The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-18
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DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
The result Of the deliberations of this body to
have given great satisfaction the democratic party,
only thar portion Of IL which, like the Eceng Pssf
sDts upon the Baltimore platform and yet preends to
rapport Pierce King Content With the
PRIMARY elections at which the rtwdy and hretng force
Of the city was entirely defeated the national democrats
found themselves in large majority and were therefore,
saved from the necessity Of holding private caucus
sxpedient-by which an Insignificant minority al
seeks to control the action OF conventions For
week before the sitting Of the convention the
Of the candidates for the highly important
Offices 70 be filled well known. and their merits
fssy discussed In all circles which took special nts
rest in the selection The candidates were
foR SUPREME CouRT-Robert ii. Morris, Robert En-
net Thomas w. Clerke. Peter Y. Cutler.
goR SUPERIOR couRT-Robert Emmett Thos. W. Clerke,
Discussion ended as usual arriving at the truth and
everybody ut all acquainted with the bar Of the
city, saw at who of these candidates best
entitled to the judicial honOrs to which all Of them
sspired. They were all respectable men yet the
sons for a preference of one man over another
sogent and conclusive Mr.. Cutler . young
for few years only resident Of the city, little
known 70 the citizens generally and possessing repu-
tston good for its promise the future yet quite mma
fer the high responsibilities of a practice of the
highest court Of the State. Mr. Clerke well known
70 the bar, and his position was we'll defined. He had
rsIved for several years Master in Chancery, and
discharged Its duties with satisfaction yet beyond the
precincts Of the masters office, his name seldom
heard. Although learned and laborous, he never
seldom Appeared advocate and entirely unused
10 the vrangings the contentious, and the sharp
me experience Of England and this country were found
TO be the best schools for the training and education OF
06 best Judges. On the other hand, Mr.. Morris and
Mr. Emmett were old soldiers at the bar. They had
fought battles for twenty past involving life
and fortune and known to be formidable opponents
M Morris in particular had served for several
the Recorder Of the city and esteemed to be
Hvssd at the bar for his knowledge Of the criminal Law
To trsnfsr him to the bench Of the Supreme court,
was simply put him in position in which the public
sssld derive the most benefit from his Learning
and experience As Judge presiding the Oyer and
Teminer he will fill up the deficiency now existing in
The Supreme Court for the discharge Of the criminal
business and cannot fab it 10 believed to give to the
u hat -Nytth hte
Ann yet mercful-with which his administration Re-
eoider generally regarded Mr. Emmett on the other
hsnd had been engaged at the bar rs long and
favorably known to the community Mr. Morris yet
thsr spheres of action had been different During pro-
essiopa life-now not short-Mr. Emmett has been par
ucuary devoted to the commercial law in its various
branches and 1t may be safely said that in branch
n|that OF insnrance-there Is no lawyer at the bar
more learned or eminent than Mr. Emmett. What place
could be assigned for such man. with such qualihca
nons more appropriate than that to which the wis
dom Of the Judicial Convention called him Clearly,
the Superior Court-the organ of our commercial
hw-siil obtain strength in the elevation
Of Mr.. Emmett so ripe in learning and of experience
- extensive. 1t the intention of the Con-
veDticn to nominate both these gentlemen The dis
ting aished men Of which part was composed hay
ing The very leader of the bar at their head suggesting
and approving could not have done otherwise without
being false to their trust and their own convictions
There caucus. because there necessity
. eaueus-the merits OF the nominees required none
and the members Of the convention too conscious
Of their own capacity to determine their selections to
eusmit to one and any further argument were
the various results of the successive votes establish
l hoped that this is not to be the last exhibition
Of this kind In judicial convention in the city of New
Yerko the contrary, it is to be hoped that the har
moDy order deceDcy elaboration and wisdom, which
marked it's will be the for other judicial
conventions in all coming time We cannot say more, at
pIesent about the respective candidates They u
doieus Dominations-they the most competent and
acceptable that presented to the convention
but the system by which the convention forme
aud by which IL was governed wish to hold up long
primary elections prevail to the admiration of all
honest men Rowdyism defeated, and its influence
and capacity in the main
asne No doubt that the ruling spirits
OF the convention among the most distinguished
for learning and moral worth. Of which city oan
boast No one doubt that the whole action of the
convention predetined by that public opinion which
had primarily canyased the merits Of the candidates.
and decided in favor Of the successful nominees No one
doubt that the will OF small minority by the ma
ebinatons Of petty clique perfected by of dis
Ingenious promises in caucus baied and defeated by
rita vote, practsed in all other conventions ma
fSDa and State and holding every delegate responsible
10 his constituents the public for every vote he
should i've The ticket has been made according to
the Of the convention and any reliance is to be
placed on the gaDces Of satisfaction beamiDg from the
faces If all honest Tammany men, according to the
sad wishes of the party at large.