The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-16
JUDGE SMITH QUITS
RACE AS DEMOCRAT
Rejected by Tammany Like
Newburger, Says He Will
Run Independently.
MORE TO BUCK THE TIGER
Insurgent Factions in Brook
lyn Gain Strength in War
Upon the Bosses.

Richard n. Smith. Judge Of the City
Court. filed yesterday with the Board
Of Elections a formal deciination OF
designation as a candidate for the NOM
nation to succeed himself in the Demo-
cratic primaries. The Committee OF the
Bar fled his petition after Charles Il.
Murphy and his inner circle In Tam
many Hall had refused him the indorse-
ment Of the organization.
In taking this step Judge Smith Is
following in the steps OF Justice New
burger, whose turning down by Tam
many has led to n revolt In the organic
nation and has started the Independent
citizens in a tight to reflect both judges.
Judge Smith thus expressed his reasons
last night:
'swhen Justice Newburger and myself.
already having received the designations
Of the Bar Association and the Repub-
lican organization, we're refused the
designation by the Democratic organi-
xstion, my feeling Of resentment was SO
strong that / believed 1t to be my duty
TO remain in the primary fight for the
purpose Of contesting the designations
, there made. -.''.-.'.'-''
The refusal of the Democratic or
ganization to designate Justice New
burger and myself was so unfair and
unjust that felt the Democratic voters
would sustain us at the primaries II
our claims were fairly presented to
them.
'.since that time, however. Justice
Newburger has r~fused to enter the
Democratic primaries and. upon the ad-
Vice Of my friends, very reluctantly
believe that 1t is only At and proper that
should follow that action in the mat
ter and leave the question of determin-
ara xt0 10 he
judicial district at the general election
10 be held In November"
Instead of retiring from the anti-Mc-
Cooey ticket in Brooklyn as had been
predicted, r. Percy Chittenden. the in
surgent candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Distric. attorney, issued
q statement in which he said he would
stick and attacked the Kings county
boss for alleged mismanagement. II the
Insurgents are defeated in the primaries
they will put up an Independent ticket
IN the general election.
Morris l. Levin, who fled a petition
as an insurgent candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination in the Fifth Munich
pal District in Brooklyn. retired in favor
of Justice Cornelius Ferguson. The lat
ter was turned down by the organiza-
ton after a service of twenty years and
was designated by the Republican or
ganixation.
In the same court district Bernard j.
Becker. who started out as an insurgent,
has retired In favor of John u. Meagher,
the organization candidate.
Wilfred Earl Youker. who has served
in the Assembly for three years, has
filed a declination of his redesignation
for that office by the Republicans In the
Twenty-irst Assembly district in Brook
lyn- He said he could not AFFORD to
make the sacrifice that a return to the
Assembly would involve.
During the last session of the Leg
islature," he said, there waDpractically
no opportunity for me to attend to my
law practice. However. the circuls ton
Of q rumor that might be opposed for
denomination because Of my stand for
prohibition induced me to withhold my
rejection Of the unanimous support
which was voluntarily rendered to me
blythe members of the County Commit
tee of my district until such rumors de-
veloped. as under no circumstances
would run away from a tight"
Last night was the last for filing des-
ignations for the primaries. The com.
mittees on vacancies have until Snidnigh,
on August 19 to male substitutions.