New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-19
| SWARM OF CANDIDATES.
MEN WHO WANT TO BE CITY MAGIs-
TRATES.
CATIONS so FAR RECEIVED

OVER 300 APPLICATIONS so FAR RECEIVED
NAMES Oh. SOME OF THE AsPIRANTs.
Mayor strons's list of candidates for City Magis-
tr.te has grown apace since he announced the other
dav that the books would be closed next Saturday
and on that day the Mayor would have tho mass
OF recommendations for this place carted up to his
house. In West Fifty-seventh-st. and that ne would
spend Saturday evening and perhaps part OF
Sunday after church-tme examining them There
arc now inward of three hundred of these applca-
lions How many moro there will be at the end OF
the week cannot now be easily estimated. About
half the lawyers in New-York seem to nave aspra-
tons for the local criminal bench
Practitioners of prominence like Joseph II. Choate,
Enhu Root Frederic r. Coudert, Edward Lauter-
bach Daniel @. Rollins General Wager Swayne,
John f. Parsons. Horace Russell. Henry T. How
land Wheeler II. Peckham. James c. Carter and
Joseph Larocque. have been overrun with appeals
from candidates asking their aid with the Mayor
Most Of the Judges Of the courts have been SIM
Harry overwhelmed while Chauncey NJ Depew, Cor
nelius n. Bliss General Arson G. McCook, Commits
sioner Brooked and others OF lesser note supposed
to have influence with the Mayor have been I'M
portuned by ambitious aspirants for letters and TO
sigh petitions until they almost regret that they
learned write.
The Mayor has up to the present time carefully
avoided giving any ntmation to whom he may
select. 1t is understood that he will have the as
sistance of Elihu Root, William B. Hornblower ana
other eminent members Of the Bar Association IN
his examination OF the papers filed by the numerous
candidates Delegations of various kinds are hKey
to visit the Mayor at the City Hall this week 10
appeal to him in behalf Of certain applicants
The number of appointments which the Mayor
can make before June 20. under the Clty
Magistrates act, is fourteen, OF which nve are 10
be justices of the Special Sessions at yearly salaries
OF 5000 EACH and nine TO be police magistrates
and will draw 1900 year each. Under the law
and the amended act they are TO be appointed Tor
terms varying from eight to thirteen years III
length the Mayor may determine. lie may re-
appoint any of the present police Justices Out All
other appontees must be lawyers who have been
members of the bar not less than ten years ana
have been the practice of the profession not less
than five years, Here is list OF many known as
candidates.
Ex'Judge Frederick O. Gedney General o. H.
La Orange. Henry sohmltt William IraveIs de-
rome Leroy u Crane James J., Davenport hhei'
man Eyarts, Edward Crosse Thomas D. Went
worth. Captain psh Coleman Daniel Mitehs1'
ssw ofa siae lG"9 John i''' aG ssis opo Leo
Morris cuhor' Gsofss w. nlounl john ilfooha
as ss s ssssd S sd 's" asssss 'rE' MOI
sss Ip;ss ysa Alien Waiter ,.I ,, @ss%pq x
Henry Mark 81 slss romssoy solomon %sm as 9s
sscnSTG sael nSn1 Nas Ses '@" Gorn
Er. II. - sedgwck. Charles = FcoSi ,N WSin,dhrGp
Kip, n. Barker r. William # McRse , Tra,nerS
Charles A. Moran. James H. liosner. Daniel e.
Briggs, Il. J. Lewis. William Tanning William A.
cans Theodore Aub. Henry l.. Midtown. Henry
Grasse and Police Justices Deuel. Taintor. Meade
and Simms. . - ,.,
Wayand T.. BENJAMIN. well known ms a legai
author is receiving almost the unanimous support
OF the Harlem Republicans for appointment as
one OF the new Judges OF the Court OF Special
Sessions or as n police magistrate. Tho regular
Republican organizations of the XXVilth and ne
candidacy and some OF the Republican club have
gone so far as pass resolutions asking for his
snpojntment. and have also caused committees to
csil upon Mayor Strong and personally urge his
Mr benjamin was graduated with high honors
from Brown University In the class OF lsl1 and IN
1879 from the Boston University Law School, where
he subsequently taught for some time He Is
member Of the Bar Association and Is an officer
in various associations and clubs more or less
OF a political nature. His legal works are all OF
practical utility and OF high authority.