The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
TAMMANY'S FALL TICKET.
RUM0R THAT MAJOR WANTS TO RUN
FOR SUPREME COURT.


He's Said to He Di..nti.f,ed with IIis Preaent
once, and to want to he q Justice
Men Who would Like to be Sheriff and
Others who are After Civil Justiosships.
Since Richard crotsr retprnea 70 this country
from HIS SUNNI ar boms IN Enoland Tammany
leaders have been bpsv arrnn rlne slates 10 he
submitted to him for IN. ele,tIons this fall.
As a rule. every Tnmmapy nolitioIan has q
slate OF his ovn. and tbose who are in the con-
fidence OF Mr.. Crokor s,y that h. ha. not de-
cided finally what the Tnmmnnv ticket shall
be- The biahest of,ces 70 he nIled are two
Justiceships OF tho snprom. Court N this
COUNTY Thu t.rma ~ Jp.tices Bsrrett and
Bookataver exn,re an Dee Al Juatice Bar-
rett's denomination nv Tnmmanv IN re-
Rarded AZ certain. II IN anid. however that
Justic, Bootstaver viIl NOT bs renomina ted
and that the post he now occun,es viii be given
to John Wbalen. Counse, 70 IN. corpor,tion.
Mr., Wbalen was slated for nomination to the
Supreme court last year. hut for political rea-
sons he stepped aside. and Ju,ttce Fitzgerald
received the plum. when Mr.. whalen accented
the most of Corporation Counsel II yas with
the nm derstnndine that be was To receiye the
nomination to the Supreme Court before the
expiration OF Mayor Van Wvck's term. Yester-
day story was oiroulated To the effect that
Mayor Van WICK himseH was anxious TO re-
sirp NJ Mayor and run for tho supreme Court
Il was said that the Mayor had found tho
ofloe OF the Chief Executive OF the city dis
tasteful and that hi, e.per,ence In the City
Court had been 40 agreeable that he desired 10
return to tho Judiciary.
Mayor Van wyek. following his rule never TO
discuss reports in regard to himself. refused
to talk about this story last night Various
men with whom he has had conyersa-
tons within thu past ak months. however.
said that they did not bslieye that the Mayor
would resign his ONCE. He has expressed
bimself in priyate seyeral times AS being de-
termined to serve for tho tull term for which
he was elected. 1t was said also that It would
be very poor politics for the Mayor to resign
while the Mazet Investigation Committee Ia
sitting, because the CRY would be raised that
he had been forced out Of once, and II he ran
for another elective Office the most strenuous
efforts would be made to defeat him.
Tho names Of Civil Justice James J. door
man and Chairman Charles Fl. Knox OF the
Civil Service Commission and Ex-President OF
the Board OF Education, have also been men
toned as those Of men DESTROYS Of places on
tho Supreme bench.
In the contest for nomin alton for Sheriff, Cor
rection Commissioner Francis J. Lantry and
Btate Senator John +. Ahearn have been mon
toned, with Mr.. Lantry regarded generally as
favorite Councilman John T. Oakley also 10
regarded al a candidate for Sheriff, but his
failure to control the Democratic majority In
the Council on the subject Of bond issues has
weakened his prospects considerably. Justice
FitzsImmona OF the City Court lie to be renomi-
mated. Justice Conlan is slated for the nomina-
ton for General Sessions. Justice OGorman
or Mr.. Knox will have the nomination for Sur
rogate to succeed Surrogate varnum, who is
an appOlnteo OF GOV. Roosevelt.