The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1895-08-09
Editorial Department.,
a. G. IvEN5, Editor.
JUDGE MINER.

Among The several legal gentlemen
mentioned d. candidates for tbs Supre-
M Bench thls fall, 10 one s.ald5 moro
tayorably before TIE Republican party
and the people than judge james A.
M,nsr, now OF the firm Of Miner & Hiles
Attorneys n! Salt Lake City,
Judge Miner was Ons OK the frst re-
pubicsns who favored division en-
party lines, and together With Hon. Alien
Milsr started tho first Independent re-
publican organization al Ogden, which
led to tha complete organization Of the
republican party In Utah.
III tho recent unpleasantncss, wherein
The democratic party underworld 10 st,ci
the Constitutional Convention b forgery
and BY false AID altered fetur1a In Saa
Pete County. in the Third precinct OF
Salt Lake county and il other countice,
Judge Miner was one OF the active Lad
ing counsel, who by his pergevt ring IL
dustry and ability thwarted tho end.s'
vors Of tbs d inOcratic party ia this stu
pondous fraud UPON the deere rights c,
the people, spending several months OF
his time, without compensation, In their
interests.
Had his advice been followed several I
the gully parties would have been Oh Il
road to, or now Ia the penitertiary.
Judge Miner belongs to the pecplo of
the Territory and by placing him on the
Supreme Bench they will have Judge
who is not only hoUest and capable, but
worthy of the confidence OF the entire
people. He is upright, able aud fair,
and when he left the bench the grand
and petitjurOrs who had served With him
passed highly complimentary resolutions
expressing the high esteem Ia which he
raa he'l by j. III.
TIE Ogden Standard Of August 2, 1894,
speaking OF Judge Mlnor as Judge of
the District Court says;
To-day completes the full term Of of
fee OF lhe Hon, James A. Miner, Associ-
ate Justice OF the Supreme eourt and
JaiEe OF the Fourth Gistric: court at
0sd n, Judge Miner was appointed to
Nhe posltlOn which he has honored by
sPresidont Harrison, apd was cruedarno
10y the Senate on June 2, 1885,. His COM
5SnIEaion dated from Agg, z, 1890. and on
Ithat day he was sworn III 01d eTIir. -.7sn
cd Ito Gii,i5s OF his Sfi32. 1t that .,ms
70 docket ot the Fourth District wss
',r 500 Cases beh, the d to, and tie
attorneys Of The blr asked Judge Miner
II he would make IN extra effort 10 clear
tho calendar. Tnis the Judge kindly
consented to do, and accordingly for a
year and G. half he opened court IN at of
the time at 8 o'clock in the morning,
holding until 6 O'clock In the enYeing
and nancy times night sessions begin
Ing at 1880 o'clock. At the eud Of the
year and half tbs ca.eud4r wss culy
twenty cases behind. a Wo5deIfui record
tor tie amount az woik peiormtd. Since
that inns he has pushed the work as
rapidly IS possible, AID the result Ia that
Mi his faur years term Ct Office
more business has b9en disposed OF han
during the .~tlyo years previous. Tie
fonTt records show hist during his term
icliice there have been tried and dis
osci Of, 1897 ess s. OF these I23 cases
h.'l bse1 app'aeito thoSa reae c0dr
"a If tlsao Judga Me- has been gu.
ifinsd In 1ol cases ard IfY,sse' in
twenty-five. Th.g, fsurcq include
wenty-twO ap. asis dec'd during tho
'oeeat June term of the aulremo court.
1 Mr.. Gl.s'nan, N.yada, woro not