The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-08
STAMPEDE TO FILE
ELECTION PETITIONS
Last Minute Rush Of Candi.
dates Keeps Clerks Busy
Until 9 4. NJ.
INDEPENDENTS IN LEAD

A'N
,ualify the candidates Of all parties for
entering the nominating primaries on
September 2s .ended at midnight last
night with the usual last minute
stampede.
Nearly all the candidates who Hled up
10 6 + NJ. yesterday were "independ-
,n,s" There are more OF them than
last year. They are going into their
party primary with the hope. usually
vain, Of getting more votes than the
Insiders who have been picked by the
party organization. The regular party
committees held up their own designa-
tons until after dark. When they APP
peared they swamped the Board OF
Election clerks.
Signatures were still being counted
and the names OF candidates entered
In the books and on n bulletin board nj
I o'clock this morning.
There were no surprises in the regu-
lar party designations. They con-
formed TO the states as framed by organ
lzatlon committees in the last fortnight.
Nor are there any unexpected contests
York and The Bronx.
Al Smith Of Tammany will have no
opponent for the Democratic Sherin's
nomination. william II. Edwards, who
was doomed by independents and then
turned dow by Tammany, withdrew
yesterday. al forecast by THE SrN
several days ago. Big Bill will cam
paign for Smith.
Mr.. Edwards's acceptance OF a hone
less situation caves Mr.. Smith to COM
pete for the Sheriff's job in November
with Frank NJ. Bowers. Republican I;
william Halpin, Progressive. and Louis
J. Rines. candidate of william Suffers
American party. Halpln may withdraw
In favor Of Bowers and the American
party may withdraw Rines. The name
Of any designated candidate can be
withdrawn up to September 10. Before
midnight of September II the COM
m'ttees on vacancies-each candidate
has one must make s~ubstitutions.
Among the Republican designations
Is that OF August Schwarz for the SUI
preme Court. He will be replaced on
the ticket by John NJ. Tierney, Demo-
crat. making the Republican -Tammany
AhNA'l ol 'ouft uNllNt NOIn-
plete as follows:
John Proctor Clarke and Edward r.
Finch, Republicans: Francis h. Dele
hanty and John NJ. Tierney, %organiza-
ton Democrats Clarence j. Shearn and
Samuel Greenbaum, independent Demo-
Gratis.
The Progressives also designated Jus
tees Clarke ard Greenbaum. The in
dependent judiciary committee. which
IaH 1Aa- H. A.
these two Judges. filed yesterday petit
tons with 2.329 Republican. $3.50 Dem
ocratic and 1.l35 Progressive sigma
lures, in each case more than was
needed.
Ar acute primary contest Is promised.
will Frank Moss entered as an indie
pendent candidate for District Attor-
ney against Charles a. Perkins in
the Republican primary. and AZ
the candidate OF the American party.
william Sulzer kept his Endorsement OF
Moss a secret until yesterday. He says
he will make speeches for Moss and will
turn to him the 10000 votes which Sui
ger got for Governor In this county
last fall and a lot more.
The election board officials said Mr..
Moss had not filed a petition on the
prospective ticket. 1t was the talk
around the elective board offices last
night that John ]. O'Connell would
withdraw in a few days in favor of Mr..
Moss.
The American party Endorsed Clarke.
Greenbaum. Shearn Delehanty, Tierney
and Finch for the Supreme Court. and
designated Philip G. Samuels. a Sulzer
Progressive. for the City Court. Rlnes.
the candidate for Sheriff. Is an East
Side poultry dealer. Suspender Jack
MCGEE is running for Sheriff In the
American party primary.
For Aldermen and A~ssemblymen. the
American party picked a composite list
Of candidates Of the other parties. In
Brooklyn. II designates Col. Alexander
). Bacon, a member of SulEef's kitchen
cabinet AZ Albany In the old days. for
the Supreme Court In the Twenty
third Congress district-the only Con-
eress battle-ground in the city this year
it designated william s. Barnet. who
served in the lower House as a Repub-
llcan.
With the exception of justices Clarke
and G~reenbaum, the Progressives desig-
mated a straight party ticket for the prin-
cipal offices In New York ounty In
only six districts Is there Republican,
Progressive fusion on Aldermen and As
temblymen. In Kings there Is general
usion OF the two parties.
One OF the candidates who took ad-
vantage OF he wide open primary to
Try his luck against Tammany IL Jo-
teph 7. Ryan, a lawyer OF 149 Broadway.
III filed a petition for the Democratic
CITY Court nomination bearing $500 sig
ratures.
HIS opponent is Justice Iorenz Zeller.
The Republicans designated Saul Rogers
.or the City Court. but will withdraw
nm In favor of Zeller.