The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-22
JUDICIARY Will
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35 Pron1in Men. ilis
No EMEN GATHERS FOR \ &
Several OtllcrA Cities Taking tic.
Matter ollloWing York
s.Sl 81 Choatc Com:nillae.
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$3 N u w X OR August 2l.-Ju1lcinl cam
Sdidatcs, chosen without regard TO their.
political tserviec, influence, or tho cam.
Bpaign contrbut tons d they are able or Will
ing to- mako, are offered to The voters
Soi New Y olk count yS this fall. AS
"a commit 90 OF thirty-five lawyers,
with Hon. Joseph 4 II. BIZ Chonte ISL as chair
man and Judge * ton 3. Parker as vtce-
chairman have selected ID ticket, In
Guiding tenscnndId dates for Just tees OF the
Supreme Court, two 8 for the Court of'
n General sesslons, and n S can dldat @ for
Surrogate The ticket has nlrcnd re-
ceived5 the approval OF over !, 700 members
II OF the New y 0rk 4 bar and Will cut al
Important figure lii the fnl cleo Ions. l
The fJudicinry MONT nators, the nnrrlo
ADOPTED by the Chonte commit tec, have
opened iieadHuarters, and ARE pro- esd 1lHi
actively witl#tho4 work of placing their
candidates iii nominate BY petition The
committee has acted Tin response to N n
general 81 demand from lawyers nd the
public generally for judicial candidates of
proven ability and independence, who
would 3abe free from bllgntlons or con-
$ncctlona that might interfere with8impar-
$tal and efficient Observation-Disclosures JUS
tice. TINS is their ticket: For rs Justices
of the Supreme Court & I5d ward s. Clinch,
y Theo dore Connoly, ss5t Lewis I4.s Delaflcld,
John n Frnnkenhcime Leonard A.
8Giegericl, Arthur Fl. 5N1asten. Samuel If
b ordway. Charles u. R,ishn1orc, IL ,yrence
4 m. exton.E I'D ward 5B. whitney: for Sur
4rcgate, 81 Frank r. .s{f9 Itzgerald I; General
Sessions Rufus B..s Cowng and liam
u Wyatt til : - 3s s 8
M overncnt Growing.
Ever since Richard Croker test flied be-
fore the Mnzet Committee that 5Tnmmany
4 expected Judges nominated III md elected
by TITO favor the i''organiznti ion when
ever they could do 30, I here il has been Il
growing belief that something should ha
done 10 remove Y he choice Of Judges from
political control. The discovery that
\ heavy campaign contributions had como
4 tx be n almost condition precedent n to
nomination for judicial positions by the
regular parties IN streng tlened rs this be-
Slef.S Then came heaplanFofS the judiciary
2noniinators to ci,oose n CD dates by
sort OF eferendum OF lawyers and cts, /
liens IN general without regard to party.
The lead Of the Judiciary tnominntors
lis being followed In several other cities.
Movements are on 81 foot y In Drooklyn.3I
Buffalo, ny lttsburg and Chicago /. .s a Cit
izens,s Committee Of E$ one 5 hundred ~ Is
.rna King up HI ticket In ST Brooklyn auK-
3gestons as to tho best men being vel
!ce med from al quarters The expert nca
sc Buffalo shows how easy it Is tor m
independent 81 me yenncnt OF a his Kind to
BIZ swal lowed $up ny the poll ticsans The
Lar Association there had the choice OF
nominees IN hand to start It'll, but tho
movement was soon captured ~ by Il men
whose pa rty all egiance was stronger than
stl'eir desire to further nbsolutelyli ndc-;
pendent Judiciary nominations. Antici-
.pating srch d possibility In New York
the Choatc Committee has kept free from
any organization through which ita ac-
itions might be controlled or influenced.