New-York tribune., 1906-10-19
LEAGUE STOLE EMBLEM.
so SAYS N. O. L. NAN.
Hearst attorneys Did Not Refute
Charge to Elections Board.

Ar Yesterdays hearing of the protests against
certain nominations before the Board or Elections
It was brought out that the state convention Oh
the Independence League at Carnegie Han oio not
adopt and was not asked to adopt the scales of
justice emblem. which now appears on the Inde-
pendence League literature and VIII appear at
the head of its ticket the ballot Ihe nrst oo-
lection taken up by the board was that to the
nominations of Daniel J. Riordan Democrat and
Frank Frugone, Republican. for Congress. to NIL
the unexpired term of ex-Consressman L. D. Sui
livan. Charles Sullivan. of New Dorp. Staten ISL
and. the objector. He said he objected only
to the nominations for the unexpired term, hold
ing that there should have been special primary
to elect delegates for the specific purpose OF NOM
mating such candidates.
The delegates elected he said. were chosen only
to nominate candidates to the Goth Congress. and
their act in nominating for the unexpired term
was Illegal The conventions. 1t appears. nominated
first for the Goth Congress, and then reconvened to
nominate fer the vacancy. Eli Rosenberg appeared
for Mr.. Frugone and Daniel E. Cohalon for Mr..
Riordan.
Mr.. Rosenberg said that the call issued by the
Secretary of State qualified the conventions to nom
mate candidates to fill any vacancies we'll as for
the full term The proper for the obecors.
he said was to the courts and not to the Board Of
Elections.
Mr.. Cohalan held that the conventions rec
ular and legal in every way, and that they were
qualified to fill existing vacancy. Mr.. Sullivan
has until to-day to submit a brief specifying his OBJ
Herbert r. Limburg. representing the Incorporated
Independence League in the 20th Assembly District
Francis P Bent, contending that Arthur s. Coiborn
was the leagues real candidate for Assembly in
hdayits Of the officers of the Organization. 1t was
during this hearing that the fact that the Carnegie
emblem s came out J. s Thompson. counsel for foF
any title to the the emblem lit was Secured By rape
as It belonged to the Municipal Ownership League"
had 0cp I'd SoPsd gS the tsn %
hearing objection
of Edward Halloran as the Independence League
candidate in the 4th Assembly District Of Kings
more hot shot for the Independence League di-
Ernest seean d tHat Sas b Mr.
had made an ahldayt that Mr. Ealoran was
the the petitioners for his nomination were not mem
bers, should not be accepted by the board ..,d
Mr.. seeiman " There is nothing to show here that
we. are not members of the Independence League
place to show that we are members G The fay1so s
OF Max IS not or ny Of the GSy
Before the board adjourned Robert A A , Msngis sEo
appeared in behalf Of several petitions he heb had
few before midnight the night before IRE
The filed six ana for Se
Assembly in the 18th District sheepsheasd Bay
two H9 PETITIONS naming otto A Rosaisky place q
F. s. McAvoy, for Judge of General Sessions, and
Matthew p Breen, after Breen had formally. de-
cned to accept Supreme Court nomination from
No decisions were announced. ,...,,,. ,,,o,
mUnd iam and F. petsr Res Of saPeton
who mar named by the In
agS Sr %threw on a Wednesday In anticipation
of this the Democrats CIRCULATED regular teT cue
domination Of Joseph Barth on the Independenee
agse sSbeS i0F Bsrh and Groak are the Demo-
cratic era nominees These petitions fled wednes
league tickets will be Identical