New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-24
|P|CK COURT CANDIDATES
Progressives Name FITZGERALD
and Hector N. Hitchings.
N. Y. COUNTY CONVENTION
Gathering at Carnegie Hail
Cheers Five Minutes at
Mention of Straus

James j. Fitzgerald, former t..
many Assemblyman, and Hec,or :.
Hitchings We're chosen candidates o.
supreme Court bench by the Ne,y ~
county convention of the National Pm
gressive party at Carnegie Hall H..
night. Abraham S. Gilbert. who recs,r..
the Endorsement OF the regular Renrt,,
can convention. got the least nur,h., :.
votes OF the five candidates. Judge L..
Sanders was nominated and wItba,or
after all nominations were made. tn.
vote stood as follows:
James J. FITZGERALD. S.. Hac,o, =,
Hitchings. 61iz: Henry *. Davis, of Tn.
Bronx, 27i2; Hugh Gordon Miller, g. ana
Abraham $. Gilbert, 1917.
William NJ Chadburn nominated ~,
fitzgerald. lie praised him for his rec.
ora during his three terms I'm the A,.
sembly He said that Mr.. FITZGERALD
helped to expose the Ramapo water graft
and put through the scheme whereby the
North River piers were opened to the
highest bidders instead OF being left 10
the hoodlers OF Tammany Hall. For that,
Mr. Chadburn said, Mr.. Fitzgerald did
not get Il denomination.
James Grant Brown nominated Victor
VI. Hitchings. He described him as n
K. type OF a judge" Hitchings he said
believed that a platform was a party
programme, contract with the people.
Dr.. Wilson to the contrary notwithstsnd.
ing.
Robert p. Lewis placed I'm nomination
Hugh Gordon Miller, the friend OF ex.
President Roosevelt. Al every mention
Of Colonel Roosevelt's name the delegates
and the women in the gallery broke into
prolonged cheering. Mr.. Lewis referred
10 Oscar Straus as the next Governor OF
New York State and the convention
cheered for five minutes.
William ID. Cameron. OF the 18th As
semDly District nominated Henry K.
Davis. a former Democrat. lie urged the
delegates to name two Democrats and 70
select one from The Bronx David Gold.
stein. OF the Sth District. nominated
Judge Sanders. OF the I'd Municipal Dis
trict He said that il was the first tine
In the history OF the East Side that Il
had furnished n candidate FOR the So.
preme Court. cambridge Colby. the Law.
yer. nominated Abraham S. Gilbert. who
he said helped TO nullify the Levy eec.
ton laws.
There was a lot OF enthusiasm When
Judge Sanders got the floor and declined
his nomination. He said he could not
bear TO be placed in a false light because
he had left the Democratic party the
party which he had affiliated With ever
since he had a vote, at the price Of the
judicial nomination IN the Progressive
party. He scored the convention FOR hay-
ing vilAed some judges OF the Supreme
Court bench. He said that vlifcaton
would do the new party no good. The
people, he said. were responsible, and
they were entitled TO just as good justices
as they elected.
David W. Armstrong. OF the 18th dis
trict. got the floor and started on a tirads
against certain nominee who ought TO
be DISQUALIFIED for nomination on ac'
count OF his partisanship." Mr. Arm
strong was hitting at Mr.. Gilbert fo
having supported Abraham Grubers Of
ganization.
Grenville Clarke. the law partner OF
F,lihu Root. ST.. made a speech, In which
he acknowledged his fealty TO Colonsi
Roosevelt and the Progressive party
He said ne heard that his name was 70
be placed In nomination and he got the
floor 20 head il of. Mr.. Clark declared
in favor of Mr. Fitzgerald.
James B. Reynolds. Assistant District
Attorney, was permanent chairman Oh
the convention There were l05 dele
gates present from the thirty-fye 40
oa,ph ly districts