New-York tribune., 1906-10-23
NO SCALES FOR TAMMANY.
Board OF Elections Bars It from,
League Emblem.

morning that Tanmany candida+. couId uss
the scales. the emblem of the Independenoe
League. on the official ballot unless the candi-
date was approved by the Hearst managers
Ihls decision is a severe blow to a large num-
Der OF Tammany men who have fled nominat-
ing petitions in the name OF the league Tam
many VIII not accept the decision Arrange
ments nave been made to argue on the action
or the board before the Supreme Court at l
o'clock to-day. The Appellate Division will sit
TO hear arguments appeal Thursday to ia
cilitafe the settlement of the appeals that will
be carried to that court
ihe Board OF Elections rendered it's decision
In the case Of Francis Burton Harrison the
Iammany candidate for Congress in the 18th
District, and H. P. Davis the Independence
League nominee. Mr.. Harrison's petition was
rejected and that OF Mr.. Davis accepted. The de-
cision was unanimous and was based on the
Iacts that the Independence League had filed
with the Secretary of State full state ticket
unoer the name and emblem OF the league and
Ihat the acceptance of this certificate by the Sec
retary of State gave the Independence League
the same standing that Of either of the regu-
iar parties and the same right to the exclusive
use OF Its emblem. The effect OF this decision
VIII be that all the Democratic candidates for
congress, the Senate or the Assembly who filed
petitions as league candidates will be unable TO
get on the ticket when the Gilsey House man
ayers have one of their own candidates in the
field The af1dav1ts of Max Ihmsen and the other
league managers will be accepted as proof of
the candidates membership in the Independence
Leasus and his regularity it's candidate.
Some time ago. when the league was regu-
lariy incorporated. it was explained that this
tion had been taken to protect the name and en-
Diem OF the league There many other cases
similar to the Harrison for the board to
settle but besides these, the board is deluged
with cases that the decision on the Harris case
has nothing to do with. These are the ones in
which the Tammany leaders attack the validity
OF the Independence Leagues petitions. charging
that in some instances the leagues nominating
petition does not contain the required number
Of signatures; that many of the signatures are
forgeries. and that they contain the names of
many persons who live outside the district in
question. There sixty-three cases Of pro-
tests against candidates
Senator Daniel J. RIordan filed his objections
10 the league nomination Of Franklyn Quinby,
alleging that Quinby's petition did not contain
the requisite number OF signatures. A new point
was raised when the petition of Samuel Terry
was objected to on the ground that officer of
the city was eligible to election state off,
Ger. President Voorhis decided that it was not
the function OF the board TO pass on the quail
hcations OF the candidate in this particular.
The objection Of Joseph B Simpson to the
nomination Of Thomas J. A1cManus for Senator
in the 18th District sustained The
board also refused to sustain the objection to
the Independence League nomination OF Alder
man Henry Clay Peters in the Sd Congress Dis
trict. Kings, on the ground that he was not a
man OF good moral character" 1t upheld the
objection Of John i Moran to the leagues nomi-
mating petition OF Representative John J. Fitz-
gerald, Tth District, Kings. Fitzgerald was the
Democratic nominee
An objection to the nominating petition OF
Francis e. Shober IN the 18th Congress District
} a. Aar,J r.
! William S. Bennett. The argument was on
| grounds. The petitions were got up separately
in each Assembly district comprising the Con-
| gress district. It alleged that the names
could not be added together to complete the
number required by law.
John Dooling fled with the board an affidavit
| by handwriting expert. alleging that 084 out
| Of the 1859 names on the nominating petition
Of Charles Shober. in the 14th Congress District
| were forsertes.
| Senator Thomas F. Grady appeared in his
| own behalf TO protest against the acceptance Of
| the nominating petition Of Charles Rock as the
J league candidate for the 14th District Senator
! Grady charged that the petitions we're fraudu-
| lent "I hope that you gentlemen will take care
OF this petition, as I wish to use 1t before
! the grand jury II the Independence League is
/ g. corporation, whose nominations are controlled
/ by it's board of directors then 1 don't want q
| nomination at the hands of the Independence
| League" said Senator Grady, sitting down amid
| the applause of the crowded meeting room
Objections to the Independence League nom
mating petitions in the 10th Congress- 10th SEN
/
! version late in the afternoon. The Democratic
/ candidates, Francis Burton Harrison, James ].
/ Frawley and Leopold Prince respectively, who
We're ruled out in the morning, filed objections
/ to the regular Independence League nominees,
/ Henry P. Davis for Congress- James A. Lyons
/ for Senator and Mr.. Greenberg for Assembly.
! MI Davis allowed to take the aff1daVlts
| end got until o'clock to file answers. With
! Mr. Lyons and his lawyers he tried to leave
! the Board Of Elections building saying after
ward that he did not know it was against the
| rule The Frawley followers learned of his pur-
| nose and there was a rush and a scrarbl that
! was not far from free fight
! The Ieaguers returned, however When they
i sought to examine the petitions in the general
office Of the board they found that friends OF the
/ democrats had them and would not give them
/ mn Appeai was finally made to President Voof-
/ his who directed that two representatives, one
| of each faction. be allowed TO look the petluons
| over together. > :;
| The Judiciary Nominators were represented n
| the protest against the judiciary tickets OF me
/ Independence League, objecting to the receiving
| Of the second independence League ticket. on
| which the name of John J. Brady was substl-
| tuted for that Of Magistrate Breen, VINO oe-
| clined to run. c. L. Jones, for the judiciary
| Nominators urged that Mr.. Bradys name
| should not be included under the Independence
| League emblem, that a separate petition snouLo
| have been made for him or else the substitution
| made by the campaign committee Of the In
! dependence League, which il had the power to
| do under the law Mr.. Cohalan, representing
| the Democratic party, urged that all Of the pc
| titions should be allowed to stand
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