The sun., 1894-01-23


Mr. Peckham said yest'uday that they had OK
pected to hear of Mr.. Ppckbam's appointment
He's been in Washington several times thi'
last week." said one. aud | was lust lookinH
for some such thing"
The news OF his appointmentwas given "a
Mr.. Peckham himself by a reporter OF TnF
BuN.
Twell" Mr. Peckham saId. II don't know
what can aay about II. don't know that
there Is anything to say"
.., Had you heard any suggestion OF such an
appointment before to-day" asl1ed the re-
porter.
No. not before this morning" answered
Mr. Peckham. Il confoas 1 am considerably
surprised"
"wIll you accent tho appointment ~ the
Unitod States Senate confirms the nomina-
tion7"
"Well. It is pretty early totak about accept
ing. had better wait until II IL offered In n
form that can accept. had not? can tell
you frankly Just now that haven't decided yet
whether Or not could accept suchaE appoint
ment."
It's an appointmeu eut that Isn't. often refused
by lawyers. Is ~"
oh yes." said Mr.. Teckham. 1T has been
refused. ROscoo ConkllnG refused II. I believe.
II l am not mistaken he refused an appoint
ment as Chief JUstIcc. Then. understand
Dir. James c. Carter has refused it,"
Can YOU toll me. MIR. Pcckhaio. Just when II
was that YOU began your fight against the So
called Democratic state nachino?"
why. I never had any fight against the
Democratic state machine"
IL refer TO the bitter attacks you have made
or Senator lIilli"
Mr. reckbam smiled again. Did ever
make a bitter attacI on senator IIlll?" no
asked Why only made one speech during
the last campaign. That was in November
think. It's true that Senator Hill and I have
bsen In opposition for s,me time"
Was the first attack you m made on him dur
ing tho Maytard-Ba Association contro-
vcrsJ I"
We'll. don't recall that opposed him be-
foro the Maynard affair"
You wero Interested in tho Anti.snap Con-
ventiony''
''woil. was identified with that IN owe N ent
throughout"
Mr. Peckham was born In Albany jan. J.
1885, lie is "a years Of age His father was
Judge Ruils W. Pcckham. who was Judge Of
the Court OF Appeals until November. 1873
when he was lost with tho stca m ship Vile du
Havrr. Wheeler II. Pc"lhaIn wis educated In
the academies In Albany. Later lie wont to
Union College but did not com plete his term
there because OF Ill health. After leaving col
legc he went to Euro9r. On his return to this
eountry he entered Columbia Law school
from which he was graduated. and he was
admitted to tho bur In Albany by tho
Genera, Term Of the Supreme Court in
1854. lie practised there n little WHILE
and thsn Ill health again compelled
him TO lenyo that rit5. This time he
settled In st. Paul, aad he l!actised Law there
until iStj:'. when he returned TO All any In
1854 he came to Now FORK. when he went into
partnership with George Miller. The firm was
Miller & pscsham. Later 1t was altllor. Stout
recEhspI u Dixon. Mr. Perknam iirst aame
boIoro :he public iE Now York as one OF the
the committee t"proaecut. civil nr.sons against
koine, nIem bers Of the Twoeh ling. These
1871 he was cmpIorsd by Charles U'C"nor 70
assist in prosecuting tho indictments against
aoT Sooawa"%. ami aHa otSefs tiers i"'S%s II" wns MADE 1"n
special Deputy Attorn.y-Goneral by Attorney
srcs Sprney Gy All HsreS eS's %ttorn.S S' Rs
thSs casS. nss ant 1T tGs S1EyGSt,SOs !.
EemSs Of Tammqny Hail and DIVA, ns was W,@ nsr.
sonnl friend OF John kclly. Then lie got angry
eS.8i 6S 5G "s sn H.'s Sa fd.sS. @ n %S
mnny. He hasn't L"en connected with any
rsGular Drniocr"ti" "rcani2ation since :hrii.
He was our Q: rrlitlcs untIl Nov. -. wh.a
Gov. Cleveland Hgpointe, him District. ht-
septed ,:hs ,plnae. but he hell il only "i nnHi n
and ho wont to hlropc. lie returned tho iol,
Lfis &as Sas hnG heard Of lin 1Ms .6"9iGS .6% nn;
he becams boss ~ ;ho TcoIi.s Munic,pni
League, 2 combination of the Republican MA
chine oi Jake Patterson and :he camp ioll"w-
cas- OF the smashed CogntJ Democracy. organ
ICED for she defeat ot the Democratic randi- |
date Tor Mafo. In New lors city Mayor GilroI
The cnmrAiEn iEauRurated last 'lll hy Mr.
Peckhar ald his partisans ~ the Bar Associa.
tlon ot which hs IL President. resulted IN tho |
doisAt OF the entire Democratic state ticket. |
bly, at Albany 10 III, Republicans. Tho cam |
paign was on the haynard issue. and was one !
BARTLETT. the Eepuolicnn candidate for Judge
ri the Court OF Appeals, naIoed w Thomas q. |
Lat, @ at sTr.sSs, ;a IN opposition 20 Iadge Mar.
Democrats. elected by lo2. 200 maj Jority
THE Sun told on April ). lStI2. how AIr. Peck
snti-MaJnard crusade sssed Delos McCurdy
70 name the committee OF nino which was 10 /
inyessttiSa'. ehfTzss already prepared by Mr.
Carter and few other lawyers already com.
Inittoa against MAYNARD. Sir. Mcuuriy sub. |
mtttod Thirteen nameH from which n
ehoico might ba made. explaining that ho
bad not put Mr.. Condert and Mr.. Inr.er on the /
list SssHnss thsy were e29lesseLly hostile TO !
list was Satisfactory. and that he had not |
thought OF Appointing either Air. Condert or
Mr.. Garter. Ihree hours later the same day
tho ErrnIng insi publ the list Of the com |
mittos Mr.. Pockhan had actually Appointed |
Here are the two lists;
vv,,,, NJ. ", s,,!1. ssd l. ~, r:,lta~'.
ni.rsges ss~s!d. Esp. james 1. rsStsr NuE
flisG Too,. k.p ihH aHord .4iflai iiaai hss hss
S,h., Snhn A. s1Esrs , Dsm' Albert sI.cERsy. Nus
q W Dayton Dsp, NJ n PobmSou Mus uS
W. h. Hornb.Owsr, Mug jeH" Il I'D sSwsTs. Dsm.
Atts' s.isa .Ar. hoNrTs dealiniEg TO
SSs'I sSa4ls:d :s ioSa Sn is'I !. csasssa.E ss%%
Adolph l. Sanger, rOnIssted sisetiun easss I