In re Greene
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
, Appeal from an order affirming a determination by the board of elections sustaining objections filed by John M. Tierney to' the eertificate of nomination of the petitioner,
1DissentClarke, J.
(dissenting) :, In Matter of Halpin (108 App. Div. 271) this court used this language: “In the obscure state of the statutory law with respect to the powers of a nominating convention, after appointing - a committee to fill vacancies in nominations, and realizing that there may be danger at times that a committee might fail to perform its duty or might cease to represent the will of the party, we .shall also refrain from expressing any opinión oh the question as to whether the convention became functus- officio upon adjourning subject to the call of the chair.” ' .
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- In re HalpinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905