Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-26
By an Order to Purify
New York City Ballot
By Removing Democratic Name
From Under Hearsi's Emblem.
May Render 1t impossible to Have
Ballots Ready Nov. z.


Hearsls former political organization
known as til. Independence League,
the machinery OF which was absorbed
by Tainmany Hall at the recent pri-
maries, Dcbbed up tonight as d legal
technicaIity which may seriously m
tcrfere with the preparation of the Of
fetal ballots for the municipal election
10 pc held Nov . Clarence j. Shearn,
as counsel for Hearst, appeared before
supreme Court Justice Gerard at d
night session of that tribunal tonight,
protesting against the appearance d
the names Of Democratic candidates
under the Independence League en-
blem, with the result that the court
ordered that the printing OF the bal
lots. which was already under way. be
suspended unit! arguments for both
sides can be heard tomorrow.
This order was made over the pro-
test of Assistant Corporation tounse
HahIo. who insisted that if such dras-
tic action We're taken there might not
be time enough to deliver the ballots
for election day. The manager of the
printing firm in charge of the work
said that the plates were already made
and it had been expected to begin the
printing tonight. bur the court was
obdurate and instructed that II nercs-
sary the ballots might be prepared M
nus the Independence League emblem.
to nc added later. In clearing up the
ease in court tomorrow ii may be nee
essary for William J. Gaynor. Demn-
cratic nominee for mayor. John Fl. CAL
vim. Democratic nominee for prrsiden,
of the board of aldermen. and Robcr:
Moore, Democratic nominee for comps
troIler, whose names appear under the
Independence League emblem. to ar-
pear as witnesses.
While the Independence League is
not now strictly speaking an urgan:
Zation of independent voters. the
adoption of the name by Tammany
Hall was considered an asset to TIL"
Democratic candidate, in that it mighi
lead Hearst supporters to vote unde.
that emblem.
While lawyers were arguing IN court
over this latest phase of the campaign.
fervid oratOry of the three candidates
for mayor was going on throughout
the greater city. Judge GaynOr ad-
dressed a gathering of Columbia Stlre
dents and others at the university late
this afternoon and spoke before Ia
for mass meeting at Cooper Union to-
night. Mr.. Hearst spoke first at the
Murray Hill Lyceum in the heart of
New York City proper. then crossed
over to Long Island. whore he spoke al
College Point and Long island CITY.
Mr. Barnard. the Republican ncminee.
delivered Il series Of addresses in
BROOKLYN
The Hearst and Gaynor speeches to-
night parallelled each other in man!
respects. Both dwclt at length on polio.
reform and both criticized General
Theado,o A. brigham. recently oustcd
as police commissioner. Heretofore
Hearst has made little reference to the
police. hut Gavnnr has emphasized in
nearly al of his addresses his views
on personal liberty" Hearst followed
along the same lines tonight. He said
in part
at has been stated that would
make various appointments if elected
mayor. among them the re-appoint-
mcnt of Gen. Brigham as police COM
missioner. These statements are abSu-
lutely untrue and unauthorized. ] have
nothing to say as to the personal hon
esty of Gen. Brigham. but apart from
his honesty he is not at all the kind
of man that l would annoint as police
commissioner.
AS to what he considered proper au
thority of the police he said:
IF | am elected mayor the police
shall not be ordered to maltreat nor
insult any American citizen who is
not criminal. The police shall never
behave like Cossacks of Russia and