New-York tribune., 1913-11-03

many stronghold. the Murphy nominee
is Robert l.. Luce, whose nomination.
for office this year is an affront whlch
ought TO con .gn the whole Tammany
ticket in this county to defeat. MI.
Luce served for years on the TamrnaAV
general committee and drafted the no
torious Levy election law. More per-
sistently than any other man In Tam
MANY all. he has been urged by Boss
Murphy for judicial office-for SurTo-
gate. Supreme Court, Court OF Claims
and City Court.
Luce Unfit. Says Mitchell.
His two youthful prot6ges and part
ners. Assemblymen Donahue and Die'z'
have been subservient adherents OF the
Murphy machine in the Legislature
When the question of Mr.. Luces III
dorsement was before the Bar Associa-
tion few weeks ago Herbert Parsons
former chairman of the Republican
County Committee, filed with the Ju-
dietary committee of the association a
charge that during the time that MI
Parsons was Republican leader IN the
Board of Aldermen and afterward Mr'
Luce. as the representative of the New
York Central e. Hudson River Railroad
Company before the Board of Alder
men. furnished railroad passes free TO
aldermen and their families and
friends. in violation of the state con-
stitution.
MIR. Luce filed a denial. which was
regarded by members of the assoca-
tion as technical rather than unequlVo-
cal and refused TO appear before the
judiciary committee and explain
whether or not he had furnished such
passes. The association refuse to in
dorse him as fit for the office, the SUD-
stance of the charges were puOhshed
in several papers at the time and MT.
Luce has made public no word OF eN-
planation or denial, so far as / nave
seen or can learn.
"'The fusion nominee for the CITY
Court. William l.. Ransom, on the other
hand, is young man of the tempera-
ment, character ideals and experience
TO make a valuable member of the City
Court. Even as in the case of Judge
Wadhams and Mr.. Mott, a desperate
effort is being made, by eleventh-hour
circulars containing misrepresenta-
tons, to defeat Mr.. Ransom and elect
Mr.. Luce.
Against "Dear Chief" Judges.
Not only is it unthinkable that any
sincere opponent of Tammany Hall will
vote for Mr. Luce in preference to
Mr.. Ransom, but the nomination OF
Mr.. Luce ought TO carry the whole
Tammany ticket in this county down TO
defeat The charge for example. is
made that Mr. Ransom is an advocate
Of the recall Of judges. To my knowl-
edge he has always opposed the recall
OF judges, and a book published by him
last year has been praised by mem
bers of the Bar Association as an in
cisive refutation of the judicial recall.
CAS- l said i'm Cooper Union on Octo-
ber IS, l have known Mr.. Ransom init
mately, and l do lot know of a young
man in this city with higher ideals of
public service or better qualifications
10 do the kind Of work which ought to
be done in the City Court.
I'VE must not elect in New Yo-k
County any judge who writes to Mr..
Murphy as Dear Chief The whole
fusion judiciary ticket in New York
County should be Loyalty supported by
every opponent of Murphy rule, so that
the bench, the fountain head of justice,
may be emancipated from the sus-
picion of Tammany influence.
Il appeal for straight vote for the
whole fusion ticket in this and every
other county"