New-York tribune., 1907-10-01

Bartletts. why not have the benefit of doing it
to-day? Why go out and share the political
benefit with the Independence League or the
Republicans? If it is duty to maintain
non-partisan judiciary in this state, why not
perform that duty now? Why not do it no"
and do it unanimously? Why hide behind some
covert pretext to find out what the Republicans
and Independence League will do.
"NO honorable man. no honorable newspaper
in this state IS able 10 point out any instance
in which the great Court o: Appeals has failed
to do its duty. Why go before the people oi tfie
state as self-confessed poltroons? Why not
stand together here to-day brothers ana 90
what wells up in the consciences Of all OF US py
nominating the two men who have honored thelr
state and themselves by high minded Judlcial
performance? Isn't it a fact that the Court Oh
Appeals as at present constituted satlsnes
every decent. honest. law abiding man?
Il venture the prediction that unless we go
on and nominate these judges, the honest press
of this state-the honest and independent peo-
Die of this state-wil bury us so deep on t'ec-
ton Day that the prestige that we oo'aiheo
last wear will be absolutely obliterated. New
York State may. and probably will, have can
didate for the Presidency. Shall we so act TINS
wear that the voters of New York will make thlS
= sure Republican state? May we not oetteT
go on and do our duty-go on and nominate TWO
gentlemen not because they are Republicans
or Democrats. but because they have SerNeu 'ile
state faithfully? Let US proceed like meh-hhe
Democrats-and mean what we say Wheh we
say we are in favor of a non-partisan JUDICIARY
The oratory did not materially shake the
A1urnbv- Conners line When the roll called,
the men who were known in advance TO be with
the machine voted as Murphy had ordered
Chairman Conners appointed George W. Bat
II ND IA NH
a committee TO confer with the Republicans
and others
..Why does not the chair appoint one OF the
opposition on that commttee?" asked Patrick
E. McCabe.
I'm appointing this committee" replied
Chairman Conners, as he exchanged glances
with Charles F. Murphy.
Ex-Representative Timothy d. Sullivan at
tended the meeting OF the committee.
As the state convention of the Independence
League already has nominated Reuben X. Lyon
and John T. McDonough for the Court OF Ap-
peals the Democratic conferrees will have only
the Republicans to talk it over with. The Re-
pubIicans are already committed to the nomina-
tion of the two Bartetts.
AS the committeeman were dispensing Patrick
E. McCabe, the Albany leader, in commenting
on the situation, said to Tribune reporter:
'The Endorsement of the two Bartletts is the
logical thing be done That is why the Re-
publicans doing it. and why we Democrats.
with our usual asininity, questioning it. The
people are tired of machine politics, and they
won't have any more of it. The party that
goes in for machine politics will get just what
is to be expected in the present temper of the
people. The nomination OF the two Bartletts
is the one and only issue before the state COM
mittee, and l hope TO see the right thing done
on Friday"
Prior to the meeting Of the committee there
a good deal of talk about nominating Jus
tice William J. Gaynor a running mate for
Judge Bartlett but it said that Justice
Gaynor had refused to say whether he would ac-
cept nomination TO the Court Of Appeals. It
is the intention of the conference committee to
have talk with Justice Gaynor.
Macmillan Ihmsen, secretary OF the Inde-
pendence League, when asked what his people
would do if approached by the Democratic con-
ference committee. said that the Democratic
and Republican leaders intended to get together
and name candidates for the Court Of Appeals
bench ma king a choice in which the people
would have voice. The league, he said, would
not confer with any party or organization over
state nominations