The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-17
DEMAND AN EMBOSSED BENCH.
CHOATE AND OTHERS PLEAD FOR
NGNgNlTGRS TICKET.

The "a ratification mass meeting in support
Of an independent Judiciary in preference
10 one selected by Murphy and Hearst was
leld AT COopor Union last night, Joseph
II. Choatc, the chr Il nan Of tho judiciary
AOminatora. presided at the meeting ana
called il 10 order.
Among the nominees OF tile JUDICIARY
NOminator.' ticket who were on the plat
form were Charles F.. RuFhmore. Rufus b.
Cowing, John FrCnkcnhcimer, Lawrence T.
Sexton and Samuel II. OTdway.
The judiciary Nominators' ticket Is COM
posed thus;
For Justices of the Supreme Court
Leonard A.. Ciegcrich. Edward = Clhch'
Arthur IA. Masten, Samuel Il. OrdWay'
Theodore A. Connolly, Charles F.. hush-
more. Edward b. Whitney, John FranKen-
heimer, Lewis l.. Delaheld and Lawrence T.
Sexton.
For Judges Of General Sessions-huus
B. CowMg, William +. Wyatt,
For Surrogate Frank Fitzgerald
CROWD EARLY AT THE HALL
The crowd began TO troop in as soon as
the doors opened AZ 7 o'clock "hen MI
Choate appeared he was greeted heartiy'
But when he rose TO call the meeting W
order the applause lasted Tor tuliy three
minutes and at the end the crowd gave
three cheers for him.
The speech of the ex-Ambassador was
listened to with marked attention, aud
every point he made was ~punctuated with
applause. MIR. Choate was in fine voice
and could he heard easily throughout the
hall. =
JUSTICE DAILY ON THE PLATFORM.
Joseph +. DAILY, the Justice OF the Su-
preme Court who was turned down Tor a
denomination by Richard Croker. because
he would not do the Tammany chieftain's
bidding. was on the platform Early IN
his speech Mr.. Choate referred TO the case
OF Justice DAILY and his announcement OF
such political control Of the judiciary was
the signal for a burst Of applause.
THE HEARsT-MURPHY X
One remark which caught the audience
was this; -,
IF YOU see il in THE Sun it's 80" said
Mr.. Choate again. -and you can see every
day at the head OF the editorial columns. OF
The Sun lust what this Hearst-Murphy
ticket is. There they are, in one column
the Murphy Judges: in the other the Hearst
Judges. You can pick them out to suit
And again the crowd got up on its feet
1T takes at least five years" Mr.. Choate
told his hearers, ito make a bad politician
into a good Judge. And this educating OF
judges on the bench is a mighty poor busl'
ness"
At this also the crowd stopped him with
Mr.. Choate's speech was as follows
Wv. ChOate's Address.
This is a non-partisan movement and a
n~on-partisan meeting. II there is any
body that has come here tonight expect
ing me or any OF the other speakers who
p will follow me to abuse any candidate
for the G~ubernatorial Office, or to eulogize
.any candidate, he may as well retire at once,
because he will be doomed to ~disappoint-
ment.
The people who are behind this move
ment do not mean that il shall be used as
"a weapon to advance or to hinder the pros
pects Of either candidate for the great
Office Of Governor. Last year, l think
Il was, 2SS, 900 Of our fellow citizens, more
or less, cast their votes for Mr.. Hearst
Cor Mayor [applausel and about 100000
more or less, cast their votes for Mr.. McClel-
Ian for Mayor Iapplausel, and it is
out of that great mass OF citizens, nearly
100000 in number, that We expect the ad-
vocates and supporters OF our present
movement to be found. ,
The NEEDO UT NOhE JObIlCEb.
Let me very briefly state the history
of this movement. You know that our
9 courts in this city have for years been
overwhelmed with the o pressure
of business. Various methods nave been
devised for relieving this pressure Of BUSH
ness Upon the Courts, but they finally cul-
minated in a constitutional amendment,
providing for the increase in the number
of the Judges Of the Supreme Court, which
gave to this First Judicial District, which
is constituted by the city Of New York,
eight new and additional members, making,
with the two whose terms were expiring
Of the coming election, ten vacancies to
Abe filed.
Well, IL was thought by those who had
the greatest ex perience in theadministration
Of justice in this city, to whom the very
name Of justice was dear, and to whom it
seemed that the lives and the property and
the liberties Of the citizens depended upon
the efficient, the prompt and the complete
administration OF justice in our courts-it
keemed to them that here was a golden op-
portunity to ofer to the people Of New York
the chanc at least to cast their votes for a
list Of candidates for Judges who should
be eminently qualified by character, by
learning, by courage and by judicial quail
ties for the discharge Of the duties Of that
great and sacred Office.
n4NN ~ WV SAhhN - Al dFsO
citation for the purpose Of seeing what could
be done. They issued invitations generally
throughout the profession, calling for sug-
gestions of names of suitable candidates.
Out Of the hundred and more that were
offered they selected the ten whom thew
considered upon the whole the best suited
Of all who had been suggested for presenta-
ton to their fellow citizens at the coming
election. SO that here there is an oppor.
tunity such as has never occurred before
for the citizens to pass their votes for ten
judicial candidates, all at once, enough in
themselves by their number to constitute
a great court, men absolutely qualified and
known to be qualified for the Office to which
they MAY be called, free from all dictation
Of parties, for we conferred with no parties
or representatives Of parties whatever.
Not being the creatures Of any boss, they
are ready, il they should be elected, to exer-
else the great Office Of Judge without intimi-
datiOn or favor or influence from any boss
or any politician whatever.
CORPORATION LAWYERS? WHY Nor2
Well, then they say we are all corporation
lawyers, the candidates and the $500 law
yers that nominated them. Well. 1 don't
GnDDoaa IL il DoSSible for any man ~ cb.-.o