New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-22
HEARSTLAW PUZZLE
CiUic Alliance Committee
Studies Ticket.
CIVIC

Members of the law committee Of the
Civic Alliance were busy yesterday prepar-
ing the cases which they are about TO bring
before the Supreme Court TO determine the
rights OF their candidates 70 be placed on
the Civic Alliance ticket. All through the
afternoon the Board of Elections was re-
ceiving notices that appeals would be
taken from its decisions.
The facts in the fight of the Hearst party
TO have only members of the party under
its emblem on the official ballot are these:
Independent Democrats controlled by
Tammany Hall, nominated by petition. the
Tammany ticket under the name and en-
blem of the Civic Alliance. Every one. in
GLIDING the Board of Elections. knows this.
but the Democratic members of the board
have refused to vote against members Of
their own party whose nominations were
objected to unless it could be proved that
the genuine petitions were fled first,
They held that the Civic Alliance was
entitled to choose it's own candidates in
the Borough of Richmond, because a can
didate from that district was registered
in the office of the Secretary Of State as a
Civic Alliance representative before any
one else had a chance to find out what the
Hearst party's new name was. The fight on
the city ticket was avoided by the with
drawal of the petitions from New York
and Kings counties. but the rights of the
candidates on the other tickets were de-
cided by the priority of time in filing.
1t is understood that the Corporation
Counsel. who is a candidate for justice Of
the Supreme Court on the Tammany
ticket. was willing to help the board out
with any legal advice which it might
need. 1t was able TO settle the questions
for itself quite easily.
When the Civic Alliance protested the
Tammany men on the board were unable
to see that it had any case, while the
Republicans were willing to decide in
its favor if it was entitled to the nomi-
nation. This caused an inability to
sustain the objection, as there are the
same number of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis on the board, and consequently
gave the impression that the commits
sioners were against the real Civic AL
lance candidates.
Most of the cases will come before
Justice Gerard to-day. If the Civic AL
lance loses it will appeal again, and if
necessary take the matter up to the high
er court.
William NJ. WINS gave out a state
ment yesterday in which he said:
l am entirely satisfied with the progress
of the campaign. Judge GaynOr adds 10
per cent to the guarantee of his defeat
every time that he speaks. My only
anxiety is lest he should stop talking.
He is nObOdys candidate but his own,
and Mr. Murphy's and Mr.. Cohalans. The
rest is all stage setting. / fail to note
that he said what he will do with Cohalan'S
building code if elected.
The Kings County organization OF the
Civic Alliance has opened headquarters at
No. 76 Court street. at Livingston street.
G. Y. O'Loughlin is chairman of the cam
paign committee. The Civic Alliance dis
trict leaders in all five bOroughs met at
headquarters in the Hermitage Hotel and
elected a city committee. The officers chO-
sen were Charles E. Gehring. chairman;
William ]. Taylor. first vice-chairman: DR..
Joseph II. Byrnes. second vice-chairman
James A. Allen. secretary; John W. Cox.
treasurer, and Michael G. Byrne, sergeant
alarms.
The following Civic Alliance meetings in
Brooklyn are scheduled for tonight:
New Plaza Hall, Havemeyer street, near
Grand street, Williamsburg.
AriOn Hail. No. 13 AriOn Place
Congress Hall. No. 1892 Atlantic avenue,
at Vermont street.
Saengerbund Hall. Smith and Schermer-
horn streets