New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-27
roffR JUDGES NOMINATED.
-ssnpIcH MADDOX, HIRsHBERG AND
GARRETsoN NAMED FOR ST.
PREME COURT.
-vr I'D JUDICIAL DISTRICT CONVENTION HELD
~ BRooKLYN-No OTHER NAME PLACED
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SKETCHES or THE
II CONVENTION HELD
CANDIDATES.

SKETCHES or THE
CANDIDATES.
The Republicans of the lid Judicial District
"a heir convention in the Brooklyn Courthouse
.,srday and made the following nominations
-. r,aces on the Supreme Court bench: William
y. Goodrich and Samuel T. Maddox. OF Kings
c.untv: Carrot J. Garretson. OF Queens County.
"a Michael H. Hirshberg, OF orange County.
: The only contest Of any kind In the convention
-as between two delegations from the I'D AS
..r,hlv District of Westchester County. and this
.on,est was quickly settled by the Committee on
credentials. The committees report was adopted
unanimously. The four men chosen were the only
orss placed in nomination. and the convention was
Aoubtless one of the most harmonious and smooth
,v conducted political gatherings held for many
Say Shortly after noon County Judge Asphalt
called the convention to order. Judge A. s. Tomp-
kins of Rockland. who was elected as temporary
chairman escorted 10 the desk by Congress
man BENJAMIN r. Odell. jr.. of Orange County,
and Sheriff William j. Buttling of Kings County.
Robert 3. Sedgwick and Jacob Bremen. Of Kings;
Thomas D. Diamond OF Suffolk and John F.
schlosser of Duchess were made secretaries.
II was found that the lid District of Westchester
rad two rival delegations. A Committee on Gre
dentais appointed by the Chair. consisting Of
George Wood. of Duchess: Henry E. Abel. Of
Kings: Howard Thornton. of Orange: A. ]. Miller,
Of Putnam: William J. Young. of Queens: Clarence
T. Lexow of Rockland w. II. Brinley. of Rich
mond: B. H. Reeve. of Suffolk, and II. r. Barrett,
Of westchester The temporary officers then
made permanent and the convention took recess
until o'clock
The committee met in Sheriff Buttlng's private
once and decided in favor of the delegation consist
Ing Of F. /. Stone. j. B. Cowles. Henry Parsons. J.
secor. jr and J. w Stewart The other delega-
ton consisted Of F. B. Millard B. c. Meighan, j. A.
Peck. II c. Griffin and A. B. Crane. When the
nominations were ordered Duchess had no name
to present. but Kings called John NJ Ward
arose and nominated Judge William W. Goodrich.
A. r. Moore seconded Judge Goodrich's nomination.
Police Justice Andrew Lemon then nominate ted Sam
ue T. Maddox whose nomination was seconded by
Edward II. Schleuter of Kings Neither Orange
Putnam County had name to offer. and when
Queens was called William j. Youngs presented the
name Of Carrot J. Garretson Mr.. Garretson's nonl-
nation was seconded by Joseph NJ. Belford of Suf-
folk Senator Lexow responded for Rockland and
nominated Michael H. Hirshberg. of Orange County.
He closed his speech by moving that Messrs.
Goodrich. Maddox. Garretson and Hirshberg be
nominated by reclamation Benjamin Reeves
onded the nomination and was followed by ex-Sena-
tor Worth. who seconded the motion nominate
the four men by acclamaton. He said he knew
that no better men could DE nominated.
Mr. Worth then apparently went out of his way
10 attack Mayor Wurster without any obvious
cuse for doing So He said that a certain news
ination of Mr. Wurster year ago. and that he felt
last years nominee rather than take it himself
He also insinuated that the Mayor had attempted
10 make use of his patronage in such way as to
kin off the opposing faction. Mr.. Worths utter
ances considered by all persons except his
closest political friends unwarranted and un-
timely Slap at the Mayor. Mr.. Worth did not
Mr. Wurster's name but made his meaning clear
by referring 10 him the Mayor elected year
ago.
A motion was made that the secretaries should
cast unanimous ballot for the four men placed In
nomination Thomas Fitchie objected to this propo-
sition because he had been instructed to cast his
vote for other men. The roll was therefore called
by counties. Mr. Fitche voted for Messrs. Good
rich and Hirshberg. Luther w. Emerson and
Charles +. Brown Mr.. Fitchie's votes for Brown
and Emerson alone prevented the unanimous nom
nation Of Messrs. Goodrich. Maddox, Garretson
and Hirshberg but Mr. Fitchie moved as soon as
the roll had been called to make the nominations
unanimous and the motion was carried Inc Ioi-
lowing committee appointed by the 0halr 70
inform the Nominees of their selection; William j.
Buttling. Benjamin B. Ode jr.. ]. H. Ketcham.
c. Ryder. W. j. Young. Clarence Lexows j. B.
Wood B. II. Reeve and J. A V. Cowles The per-
manent officers were authorized to call the next
convention for the district,
SAMUEL T. MADDOX.
Samuel T. Maddox born In the Fourteenth
Ward of Brooklyn. in 1853. and lh-d there for
thirty-seven years. He has always been strong
Republican, and from the age Of twenty-one has
taken an active part in politics. He was graduated