New-York tribune., 1873-06-28

ns.ther M them shoud have boon nominated In ccnse
ar,onoe OF the unworhiuess OF che candidates. 'no
ing members OF the Senate agreed that tho caucus
mutton should noe be ratified by tha' pou'' Due '"
they would act Independently OF o""ou' INV "
-, - o,., tho host men The caucus managers
wero aocordnely aomewhat surprised when tho senate
,nateed of electinr Roland Hitchcock ana Low d. br
lev Democrats and Amos 3 treat hePuono"", 0'o''''
nv nm almost unanimous vote. George " "oou'un "nu
Ia,n ponro,e Democrats, and Sidney H. Beardslcy'
perublioan-all OF them able men ana SOUND m"yers
Who xould do credit to the bench ana the STATE some
no,itioaps in the other House. who think tho end
~ Iivnr is 90 preserve the Democratic arSand That
.e caucus system is essential TO tha got into very
nerturbed state OF miud over it, and another caucus
was called TO overhaul the reousant Senator'S with what
result has not yet trapspired. I.
OTHER FLUTTERNGs
Meantime the eject upon tho newspaper people Is
somewhat amusing The Times OF this city Democratic,
touches the subject gingarlY. suggesting with
quaint kind OF seriousness, that II there is anything
against the Republican candidate Mr. Treat, 10 Is quite
proper he should be defeated but commencing mildly
tbe Democratic candidates gentlemen whom II knows
from personal Knowledge TO be honorable citizens
which is discreet praise II thnksa thorough nvestiga-
ton of the subject will BE- Of e TO tho State as 1t
ia question OF great and lasting importance to the
State Tie CoWrani whose utterances are only import
am as they credited to Gen. Iawey and used Tor
The purpose of tripping his ambition was disposed 10 TO-
lojcc ut the anti-caucus demonstration. whercup-
on TIC POST which hist year sympatmzeu
with the slato-hreakers, but this year THINKS
tIe is something quito soiomn in the caucus refreshes
the memory of nc CO0rdm with quotations from Its
In lgna.ion last year. when another caucus
wac overturned ana Gen. Hlwley defeated. Then T"e
Couranf thought and said Whenever legislator 40
ccpls party nomination and assumes to represent an
organzaton and set Of principles. he agrees 10 "hNo
mere personal preferences IL necessary ahd' save
Mo
easre, u,el 10 accept aud support the candidates
approved by majority" Isupposo tao fact is that the
sactity OF e caucus depends very much on who IS the
/ candidate OF the caucus
4 tbs NODE or APPOINTING JUDGES.
n If out OF this confusion there shall come by ana
\ hy some change IN tho manner Of making the
II aon,iutrn rnts OF Judges, IL will no good thing
Tho fact is judicial appointments by the Legislature
ar, very objectionable. They are almost always maze
y bargain and sale and intrigue, and result in putting
| unit men into positions which Of all others demand
special and peculiar qualifications Had these appoint-
mens been left 10 Ingerso no one OF the three now
/ named would have been sent In Under the present
system some OF the in The State for Judicial
positions have been passed over without 30 much az
being named. Two such Occur TO me at this moment
II VIM g. Crump OF NcwLondon, is a man eminent in ms
profession for just the qualities required In judge eu
a modest man and no politician No caucus has thOnght
II to 10 itself honor by making him Judge Nathaniel
Of the United STATES District Court IL such another-a
II gentleman whom an Executive having the responsibility
o.lnakng good Judicial appointments would choose at
\ once hut whom an irresponsible cancus would never
think Of, because he is not one of their kind
4 OUR NIxIsrR TO RUSSIA.
Ex-Gov Jewell leaves for St. Petersburg in the Java
On the 2t Of July is understood among his friends
shat he goes not intending to stay more than year at
the outside The Governor is not lacking in ambition
ana though he thinks he euoy visit 70 St. Peters
\ burg H. does propose TO make it AZ exile Should
the State be Republican the Legislature next year.
the Governor viii return and be candidate for
D tne Senate against Senator Buckingham. vino
\ will be O candidate for reelection. and Gen.
/ Hawley. who viii also be candidate again
\ It is not generally known. perhaps, that the CON
don IN which the late Mr.. OR left affairs at the Ameri
can Embassy in 81. Petersburg such as TO demand
the immediate attention of Government, and it was
with the understanding that he 70 stay only long
enough strrgIteu tttcrs and get them IN run
ming order COW Jewell accepted the appointments