New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-19
ARGUMENTS FOR FUSION.
Al Is Harmony at Joint Notifca-
ton Meeting.

Republicans and Independent Leaguers hob
nobbed and touched elbows yesterday afternoon at
the Park Avenue Hotel, when the Candidates on
the county ticket were officially notified or their
nominations If they pull together at the polls as
they did yesterday at the notification the shades
in Tammany Hall Will he pulled down early on
election night and the candidates on the fusion
ticket will DE happy.
About one hundred active political workers be-
sides the candidates attended the notincation'
among them being Herbert Parsons. president of
the Republican County Committee; Thomas w.
White, secretary Of the county committee; VIII
lam Henkel. Moses NJ. Mckee, Charles X. Lexow,
AssembIyman Prentice. Representative William S.
Bennett. Alderman Brown, George W. Wanmaker.
Sylvester Malone and Harvey r. Andrews. Judge
Whitman. Of the Court OF General Sessions, was
not present.
Otto T. Barnard. chairman OF the Republican
committee OF notification. presided. In the course
OF an address TO the nominees he said:
The luxury Of protest the sef-conscious thrill OF
the roroTn hope serves no useful purpose in the city
doctrinare it was fuiiV ilustrated in tat impossi-
PIE attempt to improve our judiciary a year ago
and look at facts rather than fancics
T., What is this campaign from a Republican and
ndependent STANDPOINT? Is Il not to elect as many
g9 @s as possible in OF
strengthen our judiciary in this city and our city
The history OF successful local municlpal cleo
tons IN this county is the history OF fusion. Not
otherwise were Mayor Strong ana Mayor Low
serve wisely the county Of New York I'm the cause
or local good government People are carried
away by phrases. The word boss ofHends. and vet
a boss IS leader who really leads Is any tnstI-
tutlon, business or home successful without n real
ne;d; cal! IL n boss. leader controlling mind? \
pad leader should be dIsplaced by a better one
Clarence ]. shearn. for the independence Ieacle
reviewed the principles OF the Independence Ieapue
with reference 30 the Independence OF the judiciary,
and told Justice Bruce and Judges Whitman and
Wadhams that their excellent records on the bench
had commended them to the league which believes
In non-partisanship in the selection Of judges Mr.
Shearn said that where places were to be filed
men Of character ability and fitness had been
chosen by the fusionists He praised the Office or
Sheriff as giving chance 10 act where the police
fail.
Justice Bruce in responding for his colleagues
said. in part:
SO long as We have government by parties and
an elective judiciary candidates for judicial post
tons Will doubtless be selected by party action
The position of Judge however. whether OF n court
OF record or OF one not Of record in no sense
political partisan, and judge f. worthy OF tho
name who does not entirely absolve himself IN tho
discharge OF hs duties. not only from ali personal
and political cons!derat Ons but also from any love
of praise or fear or criticism which might uncon-
sciously affect his Judgment or his action.
Melvin @. Palliser responded for his colleagues
the Independence League ticket. Following the
speechmakug general handshaking