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»rid of bo harmonizing the operation of th* our-
Jace lines and the new underground rapid tran
sit lines as to most effectively provide for the
handling of the passenger traffic of the city."
Ths committee recommended accordingly.
THE IN'STERSTATE TUNNEL.
On September 15, IMS. Mr McDonald entered
Into the agreement with the Public Service Cor
poration of New Jersey, through Thomas N.
McCarter. its president, to build the interstate
tunnel. This provided for tlie formation of tho
Interstate Tunnel- Railway Company of New-
York and the Interstate Tunnel Railway Com
pany of Maw Jersey, which should enter Into
traSie contracts With the? Public Service Corpo
ration, tie New York City Railway Company
cad lbs new subway lines to be built by Mc
3>ona!d and his associates. Tho financing was
to be as fallows:
Snch party to the. contract was to subscribe
for tit lease $T».O0i),00O, being one-half of $10,
00,0<>'.> present issue of gold bond?, bearing ln
•»rf>- :.<.t exceeding .> per cent, to be created
either ; tatty or by the Interstate Tunnel Rail
way Company of New York and the Interstate
Tunnel Railway Company of New Jersey, or by a
eatporation formed by the consolidation or mer
/:-•■ .-.' the corporations or by a holding company
t > be organized. The bonds were to be secured
either by v direct mortgage lien on the tunnel
and proper; l'..- of the Tunnel Railway Companies
or th« consolidated corporation, or by a first
lien on shares representing the entire capital
stock (less directors' qualifying shares) of the
companies, find the bonds were to be of an
authorized issue not exceeding $15,000,000, with
authority reserved to issue additional Jjonds
thereunder at the rate of not exceeding $7,500,
000 for every additional tunnel.
The etock was to be acquired in equal shares
Toy the two parties, and each was to have the
right to elect one-half of the directory.
The Erie Railroad Company and the Delaware,
"Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company
could become parties by a readjustment of the
shires.
M'DONALDS OWN PLAN.
This idea. Mr. McDonald testified, was h'.a
©wn. He worked fully a year in perfecting the
detail? Yei by January 31. ItW, the Metropol
itan Securities Company had found It was un
able to carry out its part of the agreement with
him, and he was In a portion to sue for breach
of contract, so the contractor and the company
agreed on a pettlement whereby the tunnel com
pany's Btck was to be returned and subscribers
reimbursed
Mr. Cassatt "bought the Public Service Corpo
ration of New Jersey." Mr. McDonald had
heard, and he "would not stand for another tun
nel under the river From the $100,000 first re
ceived Mr. McDonald paid to Edward M. Grout
a fee of $10.noo. which afterward was repaid to
him. Mr. Grout did not care to be mixed up
with either of the conflicting railway compa
nies and afterward turned down retainers from
them. Also. Mr. McDonald paid to Mr. Vree
land. Mr. Crlmmins, Robert A. C. Smith, Henry
IV Mac Dona and Danforth V. Reynolds $1,000
apiece, each man's share as an incorporator.
Still another Important agreement was entered
*>n the minutes by Mr. Ivins, this one between
Mr. McDonald and the Metropolitan Securities
Company, dated January 23. 190»>. whereby, for
B. payment of $150,000 and the assumption of
Sir. McDonald's contracts for work done on the
plan, the company was released from all ar
rangements regarding free transfers, etc.
The agreements by which th« $260,000 was
paid were sanctioned by the directors of the
Metropolitan Securities Company, the agree
ments cancelling the Interstate tunnel project at
a special meeting at which only Messrs. Vree
land Oral Root. Richard W. Meade. Charles
B. Warren and Edward W. Sayre were present.
w Sayre Is the secretary and treasurer of the com
« pany.
"Did you can the* attention of those gentle
men, when^ou discussed these agreements with
them, to the fact that this virtually put an end
to competlrlon in transportation in New York
City?" asked Mr. Ivins. "I did not need ">,"was
the reply.
"That v.«T.t without paying, did it?"
"It looks that way."
"Did you ever talk with any one on the Bel
mont side of the ff-pce with regard to this
merger prior to its going into effect?"
"Mr. Ivins, I did not know anything about
the merger until it went into effect and was
en the bulletin boards."
At present Mr. McDonald said he was a vtce>
pre.Fl lent and director of the Interborough-Met
ropolitan company, with a five-year contract to
do what sub-way work the concern might «r»>t.
