The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-18
TELLING THE CANDIDATES.
,rsriCE R4RRETT NAMES 4 SPEECH
,T UOHE AND ONE At THE CLTB.


Candidates for the bench on the Tnm.
ann, TirLct All sure They'll he Elected
orel is Almost Forgotten, but Is
Jagged irsm Pinochle Game mt Last
r,o Hon George c. Barrett had to make two
,,o.rhns Yesterday accepting the nomination
Nv tns,Ice oi the supreme Court OF the FIRST
nerortment. The first was to the Notification
c,mui,ten, appointed by the nominating con
,o,,ion which nominated him ut the head OF
horu,,p ticket The committee called upon
t,,,irc Jarrett Mt his homo In Seventy-nlnth
.,,oo, lie had bcon notified that It was COM
Inc The committee was headed by senator
Z,th,rtri A. Elsberg Justics Barrett received
~, ,,en, bars of tho committee and Mr. Elsberg
,,l.,sreech, in the course Ot which he said:
"It may not be amss to refer briefly TO the
.ro,ra' ols situation that NAV at first appear to
bsrrcsentcd when political party nominatos
.si,s candidate 10 m important political Office
ore who is OF a different political faith.
ur rslerg went on TO say that judicial office
,., ma, he made the spoil of party in politics
or,h. reward uf partisan service. but thatlust.
oNricrt and honest Judges should be continued
on the bench.
I'm ,nnrrnse. 80 he said. there was presented
an admirable opportunity for giving express
.n TO that conviction. Your fairness, your
lc,al learn NJ and your long and honorable
.ory,,a r\h,uiting in every aspect judicial
o,,,ttie. Of tn" hest and highest order. have
univ mprited tho application TO you of the
,,rr,,o which have referred. and may be
,arJ,ned for feeling pride in those whom this
.omnit,oe represents that they did not hest
t.,s,oau ply that policy when such an oppor-
tuuity was presented
In accepting the nomnati'h Justice barrett
nid that the observations ~ senator f"soerg
we're touching to him and thai ho was graft
fed To- receive for the thir! time nomination
,ttho hands Of the Rsuuhcan party. have
never doubted he said, that it was the de-
sire Of the eaing 81 rts Of that party to retain
in office acceptable Judges II there was any
aprarsut hestaury It was not due as far as
nm, personally Concerned. to any unwiIIinEncss
on the part of the Republican leaders
There was some hostility In my case to the
,pp icaton OF the princip'o referred to by some
perfectly upright and hgh spirited but mis-
taken public men. But after all. gentlemen. it
,oplya grain OF sand N the scashore OF life.
1hsys asked myself several times what could
b. the basis OF this hostility 1t was not in tho
breasts of my poltra, friends OF the other party,
as suppose: yet it was thore | am afraid.
II was persona matter after ALL for
which was res p0n- be" in PLAYING the role OF
everybody's friend: but | want to b. the friend
oteveryhody. and am willing 10 eat and drink
with tho leader u the Democratic party and
with the lea Ter OF the Republican party. and
with their friends and even to pray for them
sometimes. II that should DO necessary. l
hope the principle will be adhered to at
all times. when am running that old Judges
who have been Oh the bench FOR years should
not he rejected by their own party be-
cause the other party has taken them up 1t
Al .tt.a
ure to accept this nomination at your hands
now for the third time. | hope that may do
my duty in the last decade OF my judicial
carser, il not OF nv life, III way to merit your
applaussas blind 10 party. faction. class or creed
as that nobis figure which classic art depicts as
justice"
After Justice Barrett had accepted the nomi-
nation, Mr. QuiGg odd the committee that he
hoped they would all tie at the Lawyers Club
today, and lei the other candidates of their
miltre asked limit that was personal invi-
talon to lunch and Mr.. Qugg responded,
Not on your life. The other bench candi-
dates he told about their nomination to-
Justice Blrrett's second experience was at
TIE Hon. Richard CroSers Democratic Cluh in
N. sy"ning rGmml,te" consisting of one
mrnlsr from each Assembly district Assem-
various candIdq,ss On tie IA Tamm nan ticket
were scattere about the zig clubhouse playing
""n M NJ T on Hd. sf 2r
lhy was the Spokesman for the committee. and
cent for the candidates one by one.
Muir ny made speech to him informing him
that IN hal b"en Judge. lust. honest ant
fe.sln Tammany had nominated him. Justice
Barrett recalled the, other, two times that he
had been nominated hy THmmany. and then
went back to the time when he was little boy.
without resources and without education. an d
with nothing that might be usetu in obtaining
Coming from NV beloved Ireland" he said
u was soon taken w bytho democratic party,
and A. m early aye was put in places Of honor.
i'15rs mt r9H'@ be obtained in no other
Justice barrett went on, and told about his
Tor the ,tics Of Justics Of the Supreme Court i
was sail ct him that he was too young. Now.
b" ssid no sunrosed some people would say
TN, H,n. ,Michae c Murphy then called for
tn" l hon lanes A. O,Gorman and made a
maa.d %r Mstce e" The "s c9 See
Mr. oGorman admitted that he was deeply
,eashle Ct T.. homer conferred BY the nomIn.;
non with YOU. Mr. Chairman" he said - |
thar. the conyHtIon that .pervades this entire
rommpnity that the action take by Tam;
endorsed ~ an overwhelming majority of the
NJ oGionnon retired, and tho Hon. Michael
Thomas and made speech to him telling him
t;at he had been nominated for Surrogate;
he was to be, one Of the two Judges to whom
wa; entrusted the guardianship OF the widows
AMI orphans
Warren W. Foster was called for next and
Mr Murphy told him that he was tho
proluct ot the public schools. Mr., Foster
tad that II had always been his rule OF life to
g. his iu'l duty and he would do it now. Mr.
Murphy called for Justices Fitzsimons and
tonlah toE'ther and in "A little speech no made
nthem he said nothing about the fact that thu
rhr Association had refused to endorse them.
ar iitzslmnns in his rcpv also ghored the
par Association and said the entire Tammany
Nrkhl was certain Of election.
Mterln'orming these two gentlemen Oftheir
hymlnaton the Hon, Michael c. Murphy said
he EN"s>el It was time to adjourn. and some
t31y yelled How about Grell -
M Murphy had evidently forgotten Gr"ll.
Nr'li was nowhere in sight. Messengers
W,fe sent TOR him. aud game OF pinoche on
,I"tcH0nd floor Of the club was broken up.
~ Hrr.l hustled down 10 the bay window
t0n. and h. said
=, ~ shall be my duty. II elected. To attend to
mebuslu"H Of the Sheriils office az well as |
nave attended TO tn" business Of the tax office,
AhI satisfy the public as well.
lhhyenO high college diploma but como
ago ~ SQUARE man and citizen he said.
Mh"n Mr.. Groll was before tho Mazet Com
hhI,ige he testified that in the Tax Department
ne DIDN'T 20 awning
,,Ihe Hon. George VI Van Hoescn assured Mr..
Murphy, alter sheriff Grel had been cOrrRlled,
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