The sun., 1919-10-22
HUGHES STIRS BIG
NEWBURGER RALLY
Former Governor Shows Evil
of Tammany's Move to Con-
troll Judgeships.
WICKERSHAM ALSO TALKS
Untermyer Big Campaign
Fund Scored at Carnegie
Hall Meeting.

Charles Evans Hughes was thunder
ously applauded last night as he urged the
rejection of Supreme Court Justice
Joseph E. Newburger and City Cour'
Judge Richard II. Smith and vigorously
attacked the candidacy Of Irwin Inter
myer, Tammany's youthful selection.
When MIR. Hughes walked onto the
nIatform of Carnegie Hall in company
with cambridge Colby. George w. WICK
ersham, Martin w. Littleton and ex-Jus'
tice Francis NJ. Scott he was received
with enthusiasm.
When Mr.. Colby introduced him as q
man who had been drafted by one OF
the greatest political parties to lead its
fight for the Presidency" the two thou
sand persons who attended the meeting
arose and applauded long and vigorously
When he told them that the bench
shoupld not Returned into a law schooI toI
the education of young lawyers that II
was necessary for the people OF New forh
to deliver a new declaration OF indepen-
dence that an inexperienced and imma-
ture Judge was the most expensive lux
Jury that the community could be ta8eu
with and that men possessing the lear
lessness, the judicial qualities, the indus
try and fidelity of Justice Newburger
and Judge Smith should be kept on the
bench he was continually interrupted by
spontaneous demonstrations of approval
The audience that attended this meet
ing, which was the first of a series to be
held under the auspices of the Indepen-
dent Non-Partisan judiciary Committee
was made UP for the most part Of the
independent voting class. 1t had none
of the atmosphere of the average ortho-
dox political meeting that Is packed with
persons overrunning with partisan spirit
Colby sIaps at Untermyer.
Mr.. Colby, who presided, made a deep
impression when he pictured Justice
Newburger and his youthful opponent
and when he said that to judge from
Mr.. Untermyer's case the first step IN
rising to the bench was apparently the
selection of a rich father, lone with
twenty millions preferably"
He referred to the whispered confer
ences with the boss which bring such a
nomir alton about; to the subservieni
manner in which the party accepts It
even though it had not been aware o:
young Mr.. Untermyer's existence previ-
ously,. and then the lavish manner In
WHICH the wealthy HIdHCcS lue
sons campaign. There is hardly a lit
tie brave in this city but wears a gold
scarfpin which has been presented to
him by Candidate Untermyer." he said
Thirty thousand dollars for Autographs
three sheet posters and throwaways is
a very small estimate. A $4,000 lunch
con at the Hotel Aston is supposed tc
have cinched the vote OF the women
This Is the modern process, and 1t Is
packed by Sam Untermyer and Tam
many Hall to win against proved merit.
Former Justice Scott said of Justice
Newburgers opponent: 81 accept al
that is said of him by his friends tina,
he is man Of unimpeachable integrity
studious in his habits. and that he has
shown so far as his experience would
permit him that he is capable as a law.
yer to the extent Of drawing or assisting
In the drawing Of some important briefs
I am glad to say. for the honor of my
profession, that there are many young
men In this city of my personal knowl-
edge of just about the same age Of whom
every word of that panegyric can be
equally well said, and yet I have never
heard except now that those qualities
were the qualities which entitled a man
TO aspire to the important and serious
Office of a Justice Of the Supreme
Court"