The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-18
The Combination Ticket.

The large body Of Democrats i'm this city
who are opposed TO the o-called Democ-
racy but real despotism of Tnmmauy Han,
have combined with the Republicans i'll
nominating a strong county ticket. As
most Of the Offices on this ticket are judi
cial, each party to the combination has
wisely selected candidates of professional
Prominence OF promise as well us political
note.
Tie present Recorder and the present
District Attorney have been ronominatcd.
We believe the Offices have never been &C.
cupicd by men more thoroughly compe-
tent to perform the duties than JoHN X.
HACKErr and BENJAMIN X. PHELPS. The
Recorder is Il Democrat aud TIE District
Attorney is "A Republican, but neither Is
political partisan in the administration of
his Office. Recorder HAcKErr's emphatic
refusal to subordinate his court TO party
uses WAS one of the most noteworthy and
creditablc acts of ms life
An excellent nomination was made for
Surrogate in the selection OF Mr.. STEPHEN
ID. VAS scuAlcK. Tho jurisdiction of the
Surrosate's Court affects Il peculiarly help
less ind unprotected class of the COM
munity. II should be in the hands of "a
man who will not be tempted to abuse his
power by the facility with which he can
90 so. Mr.. VAN SCHAICK Is such man.
His legal attachments are ample, he pos
s9sses the administrative ability which IS
scarcely less requisite than are judicial
qualities TO the proper exercise OF the
Office, and he has acquired thorough ac-
quaintance with the duties in his six
years experience as Assistant to Surrogate
IlUTCIuNGs. We believe the sen iiment of
the bar will be strongly in favor OF NJ.
VAN ScHAIcK.
Nj. CHARLES r. SANFORD. the candidate
for Judge of the Superior Court. was
partner of the late LEWIS B. WOODRUFF
and we think would make better Judge.
Col. Henry A. GILDERsLEEvE, tho we'll
known ritieman, is nominated for the new
judgeship Of the Court Of General Sessions.
We trust the current impression that his
experience in the trial of criminal causes is
very limited, will prove to be erroneous;
us the improperly of putting an inexpe-
renced mau into criminal court either
as Judge or public prosecutor seems scarce
ly to require demonstration. Fine marks
manshp and fitness for the bench may be
as far apart rs the duties of Judge and ex-
ecutioucr.
Mr.. BENJAMIN f. DUNNISG has been Sc
lected to run Tor the place on the bench of
the Court of Common Pleas. lie is de-
scribed as former partner of Mr.. O'CoN-
OR aud eX-Judge FULLERTON. If his views
on the Court Of Appeals and the law Of ha-
beas corpus are the same as those of
CHARLES O'CoNoR, he is unfit to DO "a
Judge; If they accord with Mr.. FULLER
TONS opinions, he is worthy of support.
Let Mr. DUNSING speak out.
For the Marine Court, the candidates are
Mr.. CHARLES GoEPP, n reputable German
lawyer, aud Col. JAMES b. SHERIDAN, the
stenographer of the Superior Court. who
was educated rs lawyer and served with
credit in the army. His constant presence
at trials has rendered him very familiar
with practice, and the detestaton he
evnced for the doctrine OF Addition. D-
vision and silence, in reporting the KEN
BILE case, shows that he would make an
honest judge.