The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-18
Case ELOQUENTIY STATED
Governor Told Why E. n Willard
Should Be Appointed Judge.
REMARKS or EX.JUDGE JESSUP
They Were supplemented by Those Of
Ex'Congressman Amerrnan. T. v.
Powdorly. william COuncll
and OK. Sheriff Stevens.

Probably the most representative, en-
thuslastic and harmonious delegation
that ever journeyed from Scranton on
a political mission left yesterday morn
Ing for Harrisburg. to formally lay be-
fore Governor Hastings the quallfica-
tions and Endorsements of T.. N. WILL
ard. for an appointment to the bench
Of the new Superior court. The delega-
ton included representative lawyers
of both political parties, eminent brsi-
ness men and managers OF great In
dustries, city and county officials and
others creditably conspicuous in the
affairs OF the metropolis Of northeast
ern Pennsylvania and Its environs.
After a pleasant run to Harrisburg
and dinner at the Commonwealth, the
delegation was received at 1.30 o'clock
I'm the afternoon, in the private Office
Of the executives suite of offices In the
new capitol building. Ex-Lieutenant
Governor Watres introduced the visit
ors informally. and afterward called
upon ex-Judge Jessup to state the OBJ
jects of the call. In the address which
followed, the latter eloquently and
forcefully presented Mr.. Wizards
claims, and evidently created a decid-
edly favorable impression.
Need Of Such Appointments.
. He cited the need Of such appoint
ments to the bench Of the new court
as would realize first, the high stand
ard of personal character and qualifi-
cation requisite in judges Of a bench
which. for a great majority Of cases,
must be the supreme bench; second, the
requisite of geographical appropriate
ness and fairness; and, third, the polite
requirement Of acceptability to the peo-
pie.
He claimed for Mr.. Willard pre-emi-
nence in his section as a lawyer and
high distinction as a progressive citi-
zen; special and intimate knowledge of
the intricate technical laws and condi-
tions governing the great iron and coal
industries of northeastern Pennsyl-
vania, now without a representative
on the commemorative higher court ;
and, above all, that liberal sympathy
and broad fellowship with the plain
people which comes from long and ac-
tive practice in the courts.
Judge Jessup then presented letters
Of Endorsement for Mr.. Willard from
Mayor Warwick. Of Philadelphia;
Mayor Connell of Scranton; John G.
Johnson, the celebrated Philadelphia
attorney, and from Hampton L. Carson
and J.. Willis Martin, also of the Phila-
delphia bar; from ex-Chief Justice Pax.
son and ex-Justice Hand, ex-Judges
Harding of Luzerne, Knapp of hacka-
wanna, and Jessup Of Susquehanna;
from Judges Searle of Susquehanna
and Purdy of Wayne; from William
Connell, ex-Lieutenant Governor Wat
res and Representative ]. A. Scranton
of Scranton; and from the following
members Of the state legislatures: Sena-
tors Vaughan, Hardenbergh and Coyle
and Representatives Farr. Connell
Grover. O'Malley, Of Lackawanna
Greiner. Harvey, Reese. jeffrey, Rut'
ledge and Staples, of Luzerne; Under.
wood and Curtis, Of Wayne; Williams
of Carbon; Schwarz, of Monroe; Nil.
lard and Moore, of Susquehanna; Tiff.
any. Of wyoming; Orme, Wyatt, Stuck
Schrink, Shuey and Follweiler, Of
Schuylkill; Kipp. of Pike; Jennings, OF
Sullivan; Kinner, Moore and Newman
of Bradford; Fritz, of Columbia, and
Pascoe, Of Lehigh.
Tho Petition Presented.
In addition, Judge Jessup presented
the petitions Of 105 members Of the
bar, including the three
Judges; Al members of the Bradford
bar, 81 members Of the Columbia bar
10 Of the Susquehanna bar, 10 of the
Monroe bar, IL of the Wyoming bar.
of the Sullivan bar and of the Pike
bar.
AS tending to show the unanimty
of Mr.. Wizards home Endorsement, ex-
Congressman Amerman was intro.
duced as Democrat who could speak
for the Democratic members of the bar
Of Northeastern Pennsylvania; and he
paid q neat and witty tribute to Mr.
willard. Ex-General Master Workman
Powderly. ex-Sheriff Stevens and VIII.
lam Connell also spoke, Mr.. Stevens
with so much feeling that at one point
when narrating some experiences
shared with Comrade Willard during
the war time his voice trembled and
his eyes became suffused with tears.
The governor, in taking the papers,
gave, as was proper, no immediate in
dication of his Intentions; but 1t was
the general belief of those who after
ward conversed with him that the
many friends of our distinguished