The New York herald., 1869-10-20
REPUBLICAN JUDICIARY CONVENTION.

A Straight Republican Ticket Nomina ted
Judge Clerkc's Onicini Character Criticised,
and the .Iudge Tossed Overheard.
THIS Convention met last evening In Twenty-second
| street, ex-Judge White in the chair.
Mr. RUFUS +. ANDREWS, Chairman of the Com
mttee on Conference, reported that their COM
mittee and committees from the Twenty.thrd and
Twenty eighth street branches had met together IN
JOINT convention. The convention appointed sub
committee, of which lie was chairman, TO ascertain
| II any combination could be made with organiza-
lions outside Tammany Hall with a view OF elecung
| somebody IN opposition to that organization. The
subcommittee delegated TO him the authority to
make inquiries INTO the matter and lie ascertained
that the independent demo Gratis, called divided
into two organizations which, however, were about
to unite, had made up their ticket and divided it
among themselves, and that ticket consisted OF men
entirely belonging to the democratic party. 1t was
urged very strongly by gentlemen representing
democratic organizations other than Tammany
Hail that the republican party should endorse
the nomination OF Thomas ". Clerke for Judge OF
the Supreme Court. This was reported the
Judiciary Convention where strong objection was
raised to the endorsement Of Judge Clerke for rca
sons which appeared to The committee TO be good
Among these reasons was the fact that Judge Cerse
had on several occasions during the decided
questions where the interests OF the government
prosecuting the war were sacrificed, and which de-
csions subsequently overruled by other
judges who had sat with HIM In the supreme Court,
Genera Ierll. ltWas deemed 10 De llnprudcnf and
improper for republicans to endorse Judge Clerke
against Jonn X, Brady who was loyal to the country
during the war, and whose brother was OF
bravest and most brilliant advocates. The commit
tee consequently came To the conclusion 10 recon-.
mend the following nUuinations:-
For Supreme d0ntf Jadge-Erastus &. Benedict.
For Judges or me Superior Couft--Freeman j.
Fithian Charles Goepp, and Samuel c. Reed TO Nil
vacancy.
fOr Common pPeos-Elial Il. Hall.
EoJ Mrfiiie Cotnf-Gharles T. POlnemus.
For Reco,de,-Dorman Il. Eaton.
Mr.. CHARLES SPRINGER moved the adoption or the
report, and said he was extremely gratided that
these gentlemen had presented them with pure
and unaduterated republican ticket.
Mr. PATTERSON spoke IN favor OF Judge Clerke,
the war, or 10 give disoya decision. For his own
part, he had choice between Judge Clerke and
Judge Brady. He understood from good authority
Judge Brady did not want TO run against Judge
Clerke but he had been given 10 understand
came into that room that Judge Brady had accepted
the nomination OF Tammany Han, and would, there
fore, rum This surprised him good deal: but that
there should be opposition against such pure
hOnestminded Judge ~ Judge Clcrke had proved
himself Tor the past fourteen years surprised, him
report excluding Judge Clerke would not be
adopted
Mr. RIDLEY moved the substitution OF Judge
Clerke's name for that OF Mr.. Benedict and spoke
In high terms OF praise OF the former gentleman.
whom he called almost the Nestor OF the New YORK
bencn.
Mr.. CULVER seconded the nomination OF Judge
Clerke.
Ex-Judge QuAcKEsBUsH, while highly compli.
menting Judge Brady, spoke In most decided terms
against Judge Clerke aud advocated the report OF
the committee as IL stood.
Finally the report OF the committee was adopted,
and after q committee OF hve had been appointed 70
wait ON the nominees and inform them Of thsE