Meantime, work or no work, he is to get .*">n.OOQ
a year. Mr. Nieoll tried to make it appear that
be had done much work already in preparing
plans, but. answering questions by Comml?
FIRST
PIANOLA RECITAL
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AT AEOLIAN HALL
New York's Musical Center
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, at 3 P. M.
SOLOISTS
The Misses EUGENIE and VIRGINIA SASSARD,
Duetists
Mr. ERNEST HUNTER at the Pianola and Organ.
BEGINNING with this week there will be semi-weekly
Y< Pianoia Recitals at Aeolian Hal!, to which admission
I_J is free. 1 hese take place Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons at 3 P. M. In addition to the Pianola
numoers, good vocalists are provided and the Aeolian Pipe
Organ, with its magnificent tonal resources and great variety
of registers, will be played. '
Our object in giving these Recitals is primarily to extend
the knowledge of the artistic possibilities of the Pianola
• Many persons who have had an entirely wrong conception of this
wonderful instrument hare become strong Pianola advocates after
attending these concerts. We specially want the opportunity to
convert persons who have heard other Piano-players and
have supposed that all instruments of this kind must be very
much alike. J
There is a tremendous difference between the Pianola
« and its imitaton, as Jlwwjieciuls' .0 effectively demon
•trite. It is a great injustice to the Pianola to class it -
with the many other instruments which its world-wide
success has brought into being,
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eloaer Willcox. the contractor said he bad done
nothing since obtaining that contract.
QUIGG UP AGAIN.
Lemuel E. Quigg was the first witness called
yesterday. He told about still more work at Al
bany. A payment of $500 to Colonel Reuben 1...
Fox, formerly secretary of the Republican State
Committee, was explained a.s being for Informa
tion from the colonel's bureau and for copies of
bills introduced. Mr. Ivins examined him in re
gard to bills of the series <>f five. "Stelnway
grab" measures in the seslon of 1905, which he
was opposing. He hardly agreed that Speaker
Nixon, in the Assembly, nnd Senators Raines
and Ifalby controlled legislation. He never spoke
to either F^-nator about th© Bteinway bills,
thougta he did to Speaker Nixon.
He did not remember exactly, either, a? Mr.
Ivir.s put it to him, that Senator Raines moved
one of those bills for final passage and then
left the Senate chamber when Senator Malby
moved to strike out its enacting clause, thus
killing it. Those bills were easy to beat, ho
raid, because "every newspaper in the city
was damning them."
Hfs million niime petition nover was presented,
Mr. Quips went on. because the merger had
done away with the necessity for its presenta
tion.
"Thereby betraying the interests of a million
citizens through tho failure to present the peti
tion?" nsked Mr. Ivil ■
"Oh, no," replied Qui,', £. "I spell It out quit"
differently. Through the activities of you and
other misguided citizens a situation was pro
duced where no credit could be obtained for a
railroad enterprise in Now York, and, in my
opinion, Will not be for many years to come, so
the plan had to be abandoned." So far this year
he had paid $500 to James L. Wells, ho Bald.
He did not know how much had gone to Edward
H. IleaJy. He had no regular agreement with
either, ho answerer), after some hesitation, He
admitted causing the Central Federated Union
meeting of March 26. 1003, protesting against
the granting of certain subway franchises.
At that meeting Controller Grout, John Ford,
Thomas Rock and Mr. Bolton spoke, but none,
Quigg explained, was paid to speak there. He
also admitted responsibility for a Bronx upris
ing on August 15 of this year over the third
tracking of the Second avenue elevated line.
This was arranged through Mr. Hcaly.
D. G. Moorehead. secretary of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company, was called to testify
again that ho had made no further search for
the missing checks and vouchers. Mr. Ivins
then declared that In the ledger of the Metro
politan Securities Company, in a suspense ac
count amounting to $174,002 he found a
voucher dated October 31. 1003. for 560.000,
This was a check in payment of a bill dated
November 3, 1902.
The investigation will be continued to-day,
wh^n Anthony N. Brady probably will Vie railed
to the stand to tell about receiving more ihan
£000.000 for franchises for a road, the building
of which was held up by Injunction.
OPPOSED TO RECEIVERS.
Several Lawyers "Argue Against
Making Them Permanent.
Roger Foster, as counsel for Joseph Conrad, hold
ing a Judgment against the New York City Railway
Company for J 8.000 for Injuries, and three other
persons with claims for Injuries, argued before
Judge Lacombe yesterday against his making per
manent the federal receivership over that company.
