The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-14
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who Governor keJnoids Will appoin
to succeed the late Chief Justice Alfre,
z. Robinson. There Is no doubt It i
the desire OF the Governor to make Il
good a selection as he did before. an,
while there Is plenty OF material from
which to select. tho greatest difficult,
Is to find some one that measures ul
! 70 The high standard required In a
man TO I'M this very ..n.nortant posi-
ton that cares to accept IL.
An attorney who can earn from
90. 600 to $4,000 year Is not In haste
to exchange 1t for position where tht
duties and responsibilities are great
and thasalary but $4,000.
There is, however, a movement on
foot to get the General Assembly to
increase the salary of the Chief Justi O
| to 5000 year, and the associate
Judges In proportionate amount. II
1t be true. as has been stated, that
| there Ia now live times the amount oil
business to be transacted by the courts
that there was when Chief Justice
| Comegys was appointed. five thousand
dollars salary now would not be as
much, in proportion. as the office paid
at that time. Delaware has a mum beI
, OF men who are qualified In every way
ton seems to be, 10 the State willing
to pay sufficient money to secure one
OF them2
The one most prominently men.
toned at present for the position is
the Hon. Charles b. Lore, who would
no doubt make an ideal Chief Justice.
He lie In the prime of life, and with his
experience in the courts both as an at
torney and as the attorney general OF
tha StuIa q n m fllxy To H.
place, and there Is no doubt that If tho
matter was left to vote of the attor.
neys OF the three counties, he would
be almost unanimously elected.
Then there is Lewis G. Vandegrift,
who while younger man than MIR.
Lore, is no doubt itted for tho posi-.
ton. He stands high In the profess
sion of his choice, Is dllig ent student
and would make an admirable Chief
Justice.
Judge Grubb's name has also been
mentioned in connection with the po-
sltion, and no ono will gainsay tho
fact that he L. as far as legal ability
Is concerned, fitted for the place but
1t ia question. with his frail consti-
tuition, how long he would be able to
stand the strain of it's many and So
we're duties.
Attorney General Nicholson has
Dtbu spoken o. DuL MS friends say
that he does not desire place on the
bench and would not accept it III it
were rendered to him. 1t Is openly
whispered that his ambition is to I'LL
q place In tho United States Senate.
All the above are Dem ocrats but 1t
is argued by some. even members of
that party, that the Governor should
now, that he has the opportunity, re-
move all susp cion of partisauship
from the judiciary by having at least
ono Republican on the bench. There
are two ways by which this could be
accomplished, ono of which is to APP
point Chief Justice OF that political
com pleSion, n nd the other ia by eleyat.
Ing Associate Judges Cullen or Mar
vel to that position and filling the va
cany with a Republican.
II the Governor should decide to
adopt either of these plans he Will
have no trouble in finding n number
OF men OF that party fully competent
In every respect. There is William G..
Spruance, Il. G.. Bradford, Levi c, Bird,
Benjamin Nieids. Geo. V. Massey, Jas
Pen nowill and several others, either
OF whom are fitted in every respect,
and would make successors to those
who have already held this high posi-
ton and whose decisions are cited as
good law in every part of this country
IL Is however scarcely probable that
the place will be rendered to Repub-
licun.