The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-16

Gov. Hoadley having received the highest
honors that his state could give hum was
induced TO remove to New York as the
head of a legal firm, which, according TO
The stories lawyers tell, has done business
equal to that which some banks OF con-
siderable capital do. 1t has been corpora
ton business, which is after all that
upon which lawyers must rely who expect
10 reap great peeuuiary rewards. Mr..
Dougherty accepted some retalners IN
criminal eases, and IL is the opinion of
some lawyers that his success nigh. have
been greater had he not done SO. lie left
an estate inventoried al about $50 0oo. and
the belief is that most oil this was accumu-
lated ia his Philadelphia practice.
James Z. Carter, whom many OF the
nblest lawyers regard as the head of the
New York bar, and who although not of
ihe party which now has control of the
Federal administration has been selected
as one of the chief representatives o! the
government IN the Berlng sea arbitration.
has practiced law all has lfe in New York
city. lie Is lawyer and nothing else, ex-
cepting that in his private relations he Is
n most companiousble man, something OF
Wit and yet something of a recluse. The
legal eye of Charles O'Conor, The most
distinguished man of his time at the
American bar. was the first To recognize
Mr.. Carriers ability. When young man
Just beginning practice. Carter did some
things which caused o'Couor 10 predict
tor him exactly Just such a career as he
has had. The young man vas asso-
ciated with the great lawyer. and that
association of itself gave stimulus 10 his
legal impulse. He IA not what is called a
SNOWY man. lie would make no such
casual impression ~ tonkilng did in the
court room, or William NJ. Evarts. or
James 4. Brady aud Prince John Van
buren, He would hardly captivate a
promiscuous throng such as gather in
political assemblies When he addresses
a court he speaks ia the common tone Of
conversation, without gesture, without
rhetoric, aad yet $40 man add resses a court
In New \ ora state 80 whom the Judges
give closer heed. HIS language IS me
purest English. his stuteuees are IS lucid
- the paragraphs IA r Chltts primer, and
il ID luc.dlty and .carnsns which are his
only reliance II making pleading. After
IL stranger has lIsteura 10 hum for Il while
he nuds that Tins man Who - speaking
80 simply. so wholly ..co from rhetorical
trick or "ipr0Nuusrv device, -. after al
saying something that interests and thls
interest - caused by she wonderful. clear
ness with which the thought is expressed.
The most technical and dcicst of lc-al ar
yument IS thus set forth So that child
almost might understand IT, Very feS
mcn At thc tar have plunged SO deoply
into the study az the law as a science, ava
have gone - tag ba k'to its sources IS has
Mr.. Carter. ant these stu!ie>. often pro-
ionceG uii mr!o.cht, have brought 90 b. n
the repute - ll,A &c h1s OF uc4uF. ali
th!ngS considered, perhaps the rro:ouu l.
est lawyer az tie New York bar II $
earnings have not been 81 escAt a. those
a. some other lawyers Who have less
ability than the. tri lie has what ms.
lawyers prize fnoT- % .srly taau great earn
inGs. che repute Sd; ec.uA the leader of the
New York bag s.aCe Mr. EsA.ta' re.I..-
meue
Mr.. Carter Is hsche'o- Like ms very
warm friend ana i-'les~.saai intimate
the late Samuel J. Iaae-. h.s romance
has been fouat - alS .sV books He Is
not 4 cluh nAn. Nobody ever hears .t
hlm NJ these great formal ca:ae-ln.s in
Nes York city where distinguished arr
take conspicuous par Ills amusement &.
couhAea - horseback v@3.9s. Is nan ht
fakes hrs vacation tn the summer BE -au,
10 NO fashionable re>n~t. hG5 seg..tcs ham
SET in some quiet village y here E,> ~-.n
tAtlon has mos preceded h,u. Mr Garter
has stcstfass4y GyS..uc a. po.ttlca. ,esnn
ration. lie i.&s = StUt.C tog tGuSe " t,.' tau,
arpruagA ats8, ami Ae SAYS t-8t Eo ,Fs..
sentence was ever uttered than t3at ,a,
Which ssvz The law is gea-vus u..s
tres~.' IL was greatly crst.he3 aut IS
nasa ~ sCcb simple &a1lt tAaI .C ws
e.ai IL t&pEr~s thSt lay Nhga he oat
selected by tie president for tae o.-'
honor al gcpree~agrHE Ehs EovtrnfHra, 3;
the Ber4uE 500 -r.t.srat-ofl. ig.t2I-v t.ts
CATION. he SlF- ah'ea : itkesy 80 oe "a
important De .3s consequences a. was taa
other famous 1872 uas4 which dctcr-1 rt.
the A.Sbsns eases.
Ex-Judse N4.-a.4 = 9A.p1aa, Who be