New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-04
A JUDICIARY CONTEST.
prp1,prIcAN CANDIDATES IN PLENTY
IN THE WITH JUDICIAL DISTINCT
HOOKER WHITE AND KENEFIcK ARE MOST
TALKED oF-THE DIcTAroRIAL ATTITUDE o'
JOHN r. Hazel. WHO AsrGREs TO
BE RI-FFALO's BOSS
BE BUFFALo's Ross

r. Groom and Hamilton Ward and by the ex-
tro,,or NJ tho term ~ Robert c. Titus. Gov
ernor Roosevelt while in Cattaraugus ana Ere
counties few days ago could hardly avoid get
ting entangled in the fierce struggle over 'h'
nominations and temporarily. at least inc
Philpplne battles are Of no interest to poA"-
clans here.
II cannot be said that the contest over these
tusticeshirs is altogether evil. since the lead
Ing politicians engaged in IT are waging war on
each other in tho newspapers and thus the
people are getting acquainted with the claims
put forth az 10 the merits OF the seVera' can
didates as we'll "a receiving an impression 't
the methods used 10 advance the interests ot
each candidate which may have an important
effect at the polls this fall But some or the /
methods used 10 gain strength for certain Oh /
the candidates will have bad effect II thoSe
men arc nominated and therefore good many
Republicans are getting anxious oyer the out
come Of the struggle.
DANGERS OF Az OFF YEAR"
Ordinarily the With Judicial District. in
which the three justices are 10 be elected. gives
so large a Republican majority that there is no
doubt about it's action Republican nomina-
ton for Justice insures the election Of Rcpuo-
ucan The ferocity Of the contest. therefore. IL
limited 10 the Republican primaries The us
trict contains the counties Of Allegany. Cat
taraugus Chautauqua. Erie. Genesoe, Living
ston. Niagara Orleans and Wyoming. Seven or
these countles-A llegany. Cattaraugus, Chau-
tauqua Genesee. Livingston. Orleans and Wy
oming- invariably give Republican majorlues'
while Niagara Is usually Republican ana hH'
County only 81 recent years has shown Demo
cratic tendency. But the present year IS one
In which neither National nor State affairs are
much considered by voters. and the TIES ~
party are not very binding The party In power
which I'm this case happens 10 be the RepuoI-
can always suffers I'm such years. Personal
crudg,s are paid Of and great independence IS
mantle sted by voters 50 far AS the Repuhllcan
leaders are concerned. therefore, this IS year
I'm the With judicial District when It Is IN
cumbent upon them 20 be cautious IN USING
their control Of the machinery " inc kepuph-
can PARTY 10 force nominations upon H. whether
the men thus pushed forward are 81 good 70
pute or not. II is not many years ago poiiu-
clans remember. when there was Republican
revolt over ma chine made Judicial nomina-
tons in the With Judicial District just east Of
here. a district as strongly Republican as this
one ard yet two Democrats. justices Aarl" and
Rradlev were elected
In the With Judicial District The policy has
been favored hy some Republicans ~ rromot-
ing county Judges 10 the rank ~ Supreme Court
Justices As a consequence If this policy ~
the present time the nomination is pressed ~
! Frederick W Krusc County Judge Of Cattarau-
/ gus County. and Of Stafford z North, County
/ Judge of Genesee County. while Senator ELS
worth. Of Niagara County. is hard at work TO
/ bring about the nomination Of eN-'ounty Jucge
Potter Mr. Kruse was fellow Assemblyman
/ NJ Governor Roosevelt In 1884. one Of the niue
| body Of men who shaped legislation with him'
and the two men are strong friends yet OF
course. the Governor is not taking any part IN
the contest I'm Mr.. Kruse's favor. leaving that
duty 10 Senator Higgins and y. y. Y. FranchaN
Of Olean. who are managing Mr. Kruses can
vass with great energy.
ASKING TIE GOVERNOR FOR PLEDGE.
An amusing feature Of the judicial canvass
last week was the attempt Of Republican lead
ers IN Erie County to obtain from Governor
Roosevelt a pledge that II Justice Truman C.
White Of Buffalo. was elected Supreme court
Justice the Governor should not )point Judge
t<rrso as his successor Justice White was
! cunerior Court Judge. who became a SupIem"
Court Justice as the result Of the passage OF
| the Constitutional amendments OF 1874. ana MS
term wifi not expire for five years His juris-
diction. however. is limited 10 Erie County ana
his friends argue that It should he eNtended
over the other counties Of the Judicial district
II nominated and elected. Justice White Wou'd
olso have an extension Of his term OF Office for
nine wears. obtaining term as Supreme court
1us,ica from January l. 1900. fourteen years
Another effect Of his election would oe To leaNe
vacant his present scat in tho Supreme Court
NTH an unexpired term OF i've years. II Is TINS
n,se,lle vacancy which some Erie County Re
publican leaders were thinking about when they
/ ,afkod with Governor Roosevelt about judge
Krus. But Governor Roosevelt refused 20
make any pledges or TO commit himself at all
$50, this subtect As for Judge Kruses friends
they said that their effort vas 70 nominate MN
NOW for Supreme Court Justice and that 'hey
,ar. NOT seeking 20 exact pledges for his sue
cecding Justice White
The latter has been prominently peioie N'
neople OF the judicial district for the as' IL"
DAYS because OF the circulation OF a report '"a'
bis friends had succeeded in making comolna
tion with the supporters Of Justice warren .
Hooker of Chautauqua county ana JuSUc'
Daniel ] Kenehck. Of Buffalo who are seeking
10 obtain for them the nomination. II VIII De re-
mombered that Justices Hooker ana henehcN
,,r. oooointed by Governor Black upon he
deaths OF Justices Ward and Green. Naturally
tbov would like to continue on the bench. and
they have had the a''iF' "7'''''''
1ohn = Hazel. head of the Republican organiza-
,,on i'm Erie County Mr.. Hazel, however. has
heen iniudicious in his method of supporting
,h,,o hv openly exposing his favortism and fair
IL, debating their nomination 10 the Republican
,rganizatiou and through 10 20 the Rcpubli 'ar
voters II has generally been supposed that
il is good tactics on the part OF poitica
leader 10 stand in the background while pulling
political wires. and especially 50 in regard t.
judicial nomna tons. but Nj Hazel has sum
moned before him long in advance Of the hold
ing OF the Republican primaries the genera
and distlic, committeeman of two Assembly
districts OF Erie County. and publicly announced
that ne fayors the nomination If Justices Hook