The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-29
TO DROP THB LEAGUE TICKET
BY HAVING A HITCH IN THE
PETITIONING PAPERS.

that's said 20 ne the scheme Nov Tina,
Heart Has the Democratic NOmina.
observation-disclosures League Candidates
want 20 KDow where They stand.
william r. Hearst. from all indications.
Is preparing to kick aside the ticket pro.
pared by the Independence League at tho
convention Of that body held in Carnegie
Hall on September IL. This determination
is likely to prove troublesome. for the rca.
son that W. or three OF the candidates
named on that ticket have already de.
manded from Mr.. Hearst that he make
some definite statement OF his position so
far a. they are concerned.
The only men named by the Carnegie
Hall convention who have been placed on
the Democratic ticket with Mr.. Hearst
are Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, the nominee
for Lcutenant-G Governor. and John s.
Whalen. candidate for Secretary Of State.
The other men, have been demanding To
know where they stand. and in response
TO their clamors Mr.. Hearst called a meeting
Yesterday OF the executive committee Of
the league. At the close Of the meeting
| this abatement was handed out to the res
porters;
the executive COMMITTEES OF the Inde-
pendence League met this AFTERNOON at the
Gilsev House. The meeting was for the
purpose OF preparing appropriate replies
TO the Independence League candidates on
the question Of fusion. A special commit
tee was appointed for the purpose Of framing
these replies
All information was refused as TO the
nature Of the communications which had
been received from the leagues candidates
which had necessitated the appointment
Of a special committee TO draw up replies.
Melvin @. Palliser was made the chairman
Of the special committee.
After the meeting, when 1t was suggested
shat the formal statement given out was
somewhat vague, he replied: L know that.
The statement was purposely a a vague
one. Perhaps Mr.. Hearst may refer TO the
situation which has arisen In his speech
Tonight at the Madison Square Garden,
but RI he does not he will undoubtedly have
a statement to make tomorrow. Beyond
that l have nothing to say"
Mr.. Palliser Is also the chairman Of the
COMMITTEES named by The Independence
League to obtain the signatures necessary
for the nomination OF the Leagues candi-
dates by petition. just after b Carnegie
Hall convention Mr.. Palliser rented a suite
OF offices in the building adjoining the Gilsey
House, but that Ii all that he has done so
far toward obtaining the signatures. The
petitions must be filed with the Secretary
OF State not later than October IL, and 10
these petitions there must be attached the
signatures OF at least fifty voters in every
county OF the State.
Not only has there been no move made
to obtain these signatures, but no attempt
has been made to all the vacancy OF the
ticket caused by the refusal OF George
A. Fuller Of Jefferson county to become
the Leagues candidate for State Treasurer.
whats the need Of any hurry" Mr..
Palliser said yesterday with q grin, when
we can do all that work In a couple OF days
when we get down to it3"
1t was said yesterday at the Gilsey HOUSE,
that one OF Mr.. Hearst's representatives
had been heard to say that h Carnegie
Hall ticket would be allowed to drift now
that Mr.. Hearst has succeeded in getting
the nomination Of the Buffalo convention.
The scheme, it was asserted, Is to let down
the leagues candidates easily by having
a hitch occur in the petitioning papers.
The law requires that there shall be at
least fifty signatures from each county.
and the plan, according to Information
which leaked out yesterday, Is to have
the petitions shy OF one or two counties, or
to have less than the requisite number
Of names on some Of the county sheets.
The result would be the nullifying OF all the
petitions.