He denounced the receivership as Improper and col
lusive, almost as much a "stock grab" as hail been
the Third avenue receivership.
Mr. Foster wanted to file papers in a motion to set
aside the receivership, but this Judge Lacombe
would not allow. This action could be filed later, ho
Bald He fired next Monday as a day on which be
would hear arguments on that subject. So the law
yer was forced to confine his arguments to declara
tions that this receivership had been cooked up for
days before the papers were filed. It wan Improper,
sines It took the Jurisdiction from the state courts,
where it belonged.
"The court has been imposed upon," declared
Mr. Foster, "and Induced to step outside of Its
Jurisdiction. This case was brought here to pre
vent the State Attorney General and th« minority
stockholders and creditors from proceeding against
the defendants In the state court. The appoint
ment of the receivers Is In conflict with Judge
Holt's decision relative to this same property ar. 1
the illegality of parallel road«."
Mr. Foster then raked up the history of ihe
Third avenue receivership, and Bald both Judge
Lacombe, who appointed the receivers, and the
latter had been deceived. This present suit, like
that one, Mr. Foster said, was practically a stock
grabbing matter.
"Tour honor was deceived then, and I assume
your honor does not want to be deceived atraln,"
smiled Mr. Foster. "Tour honor will recall the
receiver wan deceived Into making a report show-
Ing the Third avenue road to be in a fearful con
dition financially, and the Etock naturally de
DAILY TRIBUTE. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1»W.
creased. Then later It was found there were rain
bows; a second report, phcrwing better financial
conditions had been found, and pota of gold were
located under the ends of the rainbows. The per*
sons bidding in the stock when It was down kept
it, and thus Becured control of the road, and still
have it."
Mr. Foster continued that the court should not
assume the difficulties of the reoelverßhlp owinf
to the many burdens it would impose.
"Tha court already understands the many bur
dens," interrupted Judge Lacombe.
Mr. Foster said there were no questions of Inter
state matters, and therefor* nothing remained
properly to give the federal court jurisdiction-
Ho objected to many tilings in the order appoint
ing the receivers, among them tho right of the re
ceivers to pay rentals to other roads without the
court's order, and to their right to create prefer
ences In damugo suits, and their authority to bor
row money and to fix salaries for employes and
officers.
Judge Lacombe Fald that several of the matters
named In the order would be modified, it having
been found that some of them are subject to one
or many constructions.
Judge Lacombe added that the position of the
receivers with regard to payments in damage ac
tions was one he should grant a hearing on.
Several others argued against the receiverships.
The suit of William N. Amory against H. H.
Vreeland, president of th« Metropolitan Street Rail
way Company, to recover dam? for alleged slan
der nnd defamation of character, was on Justice
O'Ocrnian's calendar in Trial Term, Part VIII, of
the Supremo Court, yesterday. When the case was
called a clerk from the office of Colonel Franklin
Bartlett, of counsel for the defendant, asked for
an adjournment on the ground that Colonel Bart
lett was returning from Europe.
Justice O'Gorman was told thai th« lawyer was
expected to-day, and accordingly put the case the
first on the calendar for Wednesday.
JOLIXE M. S. R. LAWYER.
Receiver Formerly Represented Com
pany in Transfer Suit.
Additional evidence of the "friendly" character
of th» federal receivership over the properties of
the New York City Railway Company and the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company was grained
yesterday when lawyers recalled that Adrian H.
Jollne, one of the receivers, appeared as counsel
for the New York City Railway Company as re
cently as December, 1906.
The case was one In which Hampton D. Ewlng.
counsel for Hugh H. Senior, tried to recover a
penalty for refusal to give a transfer. The com
pany in the Appellate. Division won the case, and
tho Court of Appeals in February of this year af
firmed the judgment.
Mr. Senior asked for a transfer from the Lex
ington avenue line to the 42d street crosstown line.
The Lexington avenue lino Is a part of th« Metro
politan Street Railway system. Frior to 1900. tha
41.1 street line was a part of the Third avenue sys
tem. When th«» case came to trial, the president
of the Cd street company testified that It was
controlled and operated by Its own officials, al
though the New York City Railway Company had
admitted control of the stock.
