The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-07
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| Judge Issae n MAYNARD was born IN
/ Borms, Delaware county, y. Y, Aprii's.
ss3s. From ISIS 70 1s1T he Was member
/ OF the Legislature. In is1T he Was elected
county Judge of Delaware county, and
hIied that position six years In ISIS be
/ ran for secretary Of slate and Was de-
| feated- In lisa he was appointed first
! deputy attorney general. This ONCE be
resigned IN . few months 70 become the
second comptroller Of the United States
treasury, 20 which Office be was appointed
by President Cleveland In ISL he Was
| appointed assistant secretary Of the treas
ury 20 succeed Charles 9. Fairchiid- On
January 1. 1850. Judge Maynard Was ap-
pointed first deputy attorney general OF
the state IL was while occupying this Of
fee that he became connected with the
DHtchess county election case in such way
as 10 bring upon himself the censure of the
New York City Bar Association. After
the election Of 1881 IL was found that the
political complexion of the senate and the
election of . United States senator de-
pended upon the result in Dutchess
county. Both parties claimed the cleo
ton, and is was decided TO take
take the matter to the courts In order
to hasten decision, it isl now
their leading attorneys that an official
canvass OF the returns from Duchess
countA would not be made by the state
board. e9he clerk Of that county. however.
mailed the returns to the comptroller.
Judge Maynard found the letter contain
ing the returns from Durchess county in
the comptroiler's mail. He returned the
letter unopened to the clerk. For this act
Judge Maynard was condemned by many
OF tie politicians Of his own party and OF
the New York City Bar Association. He
made no denial of returning the letter or
OF taxing II from the comptroller's mail.
Ills defense was that in the legal proceed
ings which had been taken against the
state board Of canvassers he had been en-
ployed to represent that board and its
members as counsel: that. acting upon
their advice. he had agreed with the attor-
neys OF the REALTORS in the Duchess county
case that the action of the state board
should be suspended until after the de-
eissoa OF the court of appeals; that the
stipulation Intended 10 have and did have
the effect of requiring that the canvass of
the state board should proceed upon the
OASIS OF such returns Only as were then be-
lore the board, and that no corrected or
other statements should in any disputed
case be sent to or De received by the state
board of canvassers. Before the excite
ment caused by Judge Maynard's action
had died ont he was appointed an associ-
ate Judge OF the court of appeals in place
OF Judge Earl. who succeeded to the chief
ludgeship upon the death of Judge Ruger.
ceived the appointment as an Insult TO
the legal fraternity. Meetings were held
10 denounce the appointments. BY some
II was charged that Judge Maynard's APP
pointment was due not to his ability as a
lurist. but as n reward for the part he
played in the Duchess county case. The
opposition against Judge Maynard grew
so strong that the Bar Association began
movement to have him removed from
the court OF appeals bench. A committee
was appointed, and when report was
made IL was listened to by one of the
largest meetings the association has ever
held. This report went carefully over the
history OF the Duchess county case Alter
the report had been adopted a motion was
passed almost unanimously asking the
legislature 10 remove Judge Maynard. The
legislature appointed an Investigating
committee, the membership of which was
evidently named by Senator David b.
Hill. The committee whitewashed May
nard and the legislature adopted the re-
port. Maynard is the tool of Senator Hill
and does his masters bidding in every de-
tail. The best Democratic papers in New
York have demanded that Maynard be not
nominated, but Hill, in control of the
machine, defies the decent people of the
state