The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-29
WOULD PUT GAYN0R ON BENCH.
PrOsressives May Nssse uin for
Chief JudGe Of Appeals Court.


Men now a, the head OF the Progress
sive party in this State are planning the
nomination of Mayor Gaynor for Chief
Judge Of the Court OF Appeals. Col.
Roosevelt will he asked to day to lend
his support to the idea.
Mayor Gaynor's liberal opinions are
we'll known said one Of the leaders
yesterday. His profound knowledge OF
the Law is indisputable. Those two fac
tors make him. according to our estimate.
the most available man for the hghes,
judicial Office in the State
The Mayors name will go before the
so.called conference convention OF the
Progressive party on September 20 in
Rochester. On that day the Progressive
State committee will join with legal and
other organizations to pick candidates to
MI the vacancies on the Court Of Appeals
caused by the retirement of Chief Judge
Edgar NJ. Cullen and Associate Judge
John Clinton Gray. The State commit
tee will meet later to make legal rati-
location of the choice Of the convention.
Take Mayor Out Of Race.
There was little doubt yesterday that
the Progressive plan. II 1t meets with the
reception the leaders expect. will take
Mr. Gaynor out of the race for Mayor
OF New York. The Progressives have
not asked the Mayor how he feels about
IL but they think he will not refuse.
They hope that one or both OF the other
parties win indorse their choice.
Before Col. Roosevelt left for the South.
west many weeks ago he printed in the
outlook a suggestion that the Progress
sives fuse with the other parties on two
such men as Martin J. Keogh Of New
Rochelle. Justice of the Supreme Court
and Frank c. L.aughlin OF the Appellate
Division in this department. He had Jus
tice Keogh in mind for Chief Judge.
But friends OF Justice Keogh said yes
eerday that he does not want to 30 70
Albany. He does not feel that he could
leave his place In Westchester county.
There was little doubt yesterday that Col
Roosevelt will fall In with the idea OF sub
stitut.ng Mayor Gaynor for Justice Keogh
In his list Of candidates for the Court OF
Appeals.
Praise From R0Osevelt.
Boon after Col. Roosevelt wrote his
article In the Outlook he met Mayor Gay
nor on the train when the Mayor was
coming to town from st. James The
Colonel told him that he was familiar
with his decisions while Mr.. Gaynor was
a Supreme Court Justice in Brooklyn
and liked their spirit. They were liberal
through and through. he -eaid. and war
ranted the support of the Progressives.
The two men who will be suggested
10 Mr.. Roosevelt to-day are Mr. Gaynor
and Justice Laughlin, a Democrat and
a Republican. The Progressive meeting
in Rochester comes three days before the
Carnegie Hall In New York and about
a week before the Democratic State COM
mittee meets to name its candidates for
the Court OF Appeals. The Progressives
are IN the position OF suggesting 20 the
two older parties candidates from their
own ranks.
Ever since a meeting of the Progress
sive county committee In New York
six weeks ago a sub-committee on
the Judiciary has been at work trying to
get suggestions from non political bodies.
william II. Hotchkiss chairman OF tho
State executive COMMITTEES. In chairman
of the committee on the judiciary. Serv-
Ing with him are Chsuncsy J. Hamun
OF Buffalo and Virgil X Kellogg Of Buf-
tale.
COassll Bar Leaders.
they have had correspondence with
Alien H. Parker and Austen u. Fox. who
are at the head Of a committee Of the
state bar Association engaged In getting
coSStnUed On Thtr6 PUDA