New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-25
JUDICIARY REFORM.

The Union League Club held special meet
ing last evening at the clubhouse at which Wm. H.
ChOate PRESIDED receive and act upon the report OF
the Committee Political Reform the subject OF the
pending Constitutional amendment relative 90 the judi
ciary Mr.. Choate, in calling the meeting to order
reminded the members of tho subject which they
had met TO take action He know OF no
subject presented to the association OF greater in
terest and vital to the wellbeing OF tho commu
nifty. very elaborate and exhaustive report of the
Council Of Political REFORM hadbocn circulated through
the Chairman, Dorman b. Eaton and they were well
acquainted with s purpOrt He trusted the CiuD Would
not separate that evening without taking such action as
would secure. il possible, tho required amendments
Dorman Ii. Eaton then addressed the members you
will bear IN mind said he, that before the Summer va
cation the Committee OF Political Reform thought IL
within the line Of its duty to bring to tho attention oil
the Club the subject of the pending Constitutional
amendment which, as you all know, provides for the
onnointueDt OF the higher judiciary Of the State That
action took the shape OF resolution which declared
that "iu the opinion OF tina DoV the eApcIf
ment of the elective Judiciary IN tbs CITY
had proved disastrous to its best inter
ests The resolution brought before the BODY al
last and passed unanimously with good deal Of
enthusiasm. ] infer that that the question OF
the expediepcy OF the appointments to the country,
under which the country has prospered and through
which the judiciary disgraced, was question
no longer to he doubted. The Club also appointed
Committee and the Council of Politial Reform caused
TO be prepared and printed the upon which the
recommendations had been made TO return to the ap
pointments. The duty of that devOlved upon me as
Chairman OF the Committee, and having been
authorized 10 prepare similar report
by the Council OF Political Reform, l thought
TO perform the two in consistent manner
II was thought by the Committee that tho document
should discuss the question in strictly impartial man
per IT was completed and printed and has been sent
Of II
. accept The report What shall we do further II any
thingl The Bar Association, which Is made up o mem
bers OF both political parties, composed as you
know OF GOO lawyers. ana good lawyers, 100,
took this matter into confederation ohght 10 say
they intended to have prepared an elaborate
report and present 1t TO the Committee but II was
deemed best TO emDody the whole report III smaller
form That report condemns IN the most unquallhcd
terms the experiment of the elective judiciary ana pre-
zen 30 earnest are they on the subject that they
caused an appropriation of 5000 10 De MADE IOr the
purpose OF preparing circulating ballot on that SUD
ect The Committee last evening 20 consider the
question, and adopted almost unanimously only one
gentleman opposing IT, That report viii appear IN the
morning papers and now propose this res2u uo m a.
paHbr If ballots adapted voting tae ends Constitutional
soiSeG That The E5ecuye Ccmec b requested to make
N Th@e resolutions we're carried. and Messrs schultz,
! cIjped an appointment tho ground that he was
member Of the CiVil Service Commission;
| George W. Blunt supported the mOloD. Joseph b.
yaruum spoke in of .he resolution. and read long
extracts from the report showing now hs system Oi
eecion had failed He cited the opuon OF ChlefJ Justice
TSv and Others as quoted In the report TO show that
tue judges are really tools OF the party thst put
| Mr. snepard said that the Republican party met In
convention that evening and nominated Judges Fancher
ana Van Brunt for the Supreme Court and Isaac Day
Ton and Judge spaulding for the Superior Court and
Judge Rowland and koewen y. ha'en ior tne 4nar'ne
Jackson s. Schultz OF the judges just
nominated who arc positively osiasteilI 10 gentlemen
who compose this Club. This Is the time 10 manifest
courage, II there courage In the CluD II the CuD
takes action TINS evening in dscOunenancng the mont
nation Of some OF these gentlemen Tomorrow evening
their chances OF success in the canvass VIII be
! very small indeed. IL Ia ouy question
OF Courage We arc Republicans and We have SAID over
and again that there are certain ques t9ns upon
mas adjourned Their organizations are gong 10 make
nominations, but Ia judgment there rs no body tnat
Club only have the courage TO speak out now. Mr.
! Schultz then offered the following resolution:
del 20 e into judiciary
po parties sad from such nominations report which Of
nes Of in msinsBng honest aud judiciary such report 10
be made TO the Ciab fhurslHy evening neat. . .
discussion followed, but the resolution vas finally
adopted aud the meeting adjourncd. I'D
A TAMMANY RATIFICATION MEETING.
mass meeting of the XIth Assembly
D. District Tammany Democrats held last evening
| Gormauia Hall West Twenty six th-st To ratfy the
Democratic state, County. and Judiciary nomina-
t,ons Peter g. MalOney chosen President, and
ther. was long list Of vicePtesdents The speak
ers Of the evening Capt. ISAIAH Ryn-
ders the Hon s. g. Cox ID. c. Calvin, Oliver. y. Buell.
the poInee a. this district for Assembyman. Francis
y. spiuola = sullivan, T. A. Led with, William W alsh
Isaac J. Oliver James :. Thayer. Joseph Bumenthal
Charles Harris Phelps Henry Woltman, A. Eekhon
y Richard Croker. aud Philp herke' ...t. IL,