New-York tribune., 1896-10-07
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
CLEMENT FOLLOWS BROWN.
THE JUSTICE DECLINES TO ACCEPT HIS
NOMINATION.
UNABLE TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR THE SUPREME

UNABLE TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR THE SUPREME
COURT ON THE CHICAGO PLATFORM
Every day brings its fresh instalment of trou-
BILE for Brooklyn Popocrats. Yesterday Justice
Nathaniel H. Clement formally declined the
nomination for the Supreme Court in a letter
sent to Arthur c. Salmon, president OF the
Democratic Judiciary Convention, as The IT'D
une had predicted. Justice Clements letter
following closely upon Justice Browns refusal
IN allow the use Of his name below Bryans on
the Democratic ticket thoroughly discouraged
the weary managers Of Bryan's Brooklyn IN
terests and made them feel like shutting up
shop until the name Of Bryan should be for-
gotten forever. They found vent for their 1eei-
ings In severe condemnations of Justice Clefh-
ent whom they accused Of bad faith In WORKING
diligently for the nomination and then dechh-
ing It.
The radical sverites who had opposed Glenn
ent from the beginning. chuckled over the IAN
ure OF Hugh Mclaughlin to carry out h''
David r. Hill tactics. The Palmer DeHocia''
found cold comfort. to say the least III 'u'''''
Rrown,s declaration that he would vote for
Mckinley and ignore Palmer while the RePuo-
,,cans placed the names Of their four nominees
in their column of certainties, and some OF 'heh
felt like sending preliminary messages or con-
~r.,,,,ot;or .o Nessrs Goodrich, Maddox. Gar
retson and Hrshberg
The following is the text OF JustiVe N'ee'
letter Of deciination:
To Arthur c. Salmon. esq. presidentof 'he Dei"o'
cratic Judiciary Convention =, .uoso,,od
Dear Sir: In allowing my name 10 pt P,e ...
70 The convention over which you presided ! was Mas
actuated by the belief that the TGu[se fo prenomna-
ton than opinions which mlgh, , noiu cha oh n%c
which had been made in the policy of the Democratic
party National questions cnanse m NO, uomna
patcd last May. when the subject oi 'ie "o'"'""
The platform adopted by the Chicago convention
% nsd to % PH' Witch II "iaaS eanHo,
Of duty to the gentlemen VINO nms 70
render 1t proper that that issue Is forced upon M
BY influential of MIR S1yan bsv TO mny rs
again exercise Of naming tandihae "I'c cannot
accord With the MaSna wn %Seh National
Issues allowed to bear upon the selec'iol o on, 10
%soma aaps Th phase Of the matter
developed since the convention. and nave ueiaSeu
because Of the absence of Judge Brown. whose
action did not desire to anticipate; ,,,,or,,or for
the great honor conf. rred and TO express my SIN
cere regret that the considerations ns mentioneo COIL
pei my de'''na''C2 %ArHaSiE Gatsi sf'' H. CLEMENT
Brooklyn. October 5. 1896.
Judge Clements announced intention OF de-
cIining the nomination OF the National Demo
Gratis was taken yesterday as positive lnuica-
ton that he Will like Judge Brown, vote Tor
Mckinley. Thomas S. Moore. another nonlnee
Of the Democratic and National Democratic
Conventions said last night when seen at the
Brooklyn Club. that he would make no ex.
tended statement until he had received formal
notification and repeated his statement of yes
terday.
Word came to Brooklyn last evening that
Judge Stephen d. Stephens. Of Staten Island,
the fourth nominee, will stay on the ticket In
any 80,
No action was taker Yesterday upon the With
drawals Of Justices Brown and Clement Inc
committee appointed by the convention or the
Rexulary to inform the nominees will hold
meeting this evening in the Jefferson Building
and talk over the situation 1t Is not probable
that they will pick the men TO take the places
of Justices Brown and Clement until Mr.. Moore
either accepts or declines his nomination.