The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-25
LAWYERS ENDORSE
FUSION CANDIDATES
Judiciary Committee Of the
Bar Association Gives It's
Approval to Six.
HARD WORDS FOR OTHERS

All the six candidates for the supreme
sion ticket are Endorsed by the judiciary
committee Of the Bar Association. OF
which William II. Guthrie is chairman.
in a report made public yesterday. The
six arc Justices Clarke. Gr%ccnbaum.
Dclehanty, Shearn and Finch, all now
sitting in the Supreme Court. and JUS
tice john NJ. Tierney, now of the Munich
pal Court.
The committee speaks less kindly OF
certain other candidates for the bench.
1t says that John J. O'Connell and Hugo
Wintner. whom the prOgrossivcs are
running for the Supreme Court along
with Justices Clarke. ~Grcenbaum, Shelrn
amt Dclchanty have not shown such
qualification Tor judicial office as would
justify their nomination.
The candidacy of Justice Lorenz
Xollcr, selected by Tanmany for rcuom-
nation for the city Court aud indorscd
by the Republicans, who withdrew their
own man, saul Rogers, In favor of Zellcr,
Is disdpproved without qualification. The
judiciary committee OF the Bar Associa-
tiun says:
When Justice Zellcr was nominated
in 1913 for Judge of the Court II Cen
eral Sessions our committee. after thor
uugh Investigation. reported that in its
opinion neither his professional career
nor his judicial acts justified or war
rdnted his election to important judicial
office. This recommendation was then
approved 10y the association. Further in
| v~cs,igation by your committee has rom
1 HtVtl.l q sl.f ttgttA. |.f1a,H4 atf.,aR h.a
not shown fitness or qualification for
judicial office, and that his candidacy for
, Justice of the city Cou should there
fore hc d~islpprovel 10y the association
Justice Icllcr's opponent in the Dem
| oCrlt.c primary Is joseph T.. Ryan. an
independent. The committee SAYS. 'Hc
, has been a member of the bar fui twenty
Years, II IS a lawyer Of high char
aytrr and good standing. While, in the
/ judgment OF your committee, his pro-
foSs oual career aud scope OF his prac-
tirr have not yet been such as IN show
distinct qualifications for important ju-
diCi1l office. he would probably make
a satisfactory Justice Of the city Court
The only other candidate for the City
Court mrnGo ned In the report is Charles
f. Mannjcrc, who the committee thinks
would probably make a capable and
satisfactory udgc.'
l.uEi. ~ lsiu'F, I|'tl'ubl'lu ana ITO
rrcssiye candidate for the ninth distric'
Municipal Court. is praised without re-
serve. utner Municipal Court Caud date:
ar" to he reported on Later.
Although recommending Justice .IohI
NJ. Ticrney. candidate for the Supreme
Court. who Is an organization pemocra
In The Bronx. the committee says h.
has taken too active and prominent ;
part In practical politics"
In the Judgment OF the committee
the report says. "it would ho profcrlhl,
" the Judges Of all our courts would
80 far as practicable, without giving NJ
their interest In public affairs or the,
Affiliations with political parties, avoi'
creating the impression that they arr
active IN practical politics.
Thr judiciary committee Of the Ba
ASso,iat Oh consists of Frank W. VI
Cutchcon, Lewis l. pclaneld. JOIN
fraukcuhoimcr, W, II. Guthrie. JOIN
Henry Hammond. Robert 'irier Monroe
DE l.anc-y NlcolL Charles T. Rushmor,
end George Idbr.skic.