New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-25
HEARST PROTESTS FAIL.
T'zeo Decisions Sustain M. O. Nomi-
nations Other Decisions.

Both Justice Maddox and Justice Marean, of
the Supreme Court. Brooklyn, yesterday denied
separate motions for writs of certiorarl to review
the decision of the Board OF Elections in refusing
to put the names of Hearst. Ford, Stokes Coler
and others off the Municipal Ownership ticket
Isaac NJ. Kapper, repTes snting the law committee
OF the Kings County Democratic General COM
mittee was disg1sted when he appeared before JUS
tice Marean in quest Of a writ, and was informed
that the application of n Mr. Seery for writ OF
the same kiLd had been argued before Justice Mad
dox Monday afternoon. and that the justice
was at that moment considering it in another
courtroom.
He was compelled to go there. but when JUS
tice Maddox had denied the Seery motion he re-
turned and made his application &c Justice Marean
The latter hearing of the decision of Justice Mad
dox, promptly denied the motion.
All interested agreed that they would take the
question before the Appellate Division as soon as
possible The court is not sitting this week. but
II is thought chat it can be assembled by Thurs
day.
Justice Maddox yesterday denied a motion to
have the Board of Elections strike from the Munic-
ipaI Ownership ticket the names of George A.
Green and John D. Gunther. the Republican candi-
dates for Assembly in the 18th Assembly District
and for alderman in the 9th Aldermanc District re-
spectively
In ten decisions announced yesterday by the
Board OF Elections in cases of protests made by
the Municipal Ownership League against Assembly
candidates and candidates for aldermen, six were
sustained and four were not. Among those who
defeated the and will remain on the ballot
are Edward d. Sugden, ex-detective sergeant, who
is the Republican nominee for alderman in the 4th
District. Another is James J. Smith, Republican
candidate for alderman in the 18th District. Until
recently Smith q Democrat and was alderman
from that district for some years on the Tammany
Hall ticket.
The decisions in all cases of protest made against
candidates in this campaign have now been rem
dered. The board worked for twenty-four steady
hours before completing its work, and If objections
to the findings made they will be for the Su-
preme Court TO decide. Many candidates. when
informed that the objections made against them by
resentatives to the Board of Elections learn the
of the protests. Some of the representative
of the candidates said they believed the findings
unjust. 1t is understood that they will carry
their protests to court and fight their there
President Noorhis. of the Board of Elections when
told of the statement made by Florence J. Sullivan
the Tammany leader in the Sth Assembly District
that the Hearst workers in the district had in their
petitions for nominations of candidates committed
fiagrant frauds said that he did not place any
he GScIared it would have been discovered before
In the Stn Assembly District where Mr.. Sullivan
Is leader, there were protests against the Demo-
cratic candidates for alderman and Assembyman
but they not sustained. These protests Mr.
candidates.
In the 10th Assembly District however," said
Mr.. Voorhis, 'the objections against both the
Democratic candidates for Assembly and Board of
Aldermen sustained This Of course. was
strongly objected to. Mr.. Sullivan himself, per-
sonally, far 1 know. has not appealed to me
in the matter, but his representatives,, may say,
did