Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-04
4 CHIEF JUSTICE!
The House COMMITTEES on Manufac-
lures Examining Members Of the
Standard Oil Trust.
Melville Weston Fuller Of Chicage HON.
mated for Chief Justice Of the
q United Statess ~
fhs Nomination Regard d With Unseunded
- sAtisfaerion By the Leading Men
Il OF Both Parties.

WASHINGTON, April 30.-The President
this evening sent the following nomins-
tion to the Senate: To be Chief Justice
OF the United States, Melville W. Fuller
Of Illinois. The nomination OF Melville
W. Fuller of Chicago as Chief Justice Of
the United States Is regarded here with
unbounded satisfaction by the leading
men Of both parties. Mr.. Fuller is in
every respect fitted to Ill the high office
to which he has been nominated. Mel
vile Weston Fuller was born in Augusts,
Me-, on February IL, 1888. His father
was Frederick A. Fuller, his mother
Catherine Martin, daughter of Chief JUS
tice Nathan West. Melville wac
fitted for college in Augusta
and was graduated at Bowdoin in the
class of 1858, his class mate being E. j..
Phelps, our minister to England. Mr..
Fuller after leaving college began the
study Of law at Bangor after attending
lectures in the law department Of Har.
his profession in Augusta in 1856. While
waiting for clients he acted as editor OF
the Age and won his spurs In journalism.
Feeling that his true field Of work wss
the law and realizing tnsr his native city
did not afford that scope for effort which
he stood in net OF,
NIB. FULLER WENT WEST
and selected Chicago. There he did rot
have to wait long for prsctice. His abil-
ity was speedily recognized and properly
rewarded. For thirty years he has en-
joyed lucrative practice and has won
distinction among the foremost at that
bar. In 1861 he was elected member
Of the state constitutional convention. In
1869 he was chosen to the Legislature,
and, although Democrat running each
time in Republican district. ne was VIC
torious By large msjorities. He was q
delegate to the Democratic national con-
yentions Of 1864, 1872, 1876
and 1880. In 1860 he was Sc
lected by the citizens to deliver
sn address OF welcome to Stephen A.
Douglas. In 1858 Mr.. Fuller married
Celista o. Reynol e, and after her decesse
he married Mary Ellen, daughter of the
distinguished banker, William F. Cool
bsugh. He has eight daughters. In his
practice In the Supreme court Of the
United States Mr.. Fuller has repeatedly
come in contact both as colleague and as
opponent with Messrs. Edmunds, Thur
man, Hosdley, Ingersol and other admit.
teddy great lawyers, and hiss never failed
to hold his OWL against the greatest OF
them. He is familiar with the
decisions of that court and is well
informed in the history OF cur country,
on constitutional questions
Not content with the vast amount OF
nd yrif NH ~ acif IN
It suits from an active practice OF his pro-
fessioD, Mr.. Fuller does an immense
amount Of
MISCELLANEOUS RgLDING
and considerable writing by wsy Of recre-
ation. Hs is an omniverous reader. He
acsulay In his liking for
good novSjEss we'll as in the swiftness
with whfef his memory clings to 1t. Mr..
Ftaasi WS9 dining with some friends al
the Hof0ois Club when found by an
Associated Press reporter. He bad no
lntimation Whatever Of the nomination,
snd was 80 overcome at the announce
ment that for some moments he could
utter nothing more than an exclamation
Of surprise. He requested that he be
not pressed for extended interviews,
saying that he was not In
TO talk on the subject, as the
nomination had come so Unexpectedly
He, however, stated that he would not
decline the nomination.
MIR. Springer said the appointment OF
Mr.. Fuller as Chief Justice was the very
best one that the President could have
made. Mr.. Fuller IS prominent in his
is Of unimpeachable integrity
and his private character lie exemplnrs In
every respect. He is about ffty-four
yesrs of age, is In good health and gives
promise of long and brilliant career on
the bench. He is exceedingly courteous
In his manner, but flrm and unyielding in
nis convictions of right. He is not
partisan, but q Democrat In the
enlarged and better sense, q Democrat
from principle. His appointment will
give great satisfaction to the people OF
Illinois and the northwest without regard
10 party, and to the entire country as
soon as his character and great abilities
ire known.
Senator Cullom ssid: 81 have known
dr. Fuller for twenty Eve years or more.
lie is scholar and is possessed OF more
han ordinary literary sttsinments. I.e-
ard him as an excellent lswyer, and am
ure he will make en- excellent Chief
ustice."
Mr.. Fuller was not an applicant and |
as not been In Washington since the |
cath CT Chief Justice Waite.