New-York tribune., 1912-11-04
A NOn=Partisan Court of Appeals

The election of two candidates to fill the vacancies in
the Court of Appeals involves important nonpohtcal
issue Judges Hiscock and Chase sitting the court
have shown exceptional qualifications for judicial Office dur
ing sixteen OF service the bench nine OF which have
been the Supreme Court and by designation in the
Court of Appeals They have given entire satisfaction and
have demonstrated their fitness. If these tried judges who
the Republican nominees be elected the political
complexion OF the court will remain unchanged H. how
ever Democratic nominees be elected the court will con-
of six Democrats and only Republican involving for
the first time since its reorganization in 1870 such pre-
pondeance Of political party IN its membership The
candidates OF the Democratic and Progressive parties have
had judicial experience
The undersigned deem their duty citizens urge
al voters n h o party TO eject Judges @ scGGK rs sna
judges who have been thoroughly tried and have shown
exceptional qualification and fitness for the highest judicial
office in this State and thereby maintain the political
division of four Democratic and three Republican judges
JOSEPH H. cHoATE.
President Of Constitutional Convention Of 1894.
CHARLES ANDREWS
Ex.Chief Judge of the Court Of Appeals.
JOHN CLAFLIN,
President of the Chamber of Commerce of the State Of
New York
HENRY R. ToWNE,
President of the Merchants Association of New York
Elhu Root Francis Lyndc stetson, Andrew D. White,
Morpan, % william B Hornbower J Jacob Sehia Henry A.
Giderseeve Charles a Seherem George l. Rves, R. Full
Hampdcn Doughery Barton Hepburn, Nicholas Murray
Butler John 1: Cadwalader Francis NJ Burdick Edmund
Odel Adclbert Moot Frederick W. Hinrichs Ansey Will
cox, Eugene A. Phlbn, Theodore R Tuthll, Edward w.
Hatch, Frank B. Lown, Peter B. Oney A. T. Clearwater,
Lewis L. Deafed, Benjamin F. Tracy Wilbur Larremore,
John c. Spooner, James Byrne William NJ WINS, George
Zabriskie, Louis Marshall r Burniam Mofat Henry w.
Taft Robert Grier Monroe Howand Davis Charles Bur-
ngham Frederick w Whitridge f. w M Cutcheon, Sam
uel ]. BoomnPdale John De Witt Warner, William II.
Nichols Henry De Forest Baldwin Sanford H. Steele Fred
eric R. Coudert William N Cohen Henry l. Stimson Will
lis L. Ogden Victor Morawetz Francis s. Bangs Eugene
D. Hawkins NJ. Linn Bruce, Samuel H Ordway William
McCarro Charles Strauss. Nelson s. Spencer Lucus H.
Beers William ]. Curtis John W. Simpson. Roger A. Pryor,
Thomas Thacher Harlan F. Stone Ernest Hail. Dwight W.
Morrow Howard Van Sinderen Charles Steele George
Garfield Arthur H. Masten James c Cropsey Henry w.
Sackett Clarence J. Shearn Ledyard P. Hale Couand V.
Anable George B. Case Cornelius Sullivan Graham Sum-
ner William Nelson Cromwell. Hiram R. Steele, Benjamin
Tuska Alexander M White Walter s. Brewster. Grosvenor
II. Backus, Howard O. Wood Frank L. Babbott L. Mason
Clarke Arnon L. Squiers Tohn Hill Morgan, George c.
Reynolds Alfred 7. White Frederic J. Warburon Theodore
L. rockingham, Van Vechten Olcott George H. Roberts,
George W. Wickersham, Henry A. WISE F. p Maynard
Albert J. Lyman, David F. Butcher, Amet Reed Latson
William D. Guthrie.