New-York tribune., 1906-10-30
HEARING FOR LEAGUERS
TO DECIDE ON PETITIONS.
Special Session of Court Of appeals
at 4lbany TODAY.

Chief Justice Edgar NJ Cullen of the Court of
Appeals, yesterday issued a call for a special
sion of the court to be held at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon at Albany. The object of the session Will
be give hearings those candidates Of the In
dependence League who were thrown off the ticket
by the decision of the Appellate Division Of the
Supreme Court
LAWYERS representing parties interested in the
decision called upon Justice Cullen with numerous
orders which they desired him to sign. They were
Clarence j. Shearn Herbert r. Lfmburg and W. A.
De Ford for the independence League; Charles L.
Cohn for Henry NJ. Goldfoge, who is the Demo-
cratic and Independence League candidate for Con-
gress from the 9th Congress District: Daniel Co.
halan R. B. Moffat and John T. Dooling, for the
Tammany organizations Mr.. Jones and A. s. Gilbert
for the Republican State COMMITTEES
In granting the application for special session
the chief justice said:
tions and has been deprived of one or two, oro 90
not consider the situation serious enougn I TO Rt
where a candidate would be Kept or me t, pailoe
to dedne his rights think that every facility
should be offered him for speedy deterr1nia''o'i
Some these appeals are by ydf Gandddtes
would be G 6Ted not fne ana nae9 90 VIII
an extraordinary session for to-morroW afternoon
the us Ballot despite the decision Of the Appellate
Division. but who lose some OF their h nrd He
the court convenes
He explained that the only question to be oecioea
was the legality Of the multiple or OMNIBUS
petitions, In which several candidates aye honli-
mated in several different districts.
The league will be represented at Albany thls
afternoon by Ex-Governor David B. Hill, and
Thomas F Grady will probably represent Tam
many Hall.
The Independence League. which IS doing lts pest
to convince the labor people that 1t is not faking
yesterday issued the following statement as coin-
ing from Clarence ]. Shearn:
Unfortunately in. all the cases, except that OF
Edward HaRnah Han ths Appe
Division did not take time to point out wnetnee ne se
number Of signatures upon the, point about mul;
tiple petitions Spetitions IN Wsch ctlzsns sgnea
jointly. If the decision was rendered on the num-
Der of signatures there Is ny3ived question qsI % 9d
The attitude of A. S. Gilbert the lawyer for the
point, insisting on every techncality in order to
may may be as finally announced by the Court Of Ap-
peals. This Is Of course. to be expected from "a a
Partnership part. with Attorney General Mayer.
II the Court of Appeals. in the Hannah case
sustans objection on the issue Of multiple pc;
titions, have every reason to expect, and
the failure of the Appellate Division TO make clear
the ground Of its decision we s. shall endeay9r to
candidates the advantage of the decision in the
due to q lack Of time Intervening between the de-
cision of the Court of Appeals and Election Day
State Chairman Woodruff heard yesterday that
statements had come from Independence League
circles that the Republicans would make effort
to delay the Court of Appeals from hearing the
case Of the defective petitions appeal. He said
the statement was absurd, and said that it would be
impossible for any regardless OF the Republi-
cans to interfere with the action OF the highest
court in the state.
The question Of delay in printing the ballots was
called to Mr.. WoodruHs attention, and he said:
The contract for the printing called for the delv-
cry of the printed ballots to the Board of Elections
by Thursday next at the very latest. I am in
formed that the Court Of Appeals Will not decide
until time to-day whether extraordinary
session Will be held to hear this case, but If II IS
decided 10 do lhs no hearing of arguments can
possibly take place before tomorrow. 1t will be
necessary for the court, If it hears the ap
peal, TO grant immediate opinion Even in that
case the printer can't begin work until late to-
morrow night, and it will require approximately
five DAYS and Eve nights 20 compete the Job