New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-21
RATTLE POB Ps--POCI
PLAY IN DRAWING THE LOTS.

We learn upon authority which cannot be
questioned, that the friends OF two OF the aspiF'
ants for seat on the Bench of the Superior
Court. met last Saturday al noon III nh office
not far from the City Hall. where they decided
bv 10, the Tammany Hall nomination. The
prize was drawn by the friend OF Mr.
:. b. Garvin, and he was accordingly
Nominated by acclamaiion lat Mon
day, in the sGbsequen, and subscryieni judi
c.ary Convention of Tammany Hall. II II
claimed by the friends OF the losing side. how
ever that the person who manipulated tho WIN
ming candidate wrote the same nome on me
Two loi.-au old trick played b. the same
opc-a'or i'm The Senatorial conlcs, between X.
y. Connolly and f. @. Moiony, some yeAFs ago
and again repeated when Alderman Andre
Frnneni was candidate for the porition OF
.chs.rrnaa Of The Comm. Jon to prepare a re-.
v.-cd City Cna,..--, IT, name q froment-
antagonist ss- wnitel, On TWO sls. OF paper
and these were then pre.e,..sd 20 NJ. froueni
for choice Oh coune he gre" name
no, Nj. own. and the remaining ballot, beng ~
tho hands of the operator Of ths trek wa IL
,,an,ly torn up and cns, into Tie frt. Mr FLO
mcut was undoubtedly cheated NJ. ,, y.
Moloney did no, have any chance, though 1t IS
added tha, he Wa not much disappointed
And now for the third time, this nciAnons Jcf'
eng DidGlcrsm j. reported 20 have been re.
pea,ed in favor Of "A candidate who is, II sue
ce..iul next January TO assume his place upon
the bench Of the Superior cour, 81 ihis city.
That Alderman Froment was once made the
victim Of such thick 10 also certain. That
such q Trick was played in the contest for
Senator in the Win District between Connolly
and Moloney ha. long been ono Of the stand
Il ing and recognized jokes Of city politics. and
that the same trick was put IN Use at the rai'ie
for udgeahip la, Saturday We hold 70 be
altogether probable, even II no, aiirm0,iyolr
proved.
Fcllow.citizcns think Of II Not only a
raflc for judgeship. but cheating rattle "A,
tAat' From oil completely in The modH'
opeland, We very chceTiully acqmt the success
n nominee M Gavin wa not present III
person, and IS believed by those who know him
ges, 70 be incapable Of any such action. Bu,
gu taot per alum tacIt per- 81, Is legal maxim
70 tho responsibility Of which ~ Old lawyer
cannot object 10 be held; aud i IS for the pub
lie 10 say whsihor they will raiir By their votes
next November the winning candidate IN this
Judicial rattle. Az 10 The nomination by Mozart
Hall Of Judge McCunn upon tho same ticket
for the Superior Court, little needs to be said.
The poison aud lts antdOie are thus admins.
tered in the same dose Had the ticket been
Nh Garyin and Mr. Samuel Jones there might
have been danger Of it, success. A. Il II, We
feel that neither the raille candidate nor The
other can come within twenty thousand Of IN
election, II the opposition vii take up the CON
test III "a wise and active spirit. Win such
names ~ Hilton. Boswortb, and Hoffman
against McCunn and Company, the victory Is
| in the hands Of the honest and intelligent mon
OF all parties, if they will but choose to grasp it,
IL they fail in their duty, we can stand the
pressure" us well AZ others. II is II question for
all the decent men Of the community; for the
Taxpayers, for the mcrchants-especally for
lawyers who have the honor Of the profession al
hcart-lor all who have property, aud for all
who prize the honor OF our city, 20 decide.