The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-28
NO UNION ON JUDGE R A
SENATOR MURPHY HAS KNOCKED
OUT THAT PLAN OF MIR. HILLS.

Mr.. Hill sntd 70 ne strong EnouEh. However.
to Nou,innts Justice Parker for Chter Judge
or tho Court or Appeais-senator Piatt Here
-FederaI Appointments Expected This Week.
All thought Of an arrangement by which
Judge John Clinton Gray OF the Court Of Appeals
was TO have been the candidate for Chief Judge
of both the Democratic and Republican State
committees has been abandoned. This was the
positive Information vouchsafed last night by
the personal friends of senator Edward Muir
ply, Jr., and ex-senator David d. HILL Mr.. Hill
has been eager for such an arrangement, but
Senator Murphy Is unalterably opposed to the
proposition, and he 10 strong enough In the
Democratic state Committee to defeat 1t.
Mr.. Hill has been informed OF the situation
and now recognizes that the proposed arrange
mcnt cannot DO carried through. Thore is no
quarrel, It IL stated, between Senator Murphy
and Mr.. Hill. Mr.. Murphy merely thinks the
proposition TO unite on Judge Gray for Chief
Judge to DO bad politics and unwise policy. and
It turns out that a majority Of the Democratic
State Committee agree with him.
Mr.. Murphy's candidate for Chief Judge of tho
Court Of Appeals Is Charles Il. Patterson of
Troy. But while Mr.. Murphy Ii strong enough
to defeat Mr.. Hills proposition as to the nomi-
nation Of Judge Gray to be Chief Judge. he
Hill not DO strong enough to bring about
t aS.d no% shs Friends "a M Ii P bots NJ. IN ms S !
and Mr.. Hnl say that Mr.. Hill will be able to
control the Democratic State Committee so
as to bring about tho nomination for Chief
Judge Of the Court OF Appeals of Supreme Court
Justice Alton b. Parker of Kingston, whose
term on the Supreme Court bench expires Dec.
With the proposed arrangement for the DEM
ocratic and Republican State committees to
unite on Judge Gray for Chief Judge broken
up, the Republicans, 1t was announced. will
now begin to groom a candidate to be nominated
In sight at the moment, 1t was said, but there
Senator Platt arrived at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel yesterday AFTERNOON from Washington.
He had long talks with President ouigg OF the
New. York Republican County Committee. Re-
publican National Committeeman Gibbs. Post
master Van Colt and many Others. including
ex-senator Edmund o'Connor Of Binghamton.
nate him next year for Acknowledgement In
place Of Theodore 4. Hancock Of Syracuse.
pl hhe s RsPq tSnf tb.y who ssI,s sSlSed t,o VIII Esas Senator sn.
pointments for the port Of New York would
come along some time this week, and some. were
9 Taessax oo on WSSS. that they q, would Guild beans be made dc on on
last night was as follows:
Collector of the ~Port-George r. Bidwel OF New
Surveyor OF the Port-snas @. Croft of New York.
Appraiser Of the F. wakeman OF New
United States District Attorney for the Southern
Dktrict-Gen. Henry L. Burnett OF New York.
Naval onioer Of the ~Port-Robert A. Sharkey Of
Commissioner of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. B. Atterbury
Postmaster Of Brooklyn-Andrew Jacobs Of Brook.
Ign.
Walter B. Atterbury OF Brooklyn, it was
learned: has caused IT to DO declared In Wash
Port or nothing. This, it was said, was was q blnfr.
It was recalled that Col. John j. McCook just
before Inauguration day declared that he would
soSeey &c slsif IN NJ. M &c ihG y!GrCt1 sbine E. A.,
accepted the alternative.