The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-17
rHE sKw YORK ELECTION.

The Republicans have q chance Of de-
feating . portion at least Of the Democratic
state ticket az the coming November eIec-
ton. Judge Maynard. who has been re-
nominated for the court OF appeals. fas
been charged with criminal act. On De-
cember 2. ls9i. be stole from the Office Of
the comptroller the corrected election re-
turns from Dusehess county, suppressed
these returns. and on the 29sh OF Decem-
Der. 1901, stood by. allowed the false re-
turns TO be counted by the canvassers.
being present and not protesting. and
through this crime, punishable under the
penal code by five years imprison-
ment, his party gained seat in
the state senate 90 which it was
not entitled, and With that seat
the control OF the senate. He was ap-
pointed by Gov. Flower to q vacancy in
the court OF appeals and took his seat JAM
uary 10. iss2. At meeting of the Bar
Association Of New York city. March IL,
1892. he was pronounced guilty Of one of
the grasest crimes known TO the law Of
this country. This judgment was rendered
by q committee composed of the most emf
nent lawyers Of New York city, many OF
them Democrats. This committee de-
elared Maynard to have been guilty of
SURPRISING the corrected return and con-
niving at the counting of the illegal one.
There is no room for doubt about the
facts Nevertheless Maynard was reap
pointed 10 the court OF appeals to Gil
another vacancy December 30. is92, and on
October G. 1898, there being no chance of
reappoinimen.. ne received the Demo
cratic nomination for judge of the court
OF appeals.
Msynsrd's election Is vigorously opposed
by all the leading Democratic journals of
New York, such as the World. the EUeaiag
f'ost, the Times. the Brooklyn Eagle and the
Buffalo Courier. The New York Times
says:
DO the people OF this state propose TO
elect criminal to the court of appeals
bench7 Popular suffrage has sometimes
raised base persons TO high places, but it
has rarely done itself 30 i'll a turn as that
1t would be hideous travesty of free in
situations. The candidate
nominated bysthe Republicans for this
Office Is y member OF the New York bar
OF good standing and excellent character.
The only way 10 defeat Maynard Is TO vote
for Bartlett. Ii Mr. Piatt will support his
candidate In good faith, the vote of protest
against Maynard. added to the Republican
vote, will be sufficient 10 elect him.
Among the leading Democrats who have
denounced Judge Maynard as guilty of a
crime Is Mr.. Hornblower, President cleve-
lands nominee for justice of the supreme
court of the United States. II through
pubic apathy this man can be elected TO
the highest court OF New York, then we
may expect hereafter q renewal OF the
times OF Tweed. wnen Justices Barnard,
cardoxo, Mccunn and Ingraham stood for
tainted judiciary.
The vengeance OF the people was so re-
lentiess ia it's impeachment of the Tweed
ring" judges that fammany since that
day has given the state good judges in the
lower courts excepting the police magis-
tfates. David d. HUI and Croker have
iinally had the immoral efirontery 10 NOM
mate this tainted man. guilty OF criminal
act. for the court Of appeals.
II such a man can be elected through
the indolenes or apathy of the decent citi-
zcns OF the Empire state, then New York
may expect hereafter the elevation of cor
fapt shyster lawyers 20 the bench not only
in New York aud Brooklyn. but ia Albany.
Syracuse, Rochester aud Buffalo.
The revolt In tina Democratic party
agains, Maynard is so strong that il the
Republican party only does its duty and
votes with full ranks for Bartlett he will
DO eleeted, hut the danger is that the
Republican party will not vote in
fnll ranks, IL Is disheartened by de-
feat; its campaign machinery is
rusty and cut Of repair. and singular po-
litieal apathy and indifference seems to
peryade It's masses in tha rura. districts.
Maynard oagh to be defeated. aud viii be
II the decent citizens of both parties do
their duty. but the same political inditfer-
ence that Was manifested in the very large
stay-at-hone vote in November. isg2 j.
dangerously likely 10 suffer Maynard to be
elected 70 the highest court of New YORK
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LoFrUs mas a FINE RECORD.