New-York tribune., 1901-09-27
VACANCIES ON SUPREME BENCH
PRACTISE LAW IN NEW-YORK-OTHER
PLACES TO BE FILLED.

Albany Sept 2S (SpeciaD.-Secretary Of State
McDonough received to-day letter from Justice
William Rumsey of the Supreme Court for the
Seventh Judicial District, resigning his office. the
resignation to take effect September 80. Sew
eral days ago the statement was made in news
paper dispatch from Bath. Steuben County. where
Justice Rumsey lives, that the judge had decided
to resign and open law Office In New-York about
October 4. He first elected to the Su-
preme Court in 1880 and reelected In 1854
His term of office would not expire until Decem-
ber 81 1908; so that he resigns a salary OF S'2o
yearly for over seven years to come
For years until May l. Justice Rumsey was
member of the Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court for the First Judicial Department On
May he was transferred to the Appellate Division
Of the Supreme Court for the Fourth Department,
and Justice Frank C. LoughIin. of the Fourth De-
partment. appointed by Governor Odell for
five years the First Department. Appellate
Division.
No successor to Justice Rumsey be elected
the present year. and it is presumed that Gov
ernor Oden will Immediately appoint successor
to serve until justice is elected for the full term
of fourteen years. in 1902.
Politicians Albany say that in all likelihood the
Republicans of Steuben County will argue that
some Republican lawyer of emnence of that county
should be appointed by Governor Odell. since JUS
tice Rumsey lives in that county and it is large
with much legal business Republican officials
here from the southern tier of counties say that
they think it not unlikely that Judge John F.
Parkhurst. of Bath, now a Judge or the Court or
Claims. will be appointed to the place. On January
1, 1898. he was appointed a judge of the Court of
Claims. in company with Charles T. Saxton The
term of the judges of the Court of Claims is six
years. but his appointment to the Supreme
bench would almost insure election in 1902, Ii IS
believed he would accept the appointment Judge
Parkhurst for several years has been member
of the Republican State Committee representing
the XXIXth Congress District.
The Republicans of the Sixth Judicial District
will hold their judicial convention a RinghdmtOn
tomorrow rhe terms of Justices Charles E. Park
er, of Owego. and Gerrit A. Forbes. of Canastota.
expire with the year. All reports here indicate that
both will be renominated tomorrow.
The Republican leaders in Columbia County We're
surprised yesterday when they learned that the
Republicans of Schoharie County. their county
convention Tuesday. had put forward Law
renee W. Baxter candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for Supreme Court Justice in ;he
of Albany Rensselaer,. Columbia. Ulster, Sullivan.
Greene and Schoharie IL had been supposed by
them that eX-CoEgreSSman A. V. V. COchrane
would he nominated without opposition The Re-
be held here in the coming week Apparently the
Democratic candidate will ne County Judge Levi
+. Longley of Columbia County.
Senator Hobart Krum has been elected dele
gate to the convention from Schoharie County and
will argue in behalf of Mr.. Baxter that there is
need OF a Supreme Court Justice in the western
part of the district Ever since Judge Mayham 5
term ended, Schohare County has had no repre-
sentative on the Supreme Court bench.
Ex-senator Charles Davis. of Ulster County. will
be supported by the delegates OF that county.
EX-Congressman COChrane's friends say he Will
be supported by the delegate from Columbia Coun-
" and the three delegates from Rensselaer, COun-
~ Since it will require seven votes 10 nominate.
ing support for them among the uncommitted dele
gates.