The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-25
SACRIFICED CANDIDATES SORE
SAY HEARST MUST HAVE AS
SENTEDTOTHEIR TURNING DOWN
Tammany Men, Bearing on the Spolls,
Chuckle and Say That Now They VIII
Get Out and support Hearst a. Murphy
had Then When the Job was bone.


Tammany men were chuckling yester-
day over the turning down Of so many
independence League candidates by the
Board Of Elections. They commented on
the smoothness with which it had been
accomplished. with Herbert r. Limburg
representing the Hearst corporation and
Daniel F. Cohalan representing Tammany
before the board; and they pointed to the
result as corroboration OF Mr.. Cohalan's
statement to the executive committee on
Tuesday night that Mr.. Hearst and his
managers had never authorized the dis
trict leaders OF the league to put up district
candidates in opposition to the Tammany
candidates and that they had only seemingly
consented to indorse the action Of the dis
trict leaders in order to abate resentment
on the part of a large number OF members
OF the league. Now, the Tammany men
said, they would get out and work for Hearst
as Murphy babe them after the decisions
had been handed down.
1t was apparent also from the demeanor
and talk Of some OF the league candidates
who have been turned down that those
disappointed individuals also think that Mr..
Cohalan spoke the truth. More than
of these leaguers who called at the Gilsey
House yesterday to see Max F. Ihmsen,
but were unable to do so. did not hesitate
to say that they were the victims Of an
understanding between Mr.. Hearst and
Mr.. Murphy.
The Board Of Elections decided on Mon
day that the Independence L~eague-that
is, the corporation-owned the emblem
Of the scales and that candidates properly
nominated with the sanction OF Mr.. Hearst
and his directors Of the league could get
their names under the emblem on the bal
lot. In view Of that decision it il inferred
by the victims that Mr.. Hearst's option has
been exercised against them and in favor
OF the Tammany candidates. Among those
turned down were most Of the labor candi-
dates.
Supreme Court Justices Greenbaum m
bowling heard arguments yesterday in all
the appeals by candidates from the de-
cisions OF the board in the scrap over the
Hearst emblem. In practically every case
pro forma orders we're entered approving
the findings OF the board. so that an appeal
may be taken at once to the Appellate
Division. which will devote its session to-day
exclusively to election cases. Final decisions
are looked for on Friday afternoon.
Special Term. Part ~, Of the Supreme
Court was crowded to the doors with can
didates and their lawyers and henchmen.
Herbert Limburg and Daniel F. Cohalan
did most Of the arguing. the former for the
league men and the latter for Tammany.
The crowd was so noisy that at times
the Judges could not hear. Several Of the
cases we're selected as test cases TO facili-
tate business, and the justices divided
these between them.
The first case tackled was that Of Francis
E. Shober, the Tammany nominee for Con-
gress in the Seventeenth district. He got
up an Independence League petition, and
William S. Bennett, the Republican nomi-
nee, opposed the decision OF the Board OF
Elections allowing Shober to be O n both
tickets.
Senator Grady's fight against Rock was
another feature. Grady won out before the
Board Of Elections and Rocks Ind independence
League petition was thrown out for want
Of sufficient names, but Rock alleges that
many sheets OF names were distracted from
his petition and hat when he filed it with
the board it contained sufficient names.
The board decided other wise, and as in
the preceding case an appea! was certi-
fed to the Appellate Division.
Grady got up and declared that he wanted
it distinctly understood that he had moi
sought any Independence League nomina-
ton.
Il am not an Incorporated candidate,
said he, and the Justices smiled.
There are no such charges against you
here, Senator said Justice Do wiling, tC
which Grady replied:
Il am glad to know il, your Honor"
Ex-Governor Black appeared for Judge
Rosalsky, and made a long argument on
the action Of the Board Of Elections In the
judiciary cases. Justices Greenbaum and
Bowling said that they thought it best Ia
let the Appellate Division decide.
In the Goldf ogle-Adler case the cour
decided that the Boa I'd Of Elections wa
right in accepting the Independence League
petition filed by Goldfogle. The pOin
raised by Adler was that the petition, be-
cause It contained the names Of the candi.
dates for the Assembly and the Senate a
well as for Congress, was invalid, becaus
the districts were not coterminous. JUS
tice Bowling ruled that such petitions coul'
be accepted.
Altogether there were about a hundre'
cases on the calendar, all Of which wer
disposed of by S O O'Clock.
The county committee Of the Indepen
dence League mot last evening at the elise.
House and adopted a resolution thanking
William R. Hearst for an offer he had pub
lshed to gives % 900 as a rev ard for the arres
and conviction Of the person or person
who stole. mutilated or destroyed tn
petitions filed by the Independence Lcagu
candidates" with the Board OF Elections
Mr.. Hearst responded to an invitation Il
address the committee. At the close of tn
meeting, the committee gave out this state
ment, which, it was said. was a summar
Of Mr.. Hearst's remarks:
Mr.. Hearst thanked the committee for tn
apprecia ton they had shown OF his efforts {
secure a clean election, beginning with tn
fight for the preservation Of the petitions O
the independence league before the Boar
OF Elections. He told the committee that h
would be pleased to hear any suggestions tina
might be made which would aid him In de
Tending the cases Of the Independence Leagu
candidates. He added also that he was pre-
pared to retain any additional counsel tina
might be necessary to secure for the indie
pendenCe Lea Rlie candida ties the place on tn