The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-02

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For Justice OF the City Court-LorenI
zslleF.
Charles F. Murphy and Big Bill Ed
last nights meeting of the Tammany
Hall executive committee. The designa-
ton for Sheriff. worth 100000 year for
two years IL he Is elected In November.
goes to Alfred L. Smith, minority leader
Of the Assembly, instead Of to Prince
tons ex-football captain, choice Of Mr..
Murphy.
In a meeting OF the executive COM
mittee which for the first time in the
memory OF any OF the thirty-odd district
leaders present was absolutely free and
opsn, with one mans say 50 as good as
anothers and the majority prevailing.
Mr.. Murphy found only handful OF his
men with him. II his memory serves,
II was also the first serious reversal on
any important matter that Mr.. Murphy
has suffered in "A gathering OF the dis
trlct leaders.
Edwards was not even mentioned. The
leader OF Tammany Hall simply told the
crowd that everybody knew he had a
candidate for Sheriff. that II wasn't
necessary to name him. that II was up
to the other leaders to decide on the
man they wanted and that he, Mr.. Muir
ply, didn't care so long as they picked
q good campaigner. On roll call the
few leaders who agreed with Mr.. Muir
ply that Edwards would be the best
candidate to weld an the party links to-
gether and that Al Smith could not be
spared from his fighting leadership or
the Democrats in the Assembly were
silent So Edwards. the outsider" from
most of the leaders point of view. was
downed by a swarming mass play and
Al Smith got the designation, for which
he was slated by Big Tom Foley. called
the second biggest man in Tammany
Ham," months ago.
Fusion with Republicans.
The Edwards upheaval entirely OVER
shadowed the fact that Judge Edward
Swami Of General Sessions was named
for District Attorney, with Magistrate
Joseph r. Corrigan as his only opponent.
and that the Republican organization and
Tammany fixed up fusion yesterday on
all the SIX supreme Court nominations
and the nomination for the City Court,
the result being that this slate selected
by Tammany last night is the choice
OF both parties:.
For the Supreme Court-John Proctor
Clarke and Edward r. Finch, Republi-
cans Francis b. Delehanty and John
NJ Tierney. organization Democrats
samuel Greenbaum and Clarence j.
shearn. independent Democrats.
For the City Court-Lorenz Zeller,
organization Democrat.
All OF the candidates for the Supreme
court are now sitting on that bench
except Tierney, who IL a Justice of the
Municipal Court in The Bronx. Zeller
is already a Justice Of the City Court.
The Republicans thus get only five of
the judiciary places, while the Demo-
Gratis get five, two of whom, however.
are classed as independents. Justice
Greenbaum, in fact, was fusion-anti-
Iamnany candidate when he was elected
70 the Supreme Court In 1901.
Tammany swallows Finch.
County Chairman Samuel s. Koenig
and other Republican leaders profess
satisfaction with what they got out of
me arrangement, Their big play IN the
past few days was to get Tammany to
accent Justice Finch, who was appointed
10 the supreme Court by Gov. Whitman
10" weeks ago AS Finch had irritated
Iammany as executive secretary OF the
snort Ballot Association and by his au-
tn"rShip OF the voters signature law, per-
suasl"n was no easy matter. 1t was
HhaIy agreed Yesterday afternoon, how
ever that II the Republicans would ac-
cfm Judge Xeller ard the Democratic
supreme Court candidate from The
= nrohN' who proved to he Judge Tierney.
Idnlmdny would take Finch. Mr.. Koeng
r'a'hed as many Of his executive com |
,m,,'tr'men as Re could by messenger and |
'eeph"ne and the scheme was O. KID by !
we Republicans, They will now have to /
..rop Nanl Rogers, whom they designated |
10y me city Court on Monday. and put I
!udge Iellcr in his place. In taking (
SSu''" Ti"rney from the Municipal Court I
,,.hch Lhc Democrats surrender to Mayor
'nu'"eI the appointment OF Tierneys |
:, virtually all the thirty-four district /
'I,%''IS or Tammany were at the hall.
IN" ~ r. Ahcarn was about the only |
n'eu,'"' The only thing to be settled |
"a ne little matter Of Sheriff Swami
~. o ''S'Iict Attorney was decided upon
sp'''aI days ago. The judicial slate
va completed when the Republicans
,a,.. s",.' 10 terms, All the executive com
.'' W, ,'e hdd 10 do was TO ratify these
S""u'ns. But the situation as to Sheriff
Was s"ething
'""nrds's Room No Aid To Him.
in' leaders all had heard that SO. T."
. "I'"' Edwards, Their argument that
"'"I Iammany man should be named
Gppai'u'lE had not affected him. though
% '"d all his friends that his mind
rSss 'lrn. The independent boom for
,mna,""'os. started "A fortnight ago, did
m, N'lp MS cause with the majority OF
,'p1 IT,. II only made them mad They
,," any Tammany man could win this
wal NJ FIRST they insisted that the job
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