New-York tribune., 1907-10-08
WHITNEY FILES FIRST
A R4RTLETT STATEMENT.
League Nominee Wants Both
Tickets Declared Void.

BOSTON oct. THE contesting Democratic nomi-
nees for the state ticket for the November cleo
tion will present their claims before the Ballot
Law Commission of the state on Wednesday morn
ing AS the ticket headed by Henry H. Whitney.
Of Foston was filed first with the Secretary Of
State to-day it will he for those representing Cen
eral Charles w. Bartlett the other aspirant Tor
the nomination for Governor, to Show cause why
the Whitney ticket is irregular. The commission
may also consider a petition to throw out both
tickets and declare that convention was held
at Springfield on Saturday. Such petition was
filed to-day by +. Gerry Brown, of Brockton. In
dependence League nominee for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, who asserts he was candidate for the
same position on the Democratic ticket at Spring
field.
Daniel T. O'ConnelI. manager for General Bart
lett issued tonight, in part as follows:
The. hysteria that always follows, when a sup
defeated by supposedly weak minority IS now
Whitney and his confederates are CRYING loudly
that fraud and injustice were done them. and they
Bare r2 Gt' stood hs ground
throughout the months of July and August and to to
held, and we carried majority Of the cities and ana
our opponents were Iuued into political slum-
] ]sPaPTr @ sIstSs "a % tn SnTpgAes on Friday
night. The Whitney managers told their deleSttes
TO come Saturday on the much advertised Whitney
Springfield at any old time the Boston & Albany
officials decreed
Our opponents went 10 Springfield boasting that
they had control of the state committee. men
the first state taken II was found
that won. Then in quick succession came
twelve additional rollcalls, and each time we were
victorious Was there fraud in that victory we
had outpayed the Whitney managers, beaten them
openly and decislvely. and great was their alarm m
At once they planned TO bolt the convention FOR
proof OF the latter statement I refer all fair
minded men TO the newspapers OF Saturday morn
At 10 O'Clock Saturday morning all delegates
with the exception of a very few. were outStde
the convention hall waiting for admission Inc
Whitney managers discovering too late that the
first in line are the first to be admitted. tried 20
in line thereby hoping to delay things until tle
special train bearing Whitney delegates camp iol-
lowers and a collection OF men fitted to tight az a
given word. all aggregating In number fully sd
men, should arrive.
ask all fair minded 20 bear this fact In
mind: The convention was advertised 70 open az
until 1880 and it II 05 before the Whitney pro-
cession arrived at the hall. And ask this queS-
tion: Can several hundred men exchange creden-
tials for tickets and enter hall. In the midst OF
extraordinary excitement. all in period or eight
nine minutes?
1t is true our delegates had the front II Is
four to That their privilege. for they
were there early. ready for business
dentials were due primarily TO the great excitement
and crush. Then again 10 was due to the theft OF
a handbag containing an accurate list OF delegates
names. The theft malicious, and ] ask the
Whitney managers to return the stolen list.
have no apology to make. and ] stand back OF
everything done. We did not bring thugs from
others came 10 see the excitement II was their
right Whitney claims he had five hundred dele
gates. Who brought the eight hundred men from
Boston 10 fill the special tTain2
General Bartlett has been subjected 20 OUTRAGEOUS
criticism. but II does not disturb him. He will
main in the fight to the finish.