New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-03
CONFERENCE on JUDGESHTPS.
RFPURLTCAN CONVENTION Will SEND A
DELEGATION To THE CITY
CHR NETTING,

The conference which e 10 be held MS evening
~ the CITY Climb in West Thirty-fourth-si.. VIII
attract widespread interest among the politicians
Of the city. Tho call for tho conference declares
that qteps will bc taken On cooperation with the
representatives Of other organizations 10 place in
the field judicial ticket TO be voted for AT mo
coming election which shall be composed of mon
o. high character, pledged not 10 pay assessments
10 political leader or organization. ard 70 hold
themselves free from political influence in Dis
ponSnG judicial patronage"
Tammany Will take no part IN the conference.
but the Republican County Convention Will be
represented. nnd there VIII he representatives. of
the labor organizations Of tho Citizens Union. Of
tho anu-Tammany Democratic organizations and of
the Reform Cub. the Bar Association and tho
Chamber If Commerce.
The Republican County Convention VIII meet al
o'clock this evening IN the Murray Hi Lyceum
I'm East Thirty-fourth-st. hut the district leaders
have agreed 10 support resolution 10 appoint
Il delegation TO attend the city Clubs conference.
and defer nominations pending p report from the
conference Probably the convention Will adjourn TO
some evening later in the week to give time for
fuu and free discussion at the conference II is OK
poctcd that state Senator Elsberg viii be made
chalrmanlof the Republican County Convention.
The delegates from the Republican County CON
,cntlon q IS expected. viii ask that the confer
ence recommend the nomination Of James NJ. Var
mum for Surrogate and James a. Blanchard FOR
Judge Of tho Court Of General Sessions. They were
appointed to those places by Governor Roosevelt
10 nm vacancies and they Will be nominated by
the Republican County Convention on the recon-
mondatiou OF the conference, or probably without
f. Lrmuel f. Qugg president OF the Republican
County Committee said Yesterday that tie Re
publican organization leaders ret assured that
there would be no objection TO Surrogate Narnum
ana Judge Blanchard at the conference we are
going 10 the conference with the purpose or agree
ing with the representatives OF the other ofganzd-
tons" nc said "and I feel confident thor" VIII zoe
an agreement .
The Republican leaders had not decided upon
the name Of any candidate for Justice ot me Sn-
irene Court II asserted Yesterday William
\ Cohen will not be suggested rs a candidate. as
II IS understood that he would bee unwilling 10 run
again for the office OF Justice Of the supreme
Court Friends Of Justice Barrett have been ny
ing to persuade the Republican leaders that MS
denomination should be made unanimous. although
fl is known that he will be- the Jammauy candi-
date and that the Tammany leaders will not In
d0rse any Republican candidate for judicial Once
An effort will he made BY friends OF eN-Judge 20
soph i. DAILY 20 convince the conference mat me
denomination of Justice Barrett ought not 10 De
recommended
Labor leaders who are expected 70 he at the con
ference are said to favor the nomination or Jonh
s Crosby for Supreme Court Justice. NJ Crospy
See a lawyer az 80. 50 Cedar-st and IS said 10 20
an advocate of the single tax theories OF the ldle
Henry George and to he p Bryan Democrat