The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
A LONE MAN" PARTY.
william t. Gardner Nominates Com
plete JeRerson-Lincoln Party Ticket.

william t. Gardner Nominates Com
plete Jefferson Lincoln Party Ticket.
Surrogate David Young has made
formal objection to County Clerk e.
Bertram Mott to the alleged certii-
cate of nomination and OF the certifi-
cate Of acceptance filed in behalf of
the Jefferson Lincoln party, and many
citizens of Morristown and other
towns througnt the county. 1t APP
pears that William Gardner. of Boon
ton, who is the party" went through
the county soliciting signatures to
petition for his nomination for state
senator. Gardner is a cripple and
many signed his paper, for !" it might
make him little happier as one man
put it. But Gardner filed with the
county clerk blank book in which
was complete county ticket nomi-
mated and also complete local ticket
for each municipality in the county.
The original signatures TO his petition
were Incorporated In the book and had
been copied, it is alleged, all in one
handwriting.
i Surrogate Young's name appears
among others and in his formal objec-
tion he recites that as matter of
fact it was placed there without his
knowledge, consent or authority and
against his will. The names of many
of the signers, he alleges, were not
written by the signers but by persons
without the knowledge or consent of
the alleged signers. Mr.. Young goes
on to say that the names appearing as
signers TO the certificate of pomina-
tion when compared with the names
appearing as signers to the certificate
of acceptance show indisputable evil
dence of fraud, and further alleges
that the petition is not in conformity
with the provisions of the statutes.
Gardner besides naming himself for
senator named Cornelius J. O'Connell,
this town, and John Walters, of Whar-
ton, as assemblymen. Isaac d. Lyon
was named as mayor of Morristown,
and Frank D. Baldwin, Frank I. Mil
| Ter, Frank Green and Lawrence Chris
Jensen as aldermen. For justices of
the peace Edward Wright, Dudley
Young, James M. English, Frank L.
Naylor, George S. Dickie, George III.
Sherman, Benjamin L. Searles, Jacob
J. Davis and Frank Mcpherson were
! named. For constables Gardner NOM
mated John 9. Keller, Amos Chap
man, Sidney D. Bevans, William G.
Byram, o. Whit. Emmons, Thomas ].
, Farrell.
Included in the book is an affidavit
signed by five men as to the genuine
ness OF the signatures. t was sworn
to before Justice Howard by Edward
/ Minogue, William Kenny, Edward
West, Patrick Holly and Michael
O'Connor, none Of whom are known to
fame except the first two who are
somewhat notorious here.
County Clerk Mott has announced
that he will give a public hearing on
the case at his office on Wednesday
and he will probably Subpoena every
! person who signed the book.
Every man who was nominated on
Gardeners petition that has been seen
has expressed surprise at finding them
selves a candidate and assert they
merely signed his petition for senator
and did not sign any acceptance OF
nominations. The case may be brought
to the attention of the grand Jury.
Gardner has been noted for his lido
syncrasies along political lines and has
had his Jetferson-L Lincoln party going
for several years.