New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08
PART ii.
PAGES 10 TO Is.
A QUESTION OF ELIGIBILITY.
.ovr OBJECTIONS TO TWO OF THE MAY
oR,s RECENT APPOINTMENTS.

YORK AND JUSTICE DEUEL HAS NOT BEEN
TWO YEARS on THE BENCH-AN ANUS
ING CIRCUMSTANCE OF WILLIAM
J. FANNING's SELECTION.
xone Of the Justices or Magistrates whom the
.favor has appointed under the city MAGISTRATES
-, wore sworn In yesterday. f. b. Hnsdae. John
n Mott Leroy r Crane William j. Tanning ana
sherman c. Kudl:ch were among the appoh'e's
-bo called at the City Hall yesterday, but Mayor
strong told them to come around at 10 a. m to-day
and he would them all In and give them
,heir commissions Theodore Sutro. TO succeed
Joseph Bumenthal as Tax Commissioners w" tame
the oath at the same time
A careful scrutiny of the list shows that IT con-
+ans seven Republicans and seven Democrats IN
.,ead OF eight Republicans and six Democrats as
=, ers, supposed William j. Tanning turns out to
be Democrat. although the Mayor thought ne
was Republican when he picked him out. There
"a a William Tanning. a real-estae lawyer VINO
was an applicant. He has an office at NO 5oS Firth
40 and lives at No. 1l5 Convent-ave. on Wash
,neton Heights. This Mr.. Tanning Is Repuolcah'
and was backed by John Sabine smith and other
,romnent marty leaders. William j. Tanning. who
mas appointed, has law office at No. 12o Broad
nav and lives at No g. Clinton Place. where he
L. na,rhnor as well as a great adm!rer OF Charles
G rairchili ex-Mayor Grace's successor in the
leadership Of the State Democracy. William j.
tanning was Endorsed by Mr. Fairchild. Mr.. Grace
end CORPORATION Counsel Scott. The joke OF II was
,ha, Mr. Tanning not a candidate until his
>r,ands seeing the name of William Tanning men
.io,ed for a magisracy and supposing that he was
the aspiring individual. began sending in recon-
mendations 10 the Mayor for him. The Hotel
Mems Association. OF which he was counsel. gave
rim, q hearty Endorsement. and almost before he
xrov II Mr. Tanning LANDED" Mr.. Smith and
n,hsr Repubrcans who urged William Fanning's
claims sent their congratulations TO the wrong man
Yesterday thinking that the appointment had gone
to him.
democrat, but did not belong 10 any political or
eanization The Magistrate made speech
On January last at the Jackson's Day dinner OF
the business Mems Democratic Association He is
a member Of the Catholic Club. but he Is not the
member whom the prominent men in that associa-
ton wanted appointed When William Hidreth
Field who Is an ex-presiient OF the Catholic Club.
declined accept the place he recommended Ed
ward j. Mcclure. popular young lawyer, with
whom Mr. Field and other Catholic Club men have
been intimately associated in social. business and
church relations All thought Mr. Mcclure just the
man 10 step into the office that Mr.. Field refused.
The Mayor sent for Mr.. Mcclure and had a couple
OF interviews with him. But 1t was said that 10
the Mayor Mr.. Mcclure didn't look sufficiently like
a justice OF the Special Sessions, 90 that when
Corporation Counsel Scott appeared with Jchn
HAYES. about the most venerable looking member
OF the Grace Executive Committee and backed by
that ORGANIZATIONS Endorsement. the Mayor con-
Guided that he was the best man TO take Mr. Fields
place Mr.. Hayes is Catholic also though ne
does no, beong 10 the Catholic Club
Justice Hayes made the third success for the
Grace Democracy in the list OF new magistrates
the others being Justice jerome and Magistrate
Tanning With Theodore Sutro added. "a mem
Der of the Tax Board. Corporation Counsel Scott
who has practical charge Of the interests OF inc
State Democracy Mr.. Grace being ill and also re
tired" concluded on Thursday evening that me
Grace-Scott-Fa!rchid combine was not In such
bad shape after all. Four frst-class places. Je-
rome and Hayes with $9C,-a-year salaries. and Fan
ming and Sutro with 5000 each annually. had the
appearance of playing politics to some purpose
statement appeared yesterday indicating that
two of Mayor Stronss appointees for CRY MaSls-
trates, Herman c. Kuich and Joseph NJ Deuel.
are not eligible. Mr.. Kullich's ineg!bility Il was
sad arose from non-residence the Trow City d.
rectory giving No. 5s Hudson-st.. Hoboken. as MS
home address for years back. The City Magistrates
law expressly provides that mo person shall be ap-
pointed a Justice or magistrate unless he snail De
resident of said city" Of NewYork
Mr.. Kudlich denied yesterday that he lives in Ho-
bokea and declared that he had lived in New-iork
the asst five years He gave No SO West Seven
feminist. No. 232 West For;y-fourth-st. and NO
rs West Forty -fourth-st as his places Of residence
during that time in NewYork City. The directory
Mr. Kudlich said. at fault,
Mr.. Kudlich did not vote from any OF the ad-
dresses named last fall. neither does his name APP
pear on the registry Of for 1894 He belongs
the law firm of Kudich & Finck. No 40 Mas
sau-st. Mr.. Fnck explained yesterday that MT.
KudAch had failed 10 register and vote because JUS
before the election ne removed from one mousse 70
another and had not lived the thirty days IN the
latter place required to gain residence ..s ,,.,
he had not served two years as police )usuce ne
the ONCE Of Police Justice from and after midnight
June 30. and authorizes the Mayor 70 appoint any
year Mr. deuel. was appointed November o. 1924.
by Mayor G roy, less than seven months ago IN bu
standing it is he'd by prac,itiorers of repute that
the objection RACED TO his eligibility cannot be en-,
police justice FOR The last years II he has been
lawyer for FIVE years as the statute prescI.
ton Counsel Clarke said Yesterday that If he was
for day resident Of Ncw-York before his APP
The nine new magistrates VIII form the Board y
thsir own number and az r,elsuro remove MIN
ard cleo, MS successor Al the meetings OF the
may be designated to act as secretary OF me
BOARD for whca he WI reeve "xtra The nnpaoint
ment Of six clerks known as pon sa;aGy Sf $50
These clerks must ne bond In the sum OF 800,
with two sureties each II IS also pfos,lr,I, 10
Interpreters stenographers and other necessary
attendants for term Of two years. ana may re- 70
make an explanation, and tao reason FOR any re,
moval must be entered on the minutes No c, .m
hold any otaer Office be Interested in any
other business and must reside In the Guy u
NewYork c.
The Jurisdiction of the Court OF Special ses-
sions is defined as follows: To hear ana de, Ter,
mine all charges OF msdemeanors except libel but
the court is Invested Of jurisdiction In cases ol
misdemeanor If the Grand Jury has. presented a..
Indictment for the offence against the same
person. or II Justice Of tae supreme court or
the Recorder or any Judge Of the Court OF cen
eral Sessions has directed that the case shall be
transferred to the Grand Jury The cou5t n,ay
remit fines and substitute imprisonment therefor
and shall exercise all the powers not inconsistent
with the new law taat are vested In the presehn EN-
SegsOnS.
Court OF Special Sessions are magistrates anu
have all the powers OF magistrates They Rave the
appointment OF clerk and deputy c.erK, thcc
clerk to hold office for I'VE years at a saiary OF
10 be fxej hereafter ard ho.d office for the same
period as the clerk The Court also has the power
. IrI.s - he rules g0Yern.n&