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The proceeiirsa sers dull and cere-
foon,our Mr. Barnard and Mr.. shcsrn
read their speeches and sirpilssiy Justice
". lam Bruce. the Republican candidate
for the Supreme Court. and Meivln u.
psIIi.rr. onc ~ the Hearst choices for the
Court of General Sessions. replied for their
respective organizations and scccptct the
nominations for themselves and their fellow
candidates. The ceremony lasted only about
twenty minutes. Mr.. bannard In HE sd-
dress said:
What Ia this campaign from Republican
and independent stand point ls n not 10
elect ~ many good Assemblymen a. possible
in support of our most excellent Governor.
Hughesp II n not 20 siren 0then our Judi
There are no questions Of state and national
policy involved. nor con they he injected by
the widest stretch Of the lima sinstiop.
We are discussing q local municipal elco-
tion In New York county. Are the people
content with Tammany Hall. the permanent
foe Of good government? Shall the local
elections on the OF years he assigned and
transferred 70 that hungry horde without
real contestp Are We auitsers? The his
tory Of successful local municipal elections
In this county Is the history of fusion. Not
otherwise were Mayor strong and Mayor
Low elected. In no other way can the Re-
publcans serve wisely the county Of New York
In the cause Of local good government.
When the voters In this county make con-
certssi movement against Tammany Hall It
In called by various names. Those who
initiate 10 describe IL as fusion. Those who
feel slghted by not having been sufficiently
consulted call IL a deal. and when a leading
citizen takes the first step in arranging the
union IL IL called citizens uprising. Words,
words, wordsi Party lines must crrmbls
locally in these municipal years. and the two
parties In this city are Tammany and anti
Tammany.
We believe that the ticket presented here
to-day Ia far better than the Tsmmany ticket.
let the people choose on the merits and not
he diverted from the real issue by catchy
phases and fsnciful ina agnings.
Clarence J. Shearn. after impressing
upon the judiciary nominees the reeponsi-
bilities which would rest upon them should
they he elected, turned toward Max Ihmsen,
the fusion candidate for Sheriff. and ssid:
In naming its choice for the once Of sheriff
the independence League was mindful Of the
importance OF that ancient ONCE, one Of the
few Offices in the state whose Importance
has been so generally recognized As to have
a clause inserted In the Constitution giving
the Governor the right Of removal. This
Office. properly administered. can be made Of
great public service. for the Sheriff. as peace
ofYlcer of the county backed up by the Gov
ernor, can do what an incompetent or cor
r,Ipt police administration fails to do In clean
ing out poolrooms and other vicious resorts
and securing the precious right of honest
elections.
Justice Bruce said:
Speaking for my Republican colleagues,
wiss 20 express our grateful appreciation
Of the honor conferred upon us. Those Of
MS who are now occupying judicial positions
by appointment feel an added sense OF gratifl-
cation that our service has thus received the
approval OF those with whom we have been
politically affiliate ed, and the approval Of those
to whom we have been aud are In matters
political opposed.
The offices for which you have nominate ed
us are strictly non-political, and with as
surance that II elected we will administer
our trusts guided solely by good conscience
and law and in accordance with their hi ighest
and best traditions we accept the nomina-
tions.
Melvin G. Palliser's reply dweIt mainly
on the fact that the Republicans and the
Independence League in affiliating this
year had shown conclusive evidence OF
the good faith of both organizations in
their avowed desire for truly non partisan