The sun., 1910-06-05
POEITIcAL NOTES.

II New Mexico and Arizona are united
into one State the new State vii b very
close politically. In 1908 the vote for Con-
grcns In New Mexico was Republicans,
az .G0S: Democrats. q. nee. Socialists. i,aii.
and In iBo6. kepublicans. mas; Dem0crats,
- .7ti: Socialists, I. ios. The New Mexico
Legislature s Republican BY twenty-five,
while the Arizona Legislature Il Democratic
by eighteen.
Ia Is0s the Republicans for the first time
elected The member OF Congress irOm the
Territory Of Arizona by 7Os plurality The
vote was; Republicans. is.aSs; Democrats
J ~ .77T: Socialists. I.pi2. The swing Of the
Socialist vote. Il s stated. might decide
the election Of thy two United States sena-
tors
The Republican national platform Of 1893
upon which President taft and the present
House Of Representative were elected con
talns this plank We favor the immediate
admission Of the Territories Of New MeKicO
and Arizona as separate States In the nion.
i All Indications are that Congress VIII
adjourn without passing the bill admitting
New Mexico ami Arizona to statehood The
bin has passed lls House and there are
enough votes behind it TO secure It's adOp-
tion by ibe senate n the measure can be
brought 10 a vote. but the House and Sen
ate bills differ radirally and friends Of
statehood have little hope OF an agreement
la. conference. and II h sXpe'ted that the
bin Wlll 90 over 10 the short session under
the head Of diminished business
Representative ". ". CocLs Of Oyster
Day. whosr tricuds are speaking of him a.
fHNl
on the R-pubiican ticket. has visited Albany
on several o"ra-iOn- within the last year
Nr, Cocks has been very candid. ~ he
said tO his fri@uds.
4 have 10 smile at times when Gov
IIuEhes's friends tell me that the Governor
forced his own denomination in lyOS Ths
fa,ts are that thC Uov~rnoF was nominated
by the express command Of President
Roosevelt. and II was I who tool the PTesi.
dents cOumArd Ia the Saratoga convention
OF lgr"
The ierms Of lrving q Vsnn Of syracuse
and Or The As-ociate Judge Ol the Court
Of Appeals to be named by Gov Hughes In
place Of the late Edward 7 Bartlett Of New
ORA city expire On December 81. and the
Republicans and Democrats Therefore Will
have the nominHt lon Of ~ Associate Judges
Of thu Court Of Appeals % make neEi fell.
4 In addition the terms of tho following
Supreme Court Justices expire On December
-. 1910 First Judicial district. Edward b
whitney. appointed by Gov Hughes TO lll
he vacancv caused by the death of Justice
rTuax Second district. Harrington Put
nam. appointed by GOV Hughes In place
Of William ! Gaynor. resigned. Garret }
GarretsOn and samuel = Maddox; Third
district. Handall J Le B9uf and Emory A
Chase: Fifth district. Frank u. Hisoock
Eighth district. Truman 4 White aud John
Woodward Ninth district. Michael II
Hirschberg
Occasionally = number Of the Supreme
Court Justices Of the First and second
departments. which are New York aud
kings counties. and the Justices Of the two
Appellate divisions OF those two depart
ments have pleasant little dinner~ They
frequent each Othef'- homes, and very often
some Of the notable lawyers 81 New York
and other cities are guests These meetings
are very often brilliant Affairs In the display
of legal learning Pleasant stories Of the
experiences Of those present are also told for
thsse,lincntiOn Of the guests One Of the
best stories at one of lh~=e recent gather
ings was told. Was slated. by iOrmer
Governor frphk : BlscE.
u seems according 20 she Ex-Governor =
story that hs was very much interested
la securing a redesignation by G0y. Hughes
Of his old friend Justice Hooker 70 tho Ap-
peliate Division of BrOoklyn. There had
hers stori-s circulated from Saratoga last
summer 10 the ehe,t that the Governor on
January T. 1910. was - adout = new policy
and was not % redesiRnaie country Judges
or Judges elected in upstate districts to
the Appellate Division of the First and
second departments. Those reports dis
turIed MT Hack, for be sincerely wanted
a re,iezlgnation FOR Justice Hooker. Hooker
living In FTeionia
M Blsck asked Gov Hughes for an ap.
pOiutmeHt aud the ti0vrrncr very cordially
told him 10 come On 10 Albany and he would
give him all the time he wanted. Mr. Black
told the Governor Why b. wanted TO see
him. how greatiy b. va. Interest ed IN the re-
designation of Ju-tiCr Hooker. Mr. Black
found that tka Governor would not rsdes.
ignaf@ Iusti"r Hooker that - had made
up hi~ mind not - do -. The Governor
vas very eloquent ~ he said tha' black 49,
q former Governor uf the state. ~ we'll
~ other former Governors Of the state.
had been entirely wrong In the policy ~
Designating upstate supreme Cmirt Jus
tices 20 the Appellate divisions oi Npw
ora City. The Governor spoke 20 strongly
on thu, matter that Mr Black wa- utterly
conViHCe,i that hs had been altogether Ia
error a. Governor of the state In designut-
iGg country Judges 10 come down here ~
I New York ct" " hen they should be- Kept
at home a. trial Judges. Mr. Black did
not wish 10 remind the Governor that he
I had ust reicSignaied Justice Woodward to
} the Secondr Appellate Division bench.
/ Mr. Black vas very greatly Impressed
| with what Gov. Hughes told him and on
/ his return o. New York city he te!ephOned
TO Justice Hooker 10 meet him at Del
monic0's In the evening. where they cOuld
have a little dinner and Black could tell
] Hooker the result Of his visit 10 Albany
/ They had the little dinner aud Black told
Justice Hooker that Gov. Hughes was
positively right In lbs sting that Supreme
Court justices elected Ia upstate dis
! tricts should not he designated 10 the Ap-
pellate divisions of New York city. but
should be kept ~ home a. trial Judges
| Black frankly confessed 20 Justice Hooker
I that Gov. Hughes nad impressed him that
he had been In error ~ Governor Of the
state In designating upstate Judges 10
the Appellate divisions Of New York city.
Very soon after they had that little din
ner GOv. Hughes redes, ,gnated Chester y.
Mclaughlin Of Port Henry In the Fifth
Judicial district TO another term Of i've
! years on the Appellate Division Of tho First
Department. redesiRnated Frank G. Laugh
/ In Of Bufslo. In the Eighth Judicial dis
trict. TO another Term Of Ave years on the
bench Of the Appsllate Division Of the First