The evening world., 1891-11-16
MORE POLICE JUsT|CEsH|Ps.
Two Vacancies Soon to Occur Set
Politicians at Work.
Judges Disagree with Con. Pryor
nsto Campaign Assessments.

come vacant In q rev days. places which nave
$1,000 annual salaries attached TO them.
They are the Police Justiceships now held
by Andrew J. White and ). Henry Ford.
only one OF these is really available, as
Justice White, who is coed Tammany Hall
man, is thought 10 be sure OF reappointment.
Justice Ford, though, is q County Democracy
district leader and must 60.
Joseph Blumenthal, defeated candidate for
the Assembly; Eugene y. Ives, who could not
secure q renOmination for senator Wright
Holcomb, who desired to be, but was not re-
turned to the Assembly this year, md "Ice.
man y" Turner, who was turned down after
one term In Congress, are said to be looking
for the place. All are Tamm manyites.
John G. sheehan, brother of the Lieutenant
Governor elect, ID also spoken Of as a candi-
date Tor the police bench, and he may get the
place II his brother insists, for an alliance
with the President OF the Senate is desir-
able thing when legislation Is required.
PLATT DENIES THAT THRRR IS BossIsM.
Banker Frederic Taylor, Of 81 Broadway,
who was one Of the speakers at the Repub-
lican Business Mems meeting in Music Hall,
Oct. %, has written long letter In which he
declares that the defeat OF his party was due
to too much bossism and an excess Of McKin.
Thomas c. Platt retorts that Mr.. Taylor's
deductions are as false as his premises. lie
declares that "only persons who know
nothing OF practical politics and the workings
@ 81 the party talk about bossism In the Repub-
Mr.. Platt's answer to the charge of Nc
kinleyism is comprised In the explosive,
" Bosh II But he enlarges and points out that
protective tarfn issue won for the kcpubli-
cans in Ohio, while in New York 1t was not an
issue and could not, therefore, have caused
defeat.
Democratic success was due to bribery
pure and simple" and says that II he had
time he could prove that 100000 OF Demo-
cratic money was distributed through the
JUDGES POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS.
Chief Judge Ehrlich and Judge John Henry
Mccarthy, OF the City Court, who were fellow
candidates with Gen Roger 4. pryor for
election on the Tammany Hall ticket, do not
agree with the General that a candidate for
Judicial oflice should not pay heavy political
assessments
Gen. Pryor was elected Judge OF the Court
OF Common Pleas Nov. = and filed q state
mcnt with the County Clerk to the effect
that he expended S1O,500 In his canvass
This is the largest amount stated TO have
been expended by any candidate voted for at
the recent election.
TO a reporter Of The WORLD Judge Pryor
penses consisted entirely OF assessments con-
tributed-to Tammany Hall, S1O,5OO, and to
the voorhis Democracy, S500-were very
heavy. He thought something should, be
done to prevent candidates for judicial oflices
paying heavy assessments to the organiza-
tions placing them In nomination.
JUDGE PRYoR's OPINION.
Candidly and sincerely" said he, " think
1t an outrage that candidates should be COLI
PEELED. PEELED TO pay large sums for election ex-
The Judge declared that he had been In
formed that other candidates for judicial
once paid even more than he did in the way
OF assessments. No other candidate filed a
statement showing greater expenditure.
He said that the custom OF assessing
judicial candidates should cease, otherwise
poor and ambitious but well qualified law
yers who may seek elevation to the Bench
goal because OF their poverty.
JUDGE EHRLICH's ANSWER.
Chief Judge simon NJ. Ehrlich, OF the City
Court, who admitted the payment OF about
$4,000 on his canvass, was asked to-day II he
agrees with Judge Pryor on the subject OF
The Judge replied that he had nothing to
say, accounting for his reticence ON the score
OF having been candidate.
JUDGE Mccarthy TALKS.
Judge John Henry Mccarthy, OF the City
Court was more willing to talk on the sub
"I cannot agree with Judge Pryor." said
he. ~ cannot understand why candidate
for judicial position Ia On a higher plane than
any other candidate, On why he should be ex-
empt from assessment.
ITO use vulgar expression, o candidate
cannot be elected on wind Money must be
reason why a candidate for a 1udgeship
should be exempted from contributing to-
wards the expense account contracted by the
organization which places him in nOmi-
Judge McCarthy's views are very similar to
those expressed by Richard Croker.
"If the candidates DO not pay the expenses
Of their campaign who will :" Is the inquiry Of
the Tammany chief.
HOW THE MONEY WAS SPENT.
MIR. Croker says that the money contributed
was all expended for perfectly legitimate and
necessary expenses. These expenses were
Ior men hired to distribute paster ballots, the
3,S1S,OOO or paster ballots distributed, S2O,-
900 for mass-neetings, and postage to the ex-
tent OF fully $4,000.
WANTED TAMsEN REAPPoINTRD.
A committee consisting OF George Mundorf
and samuel ID. Levy, School Trustees for the
Eleventh Ward, and K. Ohmstede, represent
ing several German societies, waited on Act
tng Mayor Arnold this morning and presented
q petition signed by $500 citizens asking for
the reappointment OF School Commissioner
Edward j. II. Tamsen.
Among tho signers ares oswald Often
dorier, william Stetnway. ]. Edward Sim
mons, Gustav II. schwab, Frederic X. Con-
dert, X. N. Galloway, Congressman Ashbel p.
Fitch, Richard katzenmayer, George Ehret,
Henry Clausen, Jr., Jacob Rupert, the
Liederkranz and other German societies
cANvAssISa THE cIrY's VOTE.
The Board OF County Canvassers took up
the returns from the sixteenth Assembly
District this morning. The official figures on
the vote for Governor and Leutenant-Gov-
ernor In the Fifteenth Assembly District are
Flower, 6.0e9; Fassstt, 8. 6Gs; shsshan, COTS;
Vrooman, 8, Sol.
The hoard exnects to comnlete t.x. oomnar.