Justice Ineraham. writing the majority opinion
in the Appellate Division, held that "control" In
the railroad law referred not so much to the stock
ownership as to the actual physical management.
and that therefore a transfer need not be issued,
because the physical control of the Cd street lln/>
was not vested In th» officers of the Metropolitan
Street Railway. Presiding Justice OTtrlen and
John Proctor Clarke dissented, On December 12,
IMC, the case was argued before th* Court of Ap
peals. Mr. Joline appeared then for the company.
BURROWS TRANSIT SUIT ARGUED.
Chicago Man Seeks Dissolution of Inter. -
Met., Alleging" Illegality.
The Interhorough-Metropnlltan company filM
with the clerk of the United States Circuit Court
yesterday an answer to the bill of complaint of
Daniel W. Burrows, of Chicago, sad others nv-.iir.st
the Interborough-Metn company. Tlion-.as
F. Ryan, August Beunont nnd others, In which
Burrows prays the federal courts to declare the
merger unlawful. Ho asks that tho transfer of
stock and also paying of dividend* l>*> • ■; ;-d
The company admit the general nll^gations of
the complainant as to the formation of tho com
pany, but denies that there exists any Illegality
in the leasing of th« companies, and especially
that there la any competition, or could be. between
the elevated, surface nnd subway lines.
Mr. Burrows was the holder of 1,400 fliarcs* of
Metropolitan Securities Company 6tock, and de
clared the merger meant ■ heavy pecuniary loss
to him, as well us to other stockholders of the
merged companies.
IX THE TAMMANY RACE.
Three Want Nomination for Sheriff
— Men for the Judiciary.
The race for th« shrievalty nomination In th*
Tammany organization seems to b« batsrsan Jamea
J. tiagan. Deputy I ommissioner of Public Works:
Eugene 3. McGuire, leader of the southern half of
i 1 District, and Coroner Acrltelll. Tho Coro
ner has little chance unless there should bo a
K"publlean-Independen-e Iyngun nomlnatl n of
John I'almietl for Sheriff, [n that case the Tam
many men would run the Coroner, it wan paid last
night, so a.i to prevent a possible stampede of the
Italian vote.
Ex -Council man Thomas K. Koley could be nrurii
nated for Sheriff if he wanted to b«- Mr Foley
is not an office-seeker, lie could have had a com
miasionerflhlp in the McClellan administration, bat
declined it. Mr. roley sent word to Charles F.
Murphy last week th«t be would not accept a
nomination for *uiy office. When stun last night
:.' baid:
"1 am not and never have been a. candidate fur
any office, i am Interested In tha Id Assembly
District. All my Interests an tbers, and as long
k.s they desire me to be their representative In
Tammany Hull it will be my pleasure to represent
them in that capai Ity, but as for running for of
fice—count me out."
William H. Ellison, John J. Delany. R. B. Mof
fett and Danl«J I". Cohalan are talked of for the
Supreme Court nomination. The Sullivan men want
ex-Corporation Counsel fcJllsun nominated, no an to
tak" away the. stiiiK of bis enforced resignation
from the Law Department after his falling out
with Mayor McCtellan last spring.
Some of tha names discussed for the City Court
justiceships are John H. McCarthy and Edward F.
O'Dwyer. now on tho City Court bench: A. J.
Talley. ex-civil Service Commissioner; ex*Benator
Marks, Joseph V. Mulqueen and William V. Moor..
Justices Wauhope Lynn and Georgo f. Roesch,
of the Municipal Court, and Magistrates Edward F.
Browne and Walsh were talked of for the General
Sessions bench.
The Tammany County Convention will be held to
morrow night at Tammany HalL
COMMITTEE OF FIFTY'S FIRST WORK.
The Commfttee Bf Fifty, consisting of repi-psenta
tfvea of the ClUsens Union, the Bar Association,
the People's Institute, the East Side Civic Club, the
Independent Club of the West Side, the Reform club
and the Committee of Twenty of the lawyers, which
held a meeting In Carnegie Lyceum last week, met
yesterday afternoon at the Citizens Union head
quarters, No. 252 Fourth avenue, and formed a
temporary organization, with Dean George W.
Kirchwey. as temporary chairman.
A special committee, consisting of Charles
Bprague Smith, J. Asplnwall Hodge. Julius H.
Cohen, Joseph M. Proskauer and Bernard L.
