The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-29
DEFEAT OF EXTRA
JUDGES Is SOUGHT
Residents Of Ninth Judicial
District Issue an Appeal
to Voters.
TRICkERY Is CHARGED

Eighteen residents Of the Ninth Judi
cial district. composed Of Orange. PUT
man,. Rockland. Duchess and Vest
chester counties. rave issued to the
voters an appeal 10 defeat the Republi-
can candidates for the two additional
Supreme Court Justiceships created
by the last Legislature. Opposition
to the Republican candidates il founded
on the proposition that these men. mem
bers Of a political party which created
additional offices in spite OF the most
pronounced opposition from those for
to be created. nave upon them the
shadow OF political cxpediency n to
that extent are likely TO stimulate pop
ular discomfort With the present judi
IA system.
an February last says the appeal
to voters. in response to no demand
from %litigants. lawyers. Judges or 4 y
payers. a Republican Senator introduced
a bill in the Legislature TO create
two additional Justices for the counties
of Orange. Putnam. Rockland, Duchess
and Westchester. The bill moved with
great speed and equal ease through
both houses and came before the Gov
ernor for signatur'. Non-part.san COM
mltiees of lawyers and taxpayers APP
peared before the Governor In oppos.-
ton. as did a Justice OF the supreme
Court. a Republican.
As a result OF the clear n con-
vlrcing description Of the conditions
existing in the counties the oy~rnor
let II be understood hat the bill was un-
necessary. Tnereupon a compliant Leg
islature recalled the bill TO prevent
a veto on the part OF the Governor.
The bill was then seemingly dead the
Jobs, however. were too good and too
helpful to the business of the machine
TO abandon without further struggle,
and late in the session on a Friday IL
was reint-oduced with a number o:
thirty day bills slipped through both
houses and came TO the Governor FOR
signature IN. next day.
"'N1'al 'tis became known demand
FOR q hea-.rG Was mad" on the next
woih : GAY. Monday, by a committee
q lawyers then N Albany. which WAS
-crlset. she statement: being made tina;
tho Governor had already signed the
u..'. No cxpe rieuced person after con-
sidcrirg { csc facts can fail TO conclude
that an invisible but powerful influence
forced the bill through that the offices
might be used 10 strengthen the Repuhli-
can machine. No explanation VIII CON
vince even q confdng public that the
PR spsctive usefulness OF tie candidates
OF this machine FOR justices OF the Su
preme curt Of the State % New York
has no. been hopelessly impaired. for
he $40 Is there and the doub; and
tn. suspicion"
ss 80
ceptiun that justice from the courts
canno; ne obtained WITHOUT influence
= CT power il hen discussed, denial being
+ raIc III tne institution OF the recall
Of Judges viii do more than confuse Tho
situation and strengthen stlll further
the Grip ct political organizations upon
Judges.
There = out ore way TO answer at
TICKS o. THIS character upon the Ju'
dic.arl,' -uus (; - appeal " and that IS
% elect thereto men OF uUIuestioheI
ir:c-7..y Srd ability VINO a~e uuhsm.
peird md uncontrolled and unentang.e l
.rd tuu whom suspicion vii not rest
+ ;h"sn reasons We alvurai" En'
VIZ. the election OF the candidates o'
the Democratic and Progressive parties
ia !g- william y. Tla'' and senator
John {. 4. Tayinr. because they ar,
~.u.lrnly qva'.-pd ard because their .ley
ton VIII ,.ul - sustain the confidence
* the " ole people in the intcgr.t,
OF the bench"
The who signed tie apped' ave Col
'n Armstrong. Sra.Sdale II II B5yc
son, White Plains .hc Rev. l.. = ,hor
lcy. harrison. Hampton II. Ewi &c
Workers. Hamilton Fish. GARRISON
Daniel = Hays, Pl~easautyil.e John
l.arklu. characterization Herbert II
Lehman. Purchase Henry Fairfield ns
BON, Ga.l son Henry Marquaud. bed
.r! T. elcl elk Potter, Oss.niuE IA
Mn H. rack. Mount Venom William
Rand. l;yc. Jon X. Ssgue. P~ouchkecD
sc: Charles \. Starbuck, C~roton-ou
Hudson. Martin Noge., Chtppaqua us
vulI Garrison Willard. pobbs FcirN
.,rd Robert = Wood. cold spring.