New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-17
JUDGE INGRAHAM ELEVATED
NOMINATED TO FILL JUDGE BRADY's
PLACE.
EX-JUDGE HENRY A. GILDERsLEEVE SLATED
FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT BENCH.

rx.JuDGE HENRY A. GILpERsLEEvE SLATED
FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT BENCH
Governor Hin yesterday nominated George L. In
graham for Judge of the Supreme Court, IN pace OF
the late Judge Brady and II ofhcaliy ahhouhceu
that when Judge Ingraham is confirmed by the sen.
ate ex,Judge Henry A. Glldersleeve VIII be appointed
Judge of the Superior Court the place vacated by
Judge Ingraham.
Governor Hills selections of Judge lngraham
and cx-Judgo Gildersleeve were received IN
the city yesterday with widely differing opinions
Judge Ingraham's nomination accepted with SAT
isfacton by the bar and business public generally ID
well as by the leaders Of tho various political paeueS
and factions and in making IL the Governor Is up.
ouestonably in accord with the popular sentiment OK
Ney.York But the statement that Mr.. GilderseeVc
has been booked for Judge Ingraham's place In the
spperlor Court met adverse comment on every hano'
ii seemed TO please few If any people outside OF the
o,er,e Of politicians who running things IN Tam
many Hall 10 suit themselves. and who. 1t Is said &c
,nonded the Judges selection to carry out the details
of deals made before Mr. Gllderseeve was defeated
Cor Iudpe OF the General Sessions Ia 1880. Lawyers
Thought the choice unfortunate f0m their poiht Vi
view. while party men Of all shades, Republicans
Comfy Democrats, independent Democrats and not
few Tammany Democrats, regarded it as extremely
bad politics. ,,
o,oovo y said Wigwamite, who was by no means
nleased with the news from Albany, to Tribune re-
norter last evening" ever since he failed OF REELECTION
two wears ago. He had put up big assessment anu
was the only man on the Tanmany tlcKet detea'e"
that year He naturally felt very sore, and Croker
was anxious TO moly him.. The other day the Boss
telecraphed over from Nice that Gilderseeve must DO
rncrabam,s successor. 1t is great triumph Tor
Jimmy, Martin who has been hard at work for the
exIudge ever since the vacancy came In sight, but
this fact makes the pill all the more bitter ior tne
stecllers TO swallow for they had been promised inc
nIace for Alfred long before there was any opening
for him Commissioner Martins abrupt treatment Oh
charlev, steckler when he went to see the Commis-
sloner about Alfred's chances viii nave new mea ,n,
now on the East Side. II the stecklers don't KICK
ft srcb slight as this it will show that there Is
little spirit left in them" M
Ideo Alfred steckler was found at his home, No. "a
seventb-st last evening" and courteousiy arose loh
his dinner TO welcome the reporter VINO called upon
him But when the subject Of the visit was broachea'
and no was asked what he thought OF the Governors
choice Of exJudge Glldersleeve for superior Court
Idco a 1as plain that the founder of the Stecker
Acsociation was seeking 10 suppress the excitement
ond Indignation with which he was filed lie was
careful however not to give vent 10 MS ieenhgs anu
firmly refused to discuss the subject.
at will positlvely say nothing about this matter-at
least not now he sad though 1t was evident that no
rond like TO give vent TO his emotions If he thought
sue toward Tammany Hall and the men who had broken
faith with him he also refused to That something
Is brewing which will soon make stirring news Is not
thought at all improbable
The lights Of the elegant building In second-aVe'
where the Seckler Association has its quarters, were
ablaze last night and IL evident that something
unusual was on foot. The members are well dlsci-
Mined and were as retcent when questioned as their
chief but that preparations were being maze lor d
movement which win astOnlsh the Wigwam leaders was
Mr. Gidersleeve's appointment will mean Of course purse
that the warriors OF Tammany have MADE up ui s
Election Il is already said that it win give the many
dissatisfied and dsruntled braves still WITHIN tlle WIZ
wan an excellent chance for registering ther niSap
proval with the present management-an opportunity
they are not likely to overlook ,e,7 tis
father was Judge Daniel p Ingaham of the Spprem n
Court lie Is not college tie D was elected
TO the Supreme Court Bench In lssg on tTS Inv
Court in 1887 taking the place left vacant by Hooper
c. Van Worst. Judge Ingraham would have nVe ye he
yeS 70 S Court She his term in tho
Court under this appointment will expire on Dece o.
sfF g next year, ap SSia W BE- sS5eS
the Supreme Court bench. The eXpecatipp is that
next fan for another fun term, and the probabilities
are that he will be reelected. A..
bench Of the Court of General Sessions having served
full term there At the election in this city year
eecSn to the Court Of General Sessions and he
beaten by Judge Fitzgerald who was the fusion cand
date Of the County Democrats and Republicans Tam
many swept the city at that election and Judge
ilderseeve was the only Tammany candidate who was
defeated for an office, the candidate for which was
voted for by the voters Of the entire city. When he
was defeated il was understood by politicians generally
that he was to be remembered when there was an ap
pointment 70 be made TO the judiciary. $500.
lie was born In Duchess County on August L, 1s4O
His father was a farmer and the young man attended
the high school near his home during the intervals Of
farm work Subsequently he went to Clavarack College
and then returned home TO work on the farm again
When the Rebellion broke out he recruited q company
OK volunteers and Joined the 150th Regiment. lie
served throughout the war and marched to the sea
with sherman At the close Of the Rebellion he was
made colonel by brevet by President Lincoln for gal
liant and mertOrous services In the campaigns OF
Cieorcda and the Caronas.n Upon his return from
the warhe began the study Of the law with Henry W:
johnson. He was admitted 10 the bar In 1866, and
IL