New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-11
MAYNARD AND MURPHY PLOT.
THE FORMER TOO EUSY TO ATTEND TO HIS
JUDICIAL DUTIES.
INTEREST OF THE SENATOR IN THE JUDGES
sUCCEss-A DISCUSSION WITH GOVERNOR
FLOwER-RAISING A GREAT COR
RUPTION FUND.-THE SECRET
BALLOT FEARED.
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Albany. oct. 1o.-One Of the black-robed JUDGES
of the Court OF Appeals has not been In MS seat
on the bench the present week his name Is isaac
H. Maynard: and his absence has been particularly
noticed because the guides in the great white
granite Capitol are in the habit Of pointing MIN
out to visitors with much the same ar as tha'
with which they would point out "A criminal In
iail wagon The object OF this uncompiimentary
observation, Judge Maynard does not seem 10
relish 1t; and in a photograph which ne mas hao
taken recently he sits with his head down But
as stated. for day or so Judge Maynard mas
been absent 1t might be suspected that he was
looking up the Duchess County election returns
which he stole about two years ago but the sus-
picion is unjust to him. He has been hard AT
work In Troy with Edward Murphy, Jr., the chair-
man OF the Democratic State Committee, planning
"A political campaign to elect himself as Judge vi
the Court OF Appeals for fourteen years
Senator Murphy, of course, has thrown himseii
heart and soul into the effort to elect Maynaru'
Many criticisms have been made about MT MUIR
phys political course, but at least ne mas never
been accused OF ingratitude. Has he not been the
chief beneficiary thus far OF Judge Mayharo
theft Of the Duchess County election returns?
How could he CMurphy) have been elected ohiteo
States Senator this year unless those election re-
turns had been stolen and the Legislature con-
verted into a Democratic body? Mr. Murphy there-
fore will do all in his power to elect Mayharu'
4 conference has been held in the executive cham-
ber here at the Capitol between Governor Flower
and Senator Murphy in relation to Maynards can
didacy. 1t was probably finance committee OF
two whose members thus in consultation
Judge Maynards canvass will cost a large sum OF
money The clerks in the Democratic state De-
partment at the Capitol, who have already pad
and 10 per cent assessments upon their saiaries
into the Democratic campaign fund, are keeniy
aware of that fact. All sources Of campaign in
come are to be used to elect Maynard-the salaries
of the State officials and their clerks the big cor
porations the Canal Department, the salary ists
of Tammany Hall and of the Brooklyn Democrats
The only plan that the present State Committee
has of conducting a campaign is to hoard up It's
money until near the election and then to buy votes
election day.
Mr. Croker's recent circular letter stating that
the Tammany Hall organization Is poor in conse-
auence Of the hard times and soliciting contribu-
here and is regarded merely as method OF Keep
ing political strikers away from Tammany Hall.
What Croker poor" said leading Democratic
politician here a few days ago. That Is nonsense
which should not deceive the dullest politician
Tammany Hall. on the contrary. will have all the
money 1t desires.
What Maynard's friends fear is the secret bal
lot against him The Ballot Reform law gives the
ind .pendcnt Democratic voter protection in using
the Republican paster ballot. and every Demo
ator Murphy and the other members Of the Demo-
cratic State Committee. therefore. VIII be TO per-
su lde the Democratic voter TO use only the Demo-
cratic paster ballot