates OF eIecli'H
81 she members of the several committees ana the
delegates to the several conventions elected on
urinary day The injunction came ike d poii'' -
the opponents OF MI. mage 1919
As soon as the Board Of Elections declueo
~. roh, r5evernr had been elected leader Of the
southern half of the district Maggie began pro
oeedings to set aside the election on the s'ouliu
that II was void. The Injunction was sigheu 10y
Justice Blanchard at his home. and was served Oh
Secretary Charles b Page. or 'he Do@iu " liz
tons. at his home 49,. o,.,
Nv schoen said the tickets presented to the cleo
,ors Of both the SCUM side and north she dl tiie
last urinary contained the names OF the fni quota
If candidates for the county general committee
ans the various conventions 20 which the enure
district enuDed whereas separate :,
should have been provided for the electors OF the
sopfb side and the north side. As it is now the
ticket headed by Perciva e. Maggie received a ma
1oritv of the votes in the south side from the
tickets headed by his opponents. John HaVeron anu
John p CoUsn and on the north side the ticket
headed by Eugene J. Mcguire received plurality
Of the votes cast that OF his opponents <4u
gust Moebus and Anthony Mcowen.
Under a proper election therefore, SAID III
s,hoar ..the delegates elected &c the county COM
,,+tee f-or, the south side would have chosen Per
civaI r Nagle as a member of the Tarninany eA-
ecrtive committee. the north side WOULD nave
chosen Eugene Mcclure The tickets OF Magic ailu
exactly tie same names as LnoSe
OF the other contestants. and because the uchet
headed with the names of their opponents received
a larger vote Board of Elections was going TO IS
sue certificates Of election to the candidates on the
opposing tickets This would deprive Ny Magic OF
his right 10 representation in the executive COM
n1ttee TO which the vote on the south size en-
NJ Nagie went to Police Headquarters and wait
ed in Inc hall outside of the Board Of Elections
was Schoen. a few minutes after O'CLOCK
State Senator Plunktt appeared and asked for the
certificates the sentative OF the
executive committee. When he was informed that
was much surprised. and made a remark to Magic
thai injunction would be OF short duration, and
thst they would beat him, in spite of anything he
did Mr Magic smiled but did not reply. When
the 6eleyafes called at Tammany Hail for their
certificates they were told that the convention
would have TO be held at later date
On the ballot which was voted for at the pri-
rnaries In the district there were AIS for
The quota according to the primary law. per
rnitted south side Of the district and 90
from TIE north side. Moebus. having lost the
north SIDE Mr. Naeie declares that he was beaten
by the combined votes OF what ne terms the two
Magic polled 2S2 votes and his opponents FIaver-
or and Cowan polle6 57s and ss3 respectively. In
the northern half Moebus polled l.32S and Mcguire
their opponents polled together 3.11e. II the
two sections counted separately, Maggie had a
clear majority while II they are counted together
the opponents of the old leaders. having had the
that they had majority over both Nagle and
Mpehus