New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-14
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONTENTION

1.-THE concluding portion of report Of the proceedings at
Syracuse Friday having appeared in only part OF our I'M
Daniel T.. Sickes then took the platform. lie said
lie would detain the Convention only long enough to
explain the motives that influenced him in voting for
the candidate for the Court of Appeals 1t was not
his intention to follow the gentleman that preceded
him. Every delegate occupying place in that Hal
had twOfold postion-a position as the exponent OF
Lis individual wishes and position as the exponent
Of the wishes of his constituency Ii the question be-
fore that body, as presented in the nomination OF
Judge DEMO, was question OF Endorsement OF the
wisdom and fairness and policy of the Metropolitan
Police Law, there could be no room for an instan,s
hesitation. Their platform would denounce the
folly, injustice and wickedness Of the principles con.
tanned in that statute and express the resolution OF
the Democracy 10 peal that law, and place the heel
Of reprobation upon it. But he, speaking for him.
self did not uLdertand that any such issue was pre-.
seLted here III the person of Judge DEMO. lie did
not pass the fairness justice of the legislation.
1t waf the Legislature that Gid that. The sole issue
presented to Judge DeLio and his associates who
bound by their oath OF office, was to consider the
law impaitslly and fairly, and whether the
orstituiion, by its terms and letter. denied
10 the Legislature the power to pass such statute
Judge DEMO acting with large majority Of his col
leagues Of that Court said the Constitution did not
prohibit IT, In this he differed from many able and
erude lawyers and from large portion OF the people
# this State. But he believed that every man
would concede that Judge DEMO reached
that decision through pure heart ard bright
intellect lie may have been in error In his
for Offering in opinion single question with poit
cal friends is to be considered faithless to his
party and alien to its principles, was absurd.
Why, cnly o ten years ago, prior to the Con ION,
veIton Of 1916. Judges were appointed by the
Governor and Senate, aud was IT ever heart Or
dreamed Of that any Governor Senate would re-
move Judge because he had decided polu-
cal question against his political friends No.
party that sanctioned it to mrited oblivion. l. II for
to say that will dismiss an upright Judge from
power because he commits one error OF Judgment
We are called upon TO do act we should have con-
denied if performed by the Governor and Senate.
II was due 10 the Convention that he should decline
Az q representative Of New York constituency, as an
exponent of their wishes. aud duty representing
their desires and feelings he could not support
the nomina alton of Judge DEMO. He should not fairly
and honoreby represent his constituency if be did not
say here that they do not wish Judge DEMO as their
candidate. In this he differed with them. lie had said
to then at home, and might say here He had told
HE constituents when directed to cast his vote for
another candidate, that they had committed act
which aimed blow ut the very heart of Democratic
goveinme mt, before which the Democracy might quail,
before which il might fall. lie said to the COnven
ton that if here as bis representative the vote
he would then give for Judge DEMO would be the
proudes Of bis life but 1t was his duty and his pur
pose TO cast his vote for come offer person Loud
applause. a, s IT. .,,,
main question was whether Democratic principles
would suffer in the selection or rejection oi Judge
DEMO for the Court of Appeals. There was wide
difference between tue denunciation of the Judiciary
ss il exists and the selection Of candidate for
the bench. He held that if Judge DEMO should noE
be withdrawn the question would be III regard 10 the
new candidate: Is he capable and faithful! Is he
honest There was certainly no fallaclouSneSs in
saving that the same questions pertnentin rei.
tion to Judge DEMO, who was not to be conoued in
flee. but to be renomnated Tor a new term. Since
the adoption Of the Constitution, political parties
had recognized the right to elect cand iates Tor the
linz ici IN IN q
no fallacy 10 soy that Judge DEMO qualifications
were proper matters of discussion now. Ills
argument was designed to prove ttat the Demo
cratic party had always Recognized the principle of
iLGuir into the Den Ocratic soundness OF candidate
the Bench as for all other offices. As tue Attorney
General was selected on sccount OF his requirements
and Democratic principles, so should Judges DC
lec,ed lie expected the Convention would not be
frightened by the ghost of judicial independence. L,
was not present here to-day He desired to ad his
testimony the high character and attachments Of the
gentleman whose claims were now UNDER debate.
Probably no brighter lumDary now shines III the
iuoicial ARMAMENT; but are called to select
candidate for the Court Of Appeals whose NAME W II
be proper and e3pedent to present to the people Of
the State for support For his district, New-iOrk, he
might say there difference Of oplnlOn-all
III sumous in desiring candidate who should present.
dire Of issue with The Of the last Legislature
the non of which had entered deeply into their
souls.
rural Districts suggested that the opinion OF the
New.YoIk delegates was toleraby We'll known BY this
time il might be as well to tske the sentiments Of
persons fr, other parts of the State: Mr. Kelly pro-
ceeded to say that Judge DEMO had delugsd the
streets of the City of NewYcrk in blood with regard
TO these very law and it would be wrong for the Con-
vebton 10 nominate him and expect the people Of
New-York to support him. He had no fear in saying
that you can never persuade the people of New York
to vote for Judge DEMO. He thought the tune OF the
Convention had already been sufficiently consumed on
this subt Ct ard moved that they proceed by the
method before used 10 name candidates for the Court
Of Appeals.
Mr.. Ludlow objected to the mode Of making nomi-
rstiCns heretofore adopted by the conventi2p, He