Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-31
JUDGE WEBB'S LETTER.
Personal Reasons Assigned for the
Refusal of the Supreme
Court Seat.

Madison, Wis, July 24.ISpecial.l-
Judge Webb's letter declining the ap-
pointment of associate chief justice of the
Supreme court reached Gov. Upham late
last evening Its text is as follows:
Grand Rapids, Wis, July 22.-Gov. W. H.
Upham, Executive Office, Madison. Wiscon-
sin-Dear Sir: On the 18th instant l adj
dressed to your excellency letter acknowl-
edging the receipt of your commission bear
ing date he 18th instant appointing me a
justice of the Supreme court to fill the va
cancy resulting from the death of the late
Chlef Justice Orion, and asking, for reasons
thereln stated, few days time in which to
consider and determine the question of its
acceptance. Having meanw nile given the
Subject most thorough and impartial con-
slderation. | am compelled to decline the
great honor so generously rendered me. In
reaching this conclusion I have neither for
gotten nor diSregarded my duty to the
people OF the state, nor my great and lasting
oDllgatlonS to the people Of the north, in
particular, and to many friends elsewhere
IN the state, for their unwavering confidence
ana support at all times freely given; nor
yet my sense Of profound gratitude to your
excellency personally, for the unsolicited
done ne. L have remembered all these. and
considered them fully, but find them over
borne by considerations of personal and
private character important only to myself
and those who hold my first and greatest
obligations, but which are paramount with
me, and command me to decline the prof
many friends In the state who have urged
me to accept the appointment will agree
that am the best judge of what is my duty
under the circumstances, and will concur In
the conclusion reached
Firmly believing that the action here re-
solved upon Will prove to be wiSeSt and best
for all interests involved, and again thank
Ing your eXcellency for the confidence which
your official action in the matter under con-
sideration implies, / have the honor to re.
MAN, very respectfully,
CHARLES NJ. WEBB.
Gov. Upham has made no appointment
yet to the vacancy on the Supreme
court bench, declined by Judge Webb,
and as the governor is attending the exer-
cises at MOnona assembly this afternoon,
it will probably not be made before to-
morrow.
1t is understood that Judge Hastings
OF Green Bay is to be the man.
Col. l.. j. Rusk visited Gov Upham in
the executive Office this morning, presuma>
bly, in the interest of Judge Marshall but
no reason appears for changing yeSter,
days prediction that Judge Hastings will
get the appointment. 1t is further report
ed that it might have gone to Attorney
George q. Greene of Green Bay, but that
he declined the offer owing to the fact
that he has been offered a position with
the railway company at double the salary.
Madison, Wis, July 23.-[Special lit
Is asserted on what is accepted as we'll
founded information that in the event
of Judge Webb's declination of the Su-
preme court judgship, which is now ac-
cepted as probable, Judge S. D. Hast
ings. Jr., of Green Bay, will be appoint
ed TO the vacancy No word from Judge
Webb had been received at the govern
or's office up to a late hour this even
inc,