The sun., 1903-12-10
JUSTICE MAYER TO RESIGN
AND, REPORT SAYS, NAY BECOME
COUNTY CHAIRMAN.
That VIII Leave a String OF Promotions to
BE Made by Mayor Low. to whom the
Governor Is Now Reported to Look as
BulWark Against Frank Black.


julius NJ. Mayer Justice OF the Court
OF Special Sessions, visited Albany the
other day with other Republicans and
had long talk with Gov. Odell. When
Judge Mayer returned to New York he
had another long talk, this time with Mayor
Low, who in July last reappointed him
for term of ten years. Out of these two
talks, one with Gov Odell and the other
with Mayor Low, came report last night
that Justice Mayer is to resign his place
on the bench and that Gov. Odell desires
to have him succeed NJ. Linn Bruce as
president of the New York county COM
mittee.
Judge Mayer would neither deny nor
affirm that he ia to resign his place on the
bench, and as for the report that he is to
succeed Mr.. Bruce as president OF the
county committee, he would have not
one word to say.
1T is true, said Judge Mayer, that
have talked with Gov. Odell and Mayor
Low, and the Mayor should know all that
is necessary to print at this time"
Mayor Low said: "Yes, l have talked
with Judge Mayer, but | have nothing
whatever to say"
Judge Mayors friends said very posi-
lively that he is to resign his place on the
aench. but that nothing definite can he
said at the moment as to his succeeding
Mr.. Bruce. Gov. Odell is expected in New
York city on Friday.
Incidentally. growing out OF the recent
situation in the Republican party, below
and above the New York city line, there
are many reports as to the political future
of Mayor Low. The Mayor is to leave for
Europe in January for rest, and his friends
said last night that he is to return very
much better Organization Republican than
he has been for many years
Then up sprang the old stories OF the
Roosevelt Odell-Low combine and that
Gov. Odell is greatly interested in advanc-
ing the political fortunes of Mayor Low,
knowing that when the time comes even
the Republicans who surround him in
Albany will push ex-Gov Frank S. Black
to the front, not only for United States
Senator to succeed Chauncey NJ. Depew,
but also as Republican leader of the State.
severely criticized Mayor Low and his
administration, Gov. Odell. the stories
go, il to coniure with Mayor Low to retain
control Of the Republican party of the
State against eN-GOv Black.
The resignation Of Justice Mayer has not
been entirely unlocked for by certain Of his
friends. In fact those who were acquainted
with the extent of his private practice Won
dered that he accepted an appointment
which prevented him from practising his
profession. and many of them have pre-
tlicted that he would not serve the. term for
which he was appointed Some OF his init
mates go 80 far as to assert that he accepted
his original appointment to succeed Judge
jerome only because Of political exigency
which existed at the time through the promi-
pointment it was deemed would be inimical
to the interest of the Republican organiza
ton. Judge Mayors devotion to the organ
izaton, these friends assert, led him to ac-
cept the original appointment.
Tho resignation OF Justice Mayer would
create vacancy for Mayor Low to fill
and afford the Mayor an opportunity to
show where his political affiliations really
are II is suggested that he may promote
some City Magistrate to the vacancy,
probably Judge Deuel., author of the Chill
dren's Court law. since, the Children's
Judge Deuel. is an organization Republi-
can and last year was appointed for ten
years term. Should Judge deuel. succeed
Justice Mayer, there will be many eager
candidates for the vacant Magistracy.
The most likely to get this place, should
it be vacated, however, will be one Of the
Baker and Alfred +. Ommen, who we're
appointed on July last to two year terms.
The appointment of either of these two
would create another vacancy and give
Mayor Low the appointment of another
good place at $1,000 a year, If for only
short term. The names Of candidates for
the short term would be legion and many
were suggested last night, including Judges
w. S. Bennett and Julius Kremers both Of
the Municipal Court and both defeated Re-
pu ublican candidates in the last election.