The New York herald., 1922-08-19
COHALAN DECLINES
TO ENTER PRIMARIES
Will Become Independent
Candidate Only il De-
mand Is Strong.
BAR URGED TO FIGHT
Question Is Whether Aspir-
ant Must Bow to Bosses,
Says Wormser.
LEADERS FACE PRESSURE
Both Parties Bring Demand
That Surrogate Be Placed
on Regular Ticket.
LEADERS FACE PRESSURE

JpHl 4. &oIldldA, WHO WdS lieu
down for denomination for Surrogate
by his own party at the behest of
Charles f. Murphy and was not desig-
ated by the Republicans. although
the two bar associations recommended
1t. will not go into the primaries to
contest for either nomination. Whether
he will latcr become an independent
candidate remains to be decided 1t
will depend upon the result of eff
forts to be made with the leaders of
both parties TO reverse their verdict
and upon the strength OF the demand
developed for such an independent
candidacy That was settled yester-
day.
What action may be taken by the
bar associations or by the John p.
Cohalan Non-P Partisan Committee of
Lawyers of the County OF New York.
formed to work for his denomination
and reelection after his Endorsement
by the associations is uncertain.
..Football" of Politics.
George L. Shearer. of 45 Wall street,
chairman. will not be In the city before
Monday. Henry L. Taft, chairman OF
the judiciary committee of the Bar AS
sociation. has been on the Pacific coast
and is not expected in his Office again
before Sept. is. Clarence j. Shearn.
chairman of the judiciary committee of
the County Lawyers Association. will
not be back from Europe before Sept. 2l.
Louis Marshall. who usually acts In Mr..
Shearn's absence, was in the Adiron-
dacks yesterday. He win be in his Office
on Monday.
Leslie j. Tompkins is treasurer Of the
Cohalan committee and the secretaries
are: Gerard ]. Cuoco. James A. Dool-
ing. DaviG L. Goddard and Richard NJ.
Page. On the executive committee are:
Walter F. Carter. George NJ. Clarke,
Martin Conboy. William Nelson Crom-
well. Herman Elisrs, Henry A. Glider
sleeve. George y. Gillespie. Jabsh
Holmes. Charles +. Hughes. Jr, Herbert
r. Limburg. David b. Lackey. Henry
c. Quimhy, Charles r. Tuttle. Emanuel
vandor Moot and !. Maurice Wormser.
or the 500 or more lawyers on the
general committee Is John Burleson
Coleman, brother of Frank J. Coleman,
the Republican designee for the Office.
His wife is the daughter of Justice Will
lam I1uTT, ldInIndfly IldU.
THE turning down of Surrogate Co
halan is the old story Of judicial offices
being made the football Of politics and
1t cannot be condemned too strongly"
said s. Stanwood Menken. a member of
the committee. When a judge has re-
ceived the Endorsement of the bar asso-
Citations he should not be retired 10 pri-
vate life just because he has given
offenses to a political leader"
wormser Demands Action.
In first page editorial the New York
Lao Journal through its editor /.
Maurice Wormser. said yesterday IN
part:
Nominations for judicial office should
be dictated by considerations of profess
sional and judicial fitness. They should
not % determined by the ability OF a
candidate to PROSTATE himself on his
belly In the mire before petty partisan
puppets.
1T is earnestly to be hoped that the
Nonpartisan Committee of Lawyers Of
the County of New York. organized to
secure the denomination and reelection
of Mr.. Surrogate Cohalan. WIN not
abandon its efforts. but will make this
q test case. The committee should
function vigorously. promptly and fear
IeSSly. lrS eHOTlb, II IL SO IunCtfOHS,
viii deserve and should command the
support OF every decent. self respecting
member Of the Bar of New York
county"
xoenig Denies Coleman Plan.
A etory was put in circulation yester-
day 10 the effect that Samuel S. Koenig.
Republican leader, had the declination
of the designation OF Justice Coleman In
his pocket. that the plan was TO file II.
IL sentiment for Surrogate Cohalan was
too strong TO withstand he would be
substituted. IL 1t did not develop John
O'Brien, the Tammany designee.
would be placed on the Republican
ticket.
IT'S ridiculous" declared Mr.. Koenig
at his home in Bradley Beach last night
TT Is the widest kind OF yarn"
Mr.. Kocnig also denied another story
10 the effect that Mr.. Coleman did not
know he was to be designated and might
not accept. Justice Coleman had in
formed him he would be glad to accept
the honor.
According 70 reports. however. WILL
lam Chilvers. leader Of the Fifteenth
Assembly district. where Justice Cole
man lives, did not know he was to be
named, although Mr.. Koenig had talked
II over with other leaders. At the execu-
tive committee meeting Chlvers sug-
gested that Surrogate Cohalan be in
dorsed. Albert J. Berwind, leader OF
the Seventh suggested the name OF John
Neville Boyle. Mr. Koenig then con-
ferred with Chilvers, who Immediately
presented Justice Coleman for the nomi-