New-York tribune., 1875-10-21
LOCAL POLITICAL NEWS.


OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAs-srErHEN d.
| VAN scnAICK DECIDES TO ACCEPT TIE NOMINA-
! TON FOR SURROGATE
| The anti-Tmmmany and Republican Confer
Committees failed TO agree Tnesay night on cam
ddates TO I'll the vacancies caused by the refusal OF Ben
jamin Dunpng TO accept the nomination for Judge OF
| the Court OF Common Pleas, and OF stephen d. van
Schsirk TO accept that for Surrogate The names OF Jo
C. Traphaecn, John H. Sutherland, and Geo NJ Van Hoe
sen were presented candidates for the Common Pleas
nomination. and rary supported for surrogate
The Republicans believed that Mr. Van schack could
be induced t0 reconsider his action and without reaching
| any conclusion the Conference Committees ADJOURNED
until yesterday II sscertaned during the DAY mat
Mr. Van Schaick could be- induced accept the nomina-
tinn for Surrogate II he relieved of the nara work
and annoyances of the campaign. This was readily
agreed TO- The Republican Committee then copsentod 10
support George Van Hoesen as the candidate Tor Judge
OF The Court of Common Pleas provided his fecoii ana
capabilities such they represented To De py MS
supporters. Tho Committee asked for more ne ana a
final decision put on until to-day. There seemed 10
be little doubt that the Republicans would finally accept
| him. The anTammany Committee Of Twenty-one VIII
meet to-day I'm T. NJ Bixby's Office at No % Parkrow to
| receive the report of the Conference Committee
| The following letter was written to Mr. Van schaick
yesterday and signed by the members Of the Republican
| and anti -Tarnmany Conference Committees:
! SrEruEN ID. yAN stlIAICK, esq-Dcor SIR: The JOINT
Committee of the anti Iannany and republican ohN ven
tions have received with regret your letter" derlns e
nomination sOr the office of Surrogate While apIrechl
ing the natural dislike OF gentleman OF your professional
habits and tastes 20 enter into political contest lor
Office yet feel duty we owe to the apparently I'M
ycrsr demand Of the legal proiession The press ana te
public at arge to yon all your icttci ot dec
nation The industry and fidelity with wmrh you hnN =,
performed the delicate duties OF the occ You have nlei
Tor siN years the high estimation IN which - conccdf
that you held by the bar ~ the city irrespective OF
party. warrant us III saying that You are the rgh' man
We assure you Of our decided conviction that the with
Grawal Of yor letters and the acceptance Of our Joh
nomination viii be received by tic plDc WIN seHcidl
| approval and satisfaction.
| 10 this Mr. Van sclraick made the following reply:
To he Jont CoD'Ditce of me t,fdmmo"y and ReD"b-
Gr"rIrwrS: la,e rcccivcd your very complimentary
letter date desiring 10 recall my declindtion oi
tbe nomination made by yon for the Office of Surrogate
while ms personal tastes would influence IN, sii TO d9-
cline the honor rendered me. or nomination lof Any
ccifive office am So deeply sensible Of the numerous
and may -, iattcring solicitations have had III This
instance, iha consent 10 be governed ny the aLvlcc Oh
/ thcsc whom | have known to bc my 'ruesl friends
Therefore in conformity with their earnest wishes re-
spcrtfnv withdraw my letters OF deelinat"n ana lhus
formally accept the nomination With winch nave D''h
! honorcd Ronaining yours, Obcdrnt!y
| Nelc- IO,k, Oct. 20, 1870. y d. VAN S'HAhk'
Mr.. Van Shach stated 10 reporter of THE ii:ilt VI
Yesterday ta he had been compelled to yield 10 an ire
si.blc urgency the part Of good and tried friends and
what seemed TO he the wish Of the people. He would not
III any Way uudrrrac the standing of his opponent bat
he felt tha, by vigorous work night and day until the
polls close next his chances of success were very
! good.
Til. Committee Uf TwcEy-One Oi lie anll-IjmllanA
organization, their meeting last evening, recc> ei
letter iroin District Attorney Phelps thanking the anti
Tamuauy organization for the confidence shown in him
u, uoininatim. him for DsiiirtAtt0mcy. He accepted
the nomination coming from n"i-parsin body lie
said that hr had always sirven 20 the best INFER
ess OF pe,pe ant II elected would continue az here
toorr To- serve The entire community without distinction
of uarty Another letter was received from stephen ID.
Van srhack formally accep plng the nomination for sur
rocate and thanking The Committee for the distinction.
Nathaniel Turpenny has been Informed Of his nomination
as ideinauat Large, but has not YET sgnihed his az
| ceptance.
| IiIT rANpIptrr FOR COMMON PLEAS JCI"f.
George VI. Van HOcscn, The nominee for JudS" ~ the
Court Common Pleas. l. arout years Of age, and
comes f an old KnicerbocKer family The ancestors NJ
! the Van Hoescns settled in Columbia County in 1862.
George II. Van Ioeten born in the Fourteenth Ward
Of h city, aud after graduating from the University Of
The CIV Of NcwYors BE- read law for time with benrv
c. Wheaton ~ Albany, and afierward became connected
win the National Law school II Pougkeepsc, aud was
Tor time Professor of Plcadngs and Evidence. He re
moved 10 Iowa before the late war, aud was for "A
time one of the editors Of The I0ra Saic Dcm0cr0i
On the appointment of judge Bennett Ia the
} Circuit Court bench u hat state MI. Van jIOcScn
took his place in the law firm of which the
Judge MAS member, and entered upon IN cN-
tcnSiyo practice. In the autumn OF 1861 he raised .
company i"r The 18Th Iowa Regiment va, chosen Cap
tain, and for gallant services AZ the battle OF shiloh was
proInoicd h' Major lie soon aitcrward appointed
bV NaiOrcn IIafch Acting Provost Marshal General Of
! liz, department of thc Mississippi. which position he
leaving the in 1850 he came to ths CIV b'gan
the practice law here, and has hcr,l fair repnta
ton pcadei. lie han always been Democrat, but
! ha- nci er taken any active part ~ poltics.