The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-19

I The statements of personal prefer
nee by MAYOR t,YNOR and THOMAS
li. OSBORN concerning the election of
EDWARD NJ SHEPARD a. the next DEM
lcratic senator from New York have
zen read with unusual interest Mayor
liAYNoR's opinion properly has great
weight with TIA" public MIR OSBORNE,
|sho lives IN Auburn and IL chairman of
Me Democratic League. had been men
lioned frequently L. one OF the possible
tor senator Just before
FALLING for Europe ON "Wednesday he
Rented the report of his own candidacy
Ind declared himself unQualtiedly for
khe selection of Mr. SHEPARD TO fill this
high Office
ii We observe that IN reporting the O~-
'lcorne incident our ncIGhbor the Tunes
3assumeS that Mr. SHEPARD Is not ac-
Reputable Ia Tammany Hall on account
lyf his prediction activity against Tam
snany's candidate for the supreme
-ourt bench, john J. DEIANY. This
n possible. bur We should not be- dis
posed TO attach 81 much importance To
Er. SBHpARD's appearance and utter
snces at the Carnegie Hall meeting held
In the interest of judge EDWARD Il.
WHITNEY, whose retention on the bench
Afr. SHEPARD favored personally. a. did
30 many other Democratic lawyers.
4 Should tn" prevailing sentiment favor
Mfr SHEPARD. and should Mr. SHEPARD
be willing to accept the post for which
his qualifications tit him in degree gen
orally recognized. 1t Is difficult 10 sup
bose opposition on the part OF the local
'organizat on. which by it, support of Mr.
DIX and in other wavs ha- manifested
30 strong desire TO meet the require
Jnents OF Democratic opportunity. Ger
|tainly 1t IL hard TO imagine that oppO-
sition in Tammany Hall could he IN
spired by what Mr. SHEPARD said in
his Carnegie Hall speech upon the
Celany- Whitney judicial contest 1t
would even appear that for that speech
Tammany owed Mr.. SHEPARD some
GRATITUDE" He defended the right of
Tammany - prefer Mr.. pELANY 10
Judge WHITNEY, ~ III candidate. He
pointed out that In" Justices Of III"
Supreme Court were under our Con-ti-
tuition elected by tho people and not
appointed by the Governor. except only
that vacancies were filed for few
months by TN. Governor. Referring
IN Mr. DELANY. who had been nomi-
mated the pr"'' 'dIng year and who had
the approval # tho Bar Association At
that time. Mr. SHFPARD -aId that the
Tammauv Hil organization had -
perfect right moral and political. To
insist upon h'.; r"Iipmruatlon this wear.
even II H.. Governor had meanwhile
filed "a Va au,v wiki some one else
Nor "sp.'' laiv 80. Mr SHEPARD went
or 10 say when IN" Governor who
mad" this temporary APPOINTMENT was
of party politically hostile 10 the
Democracy and when he had mad. the
appointment without securing the assent
OF thc Tammanv organization Mr..
SHEPARD POINTED ont ar Carnegie Hall
the vide diT"r"uc" between this case
and M" case OF m" refusal OF a norni-
nation TO Judge who had ono. b.nn
Fif''''l Wv 'l' am " ilo tlltl -''TN'Sl
faithfully h- rnrir" term
The force OF Mr. SHEPARDS defence
OF IN. right OF Tammanv Hall 10 make
the D"lau" nomination was not weak
ened los rh. frank announcement of 'ls
personal preference for tn" retention of
Judge WHITNFY
O'h"r u"orl" remember. moreover.
what ~" Democrats 81 Tammanv Hall
hay" probably not Forgotten. 'hnr ~ wa-
EpwARr VI ~urpNEr ssh" upheld m"
Democrat standard against combined
m ~" WcmornhI" contest
for Mayor o.. rIr- civ IN 1901 H. vote
IN Greater N"w York Wa 20 -. against
:o6 Sn7 ,,.s' hy TIA" allied supporter, 81
Mr. SFTU Low