Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27
FETTERMAN IND0RSED
With Great Unanimity at a Meeting
of the Allegheny Bar.
A COMMITTEE TO VISIT HARRISON.
Boyd Crumrine the Latest Aspirant for
Judge Reeds Shoes.
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE CANVASS

was held yesterday afternoon Tor the pur
pose of indorsing a candidate for Judg,
Reeds place in the United States Distric
Court. 1t was an adjourned meeting from
the one held earlier in the week and wa
largely attended. Major W. B. Negley
presided and s. G. McCandIess filled the
Secretary IS chair.
w: L. Chalfant in as few words as pos
sible presented the name of ex-Judgt
Charles S. Fetterman "as the candidate Of
the Bar of Pittsburg." On motion of A.
H. Clarke the nominations were closed. On
motion of c. A. O'Brien, Judge Fetterman
was nominated on acclamation, after which
Colonel w. D. Moore presented the follow
ing minute, advocating the appointment nj
which was unanimously adopted and or.
dered to be sent to President Harrison:
Formal ction of the Attorneys.
WHEREAS, We have learned that the
present incumbent of the District Court
Judgeship has resigned. we respectfully rep
resent that from our intimate knowledge
of Hon. Charles S. Fetterman, born and
reared among us, we take the liberty OF
recommending to His Excellency, the Presi.
dent, the appointment OF Mr.. Fetterman to
the office of Judge the District Court of the
United States for the Western district OF
Pittsburg.
Many OF us have known him from child.
hood, all of us from personal and probes
sIonal intercourse and have known him only
to respect and honor him. A man whose
life has vindicated his claim to the poses
sion of every quality of temper and manner,
as well as by his works, as by original gifts
and large requirements to seek the position
for which his friends now present him. He
has been long member of this bar, and for
brief term of appointment exercised the
Qflice OF Judge OF the Court of Common
Pleas.
1t is not saying too much to affirm that he
deepened the regard of his earlier friends
and won universal confidence and respect
for his conduct of the cases brought before
him, for the gentleness and kindliness ofhis
manner upon the bench and for the care
Iuliy considered and well-prepared opinions
which he delivered.
We unanimously therefore recommend
him for appointment TO the position which
we seek for him rather than that he seeks,
believing that his conduct in that high po-
sition will justify our recommendation and
honor the administrations; and believing
also that the population and business of
Allegheny county brought annually before
the court entitle Allegheny county to prefer
ence in the appointment.
In pursuance of the above minute we SUBJ
scribe our names to the petition which We
herein respectfully present to His Excel
lency the President of the United States, to
appoint Hon. Charles S. Fetterman to the
Judgeship of the District Court of the
United States for the Western district of
Pennsylvania.
A motion by George Woods prevailed,
providing for committee of seven to con-
vey the action of the meeting, together
with the resolution, to Washington and
present it in person to the President. The
secretary was instructed to prepare a COPY
of the minute suitable for every member of
the bar to sign, for transmission to Wash
adi In
side of an hour from the time the meeting
adjourned over 100 attorneys had signed the
paper provided for them. Last evening
Major Neglev appointed Major A. NJ.
Brown, NJ. A. Woodward. Walter Lyon, S.
c. McCandless, W. c. Moreland, Colonel
w. D. Moore and c. G. Dickey as the COM
mittee to go to Washington.
a Claim for Legal Ability.
The latest aspirant for Judge Reeds
shoes is Boyd Crumrine, of Washington,
the reporter of the Supreme Court. He
announced his candidacy few days ago,
and his friends are very active in pushing
his canvass. A petition was circulated
yesterday among Washington lawyers in his
favor, and every member of the county bar
is expected to sign it. A letter with the
recommendation of his fellow-attorneys will
be sent to the President tomorrow.
Mr.. Crumrine was appointed State re-
porter by Governor Beaver five years ago,
and his term will expire in a few months
His friends claim that if Harrison sticks to
his rule and names the best lawyer, ire
spective of the influence of politicians, that
Crumrine will be the man. As State re-
porter he has issued about 30 volumes of re-
ports, and attorneys admit they are models
The claim is also made that he has con-
siderable literary ability, as the several
histories he has written indicate. He was
District Attorney of Washington county
and served in the army. Those in charge
Of his campaign have written letters TO law
yers all over the State, ard favorable re-
plies are being received.