Evening journal., 1895-11-08
COOPER GETS THE PLUM
Selected for Deputy Attorney
General BY Mr.. White.
THE HONOR WHOLLY UNSOLICITED


Mr.. Cooper Was Not Even a Candidate
and the Tender Came TO Him in the
Nature OF surprise-Reearded. rs An
Admirable appointment.
Attorney General Robert G. White has
selected his deputy and will officially
announce his choice to day or to morrow.
Peter J. Cooper, Jr., Is the man, and the
honor has been accepted.
This comes in the nature of a
surprise, for Mr. Cooper was
not candidate and never dreamed
Of the position beipg rendered
him 1t is understood that Mr. White,
after consulting his friends and looking
over the sid. came TO the conclusion
that Mr. Cooper was the most available
man at the New Castle bar, aud
mads the teoder, which was accepted
yesterday afternoon after several hours
consideration. The candidates for the
place we're still caDvassing for the
support and some OF them did not feel
very good when they learned that the
selection had been made before they quit
their CANVASS
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter called
upon Mr. Cooper this morning and At lxsd
him for a veri6cation Of the rumors He
said that while he could not deny the
tender and acceptance, he PREFER ed that
the announcement be made by Mr.
White
Both new eff cials will assume offiee a
few days after the convening OF the
Courts of General Sessions and Oyer and
Terminer, assisting Messrs Nichol son
and Giles during the earlier stages OF
the session, and getting "broke IN, so
TO speak.
The selection Of Mr.. Cooper is gener-
ally regarded as an admirable one.
The New Deputy Attorney General.
Peter Lowber Cooper, Jr., came from
old Kent county stock, being the third
In direct descent bearing that name.
Peter l. Cooper, the first, his grand
father, WAS prominent member OF the
Constitutional Convention of 1881 which
framed the constitution now in force
Peter l. Csoper, his father, has been a
prominent figure In Kent county politics
for ffty years, having held a number
of offices of trust and honor
Peter l. Cooper, Jr, the subject OF this
sketch, was born on q farm near Willow
Grove In 1864, where he continued to re-
side until 1881. he was educated at
Wyoming Seminary, at Kingston, Pa,
where he met with a painful accident In
his senior year, and was confined to his
home for more than a year, during
which time he prepared himself
for the second year in Boston University.
In the Fall OF 1887, however. he regis
tered under Chancellor james L. Wolcott
for the study Of Law. and during the
next two years studied law and taught
school st Oak Grove Just out Of Dover
In the Summer of 1889 he was appointed
superintendent of public schools for
Kent county by Governor Benjamin I.
Biggs; 10 the Fall Of that year was
admitted to the bar, and when his term
Rs superintendent OF school expired in
the Spring Of 1891, moved to Whining
ton and commenced the practice Of the
law. BE early impressed himself upon
the bar and the community by his
sterling qualities and earnestnsss of
manner. Ia 1892 one year after his
admission, he conducted the defence OF
Miller and others charged with the
murder of Noah Benson, Of Delaware
City, with that signal ability which
marked him at once as one Of the most
prominent Jury lawyers OF ths bar
By reason Of the sudden resignation Of
one OF the members Of the Department
Of Elections few days prior TO the last
election The Was rendered by Governor
Robert J. Reynolds, 3 commission as a
member Of the Department Of
Elections, in which capacity he
made an honest and honorable official but
resigned q short time after the election
At present he enjoys one Of the large ct
law practices Of the ysIng members OF
the bar.