Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-06
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE.

Morrison X. Waite is native of Con-
pectlcut. He is now in his 5Stb wear
Mr. Waite was class-mate and intimate
friend of the Hon. VIM. M:Evarts and
Judge Pierpoint in the Yale class of '37
and is the son of the Hon. Henry NJ
Waite, a former Supreme Judge of Con-
necticut. He has mingled but very little
in politics. devoting himself exclusively
to the law. While never in any sense a
PARTISAN, his political opinions have al
ways been decided and well known to all.
Originally Henry Clay Wing, he acted
with the Wing party until its dissolution.
when he joined the Republican party
and has since been thoroughly in accord
with it in all points. His father for a
number OF years was Chief Justice of
Connecticut, and it was with him that
the present nominee studied law.
Iu 1883 he moved to Maumee CITY
Ohio, and began practice. Though a
young man, he took n prominent posi-
ton at the bar. After the removal Of the
county seat to Toledo, he changed his
residence to that place, and as attorney.
took charge of the commercial interests
which were then developing at that point,
He has always been known as man of
uucompromising integrity, and many of
the most difficult commercial cases that
have arisen in Toledo have been settled
10y simple reference to him-his word
receiving the sanction of law by both
parties. His practice, both there and in
surrounding counties. was for years very
large. Mr. Waite is Thoroughbred law
yer, has always refused to enter political
life, and has never consented, except
when assured by his constituents that
they desired the sacrifice on his part as n
personal favor.
During the late rebellion Mr. Waite
supported Mr.. Lncoln's policy rather
than that Of the extreme abohtionis.s.
In 1919 he was elected by the Wings to
the general assembly of Ohio, although
the district was strongly Democratic. In
1867 there was strong dissatisfaction with
the regular Republican nominee for con-
gress, James M. Ashley; and at last Mr..
Waite was induced, much against his
wishes, to accept an independent nomin-
alton. Although he received the enor-
nous majority Of 1900 in the city of
Toledo, he was defeated. Mr.. Ashley
carrying the outlying counties. Mr.
Woo oiecu 10 TAKE the
field again against Mr.. Ashley, but inyar-
iably declined, as his lucrative law prac-
tice would suffer by such neglect of it.
In 1868 Mr.. Ashley was defeated by a
bolt of the Republicans to the Demo-
Gratis.
In 1864 Mr.. Waite was rendered a seat
ia the Ohio Supreme Court, but declined
it. In 1871 President Grant appointed
him as one of the representatives of the
United States at the Geneva Board of
Arbitration.
Upon his return from the Geneva con.
gress he was welcomed home with grand
and spontaneous ovation, in which citi.
zens of both parties Joined. In 1868 he
was announced by both parties as one oi
the delegates from Lucus county to the
Constitutional Convention, and unani-
mously elected. Upon the organization
OF that body he was elected President.
During the last campaign he delivered
two or three speeches in support of the
policy of the Republican party. Mr..
Waite is in moderate circumstances, own
ing property valued at about 500, 900,
though the large income he has enioyed
for years from his law practice would
have made him very wealthy had he sc
desired.