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Miles of *fra*t ralltrny* IS0
Rankin* rapltnl *22,000.000
The Atlam ta Georgian.
GEORGIA
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Miles of Sfentn railroads C.M*
Miles of electric railways 401
Value of 1905 cotton «
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VOL. 1. NO. 159.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1906.
PPTPl?.. On Train* FIVE CENT*.
L IVLUJj. i n Atlanta TWO CENT*.
Number of Reported Dead in Pennsylvania Trolley Wreck Is Now Eighty
LOCKED IN CARS, MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN PERISH
Number Saved By
the Breakman Who
Risks Death to Save
Lives of Other.
HALF A HUNDRED
DEAD BODIES TAKEN
FROM THE WRECK
MANYFINn'NSAN/ry WAV' be offered
WATERY IN DEFENSE OF CRUTCHFIELD
GRAVE
His Friends
That He
Crazy.
Declare
Was
Crowds of Frantic People
Rush to Scene of Catas
trophe to Ascertain if
Relatives Are Amoilg the
Slain.
Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 29.—
11:43 a .in.—The latest estimate
of the number of persons dead in
the electric train on the Pennsyl
vania that plunged into the Thor
oughfare, is put at 80. The num
ber has steadily grown all day
and at this hour 57 bodies have
already been taken out.
Among those now believed to
be dead is Prank Hine, driver for
tha Adams Express Company. He
had arranged to take that train.
Brown McBaird, head porter at
the Marlborough-Blenheim, was
aeen ninning for the train on its
departure, and has not been
heard from since. He, too, is
dead.
Professional divers, hired by the
railroad, as well as scores of vol
unteers, began work on the sub
merged ears at dawn today and
kept at the work of recovery of
the dead hour by hour.
Held tight in a trap, the vie
tints, most of whom were women
and children, were drowned in
the ears, submerged in 20 feet of
water.
It was asserted that a few min-
ntes before the arrival of the train
the drawbridge had been opened
*9 permit a vessel to go through.
Then, when the draw was closed,
it is alleged, the ends of the rails
were not brought to a perfect un
>"n. a protrusion of half ar. inch
caiming the flange of the ear
wheels to strike the other rail in-
*tcad of passing over, the jar
rausinp the cars to jump from
the track.
It is admitted that the signals
showed that the bridge was
elosed and indicated to Motorman
neoft that he had a clear and safe
track.
District Attorney Abbott, of
banding, is at Atlantic City
. instance of the Pennsylva-
8ls officials, investigating the
eausi.„[ t he wreck.
Wo would like to learn some-
nag nf the cause of the wreck,
•"! he. “so we can go into details
, mn e respousibilitv. While the
•preadnig 0 f a rail caused the
now hinted that the
. 1 tr !' tender may have been re-
Ponsiblp by imperfectly locking
“e draw.”
,. p ***.n«r* Still Misting,
un. foIlow, "g >« a list of the pas-
"tin missing:
b , n llE WU8. Mrs. Charles, Morris-
«-BERTUS. child of Mr. and Mr*,
m-n" Al,l,, rtue, Morristown, Penn.
“t Hi H, ji
A - R - Camden, N. J.
" J TT, Mrs. R., Camden, N.
Chief of construc-
i 0»n.r«\‘ rt e ctrical • railway, expert of
- Wv v il'tectrlc Company, Schenec-
Vpr \ vV, w ** In first car.
' usui;;,.,, • Fr »nk, assistant chief of
It n,"" t |on . also of Schnectady, wa»
PHY-TWO BODIES
, taken from waters.
ui» 11 ~ "" tmdlha have been thu* far
fll, m the waters of the Thor-
and It u fujly believed. that
Whether Mr*. Sallle Crutchfield re
cover* or whether she dies, It i* gen
erally believed that her husband, J. H.
Crutchfield, accused of shooting her and
then beating her In the head with the
butt end of a shotgun, will plead In
sanity a* his defense.
Mrs. Crutchfleld, the wounded wife,
Is still lingering between life and death
at the Qrudy hospital, the outcome of
her wounds, a matter of doubt,
was announced Monday morning that
she appeared slightly better, but that
her condition Is still critical. It Is be
lievea now that she has some slight
chanee of recovery.
