Clary v. Humphrey

Cunningham, J.:

Two certificates of nominations of candidates for village offices purporting to have been made by the Democratic party have been filed in the office of the village clerk. This proceeding instituted by the chairman of the village committee to determine the validity of the certificates is authorized by the Election Law (§ 330, subd. 2).

It has been the practice of the Democratic party of the village of Seneca Falls for upwards of forty years to nominate candidates for village offices at a caucus called by the chairman of the caucus of the preceding year. In accordance with this…