The Washington herald., 1906-10-27

New York, Oct 26.-Thc appellate divi-
sion of the Supreme Court handed down
decision in the contested nomination
cases this afternoon that sweeps out Of
this election nearly all the Congressional
senatorial. and assembly candidates NOM
mated by the independence League in
this county The Independence League
nomination of Judge Rosalsky is upheld.
The decision of the election board
throwing out the Independence League
nomination of Thomas Rock is upheld.
Rock still holds the Republican nomina-
tion against Thomas F. Grady. An APP
peal of ali the cases passed upon viii be
taken 10 the Court of Appeals at Albany.
The Congressional, senate, and assem-
bly, candidates are removed from run
ming technically. Positions authorized by
the Independence League were circulated.
placing III nomination candidates for three
Offices. Each of the petitions were signed
by 1.e1 voters.
Separate Endorsements Needed.
The law requires that each candidate
nominated BY petition must be indorsed
10y 1000 votaTS The court holds that
OnIlf lNfl' AlAftli bitF iiiot MN~ ilHllliiif ttt
on 4 petition each man is held 10 receive
Ouly his prOportiOnate share of the 1000
signatures. For instance: If there were
two nominees. each is credited with only
go fndorsers. and if three, each receives
credit for only 800 l-3 indorsers.
In recognizing as legal the nominations
as Matthew =. Breen and Judge RosaI-
sky, the appellate division upholds the
contention of the independence League
that, as it is a corporation the executive
committee has the right to say who shall
De on its ticket
There viii be only six names under the
Independence League emblem for local
officers These are Francis Burton HsrTi-
son, for Congress in the Sixteenth;
James J. Frawlev. in the Twentieth SEN
atcrial, Leopold 4. Prince, in the
Twcutv-Sixth assembly: James a Ganly,
in the Twenty-fourth assembly; John
Colahan. in the Twcnty-second sena-
tOrial and 4 Goldberg. in the Eigh-
Iccnth assembly.
Practically sweeps Ticket on.
The decision practically sweeps on the
ticket all the purely Independence League
candidates for Office to be voted for By
districts and leaving q clear field for the
Tammany candidates. including Congress
men,
The judiciary ticket put together by
Murphy and Hearst will stand IN all cases
with the exception of John J. Brady, who
was suggested by Murphy. but not in
dorsed ny the Hearst people. and Francis
:. NcAvov. the Tammanv candidate for
Judge Of the Court of General Sessions.
Roth AICAvoy and Brady will. however
remain on the regular Democratic ticket.
but they will not be permitted 10 put their
names under the emblem of the league.
which will doubtless cost them thousands
Of votes.
But tho ones who are hit hardest are
those candidates who sought To run on
the Independence League ticket alone
and they viii carry the matter to the
Court of Appeals II is said that spe-
cial session Of that court will be held at
Albany on Monday for the purpose of de
Gliding these cases finally. and that q
speedy decision will be reached
Most of the candidates thrown out are
labor men, and many of their followers
are angry, saying that they have been be
trayed BY the Hearst people. They de-
clare that the independence League had
never intended TO deal squarely with
1hon. and this seems to be borne out by
The statement OF Daniel \ COhalan. the
tive committee of that organization that
the managers OF the league made no trou-
be for him at all when the fight against
the petitions for Independence nomina-
tions came up.
OF the seventy-three cases that were
tested in the court, over So per cent Of
the straight Independence League peti-
lions were thrown out leaving the league
Column practically vacant. except for the
- al &c
the Tammany candidates prOfited greatly
bv the decision
Eject on Labor Vote.
There is some guessing as TO what eff
feet the decision will have upon the labor
vote for Hearst Recently he has made
enormous gains, both here and up the
State. in labor circles, on the ground
that he was loyal friend of organized
labor, and that he had always stood by
the unions IN his newspapers. Since these
petitions Of the independence League
have been in the courts there has been
all kinds Of rumors to the effect that the
candidates, practically all of whom are
prominent in labor circles. were not get
ting a yduaTe Geal. and that they were
put up just TO be Knocked down.
Many observers mere believe that the
whole matter viii hurt Hearst with the
labor uniCns AS the matter stands now
they have no representatives on the same
ticket
Max T. Ihmsen. Hearst'S campaign
manager. announced yesterday that he
mad evidence OF plot on the part of the
Republicans 10 steal the election
Chairman Woodruff denied this in toto
The betting was heavier in Wall street
today than on any other day OF the cam
paign. The real wagers I'm Wall street
amount to $1,000, The betting opened
at 10 . against Hearst. but there was so
much Hughes money in sight that the
odds were again to l. when the market
closed. one bel OF $4,000 on Hughes to
$1,000 on Hearst was placed
10000 Give Hearst Ovation.
Albany. y. Y. Oct. 2s-The state capitai
Tonight received W. r. Hearst with open
arms. o0.O0o people joining in a street
demonstration surpassing any reception
thc candidate has Vet encountered UP the
CONTINUED on THIRD PAGE
Baltimore and Return. Sl.25
RzIffvnore a nhfo u u