Deutsch, was appointed to confer with civic asso
ciations of the East Side, with a view to energetic
action should the candidates for the judiciary now
being considered by the Republicans and Tammany
Hall be nominated In that district
Special committees were also appointed to confer
with the Republican and Democratic party leaders
regarding the selection of fit candidates for Gen
eral Sessions, the Supreme Court and the City-
Court. A commfttee on permanent organization
was also appointed. The general committee ad
iourned to meet next Thursday. The executive
committee of the Citizens Union will meet on Fri
day right to take final action with reference to the
support of candidates.
NOMINATED FOR ASSEMBLY.
Newark, N. V., Oct. ".-Wayne County Republi
cans to-day renomlnated Edson W. llama, of
Lyons, for member of vie Assembly. .. -
FUSION m THE AIR.
County Republicans Await Move
from Independence League.
There probably Is to be some port of a fusion or
understanding between the Republicans and the In
dependence league on a county ticket, although
President Parsons of the- Republican County Com
mittee refused yesterday to discuss the matter.
Mr. Parsons seems to I** 1 waiting for the Hearst
people to make a proposition. If they Fhould not
make it, there will not b« any combination. The
Hearst men probably will have to go more than
half way in the matter, showing by their willing
ness to support fit candidates that their chief con
cern is not tho spoils of office. One of President
Parsons** friends said last night:
"If we don't fus«* wo will be defeated at the polls.
This Is an off year— a year of municipal election*.
The Republican frum^rs of the state constitution
took the view that strict party lines might be dis
regarded In municipal elections. The principal
enemy— the man to be crushed -1» Murphy. It Is
the Murphy machine which the Republicans will
have to fight next year and In subsequent years.
If «••« can this year damage the Murphy machine
by r>cting a county ticket, st will be a fine tactical
victory. i.fjf
'There are to N» elected this autumn a Supreme
Court Justice, throw General Sessions Judges, us
City Court Judges and thirteen Municipal District
Court Justin*, If th* Republicans elect, say, half
of those, they, as an organisation, and the com
munity, as a who!*, • in view the result compla
cently. The Murphy machine will corn* out of the
scrimmage badly battered, and the general average
In ability and character of Uio new Incumbents
will be higher than th» Murphy average It is easy
enough to declaim against the policy of fusion With
the Hearst men, but the Republican leaders want a
victory, or a partial victory, after the polls close.
They do not want to n. compelled to admit that
they have been defeated all along the line of
buttle."
This view may not bo strictly a Parsons view
of the situation, but it comes from a. man clos« to
the president of the county committee.
If the Hearst men support Justice Bruce, Judge
Whitman and Justice Wadhatns, all of whom nr<*
to i" renorainated by th* Republicans, the Hearst
men will demand support for their candidate for
Sheriff. Who this will be is not certain. The
friends of Maximilian F. Ihmsen, Mr. Hearst's
campaign manager. Insist that tho place be given
to him. Th« friends of John Palmierl. appointed
to the Municipal District Court bench by Governor
Odell In 1904, expect that he will be named
It was learned last night that as yet no d"a!
had been arranged. In many of the Assembly dis
tricts the respective leaders of the Republican and
Independence League organization* liavn Joined
forces In tho hope of wresting control from Tam
many. These, minor deals attract little attention,
as they do not carry great potentiality. It will be
much different, however, when the issue for or
against fusion with the Hearst men comes up in
tho county committee on Thursday night of this
week. Tho time Is up on that night, and. what
ever those In control of the county convention de
cide to do will have to be done on or before that
night
Do you want to have a voice in the selection
of a Republican candidate for President? You
cannot vote at the Presidential primaries in the
spring unless you register and enroll as a Re
publican this fall. Register! Register to-dayl
i .»
CANDIDATES FOR JUSTICES NAMED.
Lewis Nixon Attacks Mayor for Fighting
Murphy.
Nominations of candidates for tha office of jus
ti'-.. in the Municipal Court were roade In several
districts last night. In the meeting of the Demo
crats of the nth District Lewis Nixon, chairman
of the convention, made a speech, saying that he
believed the time had arrived for a Democratic vic
tory. He condemned Mayor McClellan for his atti
tude in lighting Murphy. Willis Bruce Dowd. John
Godfrey Saxe. and Moses K. Ryttenberg: were then
nominated.
In tho 6th Maurice Featherson consented to the
nomination of Jacob Marks, who opposed him in
the fight for the leadership of the »th Assembly
District at the primaries. The nominations that
were made follow:
DEMOCRATIC.
District.
::- Thomas P. Dtneen.
♦t— Jacob Marks.
