The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-04-07
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OFFICIAL CITY ANO COUNTY PAPER.
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE.

Owing to the dignity aud Importance
OF the office, and the high character OF
the man, we accord to-day a good deal
OF space 10 remarks upon the death
"I Chief Justice Morrison Il. Waite.
Judge Waite vas the seventh chief
Justice OF the United States. lie was
born III Lyme, Conn, on the 18TH OF
November, 1916. He was the eldest of
Henry Matson Waite, of Connecticut.
lie came of u family which has furn-
ished to the country many men distin-
guished in law and politics. lie IA Il
graduate OF Yale, being graduated i'll
1887, and during his college course Was
" classmate of William Nj. Evarts,
Professor Lyman, Professor Sillimau,
David Il. Coe and Edwards Pierrepont.
lie distinguished himself in many ways
at college and was generally acknowl-
edged to be Il of the leading MEM
bers OF his class. Mr.. Waite and Mr..
Evarts divided the hOnors of their
senior year, the one being president ct
the Brothers Society and the other
president of the Linonian Society,"
positions which were ut that time held
III the highest esteem by college men
A coincidence worthy of note is that
Mr.. Evarts and Mr.. Waite, who were
always intimate friends, both rose TO the
front rank in the legal profession, both
became members of the Geneva con-
ference and both were prominent can
didates for the position OF chief justice.
In 1871 President Grant appointed
him to represent the United States gov
eminent az counsel before the Geneva
SQUIRT of arbitration, at which the Ala
bama claims against Great Britain were
argued. His associates were William
NJ. Eyarts aud Caleb Gushing. In the
onerous duties of this position he lent
able assistance 10 his legal brethren,
and it was largely through the splendid
services no rendered there that the
United States obtained the award OF
Sl5, 900 900.
President Grant, on the goth Of Jan
uary, 1874, nominated Dir. Waite tor
the chief justiceship, to succeed Salmon
z. Chase, who had died on May Z OF
the previous year. The senate had re-
iected two previous nominations OF the
president for this position namely
George IL. Williams and Caleb Cush-
ing, The senate discussed the nomina
ton OF Mr.. Waite for all hour or more,
after which he received All exceedingly
hearty Endorsement. Two days after
ward, on the 31st Of January, 1874, he
was unanimously confirmed for tho
high position by the senate. receiving
the vote of all the senators. present,
sixty three in all.
Alr. Waite was presiding over the
Ohio Constitutional Convention when
the new of his appointment reached him
by telegraph. The intelligence circu.
lated rapidly and the convention began
cheering and clapping hands Justify.
The demonstration was prolonged.
One of the members proposed that II
committee of five should be appointed
10 express the sense OF the convention
Oh the subject. Mr.. Waite ruled the
motion out OF order and the business
proceeded.
Chief Justice Waite took the oath Of
Office on March 4, 1874, II entered
Immediately on his duties.
Mr.. Waite was married to Miss
Amelia T.. Warner, of Lyme, Conn,
on the 2lst OF September, 1910. Both
were members of the Protestant Epis-
oopal church. He had two sons and u
daughter. His wife and daughter ac-
complained him to Geneva in 1871.
The chief justice leaves u widow,
two sons, Edward Il. Waite, a lawyer,
of Toledo; G. G. Waite, of Cincinnati.
president of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
aud Dayton railroad, and a daughter,
Miss Mary Waite.
The estimation in which he was held
will appear from comments regarding
him which are printed on our outside
pages.