The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-04

eana Are Ready 10 Accept II Names
or the ~ Opposition in the Committee
10 Asking for Even one withdrawal.
A member Of the lawyers judiciary nOmi-
mating committee said last night. Il believe
from what I have heard that the Republican
organization Of New York county, headed
by Herbert Parsons. will take twelve-thir-
teenths OF our ticket. l understand hal
that Ii the situation tonight after the
negotiations between our people and Mr..
Parsons. Some OF the Republicans have
believed hat Judge Cowing should not be
accepted by them because Judge Cowing II
90 years old, and. under the constitution,
can serve only two years OF his new term II
elected. l AR informed that Judge Cowing's
case Is one OF the hardest nuts to crack in
the situation. for the reason that Judge
CowinR In very popular and distinguished
for his services on the bench.
The Republicans, however, say that JudR
Cowing has been or the bench thirty-four
years and that he could serve but two years
OF a new term, and there is some objection
to Judge Cowing for these reasons. Some
of the Republicans want the lawyers com
mittee 10 accept Senator Nathaniel A. Els
berg, who was largely instrumental in hav-
ng the bill passed and signed at Albany
calling for ten new Supreme Court Justices
in the county. There is objection on the
part OF lawyers, though, to Mr.. Elsberg and
Republicans object to Mr.. Elsberg because
of his close affiliations with Mr.. Odell. As
/ understand il. il the Republican county
organization insists upon the nomination
Of Judge Rosalsky, the lawyers committee
would have no objection to Judge Rosalsky.'
Another member Of the committee said:
The lawyers who participated in the selec-
tion Of the thirteen candidates for judiciary
Office in his county are unalterably opposed
to any proposition looking to the alteration
Of their ticket. They believe that the
ticket should he indorsed in it's entirety
by the Republicans, because Of the sddi-
tional streng 9Th such an Enforcement would
give the candidacy Of Mr.. Hughes as ssso-
! GATES on the ticket. They also believe the
Judiciary Nominators should not enter
into a decker with the Republican Organiza-
ton for the nomination of q fusion ticket,
az the Judiciary Nominators would lay
themselves open to the charge of politi-
cal tampering with the judiciary. the
very thing they have attacked from the
The candidates for Office on the Jul
dietary Nominators' ticket could not he
changed unless tbs Nominators should
ask one or more Of the candidates to de-
cline the nomination after the independent
nominating petition should be filed. Such
request to one Of these candidates would
be extremely bad faith, and no such re-
quest In likely to he made. The leading
spirits among the Judiciary Noninators
are confident that the Republicans will in
dorse their ticket in full and gain the adj
vantage which will accrue from any such
action"
Henry W. Taft brother Of the Secretary
Of War, and one Of the leading spirits among
the Judiciary Nominstors. said
Il hope that the Repu blicans In this
county will ratify the entire ticket put in
nomination by the Judiciary N~ominators.
Recent experiences under the ballot law
nave shown that many ballots have been lost
by attempts at scratching. The change
by the Republican party of a single name
upon the list proposed by the Nominators
would be as dangerous in this respect al II
they should change half or more Of the nom
ineee. Furthermore, the Judiciary ticket
would not be the only sufferer. As / under
stand it, a ballot defective In respect 20 a
candidate for the position Of Judge would
nave TO I've thrown out and thus a vote lost
for Mr.. Hughes for Governor. From the
party standpoint this should not be OVER
looked.
"In addition to these considerations and
IA a lifelong Republican, / should be very
glad to see my party again gain the benefit
Of insisting upon the selection OF the highest
type Of bipartisan Judges. However
desirable il may seem to the Republican
organization to substitute for one or two
of the gentlemen nominated by the Ju-
dietary Nominators. and however worthy;
as individuals, the persons sought to he
substituted may be, I am very sure that
the balance Of advantage from the party
standpoint will result from the acceptance
Of the entire ticket OF the judiciary Nomi-
majors. Such action would be a fitting
sequence to the nomination Of such a man
as Mr.. Hughes for the G~overnorship, and
! am sure would tend TO increase the Reg
publican vote. not only in this city, but
throughout the State.
Il have seen a suggestion that perhaps
the judiciary nominators, in consideration
of the acceptance of most of their nominees
by the Republican judiciary convention,
would withdraw n or two Of their canhi-
dates to make room for Republicans sug-
! gested by that convention. Although upon
this point I can only speak for myself. |
cannot conceive how the Judiciary Nomi-
majors could consistently with the princi-
pies which they announced upon their
organization, be a party to any such arrange
ment. Personally i should strongly ppos
it. I I'm confident that It would not be
made. Indeed, the Judiciary Nominators
are now probably without power TO take
any such action. They have performed
their function In naming candidates and
procuring them, in accordance with the
| election law, 10 be nominated by petition.
Practically, t would be impossible that
their nominees should now be changed.
II is inconceivable that any nominee, in
order to carry out an arrangement OF the
kind suggested. should withdraw az a
candidate, and in nc other way, except by
death, could a vacancy he created"