New-York tribune., 1906-10-17

Petitions asking for the Independent nomina-
ton of the following list of candidates in the
name of the Independence League were filed with
the Board of Elections yesterday:
FOR CONGRESS.
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FOR THE SENATE
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FOR ASSEMBLY
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11-Owen ". Bohan 2e-Leopold Prince.
3f-Dennis Murphy uT1S 2s-4andre. r Jscis Jackson
22-Benjanin Berger s2-wnllara 4. Ksarns.
While some OF. these will be truly Inde-
pendence League candidates. IN many other
cases the filing of the petition means merely a
Hearst Endorsement of the Tammany candidates.
Scrutiny of the list showed that only two OF the
names II were contained in the list OF labor
candidates given out Monday night at the
Gilsey House by group Of labor men, with the
distinct authorization OF the Hearst chiefs
These men are Gottfried E Lehner, candidate
for Assembly in the 9Th District, and James NJ.
Downey. candidate for Assembly in the 25th.
Thomas Rock the RepubLcan-Hearst candidate
for Senator in the 14th District against Senator
Grady. has not yet filed his petition He has not
obtained the required number Of signatures. but
says the petition surely will be filed.
The Board Of Elections heard arguments yester-
day protests filed against nominations of several
candidates for Congress. Senate and Assembly.
The Cowan and Nagle factions nearly had pitched
battle about their contentious.
Apart from this the liveIiest tilt came when
Harry P. Davis. voter from the 18th Assembly
District, protested the nominations by the Inde-
pendence League of Leopold Prince for the Assem-
bly,, James J. Frawley for the State Senate and
Francis Burton Harrison for Congress.
Davis declared that the conventions were not
qualified TO nominate these men behalf Of the
league. and that the sgners OF the certificates and
the candidates not members of the league The
hearing postponed until tomorrow.
Daniel F. Cohalan, who appeared for the candi-
dates, declared that there could be monopoly
of q name or emblem unless an organization had
justified its right at previous general election or
by a general petition. The fact that
ganizaton had filed the nomination OF Congress
man in district under the name and emblem of
the Independence League, Mr.. Cohalan said did
not give the objectors arbitrary right to the name
and emblem in the state He said il was ques-
ton whether a group OF men could incorporate an
emblem and and prevent its use by others.
Commissioner Dady said the board ought TO de-
eide that question as it would undoubtedly be car
ried the courts.
Herbert R ILmburg said that the right OF the in
corporated Independence League to the name and
eral He said that. by virtue OF the certihcate OF
incorporation, they had the exclusive right TO the
name and emblem, and the filing Of the state
ticket nominated BY the league also strengthened
their right TO the title. A number of other pro
tests against nominations by Independence League
conventions were also filed These included the
the 4th District; T P. Bent in the 10th District II
Kings, and James Vincent Ganley, in the 2ttn
District, New York.
John F. Cowau protested against the nomination
of James Owens TIE Nagle candidate for Senator
in the 2st District. Henry l. Schevermann, repre-
senting CoWan interests, declared that the con-
vention which Owens was nominated was not
called by the VINO designated by law.
After much wrangltng II was decided TO settle the
Robert (s'No Pass'O Baker was on hand to see
that he removed from the Prohibition
ticket in the 9Th Congress District in Kings, where
he is the Democratic nominee. Emmanuel New
man. rerresenting Jesse D. Frost said that the
nomination was not made at No. 1853 18th street, as
the Baker certificate states but at Harris Hall, IN
Eighth avenue. John Mckee chairman of the
county committee of the Prohibition party in Kings
said that Bakers nomination was proper.
A taxpayer from Staten Island filed a protest
against the nomination of Daniel J: Riordan. Dem
Congress- District, 10 tI The vacancy caused by the
RESIGNATION Of Timothy D. Sullivan The reason
giveu for the protest q at the nOmina tons
y ere made for both the unexpireI and the fun
term and that q separate convention Is required,
under the law TO uoruir tie for the unexDred term
against Thomas J. Mc3Ianus, candidate for Sen
aTor in he 18th. his candidate for the Assem-
blv owen Bohan Their petitions bear the sig
natures OF Max IhmSen, Timothy DrlScou ana +.
f Shober. the Independence Leagues committee
on substitutions certifying to their legality.