The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-08-26
POLITICAL NOTES.

tuht pOuy IN August, 1870, Jntre nave been eleven
deaths and thirteen designations OF congressman.
Justice william J. asynor Of the Supreme Court I.
not eligible to the Govcrnorships 20 long as he holds his
present once, and the same objection exists 10 the
candidacy Of Judge Robert Earl, who has been sug.
eested for the same nomination. section 10 Of article
o Of the New York Constitution declares tina,
all votes cast for q Judge OF the Court
OF Appeals, or a Justice Of the Supreme Court,
FOR any other than a judicial ONCE, given by
the Legislature or tho people. shall be void. /"
OF course, this disqualification would cease II either Of
these Judges resigned the ONCE he holds, in order 70
accept a political nomination, but In the case OF Jus.
tice gsynor II is hardly likely that he will surrender
thirteen years Of a fourteen year term. to run for
Governor. In tho case OF Judge Earl the following
| consideration applies tt IL from section is, article o,
of the Constitution; Every Judge Of the Court OF
Appeals, whose term Of on1cc shall be abridged by
reason Of his attaining the age Of 40. shall continue 10
receive compensation for the balance Of the term to
which no was ELECTED, provided he has served ten
years ss judge But for the age limit, Judge Earl
would hold once until 1906.
justices Barrett and Lawrence will preside in su.
premc Court, Chambers, durins the month or October,
Justice Lawrence serving the nrst half and Justice
Barrett the second half OF the month. All cases OF
election disputes will come before one or the other Of
these Justices, the intrlcaciss Of the present election
code requiring judicial Interpretation from time to
time. IL Is a fact not generally known that on oct. 10.
1871, Justice Lawrence, then simply Abrsm II. Law.
renee, put in nomination hts present colleague In the
supreme Court, George c.. Barrett, for the place upon
the bench which the latter has held conaeoutivcly for
twenty-five years. A couple OF years later Mr.. Law.
rc,ce n h,m.oIr elevated IN tho snnr,,o 80,
bench, and he Is now In his twentieth year Of active
judicial service.
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Some Republicans arc recslling the fact that the
three best known Of the Republican Governors OF
New York. Edwin II. Morgan. John A. Dix, and Alon1o
u. Cornell, were residents OF the city of New YORK
when chosen. The same Is true Of Levi =. Morton,
AUnIon League Republican who has recently tskon
some active Interest In local politics. asked a member
OF the Brookneld Committee ~ John simpson. whose
name he saw frequently In connection with Affairs OF
that bo-'y, was the same simpson who has been so
long In business as pnwnbroker on the East side OF
town. The BroOkneld man, who Ia not n stranger TO
skinner Johnny" responded IN these words: YES,
sisipson has been doing business ON the East side OF
town for quite a number Of years. But he's not a
Lucien sanIei, whom the Socialists have nominated
for Mayor, was a candidate for the Constitutional
Convention last year on the Socialist ticket. and he
received S.G18 votes In the city. Balkan, the Socialist
candidate for President of the Board Of Aldermen. ran
last year for District Attorney against John II. Fellows
and received 5000 votes. Enoch Thomas. the candi.
date for Recorder. ran last year for City Court Justice
and obtained s,0i5 votes. Charles Franz, candidate
on the Socialist ticket for Sheriff, ran for Surrogate
last year and received s,2O4 votes. Henry stahl, the
candidate for Superior Court Judge. ran against Justice
Mexican for Civil Justice n the Seventh district last
year, and pollcd l,42g votes.
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The Press calls attention to the fact that while the
number OF arrests for feionies has increased only 10
per cent. la the last eight years In this city, the mum.
Der OF subpoena servers in 'he District Attorney,
once has grown from six to thirteen, the number OF
clerks from nve TO eleven, anu the annual expense,
from s75.Oe0 to sl3I. 900.
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One objection. and about the only one, raised TO tho
political availability Of Levi p. Morton, the Repub.
lican candidate for Governor this year. ia his a9e.
Mr.. Morton Is Il years old. md IL ia though, nv acme
persons that, on this account, he might not he ,unb.
GENTLY alert as 4 Governor. though i'm Wall s,ree,
from which Mr.. Morton halls, the oldest men arc
usually regarded A. the most ,ophi.,Ica,sd John A
Rspublicans, was "a wear, old. and hs b..t his namo-
cratic opponent nv mora than bo 600 m.,or,tx
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