The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-07
THAT JUDGESHIP.
THE LEGAL FRATERNITY Is
GREATLY EXCITED OVER
THE QUESTION
Of Who Will Be the Successful Man
to Succeed Judge Robertson as
Judge in This District.

| All the talk in legal circles yesterday
was still about who was to be selected
| by Governor Culberson to succeed Judge
Robertson. Ihere were as many rumors
going the rounds as the ordinary man has
fingers and toes, but nothing very tangi-
BILE could be gathered from the chaos of
speculation. One fact that was evident,
however, was that Governor Culberson
was somewhat put out by having several
of his friends decline the position. He
offered the appointment to Attorney
Brooks of Georgetown, as was mentioned
! in yesterdays Statesman he would do,
but that gentleman declined the position
with thanks. The governor then offered
the position to Attorney John Parker of
Taylor, who also refused The honor was
also offered to Judge Cochran and Attor-
ney L. w. Gregory of this city, but neither
of these gentlemen wanted it.
As soon as it was learned at Georgetown
that Mr.. Brooks had declined the position
the bar held a meeting in the inter
est of Mr. A. 5. Fisher of that place. A
delegation championing his application
! doomed up in the city yesterday and called
on Governor Culberson, but it is gener-
ally conceded that they are camping on a
cold trail and that Mr.. Fisher has no
showing at all.
If either Mr., Brooks of Georgetown or
Mr.. Parker 6 Taylor had accepted the
position, Judge Morris would have been
promoted to Judge Robertson's place, as
he desired, and his position would have
been filled by a Williamson county man.
As it is, however, Governor Culberson
has decided that he will not grant Judge
Morris request for change but will
! instead appoint another Travis county
man to fill the vacancy and leave Judge
Morris in his present position. During
| the day yesterday the governor was
visited by number of gentlemen cham
Ipioning the cause of their respective
friends. Quite number called in the in
terest of Colonel Tom Sneed of this city
and another batch were advocating the
efficiency of Representative Ward for the
position. 1t was the current report last
afternoon that Governor Culberson had
decided to tender the position to Mr.. A. 5.
Walker, Jr., and as he is a candidate for
the same he will in all probability accept
it if offered the opportunity. A States
man reporter called on the governor last
afternoon and asked him if he had reached
any definite conclusion with reference to
whom Judge Robertson's successor would
be. The governor replied that he would
not be in any haste in announcing his
choice in this matter. That he rather
liked the question of having Wrangies
over judicial appointments. That he had
Just finished the BeXar county one and
he now wanted to daily with the Travis
county one like he would with a sweet
morsel. The governor added, further,
that he might not make any appointment
for this district until he saw how the re-
districting matter was going and by this
means he could avoid knocking some
worthy gentleman out of those vested
rights that the worthy judges and the
equally worthy politicians are so prone
;, to clamor are theirs by the laws of the
universe and man.
While the governor is very reticent
about the whole matter, it is stated on
good authority that a gentleman in very
close touch with the governor is urging
Mr.. A. S. Walkers appointment, and
inasmuch as it is generally conceded that
the gentleman in question was always
acquainted with Governor Cumbersome
cabinet appointments long before they
were made public, it is presumed that
his wish in this matter is the straw that
gives indication in which direction tn,
wind blows.