New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
DEMOCRATS PRAISE CHOICE
Selection of 0'Gorman Will
Unite Party, They Say.
GLAD DEADLOCK IS OVER
Francis Lynde Stetson Halls the
New Senator as One Of
Ablest of Judges.

Democrats generally expressed them
selves as pleased last night that The sena-
torisl muddle at Albany had at last been
Strengthened out hy the election OF Justice
O'Gorman. They spoke highly Of him as a
man who would do credit TO the once.
Francis Lynde Stetson said: Justice
O'Gorman IL one Of the ablest and most
trusted Of the judges in the state OF New
York, and will take place among the
ablest and most trusted members OF the
Senate of the raited States. His election
will tend to unite the party.
Frederic r. Coudert said: HE Is d
highly honorable. respectable and able
Judge. During his long service on the
bench he has. of course kept out OF all
political controversies, and his opinions on
the public questions of the day are not
known. Whether he is a progressive or
an unprt .;ressive is yet to be learned. Dut
believe he ought to make good Senator.
II is q good thing that the fight at Al
bany is all over now. The Legislature VIII
be able to get down to business
William 3. Ellison, former Corporation
Counsel. who himself received votes foi
Senator. said: Il have known Justice OGor-
man for twenty wears. There is no man
in the city or state Of New York better
fitted for the place for which he has been
chosen than Judge OGorman. He will bring
to the Office an aggressiveness that is sell
dom equaled and poisc that Is eXcep-
tional Throughout his entire political ca
reer he has been known by every body who
knew him TO be absolutely upright ana
honest. I cannot imagine any one who's
name has been mentioned for the place bet
ter fitted for Il than Judge O'Gorman. The
state gains an excellent representative by
his election"
Montgomery Hare. who was the repre-
sentative Of Edward NJ. Shepard when the
latter was a candidate for the Senatorship
and has persisiently worked for the defeat
OF Mr.. Sheehan. said Justice O'Gorman Us
one of the ablest and most highly respec'ed
justices OF the Supreme Court .iT TINS
county. and his choice as United States
Senator will meet. believe. with the APP
provsl Of the whole party His election
bv a united party could have been secured
many weeks ago II the majority had seen
dt then to present his name.
Corporation Counsel Archibald x. watson
said NO better selection could have been
made than that Of Mr.. Justice OG"rmaI
for United States Senator. Judge OEor'
man has the respect and confidence 81
every member Of the bar and OF every Hi
CANT who has ever come before him re
spcct for his extraordinary ability as z
judicial officer. manfcsting Itself not ONLY
in the dlspsrcb OF business, but in the cor
rect decision Of causes confidence in hi!
uprightness and absolute fairness.
His removal from the field Of judicio
work will be distinct loss 10 the bencf
and bar Of this county. but now the ent'r'
state. in = more general sense, will be tn
gamer by his activity in larger sphere
Judge OGorman's acceptance OF the Ssns
torship. Of course. involves d personal snr
pecuniary sacrifice for which the Demo
cratic party and III. public generally should
be grateful"