The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-10
The Judicial Elections This Year.

There are eight judicial districts In the
State OF New York. Justices OF the Supreme
Court were elected on Tuesday In four OF
these districts. The successful candidates
are GEORGE C. BARRETT and JAMES A.
O'GoRMAN In tho First district, which COM
prises the county Of New York; WILLIAM s.
ANDREWS In the Fifth district, which COM
prises the Syracuse region; ALBERT II.
SEwELL In the Sixth district, which COM
prises the southern middle part OF the
State; and WARREN B. HOOKER, DANIEL
]. KESEF1CK and TRUMAN G. WHITE
In the Eighth district, In which Erie
is the most important and populous
county. All are Republicans except Judge
BARRETT and Judge O'GoRMAN in this city.
All are now on the bench OF the Supreme
Court except Judge OGoRMAN, who will
succeed Judge BooKsTAvER in this district,
and Judge ANDREWS, who will succeed
GEORGE A. HARDIN OF Little Falls the
present presiding Justice OF the Appellate
Division which sits at Rochester. The new
Judge ANDREWS Is son OF CHARLES
ANDREWS OF Syracuse who retired from the
office Of Chief Judge OF the Court OF Appeals
at tho end Of 1897. after serving on that
bench more than twenty-five years.
The vote in the judicial districts where
no Supre me Court Justices were chosen this
year shows Republican majority In each
except the Second or Brooklyn district.
There the heavy Democratic vote In Kings,
| Queens and Richmond counties overcomes
| the Republican majorities In Suffolk and In
| the counties Of the district on the Hudson
| River. This Ia a matter OF some interest.
as there Is proposed constitutional amend
ment now pending to give this district three
additional Justices of the Supreme Court.
II this amendment is adopted. however,
there can he no election under II until 9o2.
BY that time the new judges will be greatly
needed. for the district has already lost the
services 81 Judge DYKMAN, and Judge BAR
NARD OF Poughkeepsie will have to retire
ut the close Of the present year.
It will be strange II the candidates then
put in the field do not include STEPHEN d.
STEPHENS OF Richmond. who was chosen
| County Judge In that borough on Tuesday,
as the nominee OF both the great parties.
In Buffalo Judge FREEMAN G. WHITE, who
| has just been elected Justice OF the
Supreme Court for term OF fourteen years
beginning on the first day OF January next,
is already judge OF that tribunal and
entitled to serve as such until December 3
1908. He was formerly a Judge OF the
Superior Court a. Buffalo and was trans,
fcrrcd to the Supreme Court by the operation
OF the Constitution Of 1894: hut under this
transfer he cannot hold court outside OF
Erie county That disability will cease
when he begins his new term Of service on
New Years day, by virtue OF his election on
Tuesday. His promotion, however, to the
position OF Supreme Court Justice with
full power to sit anywhere in the State viii
create another vacancy on the bench in tn,
Eighth district. This will have to he filled
for the year 1900 by an appointment by
the Governor: and the woods Of Cattarau
gus and Chautauqua, and the wilds Of Allie
gany and Wyoming are full OF lawyers who
want the place. Up to the date of the pres
ent writing however, We believe the Gov
ernor has made no sign.