St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-01
Legal Opinions on the Merits
of Several Proposed for
the Bench.
Young or Middle-Aged Black
stones Must Be Physically
Endowed.
City Fathers Recommend Is
suing New Bonds to In
sure Progress. !.
Division of Dakota Will Not
Bother a Senate Com ;
mittee. y

Now that the bill authorizing the ap-
pointment of two additional judges tor
the Second judicial district of Mime
sofa has passed the house and is in a
fair way to reach the governor through
the senate, members of the Ramsey
county bar are agitating themselves in
the consideration of which of their num-
Der would be fittest to assume a
judgeship. The general sentiment
seems to be in favor of young
or middie-aged judge in preference to
an old one. The work upon the bench
is hard, and it not only requires
strong, we'll trained legal nina, but
physically vigorous and able man. The
duties imposed are severe and constant,
and members of the profession both
young and old readily express them
selves to the effect that man capable
of doing service under the strains of
the Office must and ought to be man
of cultivated legal mind, broad and lib
erai experience and physically capa-
citated for the position. Some define
their choice as a man over thirty and
under fifty years old. and can
vaSs among a large number
support the idea. A few think that
one might wisely be an elder practi-
toner and the other younger one.
Others, assoeiating politics as a re-
quisite for judicial character. think
that one might be Democrat and the
other Republican. The trend of pro-
feSsiOnal preference can be noted in the
following expressions from members Of
the bar:
Nj. F. Propping-I think c. D. Kerr
and II. f. Stevens would be a wise
choice for the bench.
Otto K. Sauer-John Willis would
make good Judge; also 81. f. Stevens.
We ought to have young judges. If he
is good judge at thirty, he will be an
excellent jurist at forty.
W. II. Mead prefer a young judge.
A man who is right in practice, with
strong mind and able to stand the strain
of official duty rather than man past
his best days, with set ways, feeble
mind and still feebler in body. G. E.
Otis, W. ID. Cornish and W. II. Light
ner are good men.
II. j. Horn. have heard the names
of G. D. Kerr, G. E. Otis, H. F. Stevens,
II. l.. Williams and w. d. Cornish men.
cur in the sentiment in favor of middle
discharge of their duties, and will serve
us in an earnest, able and vigorous man..
her. o.
r. B. Galusal will leave it to the
Bar association. One might be Demo-
crat, the other Republican. Middle
aged judges would be best.
CD. O'Brien-Goy. Merriam will act
in the matter. and | do not doubt that
his choice will be wise one.
Judge O'Gorman--I prefer middle
aged man to an old one.
Thomas OBrien-We ought not to-
PREJUDICE it. yet lam in favor of a young
judge.
Henry G. Wood-A. B. Ovitt and
J. w. Lusk are my choice, and both
would make excellent judges.
George II. Gorman--Ovitt and Lusk.
A. A. E. Boyeson-Kerr and Ovitt.
j. E. Markham-L. M. Villas, j. W.
Lusk or II. I'll. Norton. I think the
practice of not appointing judge I'M
less he is past his prime is mistake.
M. II. Albin-L. NJ. Villas and Mr..
Lusk.
j. F. Davis-Mr. Lusk would make a
good judge, and Mr.. Villas would ad-
minister justice with rare ability.