St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-13
nounced that as a member of the mi
nority it afforded him
GREAT PLEASURE
to second the motion.

GREAT PLEASURE
to second the motion.
81 have known Mr.. Darragh init
mately for some time" said Aid. Mark
ham, land [ desire to say that he will
we'll and faithfully discharge the dut+
les of the office to which he has been
elected, and that he will have my dis
interested support" (Applause.}
Upon the roll call, Edward ]. OAR
ragh was unanimously elected city at
torney.
Upon motion of Assemblyman
Strouse a committee Of three was
then appointed to go and get Mr..
Darragh and escort him TO the council
chamber. Messrs. Robb, Strouse and
Copeland performed this function.
While the committee was absent Mr..
Chamberlain the retiring corporation
attorney, received high tributes,
marked by a sincerity that must have
made them doubly valuable. In re-
Spouse to a vote of thanks, suggested
by Mr.. Strouse, Mr.. Chamberlain made
an exceedingly clever speech. He said:
q thank you for the courtesy you
have just shown me, and the uniform
courtesy you have always extended
to me. My relations with all the city
officers have been pleasant, and my
work, though difficult, has been light
ened by their kindness"
Il congratulate you continued Mr..
Chamberlain, upon having selected
so bright, honorable and reputable
man as Edward J. Darragh for the
office of city attorney. 1t is said that
he is young, but youth is a fault rap
idly overcome Qaughter 1t is badge
of merit to have young blood coursing
through your veins. / bid you, gentle
men, an official farewell" (Applause).
Mr. Chamberlain had no sooner taken
his seat than the newly elected city
attorney entered, escorted by the COM
mittee. Mounting the rostrum, by re-
quest, Mr.. Darragh said:
Gentlemen of the Common Council
I received not without deep sensibility
the intelligence of the honor you have
conferred upon me. It is said that L
am young. The charge is true. 1 wish
to thank you on behalf of the young
men of the community.
PROMISE YOU
aere that I will devote all of my time
and energy to the discharge Of the du
y
have elected me. 1t is my only am
bition that 1 may prove myself as eff
ficient as my predecessor, Mr.. Cham
berlain, and his predecessor, Mr.. Law
Ter" (Applause)
President Parker resigned the chair
to Mr.. Johnson, and paid another trib-
ute to Mr. Chamberlain ability and
efficiency in the legal department. Mr..
Strouse did likewise, and added that
he hoped to see the day when party
politics would be ignored in city affairs.
Oh conclusion Mr.. Strouse expressed
Bis sincere wishes for Mr.. Chamber
.ain's future prosperity. Aid. Mark
Fam brought the session to close by
Aongratulating all for the absence of
--Ancor and for the good feeling which
Ad characterized the meeting.
Then the common council adjourned
IA everybody went away.
Edward ]. Darragh was born at
Paynesville, o., June 20, 1869; moved to
st. Paul in 1884, and the same year en-
tered the college of Notre Dame, Ind,
graduating in 1886. In May, 1888, he
was employed by the street commits
sioner having in charge the district
comprising the Seventh ward until the
month of October, same year, when he
entered the law office of c. d. and
T. D. O'Brien. He was admitted to
the bar Dec 13, 1890. On Jan. 5, 1891, he
was appointed to position as deputy
county clerk in the Office of Hon. r. t.
O'Connor, then clerk of courts of Ram
sey county. He resigned the position
of deputy clerk Oct. l, 1891, and on the
same day opened an office for the prac-
tice of law under the firm name OF
Barnard & Darragh, continuing such
partnership until Feb. l, 1892, when he
entered into partnership with ". P.
Westfall. On Aug. 4, 1894, he was hon
ored by the Democratic party of the
Fourth congressional district of Min
nesota with the unanimous nomina-
ton as their candidate for congress.
He was married in September, 1892, to
the daughter of Francis Agnew, eX-
sheriff of Cook county, Chicago, ILL.,,
and is the father of two children, a
boy and a girl.