In re Madden
New York Supreme Court
Application by John P. Madden for an injunction to restrain the county clerk of Queens county from printing the names of the nominees of the Democratic party for state offices in the party column of the Gleason faction in Long Island City, which nominated a local ticket under the name of the “Regular Democratic Party,” and adopted the emblem of an ax. Denied.
1Opinion of the CourtCullen, J.
The principle involved in this case is substantially the same as that in Re Mitchell, 81 Hun, 401, 30 N. Y. Supp. 962; and that decision made by the general term of this court must control, unless the changes in the statute, made to provide for the use of a blanket ballot, have rendered that decision inapplicable. I think that such is not the case. The present ballot law treats of but two general kinds of nominations,—party nominations and independent nominations. Independent nominations are those provided for by the certificate of a certain number of voters, under section 57. Section 56…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re MitchellNew York Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by1 opinion
- Fernbacher v. RooseveltNew York Supreme Court · 1895