New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-01
THE CANDIDATES FOR POLICE MAG
ISTRATES.

4 the chtiee and election Of branch OF our CITY
Government it lie necessary that gres care and csuton
should be USED We abude psricula y to the OH e
OF Police Magistrate. There occur eig't vscsn
ces in the otnches Of or Criminal Courts occasoned
by q expiration Ct the term Of Office Of the present
incumbetts namely: Justices Osborn, Welsh, Breo-
| ran, FlaDdresu. Dawson, Connolly, Bro Sosll and
Wood. In selecting 10 refill these positions, our
citizens should eIercise great discretion in casting
their votes for in the preservation Of peace and qule
throughout he city tie Magistrate has al important
| part 10 perform Before this officer all criminal mat
tiers are fret brought Tae rowdy, the rioter, the
thief The burglar, the ssindler, men and women guilty
Of muIcer ard o. her crimes Of feoniOus nature,
siragned. and upon his decision and action 10 the
matter depends their being made 10 suffer the pensy
Of the laws they have violated their being again let
oose upon the coz mimi y, only TO reens,t their vii
laires To our shame be it said we have had, and
DOW have. men upon the benches Of eur Criminal
Courts who have in the most airing manner exhibited
eniercy toward the rowdy aud the rotef upon political
grounds, while come poor fellow who had stolen
crust of bread to spPease the Cravings of hunger
has been treated with the utmost iigor Of the
| law.
| We want DO such men upon the benches of our
| crminsl courts We want NEE Of integrity men of
!
rovoy to 60 free. Happily, We have had aud still
have zone deserving magistrates in courts, men who
have acted uprghty 10 the discharge OF their duties
and who have not been swerveed rom The strsghfor-
ward path for any political considerations Two of these
are now about to retire from public life while Others
| have sought repom nations. New aud good
| ones too, have come into the field, and along With
them ere seeking the honor msn totally unfit for
| this or any other public Office.
The following are the nominations that have been
| made by the Democratic, American aud Republican
psrtes
| Dist. Democratic Republican. d~eriedn
wbtmore
5. R. L. Limp H. Johnson James Murray.
| 4 y; p p:,:n, w. o.boru- B.w. Osborn.
Mm o ssss. 5ss' " Rl9 Fs.. Geo. W. RSlets
6. D. I:n w: G Rs' Richard Kelly. Richard Kelly.
| Z. Mich'l Connolly, cb1,ie. N.,teton H. A. Maynard
| g. Wm Murray John Qusckenb1sh
In the Lat district we have three candidates in the
field; enc of these Mr.. James Il. Welsh, seeks re-
election. He has cuped the position for a MI nber
| OF year., and has filled the Office with abi y, and
given sa.isfac,ion generally to his constituents
| Mr. James Leonsrd 10 we'll known to the public from
bic ecton, during the lsst eight ten yea, With
| the Police department of our city. He has an exten
| Give kno Wedge of criminal matters, aud woud, no
doubt fl the position with ability. Though party
| nan, We do not apprebend that he would use the
power VII eIewih he might be invested for political
| cobsidsrat obs.
OF K c. Mcintyre and John II. Whi.more, we
know but little. They have succeeded iu Obtaining
nomir atiops from factions Of the Democratic party.
whitmore lie now clerk in the City Prison under the
| Ten Governors
10 the Second District Mr.. Matthew 7. Brennan has
received renom from the Democrats, and will
doubtless be reelected he has strong opponents
| We do rot consider him a. all fit for the Office.
In the Hid District there four candidates in the
| field, three Of whom have received regular no nina
toIs, ard the fourth designs running independent
| The Democratic party have seen IL to honor R)oers
| l. Linn with the nomination. In every respect is this
mau unfit or the Office and it is 10 be hoped that the
honest voters Of the district will turn out aud ALL
| ard prevent penOn of VIGOROUSLY bad character
from occupying a position on the bench of our Grim
insl Courts Linn is we'll known 10 the police. He
belongs TO the faction of which Fernando Wood is the
Ieseer, and his nomination has been sought that he
might be made convenient too 10 the hnds of the
champion of Municipal Rishts."
Mr. Robert H Johnston has been nominated by the
Republicans of the district Mr.. Johnston has been
engaged for msny years as Clerk a. the Lower Police
| Court.
Mr.. James Murray has received the American nomi-
nation in this district He has Linn and MIR Johnston
! 10 contend against but we have been tod that ths
latter has seDid his intention of giving way with
view probably Of preventing the election OF the noto
Iious individual put forward by the Democrats Mr.
Mursy has occupied the position as Clerk at the JEFF
ferson Market Police Count for many years, aud isws
| k.ox 70, h. hlc a m a
| Mr.. Bro snel the present incumbent, designs run'
| ming as az independent candidate.
| In the WITH district three caudids'es. j. M.
Marsh and Horatio N Parker had bsen nominated by
the Dem, Gratis OF these persons we know nothing,
save that from their former pursuits they are lily quail
fed to occupy the position for which their election is
sought
The third nominee is Barnabas ". Osborn. He
has re ceived TIE domination of the Americans and Re-
pubcsns in the District. Mr.. Osborn has for several
Terms occupied the msgstsral bench, and is too we'll
known to quire at hands any especial notice He
has filed the position with eminent ABILITY; and upon
the late law requiring the Magist -stes to hold Court
| of General Sections Mr. Osborn was unanimously
CHI sen by bic associate Justices the presiding officer
| of the Court.
In the Vth District We have James II. Steers Dem.
| ocrat ane George W. Rble., nominated by the Amer
leans and Republicans. OF Mr. Steers, who occupies
the position of Alderman have little 10 cay, and
that little is, that he ia man totally unqualified for
the position either by habit educst His partisan
ebseQuousness as An Alderman shows plentiful lack
| Of independence.
Mr.. George w. Rblet will m ske excellent Magis-
trate. He is emIer,y qualified for the position, aud
has the united pomin stion Of the Americans aud Re-
publcsns. Mr. some years age occupied the Office