The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-20
CONTINUED UNTIL TUESDAY
THE HEARING ON NOMINATION. OF
 COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
The Matter Discussed Before the Com mittee on Judicial Nominations at the Capitol Yesterday Statements by Ho- bart l.. Hotchliss, Senator Burton, Representative Lilley and Othcrs-A Petition Presented Signed by New Haven Lawyers.

Haven Lawyers.
 Great interest was manifested at the capitol in Hartford yesterday in the
 hearing held by the committee on ju-
 dicial nominations on various caucus nominations for judgeships of inferior
 courts in the various parts of the state,
 but chief interest centered 1n the near
 ing on the resolutions appointing judges
 of the court of common pleas Of New
 Haven county. These resolutions pro-
 vide for the appointment of Judge Julius c. Cable, ex-1udge of the New Haven city court, and Judge l.. M. Hup-
 bard, one of the present judges of the court of common pleas e
 It will be remembered that there was a considerable contest before and at the caucus of the republican county mem bers of New Haven county over the nomination of one of the candidates for judge of the court of common pleas, and that Judge Cable won the nomina- tion over Judge Studley by the vote of 19 to in the caucus. As soon as that nomination was made by the caucus
 
 certain quarters and there were indica- tions that the result of the caucus was hard for some interested in it's out come to bear. The resolution for the appointment of Judge Cable was pre- scented to the generally assembly, and then only a few days ago resolution was introduced in the house by Repre- sentative Donovan of New Haven for the appointment of ex-Judge Hobart l.. Hotchkiss of Westville. The house re- ferred this resolution to the committee on judicial nominations, but it has not yet been considered by the Senate and no reference of it has yet been made by that body.
 When the resolution for the appoint ment of Judge Hotchkiss was presented in the House there was much talk about the capitol corridors concerning it, and the belief was quite generally expressed there that back of the.resolution there was purpose not to secure the appoint ment of Judge Hotchkiss, but to secure the appointment of another than Judge Cable and that Judge Hotchkiss' name was being used as cover for that oth- I. | capitol concerning the matter, and they were various. Yesterday 1t was ex- pected that there would be continuation of the efforts that have been at work beneath the surface, and that the com mittee would arrive at some decision which would settle the question. This expectation was not fulfilled, however, and the committee continued the hear ing on the judgeship resolutions until next Tuesday. The general opinion ex- pressed at the capitol yesterday after this decision was announced was that this delay would not result in the defeat bard, but would simply delay their elec- tion.
 When the committee meeting opened in the lieutenant governors room yes- terday afternoon at o'clock the room was filled with members Of the legisla- ture from New Haven county and with other citizens from the county. The list of matters before the committee was read and the chairman, Senator requested that those desiring to be heard on any of the resolutions so state as the list was read When the titles of the resolutions for electing Judge Cable and Judge Hubbard were read, Judge Hotchkiss arose and said that he desired to be heard on them The rest of the list was then read and no one expressed a desire to be heard on any other resolutions.
 When the reading of the list was fin- shed Senator Burton of Ansonia. who was chairman of the caucus which Judge Cable and Judge Hub bard took the floor and said that he ap- oeared in behalf of the republican eau
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