Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-29
The Fight Against Maynard.

The chief interest in the New York cleo
lions this year centres upon the candl-
didacy of Judge Isaac II. Maynard for
the Court of Appeals.
The Republicans. the Aiugwumps. and
section of the Democrats also oppose
his election.
The charge against him Is that he was
"the tool of Hill, Flower, Sheehan, and
Murphy" in the election disputes Of two
years ago. when the Democrats succeeded
In wrestling power In New York State
from the Republicans. Maynard was then
Deputy Attorney-General, and his conduct
in the matter OF certain election returns
was such as to bring upon his head tho
condemnation OF many persons in and
out Of the Democratic party. Nevertheless
Hill and Flower and the others stuck by
him. and Maynard was promoted by Gov
ernor Flower 20 the Court Of Appeals
bench to fill vacancy.
In vain did the Bar Association of New
York city protest against this.
Lately Judge Maynard has been nomi-
mated by the New York State Democratic
Convention for the full term Of the judge
ship-fourteen years. Again the afore-
said Bar Association protests. With them
are joined, or rather In their ranks are in
cluded, a number of prominent Cleveland
Democrats" Hill. however. still stands
by Maynard. In his recent Brooklyn
speech he defended Maynard's course
throughout, and eulogized him as an up
right and conscientious man. The men
who are prosecuting Maynard before the
bar OF public opinion he spoke OF as
"briehcss. namby-pamby lawyers" This
characterization OF them the members OF
the Bar Association answered Thursday
night with great meeting held at tho
Cooper Institute. where Mr.. Peckham pre-
sided, and where Ellery Anderson, Cou-
dert Carter. and others made addresses.
A letter was also read from ]. d. Herman,
son OF the late ex-senator, approving tho
objects OF the meeting. He said that
Maynard is a competent Judge and that
there Is no complaint OF Maynard on tho
bench. but that Maynards course In tho
election proceedings was indefensible.
The specific charge against Judge May
nard, as stated by the Bar Association OF
the City OF New York. Is that
Isaac II. Maynard did on the 22d day
OF December, 1891. then being Deputy At
torney- General of the State of New York,
sworn to uphold its Constitution and laws,
deliberately and in violation OF law re-
move from the office OF the Controller Of
the State Of New York certain election
return OF the election for State senator
In the Fifteenth Senatorial District OF
this State, which return had heretofore
been lawfully transmitted to said Con-
troliers office pursuant TO an order OF tho
Supreme Court of this State and which
then constituted public record Of the
people OF this State, with the intent on
the part of said Maynard to prevent tho
counting of the return so removed and
10 procure the counting OF another return
which has been declared by the Court OF
Appeals to have contained the result OF
an Illegal and erroneous canvass"
Governor Flower and Senator Hill take
wholly different view OF this matter
and uphold Maynard throughout
So we see that Mr.. Hill has another
great fight to make in the State Of New
York this year. What the result will be
only the ballots to be cast on November
7th can tell.