S — Leopold Prince.
ft— Willis nrucft Dowd, John Godfrey Sa« and Moses R.
Kyt tenters;.
2 Bronx— *John M. Tterney.
•Renominated.
Th.- following nominations were made for the
Assembly:
REPUBLICAN. DEMOCRATIC.
Dls'rict. District.
B— David Robfon. John V,'. Irwln.
10— Anthony M. JicCabe.
35— Robert D. Ireland.
311 — Louis P. Grimier.
George J. Schneider was nominated for alderman
by the Republicans in the 10th District. Mr.
Schneider is the present alderman.
Henry B. Smith, chairman of the New York
County Direct Nomination League, announced last
night that Harvey T. Andrews, deputy appraiser,
was the choice of the Republicans for Justice of
the 7th District Municipal Court. Several days ago
postal cards were »ent to all the Republicans In
the district asking the voters to name a candidate
for justice, and the returns as tabulated by Mr
Smith gave Mr. Andrews, the present leader of the
district, the largest number of votes. This Is the
tii tit time that a candidate for Justice of the Mu
nicipal Courts has been selected by popular
choice. As a recent law of the Legislature Rives
the 7th District Municipal Court three justices, the
other candidates will be Justice Francis J Worces-*
ter and Alderman John R. Davles.
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JEROME JABS TAMMAXY.
Trying to Sidetrack Whitman, He
Says — Word for McCarren.
In a statement that he Issued to th« press last
night District Attorney Jerome criticises the Dem
'•■ ratio party, urging the people of the county to
see that the '•squabbles, lack of political good
faith, of decency and political morality of this
sort of an outfit," does not deprive them of Judge
Whitman, who, tho District Attorney says, has
clearly demonstrated the wisdom of the Governor
In selecting him. Mr. Jerome) says that he believes
that an agreement has been mado between the
Republicans and Tammany Hall that two of th«
Judges of Special Sessions that are to be elected
are to be Democrats and one a Republican. Then
the District Attorney continues:
"It remains to bo seen whether th« Democratic
party In this county, controlled In its machinery
by a coterie In Tammany Hall, will follow up Its
dullard performance in tho state committee- and
commit that unpardonable sin of breaking its
political engagements. My information is that It
will not nominate. Judge- Whitman, the appointee of
Governor Hughes.
■i Judga Whitman rot b<» nomlnatei. a
- will be don*. Whlla he has been
on tbSJ banch of (lenerai Sessions only three
months, ha has In that time clearly di.monstr.it.->]
thf> wl.s.lom of the )Jo\prnor in selecting him. Tfje
people ' -.nty hay« a right m I I
■if his servic. s In order that a misgoverning
(K-r..'.p in the Democratic party may reward its
..: hacks."
Referring to tha T-^tlng of tho state committees
l isi week, Mr J •-
"Tli« Republicans have done the right thing, what
ever their motives may have been, and the Demo
cratic State Committee trails behind, a. striking
Illustration of a boiy without courage, probity or
brains."
Th»» District Attorney said that some one had ap
parently r«*r?wa<l<'<l the Democratic ...
President Roosevelt would oppose, th« nomination of
Judg* Willard Bartlett, and that for this reason It
would have a chance for a conference with the
Republican committee ml a chance to dictate some
Democrat t" b«> elected. Ha continued:
•Th> aaatomlty of thla belief waa correctly de
scrlbed by Senator McCarr*n as fathead politics.
The antagonism to McCarren was such that his
motion was defeated without any r>-gTr-1 for Its
Tightness or political sagacity. Th« victory over
McCarren provr-s a barren one, and only serves to
make dearer that he la the only man prominent In
Democratic machine politics in this state who
Seems to possess a modicum of political intelli
gence."
Register to-day, If you neglected to do so yes
terday. There will be only two more days-
Saturday of this week and Monday of next — and
you may be ill or out of town on those days.
Don't neglect your present opportunity!
COURT OF APPEALS GETS AHEARN CASE
To Decide if He and Subordinates Must An
swer Inquiry Questions.
Albany, Oct. 7. -Tha Court of Appeals will OscMa
Whether John V. Ahearn. Borough President of
Manhattan, and several of the» attaches of his
osßce were Justified in refiutng ts answev Qjaos-
Oona proponnrtad to them by tha Ctanmisstonan
of A. 'counts In New York City. BrMl were sub
mitteii t<> xhf> coorl to-day.
