The sun., 1916-08-16
TAMMANY STARTS
JUDICIARY FIGHT
Names Two Men to Oppose
whitman Appointees Seek
ing Reelection.

Senator Robert r. wagner did not
get . place on the Tammany judiciary
ticket yesterday because Charles +. Muir
ply 10 saving him for the M~ayoralty
nomination next year. Wagner was told
he must do another bit In the Legis-
lature and keep In the spotlight as the
champion Of the New Yorkr city tax
payer.
Murphy's promise to make Wagner
the Mayoralty candidate Is not absolute.
Tammany leaders said last night; It's
fulnlment will depend on circumstances.
II might be, II was said. that conditions
In 1917 would be such as to cause Tam
many to turn TO some other man.
George McAneny. for example. But in
that case Senator Wagner's deferred
ambition to be a Supreme Court Justice
would b. gratined At the first OPP
portunier.
The Tammany Supreme Court noni-
nses, chosen In a meeting Of the execu-
tive committee. Murphy present. are to
be Justice Vernon NJ. Davis. renomi-
mated. and Robert l.. Luce, New YORK
county, and Richard Mitchell. Bronx
county. Luce and Mitchell were Selected
to run against Justices John T.. Clarke
and George v. Nulian. appointed u the
bench by Gov. Whitman.
Because they were named by q Repub-
licsn Governor. Murphy and his
insisted or regarding Justices Clarke
and Aullsn as partisan appointees to
whom the rule OF n0n-part!san judicial
nominations was not to be applied.
1t 10 believed the Republicans will
nominate both Justices Clark and Null
Ian and they may. Il 10 thought, In re-
prisai for Tammany's partisan action re-
fuse an Endorsement TO Justice Davis and
nominate Q Republican or an Independent
Democrat to run against him.
Robert L. Luce has been one OF Tam
many's stock candidates for the bench.
Gov. Dix appointed him a Judge Of the
City Court, but as n candidate for re-
election 10 that office he was defeated by
Judge william l.. Ransom. Republican
nominee. Luce IL chairman OF the Tam
many law committee.
Richard Mitchell Is First Ass!stan
District Attorney Of Bronx county and
pre sident OF the Bronx County Bar As
ISOLATION. Justice Mullan, whom he Is
selected to supsrsede, formerly WAS
Mayor Mitchel's law partner.
The Tammany executive committee de-
cided on John +. Mcintyre as the or
"a nizatiOn's candidate for Judge OF Gen
eral Sessions to succeed Judge Dele
hanty.
The ambition Of Christie" Sullivan,
now Q State Senator. to 20 to Congress
as the successor OF Representative
George W. Loft was approved. Bernard
L. Bowling. a lieutenant Of John +.
Ahearn, was picked for Sullivsn's Senate
seat In Albany.
The attention OF the Tammany leaders
assembled for the meeting Of the exscu-
tive committee was given largely TO dis
cussion Of the Democratic State ticket.
II seemed TO he the unanimous view that
IN standing for Justice Seabury for Gov
srnOr, Murphy had played clever politics
which would have a good effect In tina
Mayoralty contest next year whether
Justice seabury carries or loses the State
In November. The Tammany politicians
spoke confidently OF his carrying II.
Their chief interest. they admitted. IL
in the MayOralty election. Some OF them
went so far as To say Tammany /,
stronger for city purposes when II is not
responsible In any degree for the ad'
ministration Of the States Affairs.