New-York tribune., 1905-01-10
DEL4NY FOR BENCH RUN.
Tammany Considering Nominations
for City and County Places.

The Tamrany leaders have decided to nominate
Corporation Counsel Delany for the Supreme Court
bench In this county next fall The decision
reached last week i'm an informal talk among Mr..
Murphy and his friends at the Democratic Club
Justices Van Brunt. Ingraham and Gildersleeve
will retire from the bench at the end of the present
year Mr.. Van Brunt's retirement Is brought about
by the operation Of the age limitation. and he
not be renominated. This leaves one place to be
filed by a new man. and it is understood that Mr..
Delany has been chosen for this prospective
cancy. In Tammany circles it is said that Justice
Gildersleeve. because of having reached the age OF
sxty-six may not obtain a denomination. because
he could if reelected. serve only four years of
fourteen-year term. On the other hand Mr. Gil
dersleeve's friends confident that ne Will Oe
renominated. If either he Justice Ingraham
should fail of denomination. it IS said that Charles
H Knox, chairman of the law committee OF Tam
many Hail. who for Justice in 1901, will also be
nominated for the bench next fall
1t has been the ambition OF Mr.. Deany for years
TO be Supreme Court Justice and as soon as II
Delany and the Mayor made it clear to the Tam
There is as yet no gossip about Mr. DeIany's sue
cessor in the Law Department. The prospect OF
there being Tammany Cooperation Counsel after
Of eiecting the Tamrnany county ticket. The Mayor
appoints the corPorati993 GGgnse & ana II IS not al
3a ae IN 2inS R2R6 eonny IN of poea
weather. II is assumed that the Tammauy county
ticket win pull through. no matter what happens
The indications point to the denomination OF Bor-
ough President Ahearn. Mr. Ahearns friends have
been hoping that he would get the nomination for
Sheriff
It had been the intention of Charles r Murphy
10 nominate Water Commissioner John T. Oakley
FOX Sheriff This plan still will be carried out If
the gas issue does not become too troublesome
There is d feeling in the organization that the gas
lighting contracts not handled skilfully. and
Mr. Oakley comes in for good deal of the blame
This fact may prevent his nomination for Sheriff.
There is some talk of nominating Francis Burton
Harrison for President of the Board of Aldermen.
Mr.. Harrison last year showed good deal of
tivity on the stump, although he badly beaten
ny his Republican opponent. His friends seem 10
think that he would be a likely candidate for
President of the Board of Aldermen
Charles F. Murphy said yesterday that he
in favor OF a municipal lighting plant.
Before I became leader of Tammany Hail.
said Mr. Murphy. ''Tanmany's platforms regularly
called for municipal ownership. Since | became
leader the same stand has been maintained, and l
personally took up the subject last year and wrote
to Senator Grady to do all in his power put
through Senator E1sbergs bill He did work for the
bill and so did all the Tammany Senators. but it
was killed by Republican votes
What do you think of the proposed gas investi-
eation?" Mr.. Murphy was asked.
Anything that the leaders Of the board decide
upon will suit me-" said Mr.. Murphy.