New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-03

j. T.. Ini-n liylr Howard II. NlNaWs.
Hugo Heyran. W g. yelling.
j.; W: = r''' II@aih Ir,an, Willard
james \. Halves.
I'VE hope to have at least one watcher IN
every election district" Mr. Tucker said, yes
terclav afternoon 1--WE ought to have two. one
to count and the other to keep tally. We shall
have to have two in the worst election districts.
and We ought to have volunteers enough TO
put two ~ every district The Committee OF
one Hundred has no right under the law To nave
watchers Of its own at the polls. and 50 we snail
have to have our watchers authorized by the
Citizens Union and the Republican and Pro-
hibition parties.
The Citizens Union has already agreed TO
issue certificates to all the watchers the COM
mittee may appoint. and most OF cur Watchets
will probably be authorized by that organlZa-
ton. The Republicans have agreed TO appoint
our watchers in all the districts they can but
under the law no party can have more than TWO
watchers a. any one polling place and the Ke-
publicans cannot spare many Of their certh-
Gates Alfred Lauterbach the son Of Edward
Lauterbach has offered to provide watchers for
us in the XXth Assembly District and MAJOR
Avery d. Andrews has volunteered to do the
same in the XXIIId Assembly District. Inc
Good Government Club Of the XIXth Assembly
district. and Good Government Club + and Good
Government Club f are to look after the Nth
and XVIIIth Assembly districts. respectively
A LETTER TO MERCHANTS.
With the idea Of impressing upon the COM
merciaI and business men Of this city the I'M
portance of the issue for which the committee
Is fighting, the following letter was mailed yes
terdav to the members Of the Merchants AS
ISOLATION
Dear Sir: We wish to impress upon you the
gravity of the issue touching the nomination ana
election of judges involved In the coming eler,ton'
No partisan consideration - properly HNV,',r
The question is purely Of good morals and pure
administration Of the laws on the one nah1 IL. J.. :
demanded that the Justices OF the suptene ou's'
az the price OF nomination ana eiectoh' sh" 81 n
render the control or thtlr JuuloIaI aots ~ Wa
other it is conceded that the official acts OF uds p.
should be absolutely independent OF any Pi'"7''
or obligations 10 any political party.
The Importance of this issue to business men
cannot be overestimated. The chief business OF
the court is adjusting property interests N diIpur
between litgants and in the course 0l n, ie
control of the courts I'm the form OF lnsolNcnt
estates Dishonest or Incapable receivers can us
hands and whatever is ,hus dissipated by waste
or fees is the merchants loss Many OF the suits
can greatly Increase the expenses OF such suits
1t Is the power TO control appointments sueh -, rs
these that is demanded by Richard croker 10
for the Democratic nominees 10, Just.SIs 81
the Supreme Court is to accSde 20 Mr. Ssrb,n
Tho erasp OF court officials who are not responsive
10 the court and who hold their places and the
Opuortunlty 10 make profit out Of them as 4 re-
ward for political service.
We have no desire to infience your opinion aS
TO the political candidates upon either party ticket
but would respectfully urge that you vote 10
keep the judiciary out OF politics ana ASSIST 70
elect Judges who have refused TO surrender the
control of their offices 10 politicians.
The Hon Joseph DAILY Is . Democrat, tho non
William y Cohen IL Republican. Prior To hoth
party conventions more than thirty-two hundred
lawyers Of whom less than one-third were Nom
hers OF the Bar Association. pettOncd for the re-
tention upon the bench Of Justice DAILY. who Tor
twenty-eght years had served as Justice of our
Supreme Court with conspicuous ablhty ana ifn-
partially and of Justice Cohen. who during IFS
shorter term of service. had also commended him.
self to the confidence OF the Bar.
That non partisan expression or commence III
those Justices representing both politicd. parties.
was communicated to the leaders OF both parties
by two committees. the majority OF whose MEM
beers were Democrats. The Republican convention
COMPLIED with the request OF the Bar ~ inc
county and nominated both justices The Demo
cratic convention refused to nominate eiher MI.
Croker has since explicitly stated that the parry
nominating a Judge has the right TO expect proper
considera ton at his hands 49,
We trust your view of your duties as good citi-
Gems as well as your self-interests. will lead YOU
to vote for Justices Daily and Cohen. Respectfully
yours. - ,.,.. ,.,,,.,,,.
EDWARD PAGE.
SETH NJ. MII,IfkEN,
JOHN C. EAMHS.
JOHN O'St LI,NAN,
r ". LANE.
GEORGE FREDERICK VICTOR
GEORGE u. SNEETsER,
W. /. STRONG.