Evening journal., 1895-11-06
Governor Watson Will Appoint
Him Chancellor.
WHITE FOB ATToREBY-sENBRAL

Robert o White, OF Georgetown, will
succeed Mr.. Nicholson as attorney .
general.
This Is the startling and authoritative
news which comes from Dover, through
Secretary OF State Whlteman, this
morning. IL Is startling oDly in two
particulars. One Is that Robert @
White becomes attorney general and the
other Is that tbs announcement regard
log the attorney gsneralshlp was made
simultaneously with that regarding the
chRncellorship.
Chancellor woloott'a Resignation.
Yesterday afternoon Governor Watson
received the folio wing letter In his official
mail;
DOVER, Del. oct. 20. 1895.
Hon. WILLIAM 7. WATSON,
Acting Governor.
SIR: hereby tender my resignation as
chancellor Of the State Of Delaware, to
take effect on the six'ssRth day Of
November, A. D., 1895.
Truly yours,
j. l. WoLcoTr.
Governors Prompt Acceptanos.
In answer to this Governorl Watson
dispatched the following Communication
! 10 the chancellor.
DOVER. Del. Nov 8, 1895
Hon JANIS l. WoIcorT. Dover. Del.
My DEAR SIR: Your resignation
dated October 20 was duly received. At
your urgent request am constrained to
accept the same
Very truly yours.
w. 4 WATSON,
Acting Governor Of Delaware.
Looking over the Field.
With Chancellor Wo, colts resignation
In hand, Governor Watson was free TO
LOOK over the field aud make his selec
tion for the Office He found three
men In the Geld They were Attorney
General John K Nicholson and Edward
Ridgely, OF Dover, and Hon John II
Rodney, OF this city. his task WAS
difficult one by reason OF the high
starding OF all three men In the party,
aud as members Of the bar
He had previously given the matter
mature thought. friends OF each man
hsviDg as soon as they became fully
convinced Of Chancellor Wolcott's IN
tsntion Of resigning appeared before the
| governor IN behalf Of their favorits, and
after setting forth his fitness, asked
him to make the appointment II had
bsen common report for sevsral days that
Mr.. Nicholson would be the man selected
consequently the governors final con
clusion and announcement dofs not come
In the nature Of a surprise
Another Vacancy Created.
Attorney General Nlcholson's elevation
to the most exalted judicial position in
the state created two other vacancies,
they being the Offices Of attorney
general and deputy attorney general for
the state prosecutor always names his
own deputy.
The candidates who had entered the
race voluntarily or been msntiolsd to
the governor By their friends
were Robert O. White and William
M. Bryce, OF Georgetown; Deputy
Attorney General Branch Il Giles, United
States District Attorney Lewis O Vande
grift, and Peter l.. Cooper, Jr Of this
city. Secretary Of State Whitemsna
name hal also been mentioned, but
without his sanction, and be publicly de
clRred a few days ago. that he was not a
candidate. had not bten one ard would
not be. II Is also fair to state that Mr.
though srms close friends Of his.
I ].
we're very anxious for him 10 make \
stand and did some active work In bis
behalf
Robert G White, William NJ. Boycs,
Branch II Giles and Peter l.
Cooper, Jr, we're, however, candl
dates 10 the full sense OF the term.
They made clean and manly canvasses,
and each had strong support, but Cover
nor Watson could only Hppoint one man,
ana Robert @ White Was bis choice.
Just who will DO Mr. Whites deputy IL
not known Members OF the bar and the
police officials say that they think be will
be some young New Castle attorney
Whether a Wilmington man succesds
GILES or not. It is regarded AS absolutely
essential that the Office be located here
where there is such a mass Of criminal
businesssto look after.
Helped Make the Chancellor.
Branch Giles probably did more to sle
vate Attorney General Nicholson to the
bench than any individual friend, not
eiunting the governor When IL beoam6
public property that Chancellor Wolcott
sonld resign to succeed Hon. George v
Massey as attorney for the PennsyI
vsniR Railroad Company, Mr.. Giles
began q vigorous canvass OF the Mes
Castle county bar in behalf OF his
superior officer Before the frisnds OF
John b Rodney fully compIshendsd the
situation he had fully one-half Of the
New Castle lawyers pledged to ths
Nicholson cause. and 1t was well that hf
took such prompt action, for ths Rodney
and Ridgely men In New Castle and Kent
counties tied up the Kent county bar on
Ridgely and prevented Mr. Nicholson
from getting an endorsement Il
which he was believed to be en-
titled With the bars Of bott
counties tied up. Governor Watson had
TO jump the fence, so to speak, and his
inclinations carried him Ia the Nicholson
direction.
! Assumption of once.
With the November term OF court a
hand and a mass of criminal. business OF
toe docket. tits essential that AttorneJ
General Nicholson and Deputy Attor
ney General Giles serve during
the term and the positive understanding
is that they will do so Mr. White beinI
associated with them In order to becpml
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