The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-17
THE COI RT or APPEALS.
Excellent Opportunit, for the Demoeran
60 DO ssmething Foolish.

To IHE EDITOR OF 1HE sUN-SU n.
article Forebodings OF Democratic FoHy'
IL timely II the party - bent upon making
4 tactical hlunder IN It's nominations fer
Justices Of he supreme Court In the Secoad
Judicial District lie course u no dhereai
from that which II may take IN the stais
at large with reference to nominations for
Associate Jud ges of he Court % Appeals
For several years prior To se1 The Court
Of Appeals Was Democratic. ave 10 two
AMER the election Of fdNard I Barte,,
over Isaac MAYNARD that court consisted
Of four Democrats and three Republicans
and in 800 The figures we're reversed. Whea
Albert Tia: gh' succeeded Robert Earl upoa
the lAttsr'S rettremenV a. ne age n %
The Republican majority Of one vas main
famed for nearly sixteen YEAR but BY reason
Of Tho recent death Of Judge EdNard
Bartlett 'he Vacancy not having been Allied
by executive appointment the mel bership
% The 'ourt = now composed Of three Den.
crars. chef Judge cullen and Associas
Judges Gray and willard Bartlett ana 'nre-
Republicans Associate Judges Haishf
Nann and Werner
Leaving out Of accounS the two Suprem.
Court Justices. Hl-cock aud chase. whous
simply designated nv the Governor to ~
temporarily and who correspond To ne
class which the late chief Judge Church Us
Nout 10 Term 1ONFneNWlhn duuEr~ nc
man chosen this fall to an the vacancy
created nv he death Of Judge Edward r
Bartlett viii determine he political com pier.
Ton OF he court
The term Of Judge Nann will eHpir. ihs
year. 30 that the people must choose tus
Associate Judges Although he can serve
age OF retirement prescribed by the on.fi-
tuition. hts cons piCuou- ability distinguishes
among all the learned men who have -,
in that great court should insure his re-
nomination by both parties this fail. 10 he
end that the State may have the benefit u
hs services until the last possible momen'
Several bar sociation- in different narts
Of the state have already advocated he COZ
tinuance Of Judge NAnn in his high ofrc-
Eariier In ne year y was GENERALLY 40
by the Republicans would be Endorsed by
the Democratic Sate convention which.
never heless would az 81 course nan.
Judge Bartlett lately, however. u has
been rumored thar the Democrats oonism-
Judge vann While every lawyer inov,
that political control 81 he Court Of App~ah
carrie. With ~ no pa ~ i-sn al vantage. ye'hb
argued that The political tendency thts year
affords an opport unity to make the court
Democratic. nNe to two. y The reelecitca
Of judge Nana y contesisd. The aitemp,
of Two Democrats Will lend the hepuhliesg
an issue which they may sorely need and.
A. in lsss. may turn he scale. should the
BY ENDORSING Judge vann and naming
candidate OF their own for the eHtsttnf
vacancy not only will the Democrats sVcid
judiciary. but n they carry the state theT
will secure n majority Of one IN the eour'
Two YEAR hence. IN 1912. tie retirsmeei
Of Judge Haigh' and Judge vann o. eas
OF 20 will clear the way for straight Demo.
cratic nominees to 1ll their places Nthor
exposing the party TO any charge ~ med-
ding with the highest court in The STATE
Verify there would seem 10 he plenty u
work for the foolkiiler' OSLooEfh
POCGHEEkFsIU. August 10