The sun., 1919-08-28
INDEPENDENTS WILL
BACK UP NEWBURGER
Anti-Tammany Democrats Al
so Organize to Support
Justice Smith.
OLIVER COMMITTEE HEAD
With Eight Others He Will Or
ganize Campaign in First
Judicial District.

Charles r. Murphy. boss OF Tammsny
HALL was excoriated for refusing to se-
nominate Justice Joseph e. Newburger
u the Supreme Court and Justice Rich
ard H Smith TO the City Court, and
mans were laid to assist In the reelec-
lion Of both jurists at a conference at
,he Hotel Astor yesterday afternoon.
Most OF those present were Independent
Democrats, but some of them have been
active in the Tammany organization
until recently, and a few Republicans
were in the gathering of $50 or 80.
A committee of nine. Of which Daniel
c oliver. formerly Tammany Repre-
sentative in Congress from the Twenty
third district is chairman, was named
10 select n citizens committee of $50
or more TO represent the citizenship of
the First Judicial district The other
members are Nathaniel Phillips, head OF
the League Of Foreign Born Citizens;
John H. Boschen, formerly an Alderman
and president OF the Commonwealth
Savings Bank; John v. Sheridan, for
merly Tammany- Senator from The
Bronx; Joseph P. Edleson. Assistant
District Attorney and for some time
active in Democratic affairs in the
Fourth Assembly District; William T.
from The Bronx Harry A. Schlact. pres
ident Of the East Side Protective As
ISOLATION: p ]. Collins, prominent In
Irish circles, and Miss Bella l.. Cox,
Deputy County Clerk.
Warns of Pronteers.
This meeting Is gathered to deal with
one of those crises in the political life
Of this community said William F.
Schneider. County Clerk. who presided.
(which periodically reminds our cit'zens
that liberty Is the reward of constant
vigilance. All too frequently have the
men who mistake party leadership for
the right to satisfy their greed COM
mitted such grave offences that citizens
Of independent political views have been
forced to enter a campaign in order to
protect their city from political profit
GERS.
These profteers are the chief Tam
many leaders. whose civic pride and
-. patriotism is of microscopic proportions
as compared with their magnified AFRO
rance and their overwhelming contempt
for the public welfare within their
gasp
Mr.. Schneider compared the saying of
Grover Cleveland that "a public office is
a public trust" with the remark of the
leader OF the Tammany organization,
speaking OF Justice Newburger: Hes
had the Job long enough; let him give
some one else a chance" Made drunk
with success In the city in 1917 end the
State in 1918, the speaker said. the
Tammany leaders do not know caution
and have no sense of public decency."
with this brazen defiance OF the ira
dtion for the safeguarding of our
courts" he continued, they have
reached out boldly and thrust aside able
and efficient Judges and put In their
places their own particular favorites. II
Tamnany Hall succeeds in throwing
over Justice Newburger and Justice
Smith next year 1t will turn down per-
haDs a dozen Judges of proved honesty
and service and give their places to in
struments that will advance Tammany's
lnterests-not the public's."
In Offering the resolution for the ap-
continent OF the committee OF nine Mr.
Oliver. who was turned down for re-
nomination by Tammany Hall two years
ago. asserted that when the public con-
science was awakened in any fight there
was no doubt of the result
Every body knows OF the Justice
DAILY Incident" he said. That was de-
cnt compared with this arrogant abuse
q power. 1t never was ordained that
or man. the product OF an East Side
Institution, should tell US who our judges
saould be-"
When man from the East Side
tiEht TO call Mr.. Oliver to task for
what he deemed a sighting remark on
that locality, Mr.. Oliver explained that
lie meant no reflection, but meant the
product OF an East Side saloon.
Mr.. Ellis suggested that a permanent
headquarters for the campaign be Sc
lected and Mr.. Sheridan moved that all
independent organizations be invited To
rln in the movement.
am here to-day to throw Off the
YOKE OF Tammany Hail." said Assistant
District Attorney Edleson, who at one
ume was Deputy Acknowledgement.
II should wear IL any longer l would
be strangled. 1 found could not
.lean up the organization in the Fourth
assembly district from the inside, and
N spite OF the fact that hold n public
once have got out in the open and
purpose driving the organization from
the Fourth Assembly district"
Mr.. Schlact asserted that men like
Charles F. Murphy. who insisted upon
picking judges, were the people who
pred Bolshevism In this country.
VIII Avoid District Politics.
When John F. Cronin, who has left
Iamnany Hall and intends to run
against its selection for the Board of
'''S'l III the clAleenln Assembly DIS
uict' began to talk of his candidacy and
Sehouncs Murphy and Supreme Court
sustice Wagner for Interfering In the
olstrie' Il aroused the wrath Of Benja-
min E. Moore.
1 was going to run for Alderman in
ma td!str ct myself" he said, but de-
Clued mat personal ambition would in
ylre the great. judiciary movement. I
want 10 warn you not to drag local poll
ucs INTO this fight. II Is all wrong.
We have no Intention of taking part
N district politics." said County Clerk
SchheIder I'VE are going to confine the
enorts Of this committee to the reelection
Justice Newburger and SIN TIL"
The chairman called upon Leonard NJ
hallstein Of the Citizens Union, who
as present with Walter T. Arndt, secre-
.dry OF that organization, but he said he
ha1 nothing TO say at tn time
me Citizens Union Is going ahead with
tne organization OF a committee of its
U"h' which will be announced shortly.
~ Is understood that 1t will include
prominent independents Of all boroughs,
and my ndorse the candidates. OF 9TH