The herald., 1893-11-07
BOTH RESPECT AND BUSINESS,
The Resolutions Adopted by
the Supervisors.
Suitable Action Taken Regarding
the Death Of Judge Wade.
Tho Governor Asked Not to Appoint
Another Judge as the County Now
Has Plenty to Transact All
Business.

vacancy upon the superior court bench
OF this county caused by the death OF
Judge W. T.. Wade.
In accordance with this idea, the
board during the day passed the follow
ing resolutions:
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Whereas, 1t has pleased the Supreme
Jndge of all mankind by the hand OF
death to remove from this earth the
Hon. William p. Wade, one of the SUI
perior judges of this county; therefore,
Resolved, BY the board of supervisors
OF the county OF Los Angeles. in the
state O. California, that we deplore the
lose OF this learned jurist and distin-
guiehed public servant; and be it fur
ther
Resolved, That q copy of these resou-
tions be engros.ed and forwarded to his
widow, in whose loss we greatly sympa-
thjze; and further
Resolved, That in honor OF his MEM
ory the court house flag be displayed at
half maet until after the funeral, and
that the bench OF department No. 3,
made vacant by his untimely death, be
draped in mourning for the next 30
daye.
RESOLUTION OF BUSINESS.
On motion of Supervisor Hay the fol-
lowing was adopted:
Whereas, BY the death OF Hon. VIM.
p. Wade vacancy has occurred on the
bench OF the superior court OF this coun-
ty; and
Whereas, We believe it to have been
demonstrated during tine illness Of
Judges Wade, Smith and Clark that the
business OF the said superior court can
be easily transacted; therefore,
Resolved, That his excellency, H. H..
Markham, governor of the state, be re-
quested not to fill the vacancy thus oc-
casioned by the death of Judge Wade,
and that copy OF this resolution be i'm
mediately forwarded to the governor and
to the Bar association OF this county,
asking them to refrain from any nomi-
nation TO FIJI said vacancy.
This last resolution OF the board was
commented upon very generally during
the day, and was regarded as a singular
outgiving in face of the constitution,
which provides that the governor 'shall''
appoint Judge OF the superior court in
ouch a vacancy as has occurred.
1t was learned in conversation with a
gentleman who is conversant with the
inside workings of the supervisors that
they knew they could not accom-
plish anything by such reso-
luton, but desired to voice
theiH feelings in the matter. They
know that there has been considerable
talk to the effect that there have been
too many judges, and desired in this
way to signify their own opinion upon
lhe subject.
TUE pApta kcTrQN
A meeting wEs held Yesterday after.
noon at 2 O'Clock in Judge Van Dykes
court room Of members of the Los Auge-
les bar to take action upon the death oi
Judge Wade of the superior court.
: 1t was very largely attended. Seldom.
If ever, have so many lawyers attended
any Of the meetings held heretofore.
1t was called to order by Mr.. Lee and
Judge Walter Van Dyke was chosen
chairman and S. C.,Hubbell secretary.
Judge Van Dyke briefly announced
the object OF the meeting to be to take
action to show respect to the deceased.
Henry O'Melveny moved the appoint
ment of committee to prepare suit
able memorial, which committee should
also select six pallbearers from mem
bers 0! the bar.
The motion was agreed to and the
committee as appointed was composed
of Judge w. II. Clark, ]. S. Chapman,
Charles Monroe. III. W. O'Melveny, J..
L. Murphey and Judge Van Dyke.
A motion was made that when the
meeting adjourn 1t be until Monday
morning to hear the report of the
memorial committee.
Up to this time the proceedings had
been as formal as could be imagined.
But r. II. F. Variel could not avoid
giving utterance to the thoughts regard.
ing his friend, the deceased Judge, and
broke down parliamentary obstructions
to say in graceful, beautiful language
what he thought of him.
He prefaced his remarks by alluding
to the fact that when the meeting as
Bembled Monday morning those present
would have resumed the cares of life,
and he thought now was the time for
ali to have a'chance who wished to cay
word about the true hearted man who
had passed away.
He eaid Judge Wade was cast in a
manly mould. He was one who en-
deared himself not so much to the crowd
as to those with whom he was brought
in contact, and they recognized his
qualities.
1t had been his pleasure to have been
associated with him in social way for
two or three years past. Judge Wade
had been an ardent angler, and it was
In this pursuit that he had grown to be
fond of his simple and gentle qualities
OF manhood. To know what true and
sincere convictions he had and how kind
ank warm hearted he wac.
His early life had been one continual
struggle. He had not college training,
but he had higher and nobler training
that developed character.
Speaking for himself he had feeling
OF personal loss in the death of Judge
Wade. His sickness had shown him
patient and accomplishing, meeting his
fate with the bravery of true manhood.
Az be himself said shortly before his
death he felt as If he had been rolling
down along hill and was very near the
bottom.
On the bench he was above every
1ocial, political or other influence, and
WAS an honorable Judge. When the
ermine descended on his shoulders it
touched nothing not as white as itself.
But 1t was face to face with nature
that he was at his best, and then it was
ehat the speaker felt that he was man
upon whose like he would never look
(. again.
What his religious convictions were
4 he did not know, but in all his express
sions he always spoke for the best and
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