The evening world., 1905-11-02

original nomlhtbion' '1e "Pi"N"
me nomination OF Mr.. Jerome coul(
rot stand. as tho certificate wal nlet
TOD late. and MIR. Planners deeiina'
: zion was o a statutory one NJ
emergency w~arranting a discussion Of
che right OF the Court to go INTO the
question Of judicial legislation Is pre-
scented, says the opinion.
Opens Way for Fraud.
IN discussing the delays and con-
fusion which might result from the re-
assembling OF regular party conven-
lions. the Court says;
.rhe door would be open 10
bribery and fraud. Candidates
might he improperly Influenced TO
request or consent TO have their
nominations revoked, and conven-
tiops misht be hastily reassembled
, without actual notice to many OF
the delegates, and Improper in
fiuences might be secretly ex-
erted 20 prevail ON those who were
expected 10 appear 90 reconsider
their action and favor another
who could not have been nom
mated at the time the convention
originally assembled"
In conclusion the Court says that
Whatever Official existence the Repubh-
can County Convention had at the time
OF its first adjournment 1t was GER
rainy functus oficio at the time 1t re-
assembled.
Chairman HalpIn, a the headquarters
OF the Republican County Committee
this afternoon. said he would accept
the ruling without further action. The
case could not be taken to the Court OF
Appeals In time to have any effect on
the election.
Hearst Nominees Barred.
The Appellate Division also rejected
the Municipal Ownership League nomi-
nations Cor the Assembly and Board
of Aldermen In the Eighth and Four
teenth Districts on the ground that the
petitions were fraudulent. In these dis
tricts tho Municipal Ownership people
Endorsed the Republican candidates by
petition
In eight other dlstricts-the Tenth.
Twelfth. Twenty-hrst. Twenty-fourth,
Twenty-sixth. Twenty-eighth, Twenty
ninth and Thir;y-secOnd-the Hearst
odell combination candidates were up
AAlA ~ go ..taNaa n ufaa aAtaNaa NhnN
In nhese districts the Municipal Owner
shlp petluons indorsing Vne REPUBLICAN
candidates were Legitimate. The same
nppaies In the Fourteenth Municipal
Court District.
Horan, bhe Municipal Ownership can
dldate for Alderman from the Twenty
ninth Aldermanlc District, was ruled
on the ticket on the ground that he
did not have Y legitimate signstures
terday that only 100 signatures are re-
Quired to a petition nominating an
Alderman, but he ts, by the Appellate
Divisions action In the case OF Koran,
oysruled
PRESIDENTS Established.
In passing upon these contested
oases Ine Appellate DIVISION has es-
tepAshed sOiAe precedenLs IN election
law pom suogec,s aOvdl WHOM uere
has been mucn dlscusslon. IL Is SAID;
1Eat w1en a man =sns a peI1on ".
fore the last day Oh REGISTRATION ms
signature As valid, wnetner he regis
terA or not.
Alter the last day OF registration
q man must AVE registered 70 MAKE
bis signature 10 a peuti0n valid.
An enrolled voter HAS a right 10
sign an independent peuuon AFTER he
mas nrolIed
kowhtre a the decision In the fight
70 ~. Jerome = ma me IN the Republican
column OF the omolal ballot ueoi
awaited with more vi nervous lmpA
tience and anxiety than a Lne prlntlig
stabllsnment Of the Martin Brown
Company. rhis is the concern which
got the contract oi serving ureater
New York with ballots this election.
Under the terms VI uhe contract the
Brown Company was bound 70 deliver
stated supply oil ample DalloA at
every voting place In the nve boroughs
not later than Friday night.
Small Margin Of Time.
THIS done. there still remained the
tank OF turning olt the regular palioes,
IL had Deea calculated lna6 keep4nB
sgefg press at command going al tun
speed from last nigDN there would stld
ID no great marHln VI time 10 spare, II
any at al, In gutung the sample bal
lots reauy for distribution FRIDAY AFTER
noon. consequently each minutes Der
lny In gestlng to-days decision added
70 the tension IN the pressrooms.
The situation IN u great many ways
had first class dramatic possibilities,
Ia order not TO lose q single precious
second In getting the work under way,
the printing company stationed men
within hailing distance OF one another
from the Appellate Division at Madison
avenue and Twenty-hfth street, 10 its
building. The duty OF this long line OF
pickets was 10 pass the word, the mar
at the steps OF the court building gat-
ting q nash from a watcher within. was
to signal the next man, and he in turn
the next, and 80 on. as fast as vigllan.
eyes could catch the wigwagging on up
raised arms,
Presses All Manned.
In the jobrooms mon stood nj every
press. with two forms OF the sample
ballot ready-One with Jerome's name
uneer the Republican device and ono
With II only In the column under the
BLACK Square" OF the Jerome Nom
nators."- Each pressman and helper was
prepared, on a shouted notice from the
street door, TO slap one form or the
other IN place. release the clutch and
start the work Of turning tons OF wood
pulp paper Into printed sheets.
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