New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-23
FOR UNASSESSED JUDGES.
rr,r ACTION OF THE CITY CLUB IN
DORsED BY REPUBLICANS, WHO LII
ION 4 CONFERENCE.

,rA oot,on ~ the Council OF the CITY Cluo vi
rhnrsdav night in condemnng the assesSnien. u
judicial candidates and recommending - 81
opce IN be called by the president Oh INC ny
% consider the nominations OF inoepehue". 80 80
.,os for judicial positions provoked cohs'ue' a'''
'tor among the local politicians yesterday
TrorDonv men sneered at the resolutions "i,'0n
had been passed at the City Cluo' ana ea'u nc
they would have no effect upon Iamnnhy >o'i'.'- ,
lions Republican politicians generaIly eAp 80
admiration for the stand which the ~! .,,a.
man had taken and ntimated that the hepuo"ra ,'
organization would cheerfully act WIN NV
C,,''n ,n srpnort Of independent nominations
-, L Ouirp the president OF the f'ePuoi'
rountv Committee. said yesterday 49, -,
DonuhIicans generally will welcome '"' 49,
Tho CIV Club and II we are invited ~ 49,
go ,.o uuI he represented there. so i"r No .''o
ehoe We or,zation Is concerned there never
-. o,,. such thing as the assessment Vi
,,doto for the Judiciary. We are In nearly Syn
atb, With the spirit Of the City CLUB resoiu'io'''
and we will be glad to cooperate III cHi
,ho nr,ncipes involved in the resolutions ?,
Mr. Ouigg said that so far as he kne" Nv
publican candidate for judicial postum , NTH
Contributed 10 the Republican campaign iu"' Wv, va
CoA'l ',ior 80 nudge Cohen. who had given @oOo
,,bor, beinr asked. Mr.. Quigg probapy VIII w
T., a noeition to confer with the cry Niu" OV"'
r,i,tna regarding judicial nominations as " " N
dorstood that he will be reelected 10 HIS - .
nos,tio, as president of the Repuphcah 0""'y
l,t,.o Tho new County Committee eiec'eu
d. tho primaries on Tuesday, VIII meet io'
cation IN the Murray iii Lyceum next No"u"'
t and then II Is believed. Mr.. Quigs TO-
election will be almost. If not quite uhd"'i'ou'
rrha Renubllcal district leaders VIII meet d. ~"
ba,douarters Of the County Committee at NJ
Nadison-ave on Monday afternoon ,,,..
Wheeler H. reekham the bH r% TSSdo sc on the
mtions passed on THURSDAY night as soon IN tho
sDIr ,ir H. tbe Dewey celebration possibly on
W,odnesSav October The Republican orGanzzad.
tion and the Citizens Union orgdllI" ''o' f'''
VIII h+ represented at the conference. ,,o, tina or
Republican politicians said yestcrda! tiIa' tr
ranzation might nominate Justice 6arIt' ~
e,bn- tcrn an the Supreme Court honCh put sus u
action would depend probably upon the s,dl En
Ernrcn Committee. It is understood that flcndI q
Croker has decided have Justice Barrett noi'n-
n2 1ame BY b ReynGds who chairman Of The The
Executive Committee Of The Ciizehs '"'o" IL '''
Low campaign, said yesterday. go ,o,,r
i .Tbe aGtion Of the city Club will he an encour-
agcment to all friends OF COCO atH Of leadership
for the present campaign trust tnat unii. O. pba
IGr nt.i0 onnosed 10 Tammany Hall. Labor men
have been opposed 10 the action OF IdiihdnS 49,
III 80 hi the nrovious administration. Thou
sands of men IN the building trades nave peeh KIP
posrv Jaii wanted to play at politics rather than
have tho work Of the city effcienty ana rap'u'E
There is also A constantly increasing number o.
labor men who appreciate an honest Judiciary, anc
feel tho outrage against the people contSlne9 ~
Mr. Croker's declaration regarding the obhgaIlols
| imposed on ridges nominated and elected py ram
! many Hall They realize that there IS no nope lol
| jndependent and unbiased judgment from Judges
who are shackled at the opening or their careers
II believe that by union Of all forces or good gov
| eminent a successful campaign may be prosecuted
| Under the present blanket ballot law full tcke
| should he made out and am conhdent tnat
complete ticket could be placed IN the field WIN
| every assurance Of success
| Nicholas Murray Butler, the chairman OF m
| council Of the City Club, said yesterday In ex
| planation OF the resolution:
| The election OF anti-Tammany ana unas
sessed iud,cial ticket and the enactment OF a Law
forbiddins hereafter the political assessment
Splendid practical result Of the Mazet investigation
1t is not enough that these nyestigaat,ions mad
| and shortcomings. II Is important that they shout
show some constructive results. and It Is desir
TO deal constructively, and not merely in spirit o
| criticism with an admitted evil which ha
prompted and sustained the action Of the City Clu
| In this matter.