The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-18
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10. ". Bohen, IN. e-F. W. buckley.
Thomas GlOster. 2g-yames Jackson.
49,. ], Hoey. CO. SO-W. II, McCaIrey.
Philip I" Mcclure. ST. 5; Bernstein. 81.
sc-Geo, schwegier. CT. John Holloway.
2l-Dennis Murphy. "a Samuel r. Terry.
In some of these cases, it is believed,
the Independence League, rather than
incur the danger Of a choice, will stand
neutral and let the Bureau Of Elections or
the courts decide without its help. Not
one of the members Of the executive COM
mittee Of the league who could be found
at the Gilsey House last night would permit
himself to say whether or not the league
would disown the Tammany candidates
on whose behalf petitions have been filed.
A week ago, when ~ came out that the
league had been regularly incorporated
and was controlled by a board Of directors,
il was explained that the primary purpose
Of the incorporation was to protect the
name and emblem OF the league.
Last night at the Gilsey House Max
Ihmsen, Mr.. Hearst's manager; Judge
Seabury and Herbert r. Limburg, who
represent b league IN the contest be-
clined to make predictions as to the action
of the directors.
When Mr.. Limburg was asked II the direo-
tors Of the corporation had not the power
to refuse to accept candidates put forward
by Tammany as league candidates on
petition blanks supposedly obtained from
the Leagues headquarters he said:
That Is a matter ! I'm not prepared to
talk about now. i am not at this time able
to say exactly what the powers Of the execu-
tive committee are. i am going on the
assumption in my work before the Board
of Elections that that board has the au-
hority to decide which Of the two sets OF
petitions shall be accepted"
This is what Mr.. Ihmsen said: -We
lave not been able to determine yet lat
power the executive committee has in the
matter OF refusing to acknowledge the
Tammany nomin atoms which have been
made or the leagues petition FORMS. You
see there are many points involved. The
petitions, l understand, have been circu-
lated by branch organizations Of the league.
and il will have TO DO decided whether or
not these members are qualified to sign
petitions for district candidates without
reference to the executive committee.
That decision will have to DO made by the
Board of Elections, and / suppose that
that body will determine many other points
which the other side will raise, such as
the ~genuineness OF the signatures on the
petitions and as TO whether the signers arc
bona fide members Of the league
Then the executive committee 10 not
intending to take any action against the
Tammany nominees who have been named
on the petition forms OF the league9' Mr..
Ihmsen was asked.
Il have already old you,S he replied,
that the question Is one for the Board OF
Elections to deal with"
At the Gilsey House large packages Of
blank petition forms OF the League have
been handed out without hesitation to
messengers from TammAny headquarters.
Tammany district leaders expect hat Mr..
Hearst and his agents will accept the greater
part OF the Temmany candidates. The
Leagues lawyers, these men said, will
practically leave it to the Board Of Eco
lions, with the result tina the board will
decide In favor Of the TammanY man, and
not the man named against them by volun-
teer branches Of the Incorporated League.
One OF the Hearst managers tsaid last
night that while what he termed was the
Hearst Legitimate ticket" for judiciary
had been fled and still contained the name
Of Judge Breen, who has declined the Lea que
nomination. and of Judge Rosalsky, who
IL expected to decline il, the League would
make no effort TO fill the vacancies. This
would make the Tammany and League
tickets practically identical;
One Tammany Hall leader went to the
Gilsey House last night and read the riot
act to Mr.. Ihmsen n Judge Seabury.
He told them that II they allowed Judge
Rosalsky to stay on the leagues ticket
the resentment which was already felt in
Tammany at the selection Of a Republican
candidate ives likely TO eliminate IN some
such similar state Of affairs as had arisen
in Brooklyn. After the Tammany leader
had thus spoken his mind Judge Samuel
Seabury had a long talk over the long dis
lance telephone with William R. Hearst
last night. and Mr.. Hearst said that under
no circumstances would the Independence
League stand for Francis 8. McAvoy, nomi-
mated for City Judge. and that John ].
pendence League ticket, could be nomi-
mated by circulating petitions last night
and fling them before midnight. Judge
Seabury had a talk with Max hmsen and
then left for Tammany Hall, where Judge
Seabury was to talk with either Charles +.
Murphy or Thomas F. Smith
The Tammany Hall law COMMITTEES met
last night, and Mr.. Murphy, although not a
member OF the committee, attended the
meeting. The purpose OF IL was to decide
on the procedure the committee would
follow in fighting any objections which
might be made before the board Of elections
against the acceptance by that body OF
the Tamgnany nominees whose names
appear on the Independence League forms.
The committee adjourned until this morning