The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20
CHIEF JUSTICE BURKE.
The Appointment Promptly Made
by the President.
The news Received With Pleasure
BIZ the seattle Bar-sPeedy
Confirmation Urged.

m G. YESTERDAY sfterDooD, o. the preki-
IN. uonaiusiiou II Hon. Thomss Burke
osssa,tle fer chief justice Of Washington
Tsri,ory was pleasant surprise to the
sest.ie har. and not lawyer in the city
mi seemed well satisfied with The prompt
.es.euof President Cleveland IN response
~ the seIegrspbie appeal II the Seattle
lar last Monday.
cal &C. Haines as soon ss he saw the
.,u,j.tin rushed 70 the telephone aud
,sps up Burke & Halter. Hello. Is that
Eu,keg,' se called. Judge Burke came e
~ paone. Hello. chief jnsiIceF' spoke
cal HAines. The judge was surprised
but took II for granted, since II came from
coi Halues, and soon he vas handed q
plerrsn informing him Of Ais appoint
nent.
Clerk OF Courts W. z. Ledgerwood and
Assistant United States Attorney Mundsy
broggft bin second telegram eorrobo-
rating the first
Jndge Burke received the news modest.
". and was Of course a Little surprised. II
am very much gratifed at the unanfmou.
action OF the seattle bar he said, '-sl
though am naturally surprised 10 learn ol
ne presidents speedy response I'm ths
Affirmative. ! accept the honor with some
tImidity, for know what the responsible,
ties Of the Office are. They viii be quite
new 10 me, having never been In stieh d
rosifion, except that was probate Judge
but that IL nothing in comparison with
this Office Such a large amount of busi.
ness has accumulated and there il more
business anyhow In this district, the
third judicial than in the whole state OF
Vermont. / shall do my best, II my ap
pointment + confirmed, but do n st knee,
70 remain IN the Office after March. !
Numerous visitors offered him their con,
gfaiulaiions during the afternoon.
AsKfSe FOR CONFIRMATION.
Chairman c. II. Hanford. OF the terri.
orIal Republican committee, about D. IN
sent the following telegram.
To senators J. n. DOlph and J II. Mitch
ell, Washington. ID. c.: The people regard
the appointment Of Judge Burke %
b. chief justice as noD-partisan. aud earn
esily hope for confirmation b. the senate
in time for him 10 preside over the SUI
prene court January.
c. II. HAxFoRB.
Chairman Republican Territorial Com.
NEED OF IMMEDIATE Ac1IoS.
The following dispatch was also sent By
the Seattle Bar Association
Hon. J. \. Dolph and Hon. J. II. Mitchell,
U. !. senate. Washington, u. c.: The
Seattle Bar Association unanimously re.
quests that you viii secure confirmation oi
Hon. Thomas Burke as chief justice i'm
mediaiely. 80 thnf he can attend the
supreme court opening January Z. Please
see Bar Association dispatch to President
Cleveland and Attorney General Garland
showing urgent need Of immediate action,
ORANGE JAeoBs, President.
joins ARTauR. Secretary.
The Seattle Bar Association viii meet a.
soon a. the news Of the senate's eoDfrma.
ton is rec lived 10 take further seton, and
will probably range for little ovation
10 Judge Bdrke when lie qualities.
BUSINESS MEMS rEurios
when the news % his appointment wa:
received the following petition To the
president was being circulated by the
business men;
SEATTLE. ". T., Dec ~. 1855.
TO Grover Cleveland, president OF the
United states; We. the undersigned. rep
ressnuug the business interests OF the
Third judicial district. wholly irrespective
OF party affiliations. respectfully call youi
attention a. the urgent necessity that 81
iats Tor the Immediate appointment ~ Z
successor 70 the late latneHicd chief Jus
you consider iavorably the name Of Judg,
Thomas Burke, unanimously recommended
for The position by he bar associations OF
Seattle aud Port Townsend. We heliev,
that the appointment 81 Judge Burke
would give entire satisfaction 20 the PEG
pie % tbs trffliorJ. and thai, IL appointed
ne Womb fairly aud with marked ability
diachare fs. duties Of this inpOffaui
OF
Geoge ". Hsui., president First Ma
tionai bapA SEATTLE.
u. y Briggs tsshisr Dexter Horton &
Co. bAnkcrs
Daley. Gaizast, president Puget Sound
National Bank
Angus Maekutosa. president Merchants
National Bank.
II l.. lesler
Lowiuan & lianfoFd Stationery aud Print
ing Company.
r. z Ferry. yiee.pfesldeui Puget sount
National Bank
Leigh : J. Hunt. president Guarante,
LOsn & Trust COMPANY
Sctwahacher Bros q CO.. Wholesale mer
chants
Toklas, sIngorman & Co. Wholesale mer
chants
G Davies & Co. booksellers aud station
ers,
stewart 4 Holmes Drug Co.
Gordon Hardware Co
Mutual Building aud Loan society
Seattle Hardware Co.
W. =. bord & Co, dry goods.
Bailey Gaisert, president Chamber o
Commerce
George b Affair, president seattle Roart
OF Trade
". T. Artburs. manager H. 6 Dun & Co
commercial agency.
Joha lAary,
Since tie above dispatch was prepared
the u1wS 81 your appointment l. received
We send this tudois enept 81 louf chUlre
90 be- used If you think deslrab,s, in socur
ing speedy confirmation by the senate.