New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01
EXPECTED TO ACCEPT.
VAN WICK MAY ISSUE A
STATEMENT TO-DAY.
SAID TO BE THE RESULT OF THE VISIT OF
HIS BROTHER WITH TAMMANY'S
ULTIMATJJM

The story printed In The Tribune yesterday
to the effect that Justice Ven Wyck's friends
had quoted him saying that his nomination
for Governor was part OF a plan OF Richard
Croker TO place at the head Of the ticket man or
his own choice. believing that Justice Van Wyck
would decline the nomination. created great
deal Of discussion In Democratic circles. A great
many of the callers on the Justice asked him
II he had said anything Of this kind. and ne
fatty refused to discuss the question
Justice Van Wyck persistently refused to say
whether he intended to accept the nomination
or not.
"A I shall say now," he said. rs that forty
eight hours before the nomination the Idea Of
my name going before the convention had never
occurred TO me- The nomination a COM
plete surprise TO me-"
Andrew Mclean. who placed Justice Van
Wyck in nomination at Syracuse. said: Il am
not authorized TO speak for Justice Van Wyck.
but my personal opinion the subject is that
there is not the slightest doubt in my mind
that he will accept the honor conferred upon
hm--not doubt"
Nearly all the Brooklyn Democrats Of any
prominence talked in the same way did Mr.
Mclean. II was generally agreed that the
nomination had been forced Justice Van
Wyck against his will He Is not man who
believes that he stem the tide of the extraor-
binary popularity Of Colonel Theodore Roose-
Welt. II was his ambition TO succeed fimself on
the Supreme Court Bench. Several years ago
he was advanced TO the Supreme Court Bench
when the City Court Of Brooklyn was made part
Of the Supreme Court. lid Judicial District
II was a. promotion. and the honor and increased
emouments of the place have not yet had time
to become an old story with Justice Van Wyck
He hoped that he would lie elected this fall for
a term of fourteen years.
PROBABLE RESULT OF 4 DECLINATION.
But having been nominated, Justice van WycK
will probably accept II he did not, he would
most likely find himself with no nomination at
all this fall. n he refused the nomination for
Governor he would arouse such antagonism
among the delegates to the Judiciary Convention
that there is scarcely n doubt. " is said. that
they would refuse TO vote for him for the judi
cial nomination. For this reason he viii proba-
bly, take the hopeless nomination for Governor
on the ground that it is better than nothing
There are some who are unkind enough to say
that the machine Democrats of Brooklyn, or az
least one or two of them, worked to secure Au-
gustus Van Wyck the nomination for Governor
with the express intention Of getting him out Of
the judicial race, so as to make place for an
other and more favored Democrat
The more reasonable supposition, said Pol-
iticsn" is that the quarrel between Croker ana
Hill placed McLsughns friends in such d
strong position that they decided to use tneir
vantage ground 10 the extent OF having 'he
can IIdate saisar from Kings Count In 'ooK'
Ing around for man they probably selecteo
Justice Van Wvck not with a view OF making
place for some one else. but simply because
they thought he the most available canal
date that they could rely upon. and thar me
name Of Van Wyck would be a name 70 con-
iure with