The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-11

~ Il NszNl Nl.K,Aai Hess, ana Il NOlu IS lelb
G-IARlbe- ; ki in the ranks of the
9rsA% NEg Bench and Bar oil
y O>---A-f4-9 Schuylknl which will
be noticeable for many years. 1t was well
| said by 2. NJ. Dunn Esq, who delivered a
! mastery eulogum at the Bar meeting on
Thursday, when he said, Judges are not
made by political parties or political conyen-
| tons. Judge of the type Of him we
mourn is called by the wisdom of the people.
He might have added Judges are born, not
made, by any human power, for it is a fact in
the case of Judge Green that he was a
natural born Judge. All c6ncede that and
that he was studious, courageous and honest
Err, he doubtless did but who there among
all men in positions of trust uud power who
some time in his official career has not erred?
| Not one. Judge Green will be mourned by
the legal fraternity for all time-so well was
he loved and respected His sudden end has
cast gloom over the whole community and
in reviewing his tireless work, and knowing
nothing Of the reward he will receive for it
in the land called the great Unknown. brings
forth the wonder agein-"ls life worth living,
after all.o
| WHO WILL SUCCEED JUDGE GREEN?
Already ambitious members Of this county
Bar and some lawyers, are casting their nets
to catch the appointment to the place made
vacant BY the death Of Judge Green. The
all-a1so, bing question is that which sub
heads this paragraph: Who VIII succeed
Judge Green?
ought, perhaps, drop this subject
with the query, but there are a few
thoughts which ought to be published and
now is the time to do it. Governor Pattison
will be called or very shortly to fill the
vacancy and just how, or with whom, ne will
fill it is a matter Of the greatest importance
not only to the legal fraternity hut to the
people at large The condition of legal busi-
ness in this county and the interests of
litigants and taxpayers are such that a
successor to Judge Green cannot be appointed
any too soon, after the Governor has had time
to look over the ield with view of making
the right selection Ten days time will be
long enough for a man of the sagacity OF the
| Governor to measure all the men who max g
up available timber for the place and it is
hoped he will not delay naming the man
longer than the goth inst. Situated as we
are, with our President Judge physically
unfit to do duty, and only one Judge on the
bench to cope with the mass of work con
stantly accumulating, the demand on the
appointing power for speedy action is very
urgent He should allow no feelings OF sham
| sentiment to hinder or blind him, but he
should buckle on to his sworn duty at as
early an hour as is practicable and give Ms
new Judge, so that the business of our courts
which has been sadly interrupted by the
sickness Of one and the death OF another
may go ON again with tbs regularity aud
precision Of former days.
THE SOONER THE BETTER.
We are progressive people in country,
| state, county, town, township patch and
hamlet, and when good official is called to
his last home, another is soon named to take
his place. So when Justice Lamar died
recently, President Harrison appointed
Judge Jackson to the vacancy within a few
days after the dead jurists funeral and on
the bench of the United States Supreme
Court there are eight others to hear the cases.
When a cabinet officer dies the department
goes into mourning but keeps working along
just tho same, so that the public business is
not delayed or affected Therefore when the
state and volume Of our law business is taken
into consideration, l think, it would be
wise to tll the present vacancy so that the
new official could begin work on Monday, the
Goth inst. Beginning with next Monday for
one week will be Supreme Court week for
this county when it is usual to hold no court
\ here and many of our attorneys will be
absent in Philadelphia. 1t might be a good
| time then for the Governor to feel the pulse
of the lawyers as to proper person to ap.
point, but l imagine he has his own etfeetual
way Of ascertaining who it would be proper
to appoint without asking single member of
our Bar | can also easily imagine how
feeling the pulse of the lawyers might make
him wish the constitution had not imposed
the duty of filling such a vacancy upon him,
because no two of our many legal lights,
each one of whom think he has the most
influence with the Governor, would agree on
the same person and our state executive
would be none the wiser for his pains.
SOME WHO ARE MENTIONED.
OF the ninety resident members Of the Bar,
I hear most prominently mentioned the fol-
lowing either one of whom thinks he is fit
to be Judge and some Of whom really are:
Hon. John W. Ryon, Hon. Charles N. Brumm,
Hon, James b. Reilly, Hon. James Ryon,
Hon. Thomas Il. Walker, R. H. Koch, A. W..