Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-07-11
Madison, July 9.


urged by his ,any friends throughout
the state anC lrticularly by the law
yerS of the y leyenth circuit, over
which he preSides. Senator Thomas
B. Mills, Of Superior, has visited Prai-
RE du Chen and GAINESVILLE, spent
parts of two days in Madison, and yes
terday went to Milwaukee, all this
presumably in the interest of JUcge
Marshall.
''Of course we Of the eleventh cir
cult are for Marshall to a man." said
Mr.. Mills yesterday. 1--WE believe he
is entitled to the place and everyone
knows that he is eminently fitted to
occupy a seat on the supreme bench.
There will be no fight-no dickering
or Wire-pulling; in straight forward
and dignified manner the friends of
Judge Marshall propose to present his
be duly recognized"
EX-Assemblyman G. F. Osborn of
Darlington, a leading lawyer Of the
fifth circuit, spent Sunday in Madison.
He said that Judge ClementSOn GER
tainly would have the endorsement of
every lawyer in his circuit. He init
mated, however, that there would
probably be no concerted action in
his behalf and that the judge is not a
candidate in the sense of striving for
the appointment
Friends of Judge William Z. Lyon,
late chief justice of the supreme court,
who is now in California with his
children, are mentioning his name in
connection with the vacancy. The
older members of the state bar and
those who have been in public life a
long time would as a rule be pleased
to see the respected jurist once more
on the supreme bench. One gray
haired lawyer said yesterday that it
would be a graceful compliment to
Judge Lyon to appoint him to fill out
the remaining three years of the late
Judge OrtOn'S term and then he can
withdraw if he desires and a younger
man be elected. There is no difference
of opinion regarding Judge Lyons
eminent legal qualifications and his
vigor of intellect to serve again. Judge
Lyon originally came from Racine
county, as did Gov. Upham, and people
from that county are famous for the
way in which they favor one another.
There is always an especially tender
spot in the heart of a Racine man for
preSOnS who are or ever have been
citizens of that county. This was
pretty well shown when the governor
put Clarence Snyder on the board of
control. Snyder, to be sure, resides in
Ashland now but he halls from Racine
just the same There was much Op-
position to his appointment, but the
Racine spirit saved him. And this
same spirit is to be feared by the
"other fellows" Both Charles Quarles
and John 7. Fish, of Milwaukee, are
old Racine friends of the governor,
both are good lawyers and both are
being mentioned" And it will be
recalled that it was ]. V. Quarles, a
brother of Charles, whose speech was
a powerful factor in carrying the re-
publican convention for Upham.
1t is rumored that ex-senator John
G.. SpOoner may be appointed to fill
the vacancy. He is very close to the
have the place if he wants it. How
ever. it is hardly probable that the eX-
senator would accept it owing to the
combining nature of its duties and also
on account of the small salary, $4,000
per year, which is probably not much
more than One-tenth of what he makes
practicing. Secretary of State CasSOn
said yesterday that while he was I'M
der Gen. J. NJ. Rusk when the latter
was secretary of agriculture, Harrison
wanted to appoint ex-senator SpOOner
to the supreme bench of the United
States, but he would not accept. Col
CaSson said that Gen. RuSk told him
of the matter while they were in
Washington. The fact that Madison
has one justice in the person of Judge
Pinney will naturally operate great
~ to the disadvantage of any other
Madison man.
Bank Examiner E. l. Kidd stated
that Judge ClementsOn's friends will
use their influence for his appointment.
He said the judge would not be a can
didate for the appointment in the
common sense of the word, but would
accept it if it is rendered him without
solicitation on his part.
Judge Webb of the governors home
circuit will have quite good backing,
but both he and Judge ClementSon
have been recently defeated at the
polls for seat on the supreme bench
and 4 feeling seems to prevail to some
extent that they have had their chance
and lost it.
George c. Green" such was the
emphatic reply of one of the most en-
inent lawyers in Wisconsin to the
question who among all the attor-
neys in the state is best fitted for the
place." The Green Bay man is tue
lawyer who aided ex-senator SpoOner
and Col. Geo. W. Bird to win the ia
nous gerrymander suits; and he ac-
cordingly stands very high with re-
publican politicians-as high perhaps
as he does at the bar in the estimation
of lawyers.
Il wouldn't wonder if the old man
would take Il hand in behalf of Judge
Burrell of the Oshkosh circuit" re-
marked an attorney eminent at the
Wisconsin bar The 'old man. al
luded to so irreverently is of course
Sawyer. This same law
yer however. while perhaps not favor
ing Judge Marshall at all, never