Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
W. ID. M'HUGn TO SUCCEED DuNDy
President Cleveland selects ~ Judge
for the Nebraska District.

President Cleveland Selects u Judge
for the Nebrnsl<a District.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-The president
today appointed and commissioned william
u. M2Iiugh Of Nebraska United States judge
! for the district of Nebraska, and Andrew
| kirkpatrick of Newark United States judge
| for the district of New Jersey.
W. D. McHugh was bern at Galena 10
Davies county, ILL.,, on September TO- 1859
lie attended the common school at Galcna,
and when in the senior class of the High
school in his 18th year he quit school and
after clerking six months in a store, started
TO learn the shoemaker's trade, serving three
years as an apprentice and working for some
years as journeyman sh .emaker. Quitting
his trade he attended the Illinois State Nor
nal school at Normal, and thereafter taught
school in and about Galena. He studied law
at night while teaching, and in October.
1882. was admitted tC the bar of the supreme
court Of Illinois. lie began his practice at
Galena, Joining the firm OF ID. and r. j.
Sheean q McHugh. In the early spring of
1883 he came to Omaha, and in 1889 united
with General John G. Gown in the firm OF
Gown q McHugh, which relationship he has
since maintained.
He has been counsel for many jobbers and
shippers in their controversies with the rail-
roads, and conducted on behalf cf the Com
ii'iNlSl Niuu lltlSdNlun WIFI respect W leans
rates and with respect to the bridge toll
charged by the roads on shipments between
Omaha and Iowa points before the inter-
state commerce commission, which cases
were tried in Omaha and Kansas City and
argued in Washington. The Texas rate case
was recently decided. giving to Omaha sub
stantal advantage, while the bridge case is
undecided and awaiting the return of Com
missioner Clemens.
Among the noted cases in which Mr.. Nc
Hugh was counsel was the case of the United
States National bank against the City Ma
tional bank of Hastings and Richard Lymer,
receiver, in which, for the first time under
the national banking act ii was held that
upon insolvency of a national bank a cred
itor having collateral security could hold his
collateral security, and also receive dividends
on the full amount due upon the claim at the
date of the failure of the insolvent bank.
He is married and has two children.
Mr.. Mci1ugh was one of some twenty appli-
can.s for the vacant judgeship. OF this num-
Der ten were residents of Omaha and the
others were scattered among the outside
cities and towns of the state He will be
the youngest man Gu the federal bench.
Yesterday after the news of the appoint !
ment had reached Omaha, Mr. McIiugh's |
office was the center of interest. His friends. |
regardless OF party, crowded in upon him |
to extend their congratulations and best
wishes. Lawyers. judges and men in other |
walks OF life called.
While the appointment of MIR. McHugh |
was somewhat of a surprise, it was con-
ceded some time age that he had the lead |
over the other candidates, as he had a peti |
tion that was signed by large number of |
the prominent lawyers of this judicial dis
Jrict,
So far as politics are concerned, while Mr.. |
McIIugh has never been considered an often
sive partisan he has always been democrat |
and has been a strong Cleveland man. Dur |
h.. a
Of going off on free silver tangent, he pro
claimed the principles of old time democracy
from the stump and supported the Palmer
Buckner ticket from first to last.