New-York tribune., 1896-12-08
THE DTSTRICT-iT iTTORNEISHIP

\ EEPrHiIcAN r. BE APPOINTED As COLONEL
FElIows's SUCCESSOR.
The death Of Colonel John r. Fellows preclpl,atcd
grea; i'l of gossip yesterday regarding his posi-
bic successor rs Dlstrct-A;;orney of the county OF
Ne"-fork. II was conceded hy politicians OF all
kinds that Republican would be appointed by the
Governor for the expired term Of Colonel Fellows.
whi h would have ended January !. lNs The APP
pontmen; Will give th.s important Office 10 the Re
puhclns FOR the nrst Zine since benjamin *. Phelps
he1 the place NJ. Phelps was elected in ls'2, re-
elected is;5 ana ~as again reelected IN lsS. bur
died In hi third term. 10 be succeeded by John Nc
K,0n. Democrat. appointed by Governor Robinson
Daniel q Rollins who was Mr. Phclps's principal
assistant. was AMONG the Republican lawyers OF
standing spoken u yesterday 70 succeed Colonel Eel
lows EN-Judge Ernest Hall VA also looked upon
q possibility. Nj. lial! was on the FIs.on ticket
for Judge of the SGpr"n'@ Court lat year. but went
down with his .o"c4glcs n the polls. Another law
y,~ prominently mentioned ex-Judsc Thomas Al
l.son who has twice been Republican nominee for
judicial honors In this city. He ran unsuccessiully
for ih. supreme Court I'm Ss?. on III" death Of Jdise
MARITIME Governor Morton appointed him to the Court
Of General Sessions. and he served LAST year a.
.Jiir. ON the Criminal Bench with ability. He was
nominated on the Fusion uck"t last year for iuI
term Of fourteen years. but again it was not win
ming race. Many political soothsay"rs were predict
lng Last evening that Governor Morton would make
him p.-irlct-Attorncy II ne desii'l the Office
Others mentioned were Edward Mitchell ex-
United States District Attorney under President
mai ko him "A Police Commissioner In IN" spring OF
iSs" Alderman William VI X Oco,t. Republican
leader I'm the Common council. who j. a a"y cr oi
recognized talents. and whose friends hsye been
pushing him fo: Mayor OF ~. |raa'tt bo,cc ~ ~
a rnaiori,y OF the Republican delegates for Judge
-, thc s1nrcme court last year. and who has been
%, on ."o ~ thr mos active and dcyoted Republican
lawyers in the ciy for = quarter OF century.
AK Polio. Commissioner charles u Murray, VINO
t',louel Fellows Tor DlS'rct-AttornfN
wv i,si Of candidates II said that he IS
hckrJ bv a part OF the machine. Another posi-
hl. c,nd,late was Abraham Gruber. but somc OF
his friends said that the real object in bringing
hir, oui was to fix him I'm one Of the places OF
As.istan. District Attorney when the changes
made In the COUNTY iw s,picneadinn to the
cnire OF Distrct-Attorncy was generally regarded
a., blow 10 Tammany Han. as stunning AS il was
~ ~ -. =. ,,', o For nearly twenty years the Demo
M have reiiei upon the Disttict-Attorneys Of
iin for their ticket Together with the Police De
partmcnt the Law Department OF New YORK
Wicw3in Tammany lost the Police Department and
the city In 1891 The assistance OF the plsirict-A,-
torncys Office was fcit ast year. WIN Iammany;
reinforced more 10y the liquor interest. carried
The city In MS lIr n Ss SoIt'I s
not doubted that Croker counted much ON me ana
which the District-A,iorney of New-fotk could
TIE Thsr. was much speculation YESTERDAY as to what
rnSr 70 colonel Fellows II was poncd out
among 9th .: things that he o".s itt" 10 'he S,ate
machinc II has been common talk for weeks that
lie Governors request that his private secretary,
Colonel Ashley w. cole might succeed samuel a:
ne,r,lslov Of ltica. ns Railroad Commissioner had
been treated with scant courtesy by the machine
managers and that GoVernor-clrct Black had been
so far prevented from asserting TO Colonel Cole
nppoint rncni. Governor Morton can appoint colo
mel Cole Railroad Commissioner but his term would
end with commissioner Boardsley $. on February
lI next Governor Black can extend his term with
the advice and consent Of the Senate for six years
longer. Although Governor Morton asked that his
successor make this provision for Colonel Cole, II
NOT, rood fp Il.
b,en prcnsed by the machine 10 Colonel George W.
Dunn Of Binchamton. one Of Mr.. Platts most
faithful Iicut"nants.
II will be- interesting TO note that changes may be
wrought In the ORGANIZATIONS treatment OF Gov
crnor Morton. that he has In his hands the APP
pontincnt OF a District-Attorney of New-York for
ilr nnriod cnhing IanuAry ]. lN!S