New-York tribune., 1920-09-14
Fight Centers
On Judiciary
In BROOKLYN
Fifteen Republicans and III
Democrats Are Candidates
for Places ON Tickets
i'm the Primaries To-day
M'Cooey Fails i'm Deal
Leaders Give but Little
Attention to Vote That
Thompson Will Receive

Democratic candidates entered in the
primaries to-day for the five judiciary
nominations for the Supreme Court in
Brooklyn, the contests involved in each
party, particularly among the Repub-
licans, held the center of the political
stage in that borough yesterday. De-
spite the opposition Of Jacob A. Liv-
ingston and other Republican organiza-
tion leaders to the denomination of
Jutices Jacob Aspinall and Lester W.
Clark, both Republicans, they have been
entered in both the Republican and
Democratic primaries by the Non-par-
tisan Committee, headed by former
Judge Cullen, Of the Court of Appeals.
Their supporters are hopeful of land
ing nomination for at least one of
them.
A prominent Republican leader in
Kings said last night that Justice AS
pinall stood good chance of being
nominated. Both he and Justice Clark
are expected to get large number Of
votes in the Republican organization
outside Of the Livingston faction. Some
of the leaders have strongly resented
the action of Mr.. Livingston in giving
out slate from his own Assembly
Aspinall and Clark were omitted.
None of the candidates have been Of
fcially designated by the county Re-
publican organizations, but the various
| Assembly districts have put forward
their favorites. Livingston's designa-
tions from the 22d Assembly District
carry more weight than the others be-
cause Of his position as chairman of
the executive committee of the Kings
County organization.
Republican Fight Predicted
Other Republican leaders, however,
were inclined yesterday to see a fairly
good free-for-all fight among the Re-
publican candidates. They do not lock
for the entire Livingston slate to go
through. The Livingston slate includes
County; William S. Petit of Queens;
Charles B. Law and John MacCrate, of
Kings, and Justice Walter H. Jaycox,
Of Suffolk County. Of these five Justice
Jaycox appears to be q sure winner, as
| Everybody is for him." as one leader
expressed it. The Republican leaders
generally believe that Justice Jaycox
will be the only Republican nominee
outside of Kings County, the other
| four places probably going to Mr.. Law,
MIR. MacCrate and probably Jast,ce
Aspinall and some other Kings County
candidate.
There was report in Brooklyn poll
tical circles yesterday that John H. Nc
| Cooey, Democratic leader in Kings, had
| stood ready to indorse both Justice
Clark and Justice Aspinall, if the Re-
publican organization had indorsed two
Democratic candidates in return. Mr..
McCooey, and other Democratic lead
ers would not discuss the report. The
Republican leaders, however, declared
shat, it would have been folly to have
indorsed any Of the McCooey candi-
dates, as the latter had practically no
chance Of being elected against the Re-
publican nominees. The Republicans
are confident of obtaining all FIVE
places at the general election next No
vember.
The fact that the Cullen non-parti-
sans would make no promise yesterday
TO abide by Che results of to-day's
primaries caused some anxiety among
| the organization men. Rumors were
afioat that the non-partisan committee
intended to run candidates as indie
pendents In the general election if they
failed in the primaries. Meier Stein
brink, who is associated with Judge
Cullen, said that the question of future
activities had not been considered by
the committee.
Committees Work Attacked
Some of the candidates designated bv
their local organizations in various
public speeches have scored the com
mittee, and asked the Cullen group to
make pledge to abide by the result Of
as could be learned yesterday. has been
given.
Republican Chairman Livingston re-
fused yesterday to make any predic-