New-York tribune., 1921-10-12
L ails
T0Receive Bar
Endorsement
Associations G m mittee
Says He Is Not Now Fit,
ted for Place ON Bench
of the Genera! Sessions
Other Candidates Favored
Justice Morris's Candidacy
for Reelection to Bronx
Municipal Court Opposed

All candidates for the judiciary. from
the Court of General Sessions to the
Court of Appeals, with the exception of
Magistrate Francis X Mancuso. Demo
cratic candidate for the Court OF Gen
eral Sessions, we're indorscd last night
by the Association of the Bar of the
City of New York.
Acting on the report Of their commit
tee on Courts of Inferior Jurisdiction.
the association disapproved of the can
didacy OF Municipal Court Justice Viii
liam Z. Morris, renominated on the
Democratic ticket, in the I'd District of
the Bronx. The association indorsed
his opponent, Owen S. M. Tierney, Re
publican candidate, but took no action
on the Socialist candidate, Jacob Bern
stein.
The bar association did not adopt
resolution of disapprova Of the can
didacy of Magistrate Mancuso, but
simply failed to indorse him.
The report of the judiciary commit
tee on Magistrate Mancuso, read in
part:
Committee Report on Mancuso
"He seems to be a man of excellent
character, OF whom it may be reason
ably hoped and expected that his career
will prove useful and creditable one
But, after most careful stigation
and protracted onsideration, your com
clusion that Magistrate Mancuso has
o. n st cd
capacity for so important an Office as
that of Judge Of the Court Of General
Sessions, and for that reason it is
unable. at this time, to recommend
that his candidacy be indorsed by the
association"
The resolution of disapproval of the
candidacy Of Justice Morris was based
on & report which said that "his tenn
peramcnt as shown during his incumb-
ency, demonstrates his unhtness for
judicial othces.'
The committee indorsed the renom-
nation of Judge Joseph II. Mulqueen
for the Court of General Sessions and
Judge Morris Koenig and Judge AL
fred J. Talley, now sitting BY appoint
ment, as judges of tine Court of Cen
eral Sessions, as we'll as John H. lse-
lin, candidate for q judgship in that
court.
City Court Candidates Indorscd
By resolution the association ap-
prove and indorsed the nomination Of
William A. Chorosh, William ]. Viii
lard and Justice Louis A. Nalente for
Office of Justice of the City Court.
In reference to their Endorsement of
Judge Talley, Democratic candidate
the committee reported: He is a
man of unquestioned probity, of char
acter and his term upon the Courts of
General Sessions has shown that he
possesses judicial qualification in &
marked degree"
The committees report on Judge Null
queen said:
"It seems to be generally conceded
that during the later years of his term
there mas been no ground for Just
criticism of his judicial action. and
that he has shown himself to be an
impartial efficient and hardworking
Judge"
In reference to their Endorsement Of
the denomination of Justice Edward B.
La Netrs, Democrat, for city court, the
association recommends that, an view
Of his long and satisfactory and judicial
service the electors of the County Of
New York support and vote for him on
q non n-partisan basis, irrespective of
political affiliations"