New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-08

Nathan were struggling against each other for the
,as,,gA ~ having his backing IN this county. Mr..
roaricbs influence with Mr.. Plat remained
.,ea6fast Mr. Goodrich has long been recognized
rs one Of the foremost admiralty lawyers or the
country and now that he has acquired large
fortune. and is beginning to feel the weight OF
wears II has been his controlling ambition for a
,ear or TWO back 70 wear the ermne. Last year
80 rpan, into the I'D District Judiciary Convention
with the active support of the Platt FORCES IN
Kings County and with bright prospects OF being
Nominated His defeat was probably due 10 a
strong oratorical effort on the part OF A. W.
Gleason who made telling argument against
Goodrich based upon the fact that he was more
than sixty years old, and that he would reach the
age limit before he could serve his term OF -FOUR
teen years The purpose OF placing him In SO hlgh
a position now is largely to give him the great ao-
vantage he will have In the approaching judiciary
Convention as a sitting Judge seeking continuance
IN office the argument being that the possession
Of the office entities him to the nomination.
While the selection of Mr.. Goodrich is by no
means dstasteful TO either Jacob Worth or Sherir
Butting II is known that he was not the nrst
choice of either of them. Worth would giaoly
have secured this great honor for Samuel l. Mad
dox who made a brilliant run for Surrogate last
fall against the united nominee OF the regular anu no
reform Democrats. Mr.. Worth has cone al ne
could in the interest Of Mr. Maddox with GoEeihmI1f
Morton but the influence brought 10 pear Oh sHrist
Of Mr.. Goodrich was too much for MN 9 9I,sh
Buting has done what ne cSuu aUt nonsultaton
during the last day or two Mr.. Hirsh mas "o"
MI" Mr. Maddox will now wait for the Judiciary,
Convention, and il is believed that Mr. Worth WIZ ~
Gg oa MS guh for him. There IS prob
sblit y'' that El Mr. Hrsh will likewise attsmPt to
onT henors has arisen in County Judge Joseph
Asphalt II seems that Mr. Aspinai haes term %Jn
salary s Gss Of se f Sgh fef
0 Meantime the Democrats are looking around for
riends Of Justice Nathaniel IL Clement have con-
siderable method in thslr effort to Ees for him
ton. il was learned from trustworthy authority
that S bs street 0s pns
IS exceedingly slight and his friends have thought
nominate him II he would come into that conven-
ton with the Republican nomination; 1t may be
favor with Wiloughby Street. bat perhaps the most
marked opposition to him comes from young Demo.
Justice Clement has not been Democrat In giving
out those cases %hish are ss 80 muen ae
stands a much better chance because he comes
sn MP the ou % As ne viii be
accredited 10 the upstate counties, the local
Kings County will demand three OF the four nomna-
tons 10 be made in the Democratic Convention. 1t Is
Jos,ah r Marean and Thomas Z. Pearsall 1t seems
that Hugh Mclaughlin considers that he owes good
deal 10 Marean for taking the nomination last fan.
when the prospects anything but bright for cleo
ton and will reward him with a nomination on
year when there is less likelihood of there being bolt
On local nominations. Mclaughlin has long mad 1t IN
mind 10 reward Pearsa for his years OF hleiy with
place on the bench He tried TO do so In 1893. but
the people would have IT. Mr.. Pearsali Will not be
solely dependent upon the Democratic boss, because
ne has a trusted friend in John Dernar. who will
have little trouble in swinging Corey. Ryan ana
HAYES into line for him. Another man who perhaps
may be the third nominee is William sullivan
prominent Brooklyn lawyer. who was delegate 70
The last Constitutional Convention IL is said that ne
can have the powerful support OF James Shevn by
simply asking for it. If the so-called judiciary Ins
which has its headquarters in the Brooklyn CIuD,
could have much influence upon the convention convention
this wear as Il has had in years gone by proDaDiy
William ~ Dykman or William b. Davenport would
be on the ticket but there is stubborn opposition 70
both Of them in certain quarters because Of their ar
stocratic ways. e 49, r,o,o
The election Of justices this fall as far as the Demo-
are concerned, has especial interest because
Il is doubtful whether after this year IocaI DsIilo.
Graf can crafty his ambition to go on the supreme
Court bench for nearly dozen years 70 cone ne
only vacancies that in sight, save from oedt az
those that will be caused by the eXpiratl0ns OF tl
terms OF Justices Osborne and Van Nyck; ootn OF
whom have so good standing in Democratic CIRCLES
that their denomination Is almost certain