New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-22
GIFTS" TO STAND ALONE.
TNDORSE EIGHT JUSTICES.
Decide to Ignore Republicans and
Amti-T'ammang PeopIe.

The city committee of the Citizens Union last
night decided to indorse the nomination of eight
candidates for the Supreme Court bench for this
county. now being selected by lawyers, whose
names were not made public.
The "Cits" decided to ignore the Republicans
and other anti-Tanmany organizations in ar
ranging the judiciary ticket. If the lawyers OF
Brooklyn do not get together and agree upon
list of names for the six places on the Supreme
Court bench for the ID District, then the Citi-
zens Union itself will name the candidates.
The programme laid out by the Citizens Union
IS novel and unprecedented. in that no atten-
tion will be paid to the wishes Of any Of the ex-
listing political organizations. The fact that
William r. Hearst, candidate for Mayor,
polled 225O0O votes last fall, and that his can
ddates for the bench will stand for advanced
radicalsm, apparently is not regarded as par
ticularly significant matter.
An address to the citizens of this city has been
prepared by the city committee of the Citizens
Union, but 1t was not made public last night, as
the Governor has not signed the bill providing
for the additional justices in the 1st and ID dis
tricts- AS soon as the Governor signs the bill
the city committee will issue its address. setting
forth the necessity for the action It is taking
with reference to the Justices.
r Fulton Cutting. chairman Of the Citizens
Union. says that he does not know the names OF
the eight places on the bench
Il don't know their names. and haven't asked
who the men are that engaged in the task of
naming the candidates." said Mr. Cutting.
rs it true that the names are
lected by these anonymous and self-appointed
lawyers. the Citizens Union will get together
and ratify them?' he was asked
Yes. substantially that" said Mr.. Cutting.
Il assume that the names selected by the law
yers will appeal to enlightened public sentiment
and that the men will be of the highest type.
The Citizens Union is not going to take the in
itiative in the matter. have received assur-
ances that the lawyers are moving rapidly and
that the ticket will be in the field OF
course, the Citizens Union is not bound by any,
thing that these men do. but have received as
surances that the ticket named by them will be
of the kind that this organization Will be glad
TO support
Are you going to confer with the Republic
cans?'
I'VE are not going to confer with any political
organization said Mr.. Cutting LAS soon as
the names have heen made public we shall ask
the county committees of the Citizens Union to
send representatives to a conference and at that
conference to suggest names for a committee Of
one hundred. This committee of a hundred will
be of the same character as the committee Of
one hundred in 1901. and will work with the
same vigor and thoroughness"
rs Austen G. Fox one of the lawyers getting
up the ticket?' was asked.
81 do not know" said Mr. Cutting. 81 haven't
made any inquiries as to the men who are ar
ranging the ticket and do not want to know.
The public judge Of the names after they
have been suggested"
IF the lawyers Of Brooklyn do not name can
didates in the I'd District will the Citizens
Union act independently of theln?" asked.
Yes" said Mr.. Cutting If the lawyers do
not act promptly the Citizens Union Will go
ahead and name a full ticket in both districts"
All the well known Citizens Union men were
on hand at the meeting of the city committee
last night In addition to MIR. Cutting were
DR. E. r. L. Gould, Frederic w. Hinrchs Fred
erick c. Huntington and Julius Henry Cohen.
In naming a full set of candidates in the I'd
District the Citizens Union will be making up
a ticket for the whole of Long Island, the I'd
District taking in all the counties of Long ISL
and as well as Richmond
AS already stated in The Tribune, the Hearst
men are preparing name full ticket They
Nyill have candidates for every place on the Su-
preme Court bench Tammany Hall never has
been in the habit OF combining with any other
OrRanIza tion on county Offices. Charles F. Muir
phv last fall refused allow the organization
TO support Jerome, ne thought that Tammany
would elect its county ticket from top TO bot
tom. From present appearances 1t looks as il
the Republicans would name their own candi-
dates for the Supreme Court bench.