New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-10
.H|SCOCK AND CHASE
ENDORSED BY LAWYERS
Association of the Bar Says
They Are Best Qualified
for Highest Court.
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES
Judiciary Committee Reports
1t Can't Approve ANY of
Candidates for Bench
in This County.

The Association OF the Bar has unani.
mously adopted report Of its judiciary
committee which recommended that the
! nomination OF Judges Frank n. Hiscock
and Emory A. Chase by the Republicans
for the Court Of Appeals receive the In
dorsement and approval Of the associa-
ton.
The Republicans acted In accordance
with the Views OF the Bar Association az
well as OF the State Bar Association and
! local bar associations throughout the
state, which were that selections for the
once OF Judge OF the Court of Appeals
should be made irrespective Of considera-
tons Of political expediency or affiliation
and In accordance with the custom Of
many years In making bipartisan nomi-
nations when two vacancies were about
to exist in that court. The Republican
convention at Saratoga named Justice
l1iscock and appointed a committee, with
view to filling the other place with the
name OF the nominee Of the Democratic
State Convention. IL such nomination
| should be satisfactory
The Democrats, however, thinking 10
gain partisan advantage in the court.
| named separate candidates-Wiliiarn n.
Cuddeback, of Erie, and John w. Hogan,
OF Onondaga. II they should be elected
there would be six Democrats and only
one Republican among the elected MEM
bers Of the Court Of Appeals.
The report of the judiciary committee
OF the Bar Association. which is composed
Of w. d. Guthrie, John C. Milburn and
| George l.. Rives, after reviewing the ac-
| ton Of the two conventions, went on 70
I say:
In considering the qualifications Of the
T6s aru. named by the Republican,
Uemocratic and Progressive parties Tor
luages OF the Court Of Appeals and for
JUSTICES or the Supreme Court In this
7 county. your committee has been guided
r snoe etnsroHed by the rule which has been
| repeateuiy iald down by the association.
namely, That the career Of a Candidate
| LOT a. judicial office should furnish I'M
mlstakaole evidence OF capacity and At
UPS 10 dlscharge Its duties" and that
otnerWlse ne was not entitled to the ap-
| ton VI ''iS associa-
Your committee recommends tina, tha
rern,ns ION OF Judges Hlscock and Chase
| reeve tne approval and Endorsement of
the association. They have had SIXTEEN
4 years or judicial experience, having bssn
Ie-eIected justices of the Supreme Court
IN Islo, as the nominees of both the Re-
publican and Democratic parties They
nave served as associate Judges Of Tho
Sourt OF Appeals. by appointment of the
Governor Governor since January. 1905. and satis-
laetorily discharged the Important and
diincult duties OF that Office with marked
ability and Independence They have i'm
| me opinion OF your committee ciearIv
| furnished unmistakable evidence OF ca
| pacity and fitness within the rule ~ Tho
association, and especially of uualjeca-
tlon 10 serve as Judges Of the highest
The Judiciary committee reported that
1t was unable to make any recommended
ton OF approval and Endorsement by the
association Of the names of the nominees,
OF the three parties for the office OF JUS
tice OF tie Supreme Court in this county.
but deemed 1t proper to state that OF
those nominated II considered Abraham
s. Gilbert and Edward G. Whitaker as
best qualified, In Its opinion, "satisfac-
torily TO discharge the duties OF this i'm
portant judicial office"