New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-24
JUDGE COWING'S PATRONAGE.
NEARLY HALE GOES 10 TAMMANY.
MORE MAY roLLow-rmE FEELING ABOUT HIS

MORE MAY FoLLow-THE FEtllN" N'''i mo
5000 CONTRIBUTION TO TIE ph'io' "''
Fnneralhakcd meats will form tie Christmas hl'r
Of fonr officer; Of the Court Of Geier'" 9''H''"f
will thanl; Judge Rufus u. COwihe ior P''''N''-
menu for them. They have ah serve" Wv,
faithfully. Lut were sacrificed I peace Offering -
Tammany Hail Four men with bills If political
health from the Wigwam succeed he bche'ueu mn
who all Republicans OF more or less ac'lNHN i'
four 70 20 Darius Il. Schohcn J'hn - "lIo"'
Peter Tghe and John :. Phillips. one Is a war
veteran. Those Who step into th"r SHOES are Nv
andcr Mcqueen, now an officer III the First D'Stf'o'
Civil Court; John O'Reilly, Henry smith ana ii"s"
j. McEvoy.
When judge Cowing was elected City Judge ~ d
Republican,. fourteen years ago. h. appointed ten III"
of his own party TO he CONT cfhcr>. rs the'' IT,
signed died. other Republicans were nam"l III tf'''
places. ~ least four OF the ten will 20 on JAM nv
l. and IL is understood that a fifth one will hl'' -
make room for TAmmany worGe'. 20 that 'uoec
CCwing's flock will he hall sheep ant half goat
The Republicans who remain fee mnch er''ineu
for in previous instance the Judge showed no sch
mpartialty IN dividing hi, iayors ~lwten TIE t"o
parties. The Republicans renominatd iiIi as Nv
publican and his candidacy was ndor'ed / rnl"'anN "
Recorder Smyth is said % have been largely ihStu
mental in preventing opposition 10 hsa.o'ciaic. Junse
COwne, however. according to his AFFIDAVIT filed Win
the county tIcrh, gave lnr UcWfia'F '"'"f''7''
fund 5000 and the Republican not cent
This action naturally aroused comment amcng 'aI'
ing Republicans. The discrimination against m1 OWL
political flesh and blood seemed ,t.lsge Boih sues
renomInatcd him, and he might. - was said have al
least divided his gift or have sen, second $1,000 u
the party In which he claimed membership. Ihcfe
was no explanation based the poverty OF JudS
Cowing. His Office Is worth $4,000 a year. ana inc
term is fourteen wears nat l., his salary Tor Tic
entire time will be gig tJtn besides. the Judge i
Independently wealthy. having fortune OF between
900 and 5000. 900. lie Is vice president OF tl'
Union League Club. and the sentiment against I'm
there would recently have taken specific shape had
not his friends dSciccy withdrawn him OH OF rang
| OF frc.
IN view Of the gift 70 Tammany alone, The rest
the Judges men NAY feel glad that be behcadcd lea
| than half OF their number. Judge COHlne dec.ara
Yesterday that his removals were not the outcome OF
| bargain with Tammanv. The four men had 10 ida
Of being discharged. AMI made no effort, 70 set htr
friends al work In their behalf. BUD schoieh rs
| for years been faithful court officer. lie j. led
ne volunteer fireman. and l. known Z MI the blllai
| loving pubic the marker IN nearly every big mace
| That has been he'll here for years. lie !. an ia
| friend Of Richard Croker, who might nav" helped an
| had his sd lccn dsl.ci. schOfcld l. not an acre
politician.
| John !, phillips IS a lieutenant colonel IN the u'bn
Veteran Legion. John J. t,illcn has beer Republican
| captain IN the OIL WIN and new INA Assembly
| District for som" time Peter 1iclc. who has bel a
court officer for only little over 'ar, !, Rdib
| lean Of the lIld Assembly District.