New-York tribune., 1907-09-29

decisions .n the Perkins case, the Cones ISL
srd single fare and on the eisht-hour ie".
The continuance os Judge Willard Bartlett IN
,he Court Of Appeals IS called n fransparen'
echen,e OF AfcCarren and Woodruff to place T.
man friendly 20 their joint interests on 'no
bench.
M,vo, McCgel,sn ard Distric: Attorney Jer-
ONE are denounced as incompetent ana nesreot
<r! Governor Hughes gets Some praise for ms
ro.,t,on in regard TO the Hearst recount oC'
his veto OF the two-cent fare bill and ms p"O-
,,c service commissions are bitterly attackeo
Attorney General Jackson ano Soi'i~ ~
Giynn are warmly praised
The openins session OF the convention In 'ho
afternoon was an exceedingly tame ahaif' noO
hen r. lyon o. Bath. named as temporary
chairman, made a long speech. in which ne nc
viewed the career Of Mr- Hearst Wnen ne sA'u
.,a, Mr. Hearst had been elected Mayor OF
New York Magistrate Matthe" T. breen re-
doubled the applause with which he had Deeh
,,,,,c+u..fnp the speech from his box in the gal
,ery He said that judges for the Court OF Ap-
peals should be selected by the people and not
tx trust controlled state committees.
'If there is any thing to be depio.eo'
he added 'ft IS the interference Of federal au-
thority in state politics The President dictaleo
the nomination Of the Governor or this b'd'e
Last fall, When a visitor was leaving the Presi-
dent a day or so ego the caller said: what
about the election of Judges in New York STAKE
,h;, fa,lg" The President replied: '0h, there Is
plenty OF time to take that UP. and Will take
II I'D later
Although there should have been enough dele
Rates TO I'LL the hall there were not moro than
.ix hundred present. A score or more counties
were not representa-. The opening OF the CON-
vention vss DELAYED an hour waiting for MI.
Hearst but he sen, word he could not come
Ar noon the state committee was reorSanized
for the wear Mr. Hearst was reelected chair
man
CAREERS OF CANDIDATES.
rohn r McDonough was born IN Ireland about
;+.seren vears ago He came 10 the United
States with his parents when he was seven years
old and spent his early boyheod in Dunkirk. N
Y After three years course at ST 1ohh
College, Fordham, n. Y he entered CoiuhoiA
Law School in 1867. He was admitted TO the
te- shortly after taking his degree from Co
iunb.a in 1859.
Mr.. McDonough practised law In Ms nome
TOWN for four years and then moved TO Albany
From, there he went to Buffalo. and IN 1881 he
took I'D his residence in Albany There ne pe-
came a successful lawyer and public man de
was nrorniuent in the politics Of the Republican
marry. having received judicial and severai
o,ber nominations from il. In 1895 he was ap-
po.n.ed Commissioner Of the Bureau OF Staeis-
sics and Labor In 1898 he was elected Secrs-
tary Of State.
Reuben r. Lyon was born in 1857 He was
graduated from Hamilton College In 1873 he
then studied law and has practised continuously
since Two years of his practice being In this
city Since 1882 his home has been In batn
Steuben County. Although he was az one einle
q member Of the Democratic state Conmit'ee'
he has never held public office
There WAS a rurnor around the convention hall
that Chesies r Murphy and William J. Conners
had tried to persuade Attorney General jackson
not to speak 10 the Independence Leaguers III
he insisted, according 10 the story. they pur-
posed to test his position as q Democrat or a
Hearst man by demanding that he remove all
the Independence League men in his Office.