Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-16

and honor by men Of all shades OF
political opinion. His ability and in
tegrity are universally acknowledged.
Judge Temple will poll the full
strength OF his party vote, and get be-
sides the votes Of many opponsnts.
He fills the short term, to be occa-
stoned by the contemplated retire
nent OF Justice Ross, who resigns 70
devote his time TO the practice OF ms
profession. Justice Ross went into
office January hrst, 1888, and there
will be eight years Of his term re-
naming January first, 1887, at which
time Judge Temple will succeed him,
for Of course Temple will be elected.
Having nominated Judge Temple,
of Massachusetts,, the delegates
pa sed over into Connecticut and
took one Of her bright young sons,
]. F. Sullivan, TO sit by Temples
side. Judge Sullivan is a young
man, II being only thirty-six sum
mers since he first saw the light in
his early home in the land Of steady
habits" Born in New England, Sui
Ivan is Of western growth. While
he was a mere child his parents re-
moved with him to Nevada City,
California. In 1861 the family re-
moved to San Francisco, and in 1870
young Sullivan, upon being gradual
ed from college, entered the law Of
fee OF Winans Il Belknap, where he
read law for four years and was then
admitted TO the bar. As early as
1917 he was elected Judge in San
francisco, while under 30 years OF
age. He has worn the judicial err
mine ever since, and he has kept 1t
spotless. Although one OF the
youngest Judges in the country, he
has tried some very important cases,
and his decisions are greatly respect
ed by heads OH older shoulders. One
thing hs has esta blished beyond any
question: that is his entire independ-
ence OF character, his lack OF fear or
favor for the rich and powerful. He
is as uncompromising in his dealings
with vagabond crime, that roams the
country round, penniless because
idle from choice. On many of these
guilty of outrages on women he has
visited the full vengeance of the law.
Last, but by no means least, the
choice OF the convention fell upon
Byron Waters, Of San Bernardino.
Judge Waters is native OF Georgia,
being born in Cherokee county of that
State in 1849. He came TO California
twenty years ago when only fifteen
years old. Judge Waters is a self
made man, and the very opposite OF
being spoiled in the making. He
we'll illustrates the quality of Ameri-
can blood and the great possibilities
placed before young men under the
free institutions OF the country. The
boy went to work on one of the big
ranches OF twenty years back, at
small salary. At the same time he
began the study Of the law under the
direction of Judge Route of San Ber-
nardino. In 1871 the young man was
admitted to practice and was soon
recognized as an able lawyer. At
the age oftwenty-eight he was chosen
TO represent his Assembly District in
the State legislature in the session Of
1S77-187s. He was elected dele
gate.at-large to the Constitutional Con.
vention and ran thirty-five hundred
votes above the next highest on
either ticket. In 1872 Judge Waters
married, and is now surrounded by a
very interesting young family at his
home in San Bernardino. He is only
thirty-seven years old-in the very
prime of life, full of mental and ply
steal activity. Southern California
gave the State, perhaps the ablest
Judge on her supreme bench in the
person OF Justice f. M. Ross, who is
about to retire. In Byron Waters