New-York tribune., 1901-02-11
A VETERAN on JERSEY PoIJTJcs

fiugh Herrlck In The Hackensack Republican
had been selected for CHER justice ana bneIe H1
Flthey was 10 succeed TO the vacancy ON fbe S1
premle Court bench, two-thirds a. least of the Re-
publican journals Of the State gleefIly annn1noed
1i rs F appoin1nehts would remove every OBJ
Republican nomination for Governor next TALL ''''
Why. then. should II be thought strange thar the
Democrats should insist that these suceessj~e
p"intments was a political deal" and that inJs
pendent voters should have some suspi,ions tbot
me supreme Court may have been used 10 carry
out partisan project?
ernor Voorhees,. Senator Pitney and Mr. MuTphv
have each and all denied that there any under
ment which would affect the CiubernatoriaI nomina
otherwise by those who are actuated bv nnrtisE
bias
Partisan suspicion win not be alayed any BY the
way as a candidate for Governor. Senator Reed. OF
Somerset County; was proclaimed as candidate
for Governor, and this was quickly followed hy the
taken from the list of GubernatoriaI aspirants by
being appointed one OF the two additional Vice
ChanseGTs M that are to be created by bill that is
We not believe. however. that the Gummere-
Pitney sequence has on the whole increased Mr.
those appointments with the results expected 70
follow them from partisan point OF view. afford
Standing alone Mr.. Pitney's appointment TO the
Supreme Court was u most admirable one He
possesses the natural ability. the legal atanments
the Integrity of character and the judicial tempera-
ment which give him unusual fitness for the posi-
tion TO which he has attained and In which he can
not fail to gain distinction. His appointment. made
at a seasonable time and in manner that could
suspicion or having been made for IltPTiOr
motives could not have failed tn be satisfactory to
intelligent and fairminded citizens of all political
CTeedS.
With Justice Gummere 1t is far otherwise He
has no qualifications for the Chief Justiceship sll-
perior to those possessed by any one Of his assoc
Ciates the Supreme Court bench of the State
and I'm actual talent and proficiency required for
sides his name is held in utter detestltion bv a
large portion OF the common people of the State
Granted that this arises from Ignorance and nref,f
dice, still II exists. We never could anv good
for wasting party popularity and strength
by laVishng Office upon man who has no claim
self to regain his foOlishly lost pODuIa ritv-a
man who had not the tact and legal acIma,1 ~
interpret law without making both himself and
the law nOtOriOusly OdiOus ~
Before the precipitation of Executive actinn unon
these judicial appointments Franklin MurDbv u-ae
In u fair way, with only one real opponent 10 Oh
tain the Republican nomination for I;Overnor NJ
will have the opposition of ''favorte song, c
localities all over the State. about a dozen of whom,
all having especial strength i'm the field al
ready, and no doubt more are to come But not
withstanding he has been somewhat handicannsd
with the suspicion of a deal" for which ba ~ h,
no way TO blame. believe the Sentiment 90 ,bn
Republican masses Of the State Is So etrangir
with him that he will win against the field unisss
defeated by treachery In high quarters III fhera
10 nomination. then Mr. Murphy has a most
righteous claim upon the Republican party 81 ths
state for the Cfubernatorial Candidacy tbror,h
long efficient and disinterested service such as no
other man in the party has rendered We hone
and believe that he will be the victorious Rsnuh-
nation Is seven months Off he seriously needs in
the mean time he saved from laundering friends
and are not but the NAV be truth
fuilr said OF the Republican party In New-Jersey.