New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-28
NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
BURR FOR THE BENCH.
THE Corporation COUNSEL LIKELY
TO SUCCEED JUSTICE OSBORNE


NE has THE SUPPORT or THE COUNTY oATNN
AND GOVERNOR BLACK AID SENATOR
rI.ATT ARE FRIENDLY To HIN.
rornorat,on Counsel Joseph A. Burr Will pro2aoly
be appointed by Governor Black TO succeed 'he 'a'e
William j. Osborne as Justice OF the supreme W.
:, this judicial district. Ii has peeh KNOW" i"
pot,cal circles for some time that the worm ne
nubicans had decided to make MI. Burr their cahu'
de,o for tho Republican nomination TO succeed JUS
.,ce Bartlett this fall. but the death OF Jus"'e
OSBORNE permits the appointment Of Mr. BUTT 10
term that will not expire until the close OF iS's
when ne can go before thu people Win '"e "p'""'
tase OF having n record as sitting judge .
Mr. Burr has the support OF JACOB "or."
no, through political Affiliations, because ne na'
been considered as belcNSng in Inc anu W..
carur especially before the present 'hNo'Ncu 'o"'
ton OF political affairs came about lie na' WIN
through the admiration which his career as COR
noration Counsel has aroused. Mr.. Worth mas az
ways admired success, and felt that the hoii'i'''o
q. Mr. Burr would greatly strengthen the Ren''".
ticket ana Increase the chances OF inc '''' -
the candidates FOR county officers
So far as could he learned yesterday Ne'e "'' "
seem 10 be much probability that Mess's 80 an
Worth would clash over this appointment l" '",''
!, was reported that Senator Pait was p'e"s."'ls
o,sposcd toward the proposition to place Mr. hu''
uDon the bench. As Car "a Governor Black j. Co'-
cerned there Is no question as 10 Inc ciosc
hf1wcor him and Mr. Worth. besides "hlch the
G. ,vo-nor = known to entertain personally irIenciv
feeling toward Mr. Burr.
The same section OF the Constitution that play"
60 important par the death OF Justice Pratt
last fan now bears on the successorship 10 Juuse
Osbo,ne's place II Is Section l. Article VI, ana
provdes that vacancies on the Supreme court pehch
shall be filed al the next general election hapien-
ing no; less than three months after such N"VHnC!
occurs As this fails election Is now ieSs lH i,
three months away the Governor nus nj oI tme
vacancy by appointment ard the next genera go -
ton at which d successor can be eIec'ed VIII oc q"
Aside from the unquestioned fitness OF Mr.; Burr
for the Office there will be general satiSlacuOi
among members OF the bar and other ciilzens II ne
stand in the Nay OF the nomination OF NiIitiu =
BARTLETT 10 succeed himself by Doth me Ietup
l,can and the Democratic conventions. ine'7 -
feeling that politics should not be allowed 10 inter-
fere with the unanimous reelection OF JudSe OF
SUCH fine attachments as Justice Bartlett IN MS
partisan bias But aside from the fact that ne mas
earned the support OF all OF nc people hiespeC.ne
OF marty il Is believed that Ii woud ne WIS.,
nolitical move on the part of the RepuDlcahs 70
Nominate Justice Bartlett He IL strong Win n
dependent Democrats and scarcely move could ps
do more 10 win the confidence OF Independents IMAM
The term o. Justice Van Wyck expires mex; fa,I;
and probably Messrs. Burr and Van NNck W0ul
ho.h he renominated succeed thomselVes ny theiT
resneciye parties An arrangement might then ne
The Republicans indorsed Justice Cullen for re-eiec,
ZION and II they nominate Justice Bartlett II woul
offer the Democrats an opportunity LOT gracious
yeciDrOcatiOn.