Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-10-22
WH|RL WIND FINISH IN CAMPAIGN
Big DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING
SHIELDS NOT ON
COUNTY BALLOT
All Being Printed, County
Clerk Cannon SayS-Re-
fers to Hudson County

County Clerk Bernard M. Cannon
today stated that the name of Rev.
James K. Shields would not appear
on the Middlesex County ballots de-
spite the court order handed down
yesterday by Supreme Court Justice
Minturn. County Clerk Cannon said
he eliminated DR.. Shields name
from the ballot when he received
from Secretary of State Martin
certified copy of the withdrawal of
the independent candidate for
United States senator and the
sample ballots have already been
printed without the name of DIR.
Shields appearing.
The name of DR.. Shields will not
appear on the Middlesex county ball
lots unless 1 am notified by the
court to do So" County Clerk Gam
non said this morning. II believe
the courts decision yesterday affect
ed Hudson county only. 1t would
be useless expense of time and
money to destroy the ballots which
have been already printed and make
up new ballot containing the name
of DR.. Shields"
Although County Democra tic
Chairman Edmund Hayes declared
at noon today that he had received
no official notification from the State
Democratic committee that it desires
to have the name of DR.. Shields ap-
pear on the ballot in each county.
Chairman Hayes said he under
stands that such is the wish of the
state committee. He referred the
enquirer to State Committeeman
Thomas Hagerty who seemed sur
prlsed that Mr.. Hayes had referred
the reporter to him. He said that
| ne had conferred last night with the
county chairman on this subject and
understood Chairman Hayes was
looking after the matter"
Force To Be Used
TRENTON, Oct. 22.-The first an
phcation to compel a Republican
county clerk to follow the decision
Oh the supreme court that the name
ol the ReV. DR.. James X. Shields. In
dependent Republican United States
senatorial candidate should appear
on the official election ballots came
To-Day from Cumberland county
where County Clerk L. HI. Hogate of
| cumberland county printed the
sample ballots with DR.. Shields name
deleted,
The application was made bv
county Prosecutor Thomas G. Tuso
OF Vlneland, representing w. Howard
Snarp OF Vineland, chairman of the
democratic county committee, The
application recited that the supreme
court decision of yesterday, rendered
by Justice Minturn applied to every
county. despite the fact that the test
case was made in Hudson county. 1t
was submitted to Supreme Court JUS
tlce Campbell, who presides in the
circuit embracing Cumberland coun-
ty.
The court was informed that the
cumberland county clerk, although
informed of the supreme court de-
clsion yesterday, printed and distrib-
uted the sample ballots with Shields
name deleted and refused a formal
request to include Shields name.
Justice Campbell took the applica-
tion under advisement and will rem
der decision this afternoon.
Democratic State Chairman Harry
Heher when asked If the Democratic
state committee intended to take any
action to keep Shields name on the
ballots in counties where Republican
clerks might decide otherwise said:
II assume no county clerk would will
fully disregard a decision of the su-
preme court"