New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-26
- 1,opr DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 1S99

| nol,t,caI organization was not detrineht 'o.
| preiudicial to the Judge when elected nor wa"
| opposed to the interests OF the coHii""''''
WOULDN'T HAVE 1T CHANGED
- far a. Won are concerned. you think the
system better be left were IT stands? MI MOSS
| asked. ,,. .b.
81 see no reason why it should be changed the
| Justice Responded. s,.~
| Justice Scott next took the stand ana re"oine
from, his sworn statement Of election expenses MT
Moss showed that the Judge had paid TO John -
| sbeehan chairman OF the Tammany Finance 'o"n-
| mittee $3.50 which with other personal dispurse-
ments brought the total OF his expenses UP u
! 50 $50 % .-.o,,s
In reply to the general question about assessio"''
| Justice Scott said that he thought IL Woui" ~ az
! advantage 10 the candidate. and probably "oulo DC
to The public il all candidates for puohc o"N1
would DO relieved from election EXPENSE ~
/ not think that there should be any dlsthc'oi "
! hot,reen judicial candidates and other candioa'eS
For his own part he thought That the man WIN en-
| tered ONCE after paying his own expenses wo"'u
feel more independent than the man WHO "''o"'D
an organization 10 pay for his electoh' -
| For some time after my nomination. "o
t,rued Il found that there was no sueE's'.o" ~
ali from the organization on whose ticket was
! mining that l should pay something to""u NY
| cxpensos thought should pay the expenses y,
49,, election and went to Mr.. Sheehan ana asked
! Vim - cot the Finance Committee 10 Tx ''e
! amount ought 10 pay. After some un!e ''0 ~
! mentioned in the statement was hNeo 1900
! ..II .,s this odd amount reached, 90 you
| know" asked Mr.. Moss. ,s a..
| II do not know just how the commute .,o
tho amount but thought, having some eN , 80
| IN campaigns before. that inc amount ,r o.
vo for each election district In the ter''o'! j"
which | ran ,o4.,,,,or
,,,co SOFT said that II there was any leg1si"''om
IN regard to election expenses It should apply - a.
candidates for public Offices without o's'.n0',o'
His idea Of a good law would be 10 'oniIei 49,. -.
,,,o. -, mako a detailed statement OF JUST VIA
+ho,r oxpenses were for and to prescribe oy 10"
| -. ,o,i,,r,ato election expenses are. TIC "o"i-
slso compel the organizations 10 '''o
%. ,,,,r ovnonses without such provision no,
bodv can tell how the money IS spent nv 49,,
ha some provision I'm the law. too Tor .eS.,-s ''O
/ ,,,roc,. If the statement ny the organizauona.
1ns,ice Rschoff. who made a contribution % ''.''
ooo ,ostiaod that 81 was purely voluntary pay
| mon, and that he had fixed the amount himself
Acting mon instructions given 10 him al ulS pa
/ boo5ouarters he gave the check 10 Shellil
As 10 the assessment ~ judicial
agreed with the views expressed '' '"0S'
son. 1..
WOULD RELIEVE JUDGES OF fAl''0.>''''''
n What do YOU think OF regulating lud!Sdl reid
- a., 10 similar wav? Al think that the Judges
should be relieved Of All paironagg b., the gentlemen
who requested TO take up ms suuyeC 20
quenty references are s'N euie5 70 The party by
which the judges were elected IAN you snswer for
formation on that point? Al calmo' 'tre"nentlv
he Other Judges but in my own case re- ases
w ,o1oT rcferencos TO my stenographer IN edses
OF io Consist simply in receiving testimony tor tne
Convenience Of having the evidence $500 ore ali
rged INTO The proper ofcers elected to reeve
them. and the fees 3. r are, n nd1rformed.
ih6SDe}II sye potical leaders ever recommeSno1edd
| SScrees 70 Won? A-Absoutely never snouIo
| never permit H.
Justice McAdain followed. and informed me COM
| ...oo that when he was nominated he had Voluh-
| tarf, nad $4,000 to his party. Asked Whether 10
agreed with Justice Patterson as 10 tne "Veu "a
legislation exempting the judicial candioateS loHi
-,rptons he replied that to do SO would DO very
.,r 70 the candidates and very unfair 10 tne parry
~ Nd mover bocu assessed, he said and II ne haa
he would have declined the nomination. no coS' %
an election in the city. he SAID was S-V9'Vv ~
tbereabouts and he did not sec why Judlcldl 'a,'u'
dates looking for Of the best Offices sho"u %
| exempt. He sure that the present s'S''' '
| no evil effect the bench
| "A to referees he was OF tho opinion that there
ought to be Board Of Referees. Ike the Masters
in Chancery-men in whom tho pubic "ou'u naD'
confidence The present system. he said greatly IN
| creased the burdens Of htgants
AS TO SALARIES.
What Do YOU think about paying them saares?
| asked Chairman Mazet
! We'll I don't know" replied Justice McAoam.
"1f YOU pay them 5000 year you can't get oralny
len
tirelv TOO much for the without brains you are
| liable 10 GET
He acded that It was not right TO allow referees
| 70 act without bond. they sometimes nanuie
large 81 ms OF money. lie suggested that there De
law allowing surety companies per cent on the
amount for a referees bond. and 10 let the com
pany arrange with the referee about the handIhs
| OF the money
WOULDN'T CHANGE REFEREE SYSTEM
Justice Dugro who was elected TO the superior
! Court In 1856 testified that while ne coulo ho'
exactly remember what he contributed TO the Iuhos
OF his political organization. It was In the neigh
| bo-boo6 ~ $4,000 Asked II he did not think such
| large c,npaign contributions tended to bar out a
| moor man from the bench. the witness said that
| while 4. might have that tendency, yet caho'-
| date could borrow the amount. He sdmitteo' now
| ever that II was very undesirable for Judge 10
| he placed in this position. Commenting upon the
! suegostion that the referee system should be
| changed the witness said he saw no reason lot
the alteration. In twenty years he said he had
heard OF only case where referee mao ue-
fauted.
Justice Fitzgerald. elected last year the su-
nrene Court certified 70 the payment Of 5000 10
John NcOuade treasurer Of the Democratic or
ganizaton In 1889 he elected TO the Court OF
General Sessions. and his expenses were greater
than last year, but what the amount was he coula
not remember In regard 10 the proposed legisla-
lion against contributions by judicial candidates
he said that possibly, II the wisdom Of the Legs-
lature passing upon the subject were equal 10 us
intention 1t might be we'll to pass law relieving
all candidates far as possible from election ex-
penses Such law in SO far as IT might relieve
tho judiciary from possible criticism, would be
beneficial especially II rgidly enforced and ought
10 be passed Il its intent in that respect could be
realized
Justice Beach was examined next Ills election
statement showed that he had paid 5000 to Rich
ard Croker, He understood that his share Of the
campaign expenses would amount TO this sum. and
as he thought It reasonable he went and paid It.
He said he knew Of 10 reason why judicial can
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