The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-17
VACANT JUDGBSHIpS.
Many Candidates for the Po-
sitions in the U. S. District
Court and Court of
Common Pleas.

Ihere has been a very interesting and
exciting contest going on over the position
Of United States District Court Judge. In
this State, says the Newark Sunday
Call" When Judge E. T. Green died it
occurred to a number of Democratic
lawyers that the 5000 a year for life,
witt easy work and much dignity. would
suit them very we'll, and they have been.
more less, active in seeking 1t. 1t was
supposed that Senator Smith would have
the naming of the man. and that will,
indeed, be the probable result, although
for a time this did not seem certain. The
Senator's course in the late election was
not much admired by the President. all
though it was not in open opposition to-
the Presidents views. However, the adj
ministration is reported to nave con-
Guided that If the Senator was not pleased
he could easily delay the confirmation of
the nominee, and thus throw over the
matter, and that Senator Sewell would
be glad to help delay 1t Until a Republi-
can President came in. The result of this
reflection is said to he that Senator
Smiths nominee will be sent in to the
Senate, and that he will be confirmed.
It is believed that the Senator's selection
IS Judge Andrew Kirkpatrick, and that
II he is named, Senator Sewel will not
make opposition.
The objection raised to Judge Kirkpat-
rick is that his selection would open the
way to the nomination of a Republican
IN the Common Pleas Court, for the three
and a half years remaining Of Judge
~Kirkpatrick's term. This has been the
arguments used by friends of j. Kearny
Rice, ex-Judge Carrow and others. Be
sides these candidates, ex-Judge Werts,
Judge Francis Childs and Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Navy McAdeo have been
named, Judge Kirkpatrick has. however,
distanced these, and il was said last
night by a man who has been active in
the contest. that the Judge would surely
be named, not only because he had Sena-
tor Smiths Endorsement, but because he
was so strongly Endorsed in other quar-
tiers, and was the MY mar who could
be assured of confirmation by the Senate.
Ihe vacancy in the Common Pleas Court
Woul be fflied by Governor, Griggs and
the Senate as soon as Judge Kirkpat-
rick retired, If he does, n this nomina-
tlon has been discussed about as much
as the other, premature as it is. The
Governor has been interviewed by some
of the candidates, and told them that he
would like to hear the views of the Es-
sex county people first. He does moi mt
- anu d dAll
mas said so with considerable energy at
various times. To one prominent Repub-
ilcan ne said recently that he would like
TO satisfy Essex county in his selections.
but found difficulty in finding out what
Essex wanted. 1t was this that brought
70 Franklin Murphy's residence last Fri
day evening q number of his ~acuuafnt-
ances, who talked over the lack of union
IN Essex and he County Judgeship. The
occasion was social as well, and there
was establishment and amusement when
II was learned that the Evening News
had reporters stationed watching the
house, and when the paper yesterday
printed a long account of the gathering
which, if garbled and prejudiced. was
correct in stating that those present con-
sidered that the nomination of either
Joseph Il. Num- Adrian Riker or Halsey
d. Barrett, would be generally satisfac-
tory TO the citizens of Essex ana to the
Bar. As the meeting was entirely pri-
Kafe, there was some wonder expressed
as to whom the reporters were Indebted
for such facts as were given, although
IDENTIFY.