New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-17
LAWYERS MAY HOLD MASS-MEEllN1-
THEY WILL WORK INDIVIDUALLY AGAINST MAY
NARD-CLFFORD \. HAND ON THE GOV
ERNOE'S REMARK ABLE INTERVIEW.

ERNOE'S REMARK ABLE INTERVIEW.
There will not be another meeting OF the far
Association until some time after the election ou'
that does not mean that the great majority OF the
members of the association will not do all IN ther
mower TO prevent the seating Of criminal again
IN tho highest court Of the State. The action
which the association took few days ago SHOWS
clearly how the representative lawyers OIL thls Guy
feel toward the nomination OF Maynard. Inc III
divldual members of the association VIII 90 ther
utmost to get their friends and associates III 'he
legal field to vote against that man. There IL con-
siderable talk of a mass-meetng of lawyers whlch
NAV he held within the days to add more
emphasis to the protest which the bar oil TINS CITY
has uttered against the election OF cohiessen
criminal to the Court of Appeals NO definite ar
rangements have been made for this meeting nut
hany Of the leading members of the association
L. ask,re that such a public demonstration be
made
Governor Flowers defence of Maynard impresses
most lawyers as being extremely ridiculous ana
likely 10 do the cause of Maynard more INJURY IMAM
good one OF the leading lawyers of TINS city
Clifford A. Hand yesterday discussed tne "o'-
ernors defence follows:
II am really astOnished at some of the asse'-
tions the Governor sees fit to make IN TINS inter
view | can hardly believe that the Governor OF
the great State Of New-York should have uttered
certain sentiments contained in it. DOUBT II
what he has said will benefit Judge MaynardS case
at all | should think the other hand. perhaps
the Judges interests might be injured by the reck
lessness of the Governors statements. was par
ticularly amused by the parallel which the "oV-
ernor sought TO draw between Judge Maynards
case and his own experience when as boy dol-
lar was stolen from him. Perhaps he was war
ranted in recovering possession of his property,
even II he had wait until midnight TO 80 through
the thiefs clothes. Had the Governor. however
stolen a dollar from his brother. perhaps there
might he q sime between his experience and that
in which Judge Maynard figured
ONE OF THE GRANEST OFFENCES KNOWN
Judge Maynard after thorough investigation
made Dy lawyers Of high standing and all belong
ing to his party except two. found guilty Of
one OF the gravcst offences known to the law. He
abstracted from proper depository an election
return. properly deposited in that depository by
authority OF law. That return should have been
submitted TO the State Board OF Canvdssers when
it met to canvass the returns from the district in
which Deane Republican. and Osborne Demo-
crat had run for the State Senate Though Judge
Maynard, then n deputy attorney-general was pres
ent when the count made, the abstracted re-
turn not presented to the Board OF Can
vassers Thus was it made possible for the Demo
Gratis to majority in the State Senate.
"As said before. all but two Of the committee
named by President Wheeler IL. Peckham were
Democrats 1 the strongest KIND OF d Demo-
erat myself. We began our investigation hoping
that it would b. easy prove Maynard guiltess OF
him courteous letter requesting that he advise us
what reply he desired TO make TO the charges. He
ignored request until just before we made our
report TO the Bar Association. Then we received a
letter from him stating that whatever answer he
wished to make was contained in his letter to
Chief-Judge Earl Of the Court Of Appeals, and
Chief-Judge Follett. OF the Second DIVISION we
examined that letter very carefully and the more
We examined il the more convinced we became
that he had committed an offence OF the sravest
CHARACTER. Ii is hard language TO use. but Judge
Maynard certainly responsible for The theft OF
ane Senate As Democrat was toTv %s ANXIOUS IN 'h
Senate. But neither Mr.. Carter nor MT Coudert;
committed secure tina, majority. ana that,
the offendcr We considered that the honor OF the
legal profession Of the state and the INTEGRITY OF d
the Bar Association our conclusions
THEY HOPED TO vINDICATE MAYNARD
Governor Flower is mistaken In intlmating that
the committee packed. l know that had no
prejudice. | never had met Judge Maynard. We all
examined the evidence as we would that of client,
and really tried to find some ground upon which
TO report in vindcation of the Judge We could not
conscientiously do this. The Governor Is also mis-
bers of the Bar Association attended the meeting
at which our report was adopted with but two
,argest held by the Association. Our hall will
sea @ s sc aaS ssr e full OF
In the thing at all on the contrary. had Demo-
would not Ssse signed the epor Judge Ms Many
nard not then the candidate OF his party for
election. We hoped that Governor Flower would
not reappoint him. But he did, and regarded it
a huge blunder. regard II as a tremendous
mistake that he should have been made the candi-
date on the Democratic ticket He certainly
ought TO be defeated. did not attend the meeting
OF the Association the other ngfn. Its action
however. would appear indicate that a has NOT
changed It's opinion of Judge Maynard since we
reported the result Of our investigation
at Is. of course. perfectly natural for the Gov
srnor to defend one OF his own appointments
II Is also perfectly natural that Delos Mc(,urdv
who judge Maynard's associate as attorney
Tor the State Board OF Canvassers. should do what
ne can to make Maynard's acts appear perfectly
legal There Is getting around the fact how.
ever. that Judge Maynard. when Deputy Attorney
General committed felony In clear violation Of