It Is stated that Mrs. Crutchfleld has
reacted fairly well from the shock of
the operation Saturday afternoon, at
which time her right leg was ampu
tated just above the knee. She was
shot In both legs, but It Is thought the
left leg wilt be saved.
Friends of Crutchfleld Insist that he
Is crazy on the subject nt his wife,
and are confldent a plea of homicidal
or emotional Insanity will be made at
the trlaL The prisoner has not Inti
mated wiiat his defense would be, fur
ther than his assertion that the shoot-
Ing and beating of his wife was purely
accidental.
Detectives’ Theory.
City detectives who have been In
vestigating the case are Inclined to the
belief that Crutchfleld Is afflicted with
a definite form of Insanity.
The officers put no credence what
ever In the story of Crutchfleld that the
shooting wab an accident, declaring
they believe he laid In wait for his
wife In front of her home and deliber
ately shot her, after which he beat her
In the head with the butt end of the
weapon.
A friend of Crutchfleld, In speaking
of the caee Monday morning, said:
"1 am confident Crutchfleld 1* crazy,
and I think Insanity the tnoet plausible
defense he can offer. He was elm; *
Insanely jealous when he (hot his wi
and I am satisfied had no control over
himself. A plea of Insanity. I be
lieve, would certainly place him in the
asylum. His close friends know he le
crazy about his wife."
Crutchfleld line had a conference
with Attorney Reuben R. Arnold. In
regard to obtaining his services In de
fending him, but no definite arrange
ments have yet been made. Mr. Ar
nold stated Monday he was unable to
say as yet whether he will defend the
prisoner.
Turns to Prayer.
When Informed Saturday afternoon
that her right leg would have to beam,
putated, Mrs. Crutchfleld realised the
seriousness of her condition and that
the operation might coet her life, and
her thoughts turned tie her spiritual
welfare.
She requeued that Dr. W. IV. Lan
drum, pastor of the First Bnrtlat
church, come to her bedside and asked
that the operation be delayed until he
could get there. Dr. Landrum was no
tified and Immediately went to the hos.
pltal. He went directly to the room
of the wounded woman and talked with
her for some time of spiritual matters.
After this he prayed for her.
A few minutes ls.ier Mrs. Crutchfleld
was put under the Influence of an
anesthetic In the operating room and
her right leg taken off just above the
knee.
there will be at least 20 others recov-
ered during the day. The conductor of
the Ill-fated train, James Curtis, said
today that there were 95 people on
board his train lifter It had left Pleas-
nntvllle. Of there all have been tdentl-
fie crowds 6 ' of people are hovering
around the edge of the waters looking
for their dead relatives or friends be
ing taken into the morgue, where the
work of Identification goes on slowly.
The scenes at the Improvised morgue
In the old Empire theater are heart
rending. Women and strong men break
down as they recognize the cold forma
of those who were so suddenly plunged
from life Into eternity.
GUARD RI8K8 HI8 LIFE
TO SAVE PASSENGERS.
Almost before they had realWd their
peril, the flrat two cars dived Into the
water. The third car hung from the
track at the edge of the d ra*hrldge,
then Jumped In and was auhmeigeO^-
To this fortunate circumstance wap
due the escape of moat of the sur
vivors. who scrambled out t|i*rear
door, held open by a brave rd ird *‘
the risk of his own >‘fe, or .broke
through the windows and J"
the water until they w*erc rescued by
b °Forty n -four bodies had been recov
ered this morning, most of ‘beffiiielng
brought to the surface b> diver*. Of
thoee In the Aral cars. It Is believed
that only four men escaped.
frantic people line
BANKS OF THE STREAM.
Today wrecking crews and boats
were working to pass <£aln cable*
around the submerged cars to raise
them to the surface and recover the
awful cargo of corpses. As they la
svmwrssztt
the bottom of the stream. hosts
AH ntfht hundred. ( »f man
thronged the thoroughfares; men.
women and children, frantic for fear
SPECIAL PRIVILEGES
CAUSE MUCH COMMENT
The unusual liberties given J. H. Crutchfleld during hta two days’
stay at the police station, which have formed the basis for much com
ment and criticism, will he Investigated by the board of police comtnls-
aloners.
Chairman Terry, when seen Monday, declared he considered the
treatment accorded Crutchfleld entirely Irregular, Improper and the like
of which he had never heard of before. He said that, owing to the grav
ity of the charge against Crutchfleld, the prisoner should have been
locked In a cell as soon as taken to the police station and kept there as
long ae lie waa under Jurisdiction of the police.
