New-York tribune., 1919-07-29
Hearst Men Ignored in
Murphy's Ch oice of
Ticket for the Primaries:
Justice Luce Is Renamed
Smith Believed Placated
Wigwam Leader and Gov
ernor Agree ON Slate;
Publisher May Fig ht


services on the bench won the .indorsc
ment of the Republicans and ii the
various bar associations, and named in
his stead Irwin Untermyer, thirty
three-year- old son of Samuel Inter
myer.
Justice Newburger's nominating
petitions, signed by some of The most
prominent Tammany men in the city
are ready for filing. He had no IN
timation from Mr.. Murphy that he was
to be dropped from the slate. The
erasure of his. name from the ticket
:. coupled with the fact that no recog
milton was accorded William K
Hearst in the composition of the
mean that the organization IS out to
punish Hearst for his attacks on Gov
ernor Smith.
1t is understood in Tammany Hall
that Governor Smith on Sunday told
Mr.. Murphy tnat he would not stand
for any straddling-that he, Murphy
would have to choose between him
Smith, or Hearst, and that he was
ready to take the fight into tine
Tammany organization.
Murphy's answer to the demand was
prompt and decisive. He chose the
Governors proffered hand, and the
Governor and the Tammany boss are
ready for battle with the publisher
Slate Agreed Upon
The Tammany slate is as follows:
For President of the Board Of Alder
men, to succeed himself, Robert L.
Moran.
Justices of the Supreme Court-Rob-
Irwin Untermyer, to succeed Joseph E.
Newburger.
urrogate-Senator James A. Foley,
t, succeed Robert L. Fowler.
Judges of the City Court Major
Thomas T. Reilly, formerly of the
165th Infantry; Ex-Assistant District
Attorney Louis Wendell and Joseph NJ.
Callahan, of The Bronx, to succeed
Richard H. Smith, Independent Demo-
crat; Lorenz Zeller and James A. AL
len-the last named being Hearst
man.
Justice Newburger is at the Hotel
Champlain, near Plattsburg, on his
vacation. Abraham Stern, the attor-
ney and long time friend of Justice
Newburger, came down from Platts-
burg on Sunday night and vent to
Tammany Hall yesterday forenoon to
see Charles F. Murphy about the dis
turbing stories in the morning papers
concerning the turning down of Justice
the
conference:
"Mr. Murphy told me Justice New
burger had been on the bench long
enough and that it was time he gave
way to someone else.
Denies Judge Is Too Old
"Up to last Friday there was no op-
position to Justice Newburger. The
morning papers are inerror in saying
that Justice Newburger has only two
years to serve before reaching the
seventy-year age limit Mr.. Newbur-
ger will be sixty-six years old in Sep
tember. If l correctly recall the cir
cumstances, Justice Willard Bartlett
was renominated when he had only one
or two years before reaching the age
limit, and the same thing was true, l
think, Of Justice Gildersleeve. Justice
Newburger is the only one in position
to say whether he will stand as the
Republican candidate to succeed him
self. l don't know why Justice New
burger was not renominated, but have
my own opinion about it."
Under the law judge who has
served twenty-five years on the bench
cial referee on the Recommendation Of
the Appellate Division. 1t is the in
tention of the Tammany people to OBJ
tain such esignation for Justice New
burger unless he should be prevailed
upon by his friends to stay in the race
for the judgeship.
Hearst Man Ignored
Before the Tammany Executive Com
mittee had completed its slate of
county nominees, gossip was rife about
the reported intention Of the leaders
to turn down Justice Newburger and
name Herbert r. Limburg, a prominent
Hearst man, in his place, to mollify
Hearst and lessen MS opposition to
Justice Robert L. Luce. Ever since the
appointment Of Justice Luce by Gov
ernor Smith the Hearst papers have
attacked both the Governor and the
judge.
The answer of Tammany was giver
yesterday in the refusal to recognize
any Hearst man. The fact that Samue
Untermyer at various times has ap
peared as counsel for MIR. Hearst ant
that Mr.. Untermyer's son has beer
chosen to run for the bench is not in
terpreted either In or out of Tammany
Hall as move to placate Hearst
Samuel Untermyer for years, it is said
has been liberal contributor to Tam
many Hall
Pledges Hearst Support
When the news reached L. j. O'Reilly
member of the Board of Water Supply
he issued the following:
i can say for Herbert r. Limburc
VINO is out Of the city on vacation, tha'
ne Will vote for Justice Newburpe1
and support him for reelection il
every way possible on any ticket, part,
or independent.
And can say for William Ran
dolph Hearst, who is out of the cit,
on vacation, that he will vote for Jus
uce Newburger and support him fo
rejection IN every possible way OF
any ticket, party or independent.
The Republicans will stand nat o,
their Endorsement Of Justice Newbur
ger. and his name will go on the Re
publican ticket unless Mr.. Newburge,
objects When Samuel S. Koenig. chair
man Of the Republican County Com
mittee, was asked about the turnins
down of Newburger, he said:
"The Republican Executive Commit
tee decided TO designate Mr.. Justice
Ncwburgcr because ne is an efficient
judge, completing q full term on tho
bench Naturallyf we regret that Tam
many Hall did not see fit 10 recognize
the principle that an efficient judge i.
entitled TO a reelection, regardless o.
party. The Republicans have nt
thought Of changing their designated
ticket TO eliminate Justice Newbur1cr.'
Schneider's Comment
County Clerk William F. Schneider
leader OF the Cleveland Democracy
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