The morning call., 1894-06-25
Judge Jackson Temple Is
Simply Silent.
HE WILL SEE HIS FRIENDS.
They Urge Him Not to SCorn a
Possible elf"
AND HE RESPECTS THEIR WISH.
Something About the Man Who
May Be Chosen the Democratic
Nominee for Governor.
AND HE RESPECTS THEIR WISH.

Filling the larger space ID tnlS pollLlcai
view stands the tall and erect figure OF
Judge Jackson Temple.
1t is given out that he has only TO say
that he will accept the Democratic nomi-
nation for the govern orship to receive it.
He is reported as having said Saturday
afternoon In this city that he would not
do so. When he arrived at his home in
Santa Rosa the same evening he found a
stack of notes and kilograms asking him
not TO decide in the matter until This or
that of the Dem ocratic managers had had
an opportunity to talk TO him.
a CALL reporter visited the Judge just
after be- had finished reading these mis-
siVes.
They have been talking about me as
possible candidate for six months back,
but there is nothing to it-nothing will
come of it," said he.
"Why?"
'In the first place. because 1 would not
accept it."
''Do you mean to say that If you were
rendered the nomination without contest or
opposition you would refuse it?"
"Well, [ have been asked By number
of my friends by letter and telegram not
to answer that question. and so will not
say"
The question was put in different form
two or three times, and the answer re-
manned the same: I" My friends have
asked me not to say. and will not"
So after all, the inference goes that if
the nomination comes to Judge Temple in
acceptable form he will accept it. If the
finger now indicating those things that are
TO happen in Democracy does not swerve
before the convention it will be so ten
dered him.
To this situation, then. NJ. NJ. Estee and
Colonel Burns may we'll begin to shape
their ends
If Judge Jackson Temple is the Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor. the Dem
ocratic managers will have demonstrated
that they were not seeking a purely pop
ular" men to place at the head of their
cket-popular as the word goes.
Perhaps few men of any prominence in
the State are so entirely lacking in the ele-
ments of good fellowship. He is cold to
severity.
And yet this man occupies that rare po-
sition Of having the high honor of the
nomination for the Govern orship Of Cali
fornia seek him.
His friends bait the proposition, that it
ne will not be called upon to make any
effort in his own behalf before or after the
convention.
Those who know him best say that this
is condition he would exact, as he is "out
of politics." and it has long been cited as
an inherent characteristic that he ''seeks
no man and no honor"
Perhaps the Democratic managers find
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pecullarity that he has no knowledge OF
the art of shaking hands.
Judge Temple resides in neat aud very
modest story-and-a-half frame house on E
street, Santa Rosa. He has lived in the
} same house since 1870. when he returned
from brief four years residence in San
Francisco, for he came to Santa Rosa
originally upon its establishment as the
county seat OF Sonoma County and place
of great expectations" He was born In
a small place called Heath, near Green
field, Franklin County, Mass.
He passed his early youth in the same
State, near North Adams, and graduated
at Williams College. where Garfield was
educated.
At nearly the age of a he began the
study of law at Newark. n. j., but quit to
take up teaching in Freehold Institute
near the old battlefield Of Monmouth in
New Jersey. His ambition quickly out.
growing this calling he entered Yale's law
school. Not remaining long enough to
graduate he started in 1858, 26 years oI
age. for California.
Coming round by Panama, landing as
"a poor boy." he passed by San Francisco
and brother who had a ranch near Peta.
! i0itn he
fever OF those tim es. in the mines on the
north branch of Feather River.
One summer taught him the belief thai
sudden fortunes were exclusively for 9TH
ers, and he returned to the brother and
the ranch. Then he began to study Law
again and to practice at Petaluma.
In 1855 the young lawyer gravitated ia
, | Santa Rosa, the county seat of Sonoma
and put out a shingle as praclicing at
0 torney. He remained there until 1867
: when he went 10 San Francisco aud be-
D came the law partner of (afterward) Gov
: ernor Haight. In 1870 Governor Haigh
O | appointed him Justice of the Supreme
Y Court, which Office he held for two years
! and until he returned to live at SAINT;
a Rosa.
r When the Seventh judicial district wa
divided and Sonoma County became tn,
x TweDty-seyenth District, Governor Irwin
5 appointed Judge Temple to the distric
O bench. At the following election he wa
/ elected to the office without opposition.
d Judge Temple was a stout opponent o
10 the new constitution in $780, and wrote
e letter which was circulated throughou
d the State ard aroused the bitter opposi
!: tion OF the friends of the new order o
q things.
The new constitution did away with dis
D. tIict judges and crea ted the Superior CouI
D, in its stead. When Judge Temple becam
a a candidate for a Superior judgeship unde
N the constitution which he ha0 so opposed
even his friends said he could not win
that he had d created too many enemies
. and could not ho pc again to be elected [
% any Office And yet he was elected
and by abo Ut the same majority as th
"a constitution had received. At the expir,
tion of his term he was reelected. Befor
- this term expired he was nominated an
% elected Associate Justice of the Suprem
" Court There were three Justices electe
u at the same time. Justice Mcfarland an
is Patterson. Judge Temple received a mi
D. jority OF $4,000 votes. while Judge Pate
! son received. as the next highest. bl
y 10000.
Two years afterward i'll health col
strained Judge Temple TO resign. Whe
90 the resignation of Judge HaYne left
~ vacancy on the commission, the otnt
Judges-all of whom are Republicans
asked Judge Temple to fill IL, and he al
K cepted. and in that position he is seryin
| now.