The chairman sold he considered this a matter for the commission
to thoroughly probe and place the blame where It belonged, remarking:
“This Is a.matter for Investigation and I am sure If there Is any
thing for the commission to do It will do Its full duty, whatever that
may be.”
Chairman Terry said he had never heard of a prisoner anywhere
being allowed such courtesies and given such magnanimous treatment
when under a serious charge.
UNUSUAL PROCEDURE.
"It was not right," said he. “It waa decidedly Improper. To say the
least, the procedure was unusual."
Following the storm of criticism that developed Saturday In regard
. to the liberties of Crutchfleld, who was allowed to go anywhere he pleased
about the police station In custody of n guard and who la said to have
even been allowed the freedom of the streets, the prisoner was removed
from the police station to the Tower.
Crutchfleld has been provided with quarters In the jail hospital, on the
fifth floor, and has not been lockad In a cell.
The prisoner was vlalted at the Tower Monday morning by his eldest
son, Paul, 12 years of age, who attacked his father at the time of the
shooting and tried to prevent him from beating his mother In the head.
The boy remained with his father for several minutes.
Crutchfleld requested Jailer Chastain Monday to telephone the hos
pital and ascertain the condition of hie wife, and when Informed that she
appeared some better, he seemed greatly pleated. Crutchfleld la visibly
anxious about his wife’s condition and while at the police station tele
phoned to the hospital himself several times.
E. A. Loudette, a brother of Mrs. Crutchfleld, arrived In Atlanta
Saturday from his home In Columbia, S. C., and will remain here until
the outcome of her condition la determined.
Mr. Loudette states that the special sent out from Columbia to the
effect that hie father la dying there In poverty Is Incorrect. He says Ills
father la paralysed, but le not dying. The father Is being cared for at
the home of the son. The young man I* connected with the Columbia
theater.
LIST OF THE DEAD
IN TROLLEY WRECK
Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 1» —Follow
ing Is a Hat of. tK* dead In the Penn'
sylvanla wreck:
ALBERTUS, Charles, aged 25 years,
Norristown, Pa.
ANOURSO, Petro, (IS Christian
street, Philadelphia.
AXNIBILA. Vincent. New York.
BENCKERT, Clarence, boy. 2131
South Sixth street, Philadelphia.
BENCKERT, Harry, boy, aame ad
dress.
BENCKERT, Mrs. Man', same ad
dress.
BRADDISH, Mrs. W. 8., aged
Eattport, Maine, sister of George 8e-
vett, manager Hotel Walton, Phila
delphia.
BROWN. Mrs. Cora Biddle. Eastport,
Maine, niece of Mrs. W. S. Braddlsh.
CARTER. W. L.. detective. Ninth and
Walnut streets, Philadelphia.
DEMPSEY, James, 240 Stevens
street, Camden. N. J.
DEMPSEY, Mrs. James Paul, sam*
address.
DESACESXO, Frank, Kimball street,
above Ninth, Philadelphia.
EGAN, James, 2418 Pacific avenue,
Atlantic City.
FIEL, Samuel L., 72 year* old. West
Washington Lane. Philadelphia.
FRIED. David, New York.
LAWRENCE. Mrs. Theodore, 101*
Brandywine street, Philadelphia.
MAZZELLI, Paaquelo, 40 year* old,
married, Christian street, Philadelphia,
cornetlst In Royal Italian band.
MONROE, Frank, Camden, N. J.
MONROE Mrs. Frank. Camden. N. J.
XEECE, Miss, daughter of Ernest
Neece, Philadelphia baker.
VINCENTE, Donnelll, Royal Italian
band.
WONFOR. Mrs. George H., Ill Fed-
eral street, Camden, N. J.
Unidentified Bodies Recovered.
The following unidentified bodies
have been recovered:
Woman, partially gray hair, three
ring*, one ring with Initials, ‘*B. B. S.,’’
gray cloth suit, watch with no Initial!
handkerchief with "J" on one end am
”F” on another.
One member of Royal Italian band,
height 5 feet, 0 Inches: weight 1(0
pounds; black hair, black mustache.
Woman, (0 year* old, gray hair, 120
pounds, green waist, black skirt, black
shoes, white gloves.
