Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-31
HIS NEW HAVEN FRIENDS.

A DIstfnsuished Southerner Who
MayBecome Member of Cleveland,s
Observation-Disclosures OF Dinner
Parties Given in His Honor Here by |
New Haveners in Recent Years.
President-eleot Cleveland may appoint as |
attorney general Professor J. R. Tucker of |
Virginia, 80 say many leading democratic |
authorities. At any rate Mr.. fuckers
name is much mentioned among those Mr..
Cleveland has in mind for the appoint
ment. Mr.. Tucker is q very genial gentle
man, 80 all who know him say, and he has
many personal friends in New Haven. He
delivered the Grafton at the Yale law school
commencement q few years ago. It was
much spoken of at the time as q mastery
effort, one of the best In years. Nh. Tuck
or, at the time, WAS the guest of ex-Oon-
gresham Colin NJ. Ingersoll. He and Gen
/ erA Ingersoll were warm friends and
kindred spirits. General Ingersol1 formed
the acquaintance of Professor Tucker when
they were in congress together, and the
professor gladly availed himself of the
opportunity to recall old associations in
days of auld lang syne at the
national capital. Professor Tucker was
General Ingersolls guest for week, and
| the Ingersoll home on Trumbull street was
| the scene of a delightful dinner given by
| the general in honor of his distinguished
friend from Virginia, at which were pres
ent many notable men, among them Will
lam NJ. Evarts, the late Chief Justice
| Waite, the late President Noah Porter of
Yale and dozen others of more or less
national renown. General Ingersou took
his guest on drives about the city and its
environs, and the late ex-Mayor John B.
Robertson, who was also personally ao-
| quainted with Professor Tucker, and at
whose pleasant home on Temple street
Professor fuckers daughter had some
time before made delightful visit, also
took Professor Tucker on drives here
abouts. Professor Tucker was also during
his stay here the center of at
traction and interest at a dinner
given in his honor at the Townsend resi-
dence on Townsend avenue by Hon. James
| M. Townsend, whose son, James M. Town
send, jr., one of the most prominent and
successful of the younger members of the
New York bar, ia related in marriage to
one of the former distinguished professors
| of Washington and Lee college, his wife
being the daughter of this professor, while
one of her brothers is a professor In the
same university, and another brother is its
treasurer. At this dinner there were pres
ent many legal and literary lights, and
other distinguished men. Among them
were William NJ. Evarts, the late Chief
Justice Waite, President Dwight of Yale,
the late DR.. Levi Ives, the late George
Fl. Watrous, the late ex-Mayor John
B. Robertson, the late ex Congressman
Charles L. Mitchell, the late John S.
Beach, Ex-Governor Charles R. Ingersoll,
ex- Congressman Colin NJ. Ingsrsoll, Rev.
DR.. Burdette Hart of Yale's corporation,
Henry D. White, Donald G.. Mitchell and
numerous others: A very pleasant time
was enjoyed By all and north and south
fraternized in fine shape.
Mr.. Tucker ia gentleman of command
ing presence aud is born orator, ready
and gifted in speech, on all occasions
prompt to meet the situation, whether le-
gal debate in the pathetic line or in the
happy after dinner speech, and at the din
ners given In his honor here his star shone
with brilliancy and he contributed not a
| little to the happiness and intellectual en-
joyment A few points further about his
career are as follows:
Mr.. Tucker was born in Winchester,
Va, December "a, 1928. He received a
classical education and was graduated
from the university of Virginia in 1S43.
Mr.. Tucker then took up the study of law,
was admitted to the bar in 1916, and prac-
| ttcSd at Lexington. be was msde presl-
Dental elector in 1852 and 1855; in 1857
he was elected attorney general of the
state, and was reelected to the same Office
in 1859 and 1858; but, by the issue of the
rebellion, he vas deposed from Office
shortly afterwards.
In 1870 Mr.. Tucker was elected professor
of law and equity in Washington college
NOW Washington and Lee university,
Lexington, Ky; and without making him
eelf candidate was elected the democratic
representative from Virginia to the Forty
fourth congress, receiving 10,70S votes
against 5,707 votes for johnson, the indie
pendent candidate. Mr.. Tucker was af-
forwards reelected to the Forty fifth con-
Rress, receiving 16,425 votes against H.
1877 votes for George A Burch, serving
from December 6, 1875.
Governor Mckinney of Virginia In an
interview in regard to Virginia's chances
for representation in Mr.. Cleveland's cabi
net, urgently favors the appointment of
Mr.. Tucker, who, he thinks, will make an
admirable attorney general. Besides being
man well versed in the laws of the coun-
try Mr.. Tucker is admired by everyone as
a statesman, lawyer and gentleman.