The sun., 1919-10-18
SAY JUSTICE HOYER
SLEEPS AT TRIALS
Members Of Bar Disagree on
Refusing to Approve His
Candidacy for Reelection.
MURRAY CALLED TARDY
Woman Is Among Nominees
Endorsed by Committee on
Minor Courts.

The Bar Association has disapproved
the candidates. OF Justice John r. Hoyer
and Thomas e. Murray, Tammany
candidates for reelection to the Munic-
ipal Court This formal action was
taken following the reception Of tho re-
port OF its committee on courts of in
ferior jurisdiction on the candidates
who are running for the Municipal Court
on the Republican. Democratic and So
c'alist tickets.
The report states that the committee
was unable to find information upon
which to base a proper report In regard
to some of the candidates, but most Of
those on the tickets OF the two leading
parties are found to be fitted for the
ofices they seek.
One Socialist is approved. S. John
Block. counsel for the Rand School, who
Is running in the Second district. where
the Republicans and Democrats have
fused against the Socialists.
There are ten Justices to be elected
for the municipal courts In Manhattan
at the coming election.
Accuses Court of Sleeping.
OF Justice John F. Hoyer, who has
served for many years as Justice In the
First district. the report states:
Our investigation convinces us that
he has neither the legal learning nor the
requisite temperament for such a POSI-
ton. We learn that he frequently sleeps
during trials before him-a fact that is
emphasized by many OF the lawyers who
have practised before him. and which in
itself should be sufficient to disqualky
him."
The other Tammany Justice, whose
candidacy Is disapproved Is Justice
Thomas E. Murray of the Third district.
OF him the report says:
Justice Murray was elected to the
District Court OF the city of New York
many years ago and has served since
that time as Judge of the District Court
and of the Municipal Court. There has
been much complaint that he is almost
invariably late in opening court and
usually arrives in court at least one
hour late, thus causing anywhere from
fifty to 200 people to lose one hour OF
valuable time In the early part OF the
day. and his practice is to adjourn court
before the proper work Of the day IL
concluded. These facts alone are, in the
opinion Of the committed. sufficient to
lead to disapprovaL"
In the Sixth district the Bar Associa-
ton took no action on any OF the can
didates for the one place to be filled.
or Justice Solomon Oppenhelmer. the
report Of the committee says:
Although he has served honestly and
conscientiously, he has not displayed
such ability as to warrant his continu-
ing to be Justice Of the Municipal
Court, and this, together with the con-
dition Of his health, prevents the COM
mittee from indorsing his candidacy"
Committee Il Not Unanimous.
no action disappearing the candidacy.
No mention whatever was made of Tim
othy A. Leary, Justice Oppenheimer's
Democratic opponent. Elmer e. Cooley.
member OF the committee, refused to
concur In the remarks made about Jus
tice Oppenheimer. Charles NJ. Cannon.
another member of the committee, re-
fused to concur in the criticisms OF
Justice Hoyer. who. he said. had many
excellent points to commend him.
The candidacy of Miss Bertha Rem
baugh. one OF the three Republican can
didates in the First district. is approved.
The committee finds that she as well
qualified for the position of Justice of
the Municipal Court by education. ex-
perience and training
Others who are approved by the Bar
Association are Justice William F.
Moore and William A. J. Caffrey in
he First district. Justice Benjamin Hoff-
man, Justice Morris Elder and Magis-
trate william Blau. running as fusion
candidates in the Second district: Will
lam Armstrong and Joseph Fl. Hayes.
Republicans, and Justice Thomas f.
Noonan, Democrat, In the Third district :;
Abram Ellenbogen, Republican, and
Theodore H. Ward, Democrat, in the
Fifth district, and Justice John F.
Cowan in the Eighth district.
In addition TO Mr.. Cooley and Mr.
Cannon the members of the committee
are Samson I.achman, chairman; Clar-
ence NJ. Lewis, secretary: Middleton B.
Borland, Henry w. Bean, A. E. Ommen,
Willard II. Ellison and Robert w. B.
Elliott