Young women, black .hair, about 20,
110 pound*, light waist and black skirt,
one gold tooth w.eddlng ring with Ini
tials “I. P. D. to I., M. Q., 12-21-’04.’’
She died In hospital.
Man, black hair and mustache, white
sweater, black abort coat, about 40,
feet, 10 Inches.
Man, about (0 years of age, 5 feet,
7 Inches, black coat and trousers, black
hair and mustache; bill In name of
Klemm, In account with' Shapiro, (28
and (30 South street, Philadelphia:
small, open face watch; large scar on
left arm.
Young woman, about 23 years, brown
hair, 110 pounds, black silk skirt, white
waist, Eton coat.
Known Dead Still In Wrtek.
The known dead still In the wreck
are: «
SCOTT, Walter, motorman on the
wrecked train. 778 Michigan avenue,
Atlantic City.
WONFOR, George H.', photographer,
318 Federal street, Q ‘
"s rad ex n.
LIST OF GREAT WRECKS
OCCURING IN THE U. S.
■ Here Is a list of the great wrecks In railroad history In the United
Stat *8S(—Camp Hill, Pa., (8 killed.
1878—Ashtabula. Ohio, 80 killed.
1887— t’hatiworth. III., 85 killed.
1888— Mud Run, Pa., 88 killed.
1898—Atlantic city, N. J., 47 killed.
1903— f .aural Run, Pa., 85 killed.
1904— Eden, Colorado. 46 killed.
Continued on Psg* Three-
CAPT. BACHELOR SHOT
BY WALTON AT BELAIR
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta,.Ge., Oct. 39.—W. A. Bach
elor. who for a number of years has
been a resident of Belslr, and. who was
25 or 30 yeare ago pronounced one of
the most daring duelists In the state,
was shot and killed yesterday evening
ut 6 o'clock by W. T.'Walton, a young
man at Belalr. •
Mr. Bachelor had been a resident of
Belalr for half a century, end up to a
few -years ego he was considered .a
very reckless man. He had reformed.
however, and waa living a quiet peace
ful life at the time of the tragedy.
Walton came to Augusta last night'
and surrendered to the officers. He
killed Mr. Batchelor In the depot at
Belalr, and says that It was self-de
fense. He said that Mr. Bachelor was
pursuing him with a pistol.
Captain Bachelor was a veteran o
the civil war and was well known In
Augusta and this vicinity.
Walton, who lived at Harlan, had
accompanied his wlfa to Belalr to visit
relatives.
LAST WEEK OF CAMPAIGN
FINDS HEARST WINNING
Strike of Chauffeurs
Becomes Issue in
i Politics.
New York, Oct. 21.—As the last week
of It.' campaign draws near, It be
comes more and more apparent, In spite
of the rainbow statements that are be
ing put out by the Republicans, that
Hearst has gained greatly In strength
In many counties outside of this city,
and thac here he Is at least holding his
own. Apparently he Is directing his
energies to capturing the so-called la
bor vote. Democratic and Republican,
and apparently he la making a great
success, from all reports.
A statement last week that a poll of
manufacturing plant up the state,
which employs nearly 15,000 men.
showed only 178 for Hughes was
thought to he an error. It was declared
the number employed must be 1,500
Instead of 15,000, owing to the email-
nese of the Hughes vote Indicated. But
the figure* were correct.
G. O. P. Funds Ar* Low.
Owing to the fact that the law In
this state now prohibits corporations
from contributing to campaign funds,
the Republican campaign cheat la pret
ty low. The state committee has no
such sums as It used to have before the
law passed last winter. It* poverty
may reduce the Republican farmer vote,
for this year there will be no fund*
to speak of to expend on bringing the
farmers to the poll*.
There was a stir In politics here to
day when Charles F. Murphy, the lead
er of Tammany Hall, announced,
through his counsel, James W. Os
borne, that he would prosecute for
criminal libel any newspaper that here
after pictured him In prison stripes.
Murphy Rsmovss 8trip*».
The town Is placarded here and there
with posters and cartoons. In which tho
Tammany boss Is pictured In stripes.
Yesterday Mr. Osborne was on the go
looking for thesr, and the advertise
ments on the elevated cars were de
manded removed. Most of the poetert
were taken down or covered up.
HEARST ON LAST TRIP
TO UP-STATE COUNTRY.
