New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-03
CORRIGAN BOWS;
EDWARDS FIGHTS
Magistrate Accepts Tam
many Defeat, but big
Bill" Still Hopes On.
REPUBLICANS WORRY
OVER SWAMI VACANCY
Deny Story That Whitman has
Promised Murphy a Place
for Democrat.

Magistrate Joseph f. Corrigan, VINO
was bowled over by the Tammany lead
ers in his ambition TO become their
choice for the nomination for District
Attorney. gracefully accepted defeat
Yesterday. He praised both Judge
Swami. who was named for that place.
and District Attorney Perkins, who IS
70 he the Republican candidate to sue
coed himself, but said he saw no rea-
son for any Democrat, independent or
regular. to go behind hisrparty's choice
this year.
On the other hand, william II. CBlg
Ril"0 Edwards repeated his declara-
ton that he would continue his figh;
10 get the nomination for Sheriff IN
the primaries.
ITO win my fight is not impossible
but it will require a stupendous effort
he said. 81 am going to stay IN the
game until the whistle blows
Fire Commissioner Adamson sent
word to Edwards that he would do what
he could for him, as did the controlling
board OF the Jeffersonlan Alliance.
Walter c. Booth is chairman OF the
Edwards finance committee.
Not only did he acquiesce in the Sc
lection of Judge Swami, but Magls..
tratc Corrigan spoke ~ the highest
terms Of Assemblyman Alfred +. Smith,
who is the choice of Tia. executive com
mittce for the nomination for Sheriff.
at is a proclamation" he said, ito
the Young men of New York that the
profession of poiItcs as practlsed by
Mr.. Smith, aggressIveiy, but always
kindly, shrewdly, bu: always honor
ably. is good one for clever man
with clean ideals"
One big question yesterday was
whether the place III General Sessions
would fall into the hands Of the Repub-
leans for a year or more in case or
Judge Swann's retirement from the
bench. One story industriously circu-
lated. but received with incredulity,
was that Governor Whitman had init
mated to close friends of Charles f.
Murphy that in case OF the retirement
OF Judge Swami he would appoint
Democrat in his place.
Lawyers who have looked into it
carefully, said that under the primary
law the successor to Judge Swami
would be chosen at the coming election
if he should resign before October Is.
The constitution does not provide for
the filing of vacancy in the Court of
General Sessions. although it states
that vacancy on the Supreme Court
must occur not less than ninety days
before a general election TO be filed at
that election.
# Tammany was sure enough OF the
election of Judge Swami as District
Attorney it could have him resign be-
fore October 10 with a chance OF elect
ing it's candida to take his place
Friends of Assistant District Attor-
ney Isador Wasservogel assert they
have received assurances leading them
to believe that Governor Whitman
would appoint him TO succeed Judge
Swami. 1t is considered highly prob
able that he would get the nomination
for the Office in the primaries.
Frank Moss is going ahead with prep
aration to run for the nominations for
District Attorney both in the Repub
lican and Progressive primaries. He
will open his campaign among the Pro-
gressives at the organization headGuar-
,ers OF the 2lst Assembly District. 500
West l40th Street, tonight. Ferdinand
Pecora. Progressive leader of the dis
trict, is one of his stanchest support
eTs