The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-18
JUDGE BOrlE's SUCCESSOR.
Memorial Dispatched to Preside.s
Cleveland Urging His Inms-
diste Appointmens-

Enatter. and 70 make an sfsorf 10 have u.
sueeessor Of The late Chief Justice Rovle
appointed from tbs territory According
y IA purxaance 70 The can Issued al the
ssaday meeting, the bar association was
called 20 order b. President Orange Jscocs.
yesterday Al ,. m, In the cosrs room.
and the ZANE Of Hon Thomas Burke was
brought Up for the honor.
In explanation Of Judge Burke's ean9s-
daey X might Be well 70 state here that the
matter was first presented 20 aim sunday
afternoon A delegation Of attorneys wait-
ed upon him. then. ard proposed il 10 him.
Judge Burke POSITIVELY declined 20 allow
tne use Of his name. and the delegation,
leif without satisfaction. Members Of the
bar then consulted together and eanvassesi
me SITUATION They coald no. unite upon
any ofaer local Democrat, ard of coar~e
came 70 the u141fmoUS conclusion that
President Cleveland would hardly De Ike
y 10 send the name OF good Washington
Republican 10 the senate 50 the name Of
Hon p. l. shsspssein. Of Walls waIla. was
mentioned The Seattle bar, however.
saw = cif.cHlty In the war of Mr. sharp
STEMS nomination, in that, as the new
chief justice must also b. the resident
Judge Of the third judicial district, and II
seleesion were % BE- made from this terri
tory. they would prefer some man who was
this dilemma they concluded 20 repeat the
proposition 70 Judge Burke
motion was therefore presented at
Yesterdays meeting By Col: J. c. Hsines.
fsssdas H iss e0a Ise q sense VICE sf
which was that the Pressdeu:
be Inefnoriaiized 20 iii as soon as possible
the vacancy caused by the death 81 yadge
Boyle, that he select bis successor from the
Third judicial district and that Hon.
Il
the bar OF Seattle No sooner was Judge
Barkes name mentioned than the motion
was carried unanimously. and Ex-Chief
Justice Roger : Greene and Hon II. G.
strive were appointed com
BaIEs whether h a''e hs would d6H os s1ass
the position of IL should be rendered 70
him. The committee lsbored with Mr..
Burke. and as result reported that he
would. II was Understood that Judge
Burke would accept the Office only on con
dition that he he allowed to tender his res
ignation BY March 4, 1854
MEMORIAL TO THE PRESIDENT.
A committee consisting of MessFs. R. :
Greene, C. II. Hauford. and W II. White,
was chosen to draft the memorial TO PYesi-
dent Cleveland aud Attorney General Gar
land. The memorial was presented as fol.
lows, and Immediately wired TO Washing
ton:
To the president OF the United States
aud the honorable ney-yeneral. Wash.
ington. d c: The Seattle Bar Association
respectfully and unanimously recommend
the Immediate appointment OF Hon. ThOs
Burke 10 be chief justice and represent
that immediate sciien is exceedingly inn
portant; that owing to the successive
deaths OF chief justices no judicial bust
ness has been done In the distrist since
last June; that there is great accumula-
ton of business at Seattle, and more than
FtWar~ -.aHa
that the supreme court eouvenes
January 7th, aud owing 70 the
constitution Of the court no business from
the First Second and Fourth districts can be
done without chief justice; that this dis
frict has much admiralty and other bust
ness peculiar to II which can be best dis
pstehed by q resident appOintee: that
Burke has been twice probate judge, twice
Democratic candidate for congress, stands
among the fret as lawyer, as Democrat and
rs citizen. and If appointed he will accept
and enter Immediately on discharge of the
duties of the Office.
President Bar Association
JOHN ARTHUR. Secretary.
WHITES ENDORSEMENT.
This was endorsed by the United states
district attorney. Is follows;
The facts are as above =, forth. Judge
Burke is emineufly qualified to iiil the po-
ton by the supreme court AZ the January
term which cannot otherwise be bad.
W. II. WHITE.
United States Attorney.
SENATORIAL HELP ASKED.
Mr.. white moved that in the event of
Hon. Thomas Burke's nomination by the
president. the president Of the Seattle Bar
Association, Judge Jacobs. Immediately
telegraph TO Senators J. n noiph and J. II.
Mitchell of Oregon to use their influence
TO have his appointment confirmed before
cong -css takes the holiday recess
Wee President Hanford called attention
70 the action of fhe Bar Association sun
day appointing MessfS Ronald aud Levi.
committee 10 escort the remains OF Judge
Boyle 20 Uni0ntown. Penn.. and stated
that loan Of 500 had been secured 20 de
fray expenses of conveying the remains.
aud bad bees banded 10 the escort A.
committee consisting of c. II. Hanford.
Judge John Z. Hoyt and Attorney General
Meicalfe, WAS accordingly appointed to
raise subscriptions "a liquidate the loan
I. : Turner was elected q member Of the
association, which then adjourned
TELEGRAM FROM JUD5E ALLYN.
The following telegram was received
from Judge Allyn OF Tacoma yesterday:
TACOMA. W T.. Dec. IL. IssS TO John
Arthur, J. b. Metealfe and J. C. HaineS, Sc.
attic: Just arrived on DELAYED train. shall
ca operate with YOU in any manner yon
may suggest relative TO Judge Boyle's de-
cease FRANK ALLYN
Secretary Arthur OF the Bar Association