The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-03
JUDGES AS CANDIDATES.
Honorable Precedcnts for Hughes In
the Record Of the supreme Bench.

John Jay. the first Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court, was a candidate
for Governor of New York in 1892 and
did not resign his office on tho Su-
preme Court bench. lie was defeated,
but a few years afterward. following
his resignation from the court, he ran
again and was elected. Jay also served
as Envoy Extraordinary to Great Brit
ain during the last veal of his Chief
Justiceship.
In the third Presidential election.
1896. James Ircdell of North Carolina,
n Justice OF the Supreme Court, was
n candidate and received three cleo
toral votes.
In the election of 1916 Chief Justice
John Marshall Of Virginia had fou-
electoral votes for Vice-Presldent.
In 1882. Mt the twelfth Presidential
election, Justice John Mclean Of ohio
was at first n strong candidate OF the
so-called Masonic party. He had
consented to become the candidate OF
the party IL nominated. But IN the
convention. which chief Justice Mar
shall attended. William Writ of Mary
land was nominated. receiving after
ward only seven electoral votes.
Justice Mclean was Ohio's candi-
date in 1886. but dropped out Of the
contest. Again Justice Mclean was
mentioned" IN 1siS and received two
votes on the first ballot of the Wing
convention, which finally nominated
General Zachary Taylor. At the first
national convention OF the Republican
party in 1886 Justice Mclean was "A
strong candidate. being the only strong
competitor Of John G. Fremont. The
first and only ballot a W. Fremont $50
votes. Mclean. 1876; Charles sumner,
.. and william II. Seward /. Al the
Republican convention Of lSGo, which
nominated Lincoln, Mclean received
votes on all three ballots. lie had also
received 90 votes on the first ballot of
the so-cai,ed Constitutional Union con-
vention which nominated John Bell.
This was Justice McLean's last at
tempt 10 become a Presidential candi-
date. He had sought n nomination FOR
nearly thirty years. during almost his
entire incumbency OF q seat or the
Supreme Court bench.
Justice David Davis Of Illinois re-
ceived the nomination Of the eo-called
Labor Reform party in 1872. sending a
noncommittal despatch to the I'VE
ton. thanking Il for the honor without
accepting the nomination. He after
ward formally declined. as d.d Judge
joel Parker Of New jersey. the o.n1i-
date for the Nice-Prcsii"ncy. Charles
t'Couur of New York was nominated.
hut the second place on the ticket was
not filled. At the Liberal Republican
convention. which finally nominated
II Yrace Greeley, DAVIS received votes
On every ballot. and his Presidential
aspirations We're unconcealod. Ito re-
Cc.Vcd ono electoral vote after G',e-
.oy's death. When tho electoral com
mission was selected in 1877 to decide
the IIayes-T.ldcn contest JUST
Davis would have been the G.yaj
choice for the NTH member from the
supreme Court. but he had n few DAYS
before been elected a senator from
Illinois and It was thought improper
that he should serve. II ne had hoon
selected Tslden instead Of Hayes
would probably have been elected.
Chief Justice chase was -t candid late
FOR President in l>tS, Grant. W., bad
been n Democrat. was nominated ny
the Republicans, and the Democrats
thought 4 would be w'so - OPPOSE
him with an Old time Democrat vh.
had won such esteem from ~" party
IN his rulings in the Impeachment, cIs
~ President Johnson. and a plank
OF the platform emphasized this. Tn
douhIedly Chase would ave been rom-
mated but for tho opposition 81 T.ldou.
who very adro.t,y brought about the
nomination OF ~Iioratio seymour. II -
SAID that this act OF T..dcn's hai %
sequel IN 1877, when the daughter of