New-York tribune., 1920-09-16
Brooklyn Beats
Judiciary Slate
OF Republicans
Only Two Out of Five Cam
didates Backed by Living
sto'n, Organization Lead.
err, Named at Primaries

With the final returns in Tuesdays
primaries revised the outstanding fea-
ture in the judiciary contests is the
severe defeat administered to the Re-
publican organization slate in Brook
lyn, sponsored by Jacob A. Livingston,
chairman of the executive committee
of the Kings County Republican Or
ganization. The accredited Republican
leader Of Brooklyn landed only two of
the candidates he designated out Of
the five chosen.
The jolt given the Livingston forces
in t'.l Judiciary nominations came
after heavier body blow delivered in
the gubernatorial contest when Sen
ator George F. Thompson, whom Liv-
irgston had gone out of his way to
attack, carried the borough over Judge
Miller.
The Democratic organization slate
in the I'd judicial District went
through without much danger threat
ening the regulars. There were eleven
candidates for the five places on the
Supreme Court bench in the Demo-
cratic primaries in the Second District
and fifteen Republican candidates.
Winners in Each Party
The five winners in each party and
the figures that nominated them fol-
low:
Republican-County Judge Norman
ali, 30,l51; Representative John Mac
Crate, 283Sl; Justice Walter II. jay
cox, 24,S29; Selah R. Strong, 24.396.
emocratic-County Judge Burt J..
Humphrey, 43,5O8; Federal Judge Ed
win l.. Garvin. 42,719; Edward w. Nc
Mahon. 4G.946; Justice Townsend Scud-
der, 38,047 Charles J. Druhan, 33,l43
The two men on the Livingston slate
who were nominated were Jaycox and
MacCrate. Justice Jaycox had the sup
port of the Citizens judiciary CON-
inRston organization. The other Re-
pu ublican organization candidates were
Charles B. Law, a particular favorte
of Livingston coming from the latter's
home Assembly District; Frank S.
Cannon jr.. of Richmond, and Walter
S Petit, of Queens.
Regulars Poll Two to One
In the First Judicial District--Man-
haitian and the Bronx-the nine or
ganization designees, including the five
sitting justices who were indorsed by
both parties, Won handily. The regu-
lars polled two to one, and in some
instances three to one. over the three
independent candidates on each ticket.
Four of the sitting justices are Demo-
cras, but they received the full Re-
publican organization vote. Justice
John Ford, independent Republican,
who was also indorsed by the Demo-
Gratis, got the full Tammany argan-
cation vote
District Attorney Edward Swami led
the Democratic ticket. He received
38,837 votes. Justice William P Burr,
former Corporation Counsel, sitting
by appointment by Governor Smith,
ran close second, with 3S,249. Dis
trict Attorney Francis Martin. of the
Bronx, was third. with 1924. The
other successful Democr" candidates
in the Second District rc Justice
Edward J. McGoldrick. Is, sitting by
appointment, and Justices Giegerich,
Guy, Platzek. Er!anger and Ford.
Justice Charles l.. Guy, a Demo
cratic-fusion candidate, headed the
Republican desiCnecs with a vote of
32,569 The five sitting justices in
dorsed by both parties all received as
large, if not larger, votes in the Re-
publican primaries. James OMalley,
formerly Deputy Attorney General;
lsidor Wasservogel, formerly Assistant
District Attorney; Robert McC. Marsh
and Harry X. Davis, the Bronx candi-
date, all straight party desgnees,
buried the three independent contest
ants with big majoritics. The indie
pendents, Ralph v Wechslcr, Morris
S. Schector and Joseph r. Clevenger
were left at the halfmile post.