. New York. Oct. 29.—William Ran
dolph Hearst, candidate for governor
on the Independence League and Dem
ocratic state ticket, departed at noon
today for his sixth and final up-state
campaign tour.
Mr. Hearst will speak tonight at two
meetings In Syracuse and Auburn. The
flrat will be held at Byracust, and he
will then take a fiat train for Auburn,
where an enthusiastic reception Is
promised him.
Tomorrow he will speak at Seneca
Falls, Waterloo, Geneva and Canan-
dauga. Reports from these places In-
dlcats that an ovation will be accorded
him.
Three Speeches in Buffalo.
The lost night, October -21, of hie final
up-atate tour will be spent in Buffalo,
where Mr. Hearst Is scheduled to speak
at three great meetings. The candh
date returns to New York on Xovem.
her. 1. and will apeak In Manhattan,
Brooklyn and Queens on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, November 1, 2
and’2.
Jamee Farley, the notorloua enemy
of.'labor and the avowed supporter of
Charles E. Hughes for governor, who.
If Is alleged, haa made 31,000,000 by
crushing strikes for the "Plunder,
bund," Is In this city today with 1
tfapusand strike-breaker* at hla call for
the purpose of breaking the strike of
822 JAPANESE FISHERMEN
PERISH IN , A HURRICANE
Vessels of the Coral Seeking Fleet, to the
Number of 228, Are Destroyed
by Storm.
Tokio, Japan, Oct. 29.—Eight hundred and twenty-two live*
have been lost in a terrific hurricane off Goto Island.
In all 266 coral fiahing vessels were caught in the storm, and
only thirty-eight survived.
Only 3S8 men were saved of 1,210 on board the fishing craft
and 100 of these were badly injured.
/
The Island of Goto Is Just off the western coast of ths Island of Klu-
shlu, which Is ths most southerly of the Islands forming the group known
as ths Empire of Japan.
PASSENGERS JOIN CREW
IN FIG HI WITH NEGROES
Special to The Georgian.
Prosperity, 8. C., Oct. t*.—An excit
ing time was experienced Saturday
night on the Columbia, Newberry and
Iaturens train from Columbia to Lau
rens.
Three negroes were attempting . to
beat their way.
conductor Blair followed them into
the baggage car, when one of them
grabbed up the baggage master's rifle
and fired, but missed the baggage mas
ter. They jumped off, the train was
stopped and a general fusllade began,
some fifteen or more shots being fired.
Two of the negroes got away, but
one waa shot in the arm and captured.
No one on the train wa* hurt. Pas
sengers Joined In the light and every
effort was made to catch the negroes
after they fired on the baggage master.
The negro who picked up the gun car
ried It with him.
Thus the strike of the chauffeurs
now a political Issue.
The 126 etriklng chauffeurs, while
they recognise, the power of Farley,
who recently declared he had a Hat
of 25,000 non-union mtn ready to do
his bidding, are undapnted.
Strike Breaker Gets Angry.
Farley, who has made his fortune by
tutting down labor troubles, Indui
ng the subway strike, la stopping at
the Hotel Aator, where he I* In touch
with his "Plundtrbund" friends.
The notorious strike-breaker was
very angry when a reporter smoked
him out and asked him his plans In
regard to the chauffeur strike. With a
burst of profanity ha denied he was
here to break the strike.
It's a lie," he shouted. "I have
thousands of cllants. Including the
biggest corporations In the country,
but I am not handling this strike."
“We know that Farley la supplying
the 'scaba' to take our place*," said
Millard Perkins, president of the Elec
tric Automobile Operators' Union No.
282, "and while we are a* firm as ever
i the belief that we are going to win,
e also appreciate the tough proposi
tion that w* are up against with this
man Farley."
Hughes in Good Shape.
Mr. Hughes began the last week nf
his up-state campaign today at Dana-
vllle. After resting Sunday as the guest
of John E. Hedges, at the Jackson
health resort. Mr. Hughes appeared to
be In splendid condition, mentally and
physically. The strain under which (he
candidate ho* been laboring may be
better realized when It la considered
that he made 35 speeches, the majority
of them In the open air, during last
The normal plurality returned for
the Republican ticket 4>y the count la
about 2,000. DansviUe ta the early
home of Mr. Hedges, Mr. Hughes’
campaigning mala The last of Mr.
Hughes' tour was characterized by
meetings, which were, In the main,
successful.
