East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-26

New York, Oct 26.--William R
Hearst's former political organiza-
ton, known as the Independence
league, the emblem of which was ta-
Ken by Tammany, bobbed up last
night as a legal technicality which
may seriously interfere with prepar-
ing the official ballots for the muni-
cipal election on November 2.
Clarence j. Shearn, counsel for
William X, Hearst, appeared before
Supreme Court Justice Gerard at a
night session protesting against the
appearance of the names Of demo-
cratic candidates under the Inde-
pendence emblem, with the result
that the court ordered that the print
ing of the ballots. which, was already
under way, be suspended until argu-
ments for both sides can be heard to-
day.
The order was made over the pro-
test Of Assistant Corporation Counsel
Inhle, who insisted that if such
drastic action were taken there might
not be time enough to deliver the bal
lots for election day The manager
of the printing firm in charge of the
work said that the plates were made
and the company had expected to
begin printing the ballots last night,
but the court was obdurate. In clear
ing up the case in court today, it may
be necessary for William j. Gaynor
democratic nominee for mayor: John
F. Glavin, democratic nominee for
president of the board Of aldermen
and Robert Moore, democratic nomi-
nee for comptroller. whose names ap-
pear under Independence league en-
blem to appear as witnesses while
the Independence has lost its old time
prestige in this city. and is not now.
strictly speaking, an organization of
Independent voters, the adoption of
the name by Tammany Hall was con-
sidered an asset to democratic candi- |
dates in that it might lead Hearst |
to vote under that en-
blem.
While lawyers were arguing in |
court over this latest phase of the |
fervid oratory by the three |
for mayor was going on.
Judge Gaynor addressed a gathering
II Columbia students and others at
he university late last night and
poke before a labor mass meeting
It Cooper union tonight Mr.. Hearst
spoke first at the Murray Hill lyce-
I'm and then crossed to Long Island.
where he spoke at College Point and d
-ong Island City. Mr.. Barnard, the
epublican nominee, delivered a Sc
les of addresses in Brooklyn.
The Hearst and Gaynor speeches ,
asst night paralleled each other in ,
many respects. Both dwelt at length r
n police reform and both criticised r
ieneral Theodore A. Bingham. re- !
emily ousted as police commission :
r.
ut has been stated that will make \
arious appointments if elected may Il
r." said Mr.. Hearst, "among them +
lie reappointment of General Bing- T
am as police commissioner Those G
atements are absolutely untrue and q
lit'uNii'i nave libNulHS u SdN
; to the personal honesty of General
but apart from his honesty
: Is not at all the kipd of man that
would appoint as police commission r
;"
Judge Gaynor. after reviewing po-
e issues and attacking Hearst re-
rred indirectly to the "white slave"
arge as made in recent anti-Tam-
any magazine article.
eve want an end to this slandering
ID defiling of the CITY," he conclud-
:" and We want a government in
e interests of the whole people and 4
informing to the will of the peo-
,.
"The white slave" issue would not ~
wn yesterday, but It was answered CO
nm almost every source in the DEM -
ratio ranks. III