New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-24
CANDIDATES FOR BENCH
Republicans Name B. w. B.
Brown and Abraham S. Gilbert.
CHEERS FOR TAFT'S NAME
Gruber Says Those Who Favor
Recall of Court Decisions
Are Traitors.

\ meeting of the lst Judicial District
Committee of the Republican party held
last night at the Murray Hill Lyceum to
name two candidates for Supreme Court
justices to be voted upon at the primary
election on September II resulted III the
selection of Benjamin W. b. Brown, Re-
publican leader of the 9th Assembly DIS
trict. and Abraham Spenser Gilbert. Be
sides naming two candidates the members
of the judicial committee listened to
spirited denunciatiOn of the Bull Moose
party by Colonel Abraham Gruber, VINO
presided at the meeting, and by Judge
| Wadhams. Incidentally, the mention OF
the name OF President Taft called forth
prolonged cheers that subsidized only upon
demands for order from the chair.
The first of the two candidates named
was proposed by Beverly Robinson, OF
the eth Assembly District, and seconded
by Francis A. Higgins, OF the 23d Assem-
bly, District
Mr. Brown comes from a family OF
lawyers and judges, his father having
been a practising attorney In New YORK
for fifty-two years, and his grandfather
Il Justice OF the Supreme Court. He was
born in this city about forty-four years
ago. and after being graduated from Yale
University was admitted TO the bar He
has twice been elected to the Board OF
Aldermen from the 9th District, and has
served as q member OF the finance com
mlttee OF the Board OF Aldermen. His
Office is at No. 40 Wall street.
Abraham S. Gilbert, until recently a
member of the law firm OF Mayer & Gil
bert. at No. 43 Exchange Place. is i2
years of age and has practsed law
twenty years. He IS a graduate of the
New York Law School Until the ap-
pontm nj of Judge julius Mayer to the
Federal bench he was his law partner
He has held no offices under city govern
mcnt. but has been chairman Of the law
committee Of the county Republican
organization. His name was proposed by
James o Malley. Of the nth Assembly
District and seconded by Dr. +. l..
Marshall
Abraham Gruber sounded the sentiment
Of the majority of members of the Ju-
dicial committee in regard TO the Pro-
gressiye party when he said.
1T is not necessary for Republicans to
say much against Theodore Roosevelt.
What he is doing and saying IS his own
condemnation. Men who believe I'm the
recall OF TN, Judges on Election Day are
Of a diseased mind Those who favor the
recall OF tie decisions Of the Supreme
Court on questions concerning the CON
stItuuOnal rights of the people are more
than diseased In mind; they are traitors
to their county"
This called forth wild cheers from the
committeeman, a. did the mention OF
President Tafts name a minute later.
The recall OF Judges by popular vote
among its other wrongs and dangers" he
continued, would enable the rich law
breaker. having IN mind the dishonest
prize he would win. and having the hnan-
cial power 10 manufacture sentiment and
start political agitation, 20 break down
any honest judge who has decided against
him. The mass Of the people have most
M stake tn defeating the recall OF Judges.
The court is the only place where they
can night on equal footing against the
powerful and the rich and when that is
no longer the place where ohly ledIIeS'
duty sounds the call to right thinking and
doing the pillars Of our government will
fall and the end of true civilization will
D." at hand
The question Of the recall was put be-
fore tho body IN a forclble manner by
judge Wadhams.
"iIayc We in tho United States he
qucricd. come TO "a point where we will
let any man say ! am the party? The
question. and a dangerous one 1t H. too.
Is. Arc we to have a government OF per
sons ana not of laws"
The object OF the third term part,
Judge Wadhams declared, was to Next
canizo tho United States.