The two meetings which may prop
erly be reckoned a> showing the great
est degree of Mr. Hughes’ popularity
were those at Cortland, In Cortland
county, and at Bath, In Steuben. -
TAFT SAYS IF HEARST WINS
HEEL BE NOMINATED IN 1908
Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 29.—"If William R. Hearst la elected governor
of New York, I believe he will be the Democratic candidate for the presi
dency In 1901. I do notlaee how they could Icaap’fba nomination/away
from him." .
william-H.- Taft, aecretaryof war, made this statement emphatically.
In discussing the probable result of tho gubernatorial campaign In New
III FIR OF
IFOLLTICKET
Hearst League Gets
Order for Hearing
on Decision.
New York. Oct. 29.—The attorneys
for ths Independence League won a
great victory today when they ap'
peared before Chief Judge Cullen, of
the court of appeals, and aecurtd his
consent to convene an extraordinary
session of the court of appeals at Al
bany tomorrow, where the attorneys
will carry to the highest tribunal of tha
atate their tight on behalf of 1 the can
didates and cltlxena- generally, whose
petitions tiled with the board of elec
tions were despoiled, torn and mutl
lattd.
League Hopsa for Decision.
Great' hope Is entertained from the
action of Chid Judge Cullen' by the
attorneys of the Independence League
that when the facte of the treatment
to which the petitions were subjected
when In the hands of the board of elec
tion. are fully laid before the court of
appeals that the remarkable decision
of the lower court taking away the
rights of the candidates to be voted
for under the emblem of the Independ
ence League, will be reversed by the
tribunal.
Lawyers representing the Independ
ence League met today at the home of
Chief Judge Cullen, at 144 Willow
street, Brooklyn, at a meeting appoint
ed by his honor, In response to a lat
ter addressed to him by the Independ
ence League attorneys In which the
decision given by the lower court was
characterised a* follows:
Contention of League.
“It Is directly contrary to what waa
decided by the appellate division in
the second department In the matter
of Wise. 108 appellate division, last
year and It brands as Illegal substan
tially every independent certificate of
nomination ever filed since the enact
ment of the new election law.’’
The court of appeals Is not scheduled
before November », but today tha In
dependence League lawyers Impressed
hla honor with thslr claim that unless
an Immediate session of the appellate
court were called Irremediable Injus
tice from their standpoint, would have
been done against candldatta and cltl-
sens who had expressed In their peti
tions their desire to vote for them for
Nebraskan T h i nk.s
$100,000 Salary Is'
Too Much.
Chicago, Oct 29.—William 3. Bryaa
spent Sunday In Chicago. Ha arrived
unannounced In the morning from hia
.•lump-speaking tour of Indiana and
Ohio and doparted In the evening for
Des Moines, Iowa.
He said he wanted to see Hearst
elected governor of New York.
"Do you ( thlnk tho election of Hearst
would make him a presidential candi
date In 1901?” tha Nebraskan was
asked.
“Well," he said, *1 believe In fighting
one battle at a time. The wisest course
Is to dispose of this contest first and
then go on and take up the other one
later. The circumstances of one does
not necessarily govern the other.’’
Rsgsrding Sullivan Affair.
Mr. Bryan was asked If the Sullivan
controversy was to be left In the back
ground, to which It has receded during
the last two months.
"I don’t know,” replied he, wearily.
"The principle for which I contend is
that the matter la still there; It will
always live because It Is right, because
It Is the truth. But I don’t know how
an Indication of public sentiment on
the subject could be obtained at this
time."
Mr. Bryan was then told of Senator
Continued on Pag* Two.
the offices of assemblymen, senators
and congressmen.
Judge It in Doubt.
'it lo a fact," said Judge Cullen.’
"that the decision of the appellate di
vision leaves mo In doubt on what
grounds the decision was granted,
whether It was because of a lack of
signatures on the multiple petitions or
whether It waa because of conditions
Into which the petitions had fallen. I
am fully alive to the necessities of
prompt action If It should appear to
morrow that there are sufficient legal
reasons .for my entertaining an ap
peal."
During the controversy Air. Gilbert,
attorney for the Republicans, said air
ily: "Oh, well, It does not matter wheth
er these men run or not."
"That Is an appropriate remark coin
ing from a man who was a funner
partner of Attorney •General Mayer,*
rejoined Mr. Shears.