The. ca?esi com" before the court on arpeals from
or. l»rs of the Appellate lilvislon. First Department,
attirniit.*; orders of t!..> courts below, which di
rected Mr. Ahearn nn.l his subordinates to submit
to questions of the Commissioner* of Accounts
Whlla Ihey were lll»>SH|Bllllg Mr. Aheai •:.
part man t. lit nee these |>i »i sailings were instituted
ati«i ehargw against the Borough rinakkiul we*«
rtle.i with Oovanvar Hiighoa The.se char gas are
still under consideration by th« Qevaraor.
Did you register yesterday? No! Well, then,
don't fail to register to-day. One chancs has
escaped you. Unless you register at ones all
may slip by, and you will hays lost your vote.
Register to-dayl
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GOVERNOR NAMSo JUSTICE.
Judge Sawyer, of Wayne county, Succeeds
the Late Justice Dunwell.
Albany. Oct. 7. — Judge S. Nelson Sawyer. o*
Wayne County, was appointed to-day by Gov
ernor Hughes as justice of the Supreme Court
of the 7th Judicial District, to succeed Justice
Dunwell, deceased. Judge Sawyer resigned as
county judge of, Wayne County la order to ac
cept the Governor's appointment for a term
which expires January 1. Judge Sawyer is the
Republican candidate to rill the vacancy caused
by Justice Dunwell's death.
STRANAHAN TO RESIGN, IT IS SAD).
1 t
Collector of Port Now in Europe Because of
111 Health.
Reports werf> in circulation yesterday that Nev
ada N. Stranahan. Collector of the Port. is about
to resign. Mr. Stranahan. who formerly was a
State Senator, was appointed five years ago by
President Roosevelt.
He was in and absent from; his oaice in th«
Custom House for many weeks last year. He
improved in the spring, and was at his desk oft
and on unlit July, when he sailed for Europe, ac
companied by Mrs. Stranahan.
Henry C. Stuart, acting collector of the port, said
that Mr. Stranahan was recuperating at a quiet
resort in England, an.l that the latest report* re
garding his health were favorable. Mr. Stuart
added that tho date of the Collector's return to
New York is unknown.
The placo of Collector of Customs at New
York Is ore- of the most desirable in the gift of
the President. It carries a salary of JI2.S(XX whila
the fce3 bring the total annual compensation up
to about BMaa It is understood that several poli
ticians are after the place. Among them is Colonel
Edward S. Fowler, Appraiser of the Port, who Is
m!>l to have the backing of George B. Cortelyou.
Secretary of the Treasury. in case a vacancy oc
curs la the collectcrshlp.
Have you registered? If not. do it to-dayl
You don't know where you should register?
You will find it in the election advertisemsnts
in this paper. Cut it out, and go and register
before you forget it!
MICHIGAN SPECIAL SESSION OPENS.
Governor Warner Urges Improvements in
Primary Election Law.
Lansing; Mich.. Oct. 7.— ln h!s message to tha
Legislature, which convened in special session la
the Capitol to-day. Governor F. M. Warner stated
that he had called tha session to make improve
ments in tlie primary election law anil also to
■whs necessary provision for the maintenance of
the Mount Pleasant Normal College, which lost its
annual appropriation owing to a defect In the ap
propriation bill.
In addition. Governor Warner urged upon the
legislators, a-> he did at the last regular sessloa.
the desirability of open hearings at all times aaA
of a law compelling all lobbyists and persons work
ing for or against legislation to be registered at
the Capitol as a means of "freeing this state from
the corrupting Influence of the professional lob
byist."
The Governor recommended the extension of tlso
primary law so a3 to provide for the selection of
delegates to the national conventions of the po
litical rarties k£ direct vote. "I know of no rea
son," he eai<s. "why the county and Mate conven
tion should come between th« rank and file of tlis
party and the national convention.**
LEAGUE NOMINATIONS STAND.
Albany. Oct. ".—John 9. Whalen. Secretary of
State, decided to-day that the names of John T.
McDonough. of Albany, and Reuben R. Lyon. cf
Bath, the Independence League nominees for
Judges of the Court of Appeals, have been prop
erly certified to him by the Indepedence League
State Convention, and their names will be printed
upon the official ballot to be voted for at the elec
tion next month. Thomas P. Long, of New Tort.
filed with the Secretary of Stats objections to
these nominations, but Mr. Whalen holds that thsss
objections are not valid.