New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-24
THEY STAND BY MAYNARD.
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY AT ALBANY
NOT LIkELY TO GUST HIM
REPUBLICANS DRAWING Up A RESOLUTION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE BAR ASSOCIATIONS
ENDATION-M'CLELLASD CALLS
THE COMMITTEE a PARTISAN
PACKED JURY


THE COMMITTEE a PARTISAN
PACKED JURY
tBY TELEGRAPH TKiBUSEJ
Albany, March 23. The temperate and judicial
verdict of the Bar Association of New-fork against
Judge Maynard, Of the Court Of Appeals, con-
demning his theft of the putchess County cleo
tion returns and recommending his removal by
the Legislature was the chief theme Of talk In
the Legislature to-day. While the Democrats In
many instances privately declared that the judg-
ment passed by the Bar Association was a just
one, when speaking for publication they seemed
bound to uphold Judge Maynard. Perhaps this Is
natural. Senate made Democratic by the
felony Of Judge Maynard could not be expected
to turn about and denounce him, OF all men.
especially since his act has filled the pockets OF
every one Of them with political plumber There
is hardly Democratic Senator Assemblyman
that has not personally profted by Judge May
nard's suppression Of the true election return OF
Dutchess County, through the appointment OF his
friends TO offices under the State Government.
Since the fraudulent Legislature began noh
appointments have poured into the hands Of the
Democratic members of the Legislature and into
the hands of their political chieftains Judge May
nard himself has been one of the greatest benc-
ficares Of the stealing Of the Legislature. lie
has an Office which this year will pay him 1000.
Does any one imagine that Republican Senate
would have confirmed Isaac II. Maynard as
Judge Of the Court Of Appeals? IL was the
fraudulent creation OF a Democratic Senate that
opened the door 10 the treasury OF the State OF
Ncw-YOrk. Richard Croker as his share Of the
booty. obtained the appointment of his brother-in-
law, DR.. William T. Jenkins, as Health Officer
of New-York, at a salary of 0,oO0 year. ThuA
the treasury of New-York was looted.
The resolutions passed by tho Bar Association
will unquestionably be presented to the Legisla-
ture tomorrow. Those resolutions, it will be
remembered, recommended that Judge Maynard
be removed from Lis office by the passage Of
Joint resolution By the Legislature. IL is
Democratic Legislature, and such movement
ought properly to be initiated by some one OF tho
members OF the majority. The language used by
the Democratic Senators and Assembymen in
speaking about the Maynard case to-day was
such TO give no hope OF their favoring intro
ducing such resolution Duty, THEREFOR will COM
Tel some OF the Republican Senator'S or Assem-
blymen TO present it, and it is understood that one
being framed toni ght. Senators SaxtOn, Erwin
and O'Connor drawing up one resolution on
the subject in which they make Judge Maynard's
own letter in defence of himself the main ground
Of their accusation.
Two of the Democratic Senator'S McClelland
ana NdIlOT, happened 10 ne stdndlng Slue Dy sluS
to-day, when they were asked what they thought
Of the verdict Of the Bar Association. 1T was
the verdict of partisan packed jury answered
McClelland forgetting that seven Of the nine men-
bers of the Bar Association who signed the report
are Democrats. This idea seemed TO please Sem
ator Cantor and lie said 1t was indeed a
packed partisan jury, and any one reading the
reports OF the proceedings OF the alleged digni-
fed Bar Association in to-days newspapers VIII
see that it acted like mob. Those who spoke
in favor OF Mr. Maynard hissed. while those
who spoke against him were cheered Was that
judicial? The entire case was prciudiced. and
the Judgment Of the Bar Association should have
no acceptance from fair-minded men,
Senator Saxton. Republican, said This judg-
ment OF the Bar Association leaves
Judge Maynard in terrible position.
His defence is shown to be worthless.
never read an Indictment of man in better tone
than this one 1t is calm with every paragraph
il cites authorities enabling one TO Judge of the
Justice OF the argument and then IL takes up one
after another Naynard's specious arguments, and
shows how really weak they There is one
thing that pcases me about the Bar Associations
action more than partisan satisfaction over ~,
and that is that il shows that the American people
desire pure elections and that. despite partisan
ship, they will express their conformation OF
frauds az elections. The Judgment OF the Bar As
sociation is immensely more valuable because 1t
is signed by seven Democrats"
senator Erwin said The action Of the Bar
Association is most satisfactory 10 me. IL fully
vindicates the action of the Republican party
las, fall We said we had elected a ma jority Of
the senate The courts sustained us. and so now
does the Bar Association We were cheated out
of our majority by the State Board Of Canvassers
and by this man Maynard. Any body of men
who should examine the statement of Judge May.
nard impartially | think, would favor his re-
moval from the bench. Before even the verdict
Lo pop Assn piafi " a.
his untitness for his high place
Maynard was convicted, in my eyes, said
Senator O'Connor, when he wrote that letter
80 .iInyed defence of his conduct II was sim
piv the confession of criminal, tempered by the
plea of pcttifogger.'
The leading Assembly Democrats adopted the
same ZONE as the Senate Democrats in speaking
of the Bar Associations denunciation OF Maynard
They will not vote TO remove him. Perhaps. In
order 70 "vindcate" Maynard the Democratic
leaders will nominate him this fall for CHIEF
Judce OF the Court of Appeals.