River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-28
JUDICIAL.

The people of Wisconsin having rat
flied the proposed amendment to the
Constitution providing for two addi-
tional Associate Justices of the SUI
preme Court, the Legislature at its
present session has passed an act au-
thori2ing their election. In conform
ity with the provisions of this law the
gentlemen whose names we to-day
place at the head of our editorial col
ums have been nominated for the
positions thus created. Some two
weeks since the Republican and
Democratic State Central Committees
assembled at Madison and mutually
agreed that but one candidate should
be nominated by each party, such
nominations to be made by the COM
mittees respectively in conjunction
with caucus of members of the Leg
islature representing such parties.
Pursuant to such arrangement on
Tuesday evening of last week the Re-
publican State Central Committee met
in caucus with the Republican mem
bers Of the Legislature and Judge
David Taylor, of Fond du Lac, was
nominated as the candidate of the Re-
publican party for Associate Justice.
Judge Taylor is prominent lawyer, to
high degree learned in his profes-
sion, and there is probably no man in
the State so thoroughly familiar with
the Statute laws of Wisconsin as he.
Besides being gifted with judicial
mind he has been favored with I'M
rivalled opportunities for acquiring d
thorough knowledge of our Statutes.
He was appointed by the Governor as
one of the compilerS of the Revised
Statutes of 1858, and in 1871 brought
out what has proven convenient vol
umes for reference known as "Tay-
lor's Statutes, being compilation of
our Statute laws up to that time; in
addition to the above compilations by
Judge Taylor he is a member of the
commission now engaged i'll the revi-
sion of the Statutes whose work is to
| be submitted to the Legislature of 1878
| for action thereon. Thus it will be
seen chat he must of necessity be full
~ conversant with our laws; and be-
ing otherwise fitted for discharge of
those grave responsibilities which an
occupancy of seat upon the Supreme
Bench implies, it must be generally
conceded that the Republican party,
through its representatives. has made
wise choice of its candidate.
TN Wednesday of last week the DEM
ocratie State Central Committee met
in Caucus with the Democratic mem
bers of the State Legislature and pro-
ceeded to carry out the programme
agreed upon by the nomination of a
single Democratic candidate for Asso-
ciate Justice and Judge Harlow s.
Ofton, of Madison, is the gentleman
upon whom such nomination was con-
ferred. Years ago, at an earlier peri
cd of his manhood, Judge orion was
engaged in the ministry, for time re-
sitting in Valparaiso, Indiana, but
abandoning that calling. he thirty years
ago came to Wisconsin where he en-
gagged in the legal profession and has
since been identified with the inter-
ests of this State. lie has filled many
positions of honor and trust, both of a
Judicial and legislative character, in
which he has acquitted himself in an
acceptable manner, and his private
character is above reproaeh. He is
regarded as an able lawyer, and pecu-
Rarly fitted for the station to which
he is soon to be cal = the people.
Though a Democra. ne has not been
conspicuous for tl2..t bitter PARTISAN
ship displayed by many prominent
Democratic attorneys and no candidate
0f that party could have been nomi.
rated who would prove so acceptable
! 90 Republicans generally as viii Har-
low 5. 0rton. 1t is understood that
Judge orion is to be chosen for TIE
full term Of ten years and Judge Tay-
l3.>,. FOR RI a short term af airht wears