New-York tribune., 1906-10-21
kEFORGERY CHAnGES
TAMMANY rs. LEAGUE.
Counsel Says 500 Names on Petition
-4re Written an One Hand.


Charges of forgery and Illegal work freely
made yesterday by counsel for Independence
League and Tanmany candidates for the AS
semby and State Senate at the hearing of the
Board of Elections, where arguments came up
on the disputed rights Of nominees for the use
of the emblem Of the Independence League.
When the objection to the petition Of William
Shoeber. candidate for Congress in the 14th Dis
trict, which includes Queens and a portion Of
Manhattan came up, John T. Dooling. counsel
for William Willett. jr., the Democratic candi-
date in that district. said that IT'S names out OF
1900 were defective and 500 names were abso-
lutte forgeries, whole pages being written in one
hand. Mr.. Doong said that they wanted time TO
submit the affidavit of handwriting expert.
These forgeries are a good deal worse than
some which were prosecuted by the District At
torney last fall.' said Mr.. Doolng. He received
until tomorrow TO file the affidavit of the hand
writing expert.
The protest against the nomination Of Alder
man Henry Clay Peters for Congress on the In
dependence League ticket in the 5th District. in
Kings. not pushed before the board. The
protest, which was filed by John Gillen. Of No
75 Hooper street. Brooklyn. alleged that Peters
was not qualified to be candidate because he
was mot person of good moral character; that
he had been convicted of receiving stolen goods
| second degree representative Of Mr. Gillen
stated that he was unable to have his counsel
present. and that they were not prepared TO sub
nit affidavits substantiating the charges made
in the protest AS 1t could not be stated how
soon this could be done the case was closed, and
Robert Stewart, for Mr.. Peters, moved the re-
lection Of the protest.
PROTEST BY JAMES A LYONS.
There was stir when the protest against the
nomination of James ]. Frawley the Inde-
pendence League ticket in the goth Senate Dis
trict came up The objector of record was
Henry p Davis. candidate for Congress in the
18th Congress District The case was presented
TO the board on the strength of the papers sub
mitted by Herbert A. Linbelg, counsel for the
independence League. James A. Lyons, who
claims the genuine nomination for Senator In
the district. sought hearing through his coun-
sell President Voorhts declared that the case
was closed. Mr. Lyons protested that he had
expected his protest would be presented, and
argued by Mr.. Limberg, he had turned his
papers over 10 him, but Mr.. Lirnberg had failed
10 file them.
1T looks as if we were being sold out" de-
clared Mr.. Lyons. with some show of anger.
The nomination of Frank Hendrick as the In
dependence League candidate for Congress in
the 18th District, was attacked. on the ground
tion. only 91O of them were legitimate and legal
Among the charges, it was represented that
sixty-three lived outside of the district. and that
five names appeared twice. The regular Demo-
cratic nominee is William H. Jackson.
Upon an examination of the petitions by Mr..
Hendrick while the hearing was going on. 1t was
disclosed that he had 1.TS6 names instead Of
1892. as claimed by the objectors TO his nom:
nation, and the protestants received additional
time to examine the new names found
IHMsEN AGAINST HARRISON.
Mr.. Limberg said that the Independence
League contended that Francis Burton Harri-
sons petition should not be accepted because 1t
was not authorized by the Independence League
and that the petition had been filed by others
than members Of the Independence League. He
said that Henry p. Davis was the candidate Of
the organization. and he offered aftidavits from
Max Ihmsen and the several chairmen Of the
Independence League in the Assembly districts
composing the 18th Congress District all certi-
tying that Mr.. Harrison not member OF
thu Independence League and was not its candi
date and that the petition nominating him
was unauthorized by the Independence League
managers.
Daniel F ColahaR, in arguing against the ex-
elusive right of the Independence League cor
poration to the name and emblem. said that they
had conceived an ingenious Scnefns 10 get dIOuIlu
the law but that the independence League was
trying to do the impossible in its efforts 20
monopoiize the name and emblem IN dispute
There was no authority of law for the mainten-
ance Of a corporation a political party. NJ.
Colahan insisted. He said that The demand for
Mr Harrison's nomination was signed by three
thousand petitioners
After the general bearing on the Harrison
protest was concluded the board took Up
number of other objections. reserviDg their opin-
ion on the contending claims 10 the name
emblem of the Independence League.
Daniel ]. Riordan Democratic candidate for
Congress in the Sth Congress District. fled an
objection to the Independence League nomina-
ton Of Frankyn Quinby. His objection was
based the fact. alleged. that the Quinoy
petition. which should contain one thousand
names. had only S4I
1t looked s II the objection TO the nomlna-
ton Of James A. Allen the Independence
League ticket in the 11th District would be sus-
tanned. as 1t shown that he had less than
the thousand names required on the petit
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