New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-23

ing the people of the whole state %ao U, Duties are
party and in the d; chas al II personal or partisan
motives Unless the duties npd ScernI,ation of
cnarseu te n Dopnar elections are faithfully ts
charged it is Impossible for democrats sschareed in
be l2ms ay than By paying strict obedience to nS
nrccise requirements OF statutory law. ino trans
Pn,omnrts nf the Hoards of County tanNasseIs u 30
.d nv rho Comfy CLERKS to tho state oncers ~
XIbany are documents Of vital Importance; ot he dealt
nnder the protection OF the law ana eaIt U with
i,b In anv manner except n strict accofuahco WIN
Whcn the corrected statements, made IN Gnnri
Of me peremptory mandsmns OF the suprepe cS
and certified by the County oier dy,,, ot course of
" the Offices O., he governor secretary OF Ste
and Controller 1t should nane tc c ha,nc delivered
n scrr % iT Of state 1t for the ocer'
BY whom that ripcac s'asme'I was ,der sone STAY
Winding lin 70 deliver IT, nor was IT wi '' thc
nrovnce to inquire whether any ,t nay IL shond not
be- ansmttcd sent BACK ~ a vGw
Of the explicit provisions Of tmo and in view OF
t treat importance of such documents ID or pol
cal se'eei hastily or nnreiectingy accede to any
mronosition to lay violent hand upon s1s at Sad"i,d
and dispose of it in any other manner ti' '"''
| by law.
| MAYNARD CANNOT ESCAPE.
| =, :, wore possiblc TO consider Judge Maynaras
action os action taken in ignorance OF the fncts vi "
the heat OF violent political contest vi "'o" ~
portunity for due dehcraon, or In ignorance ,"t
law this case would present different le''ure' u'
moro Is no such possibility. Judge Maynard mas hn
self emt %S OF OF the fact that his decision to remove
thoI" ,nntor that he took time for full delberatlon
and that after mature hna coh s ,ion nc Nv"
noe epts Inc full possibility iOi DIS Muon. hv tho
opportrnity for elaboration was evidenced by inc
entire history OF these legal pIocesoitIs from the
IN div of December the date OF the corrected return
down 10 December 20, the dac Oh thc Ne
The conn sci for the Deane party were mos pe,nh.3
dvoinr 10 have those corrected returns forwarded
In order that they might be counted oy ae Mavnord
vaSSers ntIemcn with whom ne acting In con
cert were persistenty endeavolng W rp ech,nerv
rnrns from reaching The state Board Inc ma n,ni
~ The law was continuously used TO prevent e i
ing OF that corrected return, Ihat image Nav,
nna Wse hoding the office O Deputy hsosyt
| General II this state, himself uehOeid"'iJ wv"
| In the removal OF those returns
HE SHOULD BE REMOVED.
:, rudce MAYNARD hyere now a private citizen your
committee would scarcely deem 1t expedent 'l'' ti'
association should take any action III respect " a'S
| conduct He Is not member bf TINS pooy' Nv. "'
his action taken the judicial district 10 WHICH, .r
objects and interests Of this ASSOCIATION arc n'''','
confined But It 80 happens that his cohauG ~ W1 ar
most Immediately followed By his eeVh'ion w
Judicial Office and in the opinion oil your ha as
mis- action in the particulars under m 0ttSI sf,tion
! closed a clear uniinoss for high luul'hl o'" ;a
They also u opinion that 1t mas aleuS ~ tbe
and must continue 10 impair tho c'"" VIZ
public In him ms Judge ..a. .,o c,ndrct
Youl committee does not suppose tEI 'iT ,nS for
| NJ MAYNARD
his i'm peachmcnt It IS not MISCONDUCT III M ndv
"e nIdge but Impeachment j. not the OilIy Eclheus
YhIch j. within the power OF the Legislature 70 aPpS
1t is clothed under the constitution | rs ' norcr IL
w a+ 1ic~t 10 The Limitations which attend the ex
| erclse of the power OF Impeachment. ooods
y"rv comniittee therefore reports and recommends
| the adoption Of the following reso!utIoh'
Resolved That copy Of this report be rau'"t'eu 70
the senate and Assembly and that those bodies be ~
,,llv reouestod 70 consider whethr the conduct u
Iudce Isaac H. Maynard therein mentioned does not de
mind an exercise OF the power Judges vested by
| the Constitution in the Legislature.
| March %. 1892. -
| Respectfully submitted FREDERIC u. NoNDH
| JAMES c. CARTER,
| JOHN T. PARSONS,
CLIFFORD A. HAND,
| J.. RANDOLPH ROBINSON,
| JOHN l.. CADWALADER
| WILLIAM Il. HORNyLOWER.
| ELIHU ROOT,
| ALBERT STICKNEY.