Evening journal., 1897-06-10
THE HANCELLOR FIRST
1t Will Undoubtedly Be John
r. Nicholson.
THE LAW COURT NEXT WEEK

LY KNOW-ALL SORTS OF Cos
SIP AS TO THE ASSOCIATE JUS
TICES.
All the morning long the question
has been: Have you heard anything
from Dover about the judicial appoint
ments?"
Never perhaps. has there been so
much interest evinced regarding any
action by any governor
Up to noon no one here had heard
anything and nothing definite could be
learned from the executive chamber at
Dover
Governor Tunnel arrived at theI
State House from Lewes yesterday
morning and Immediately proceeded to
his room. He received a number Of
prominent callers ana was closeted
with them for some time.
Among the members Of the bar the
consensus of opinion is that Judge Cul
len, the associate from Sussex, will be
retired, and that the new bench will be
constituted as follows:
Chief Justice-Hon. Charles B. Lore.
of New Castle.
Chancellor-Hon. John r. Nichol-
son. of Kent
Associate Judges-Hon. Ignatius G.
Grubb and Hon William c. Spruance,
of New Castle; Hon. David T. Marvel.
Of Kent, and Hon. Charles f. Richards,
of Sussex.
Should the governor. however, de-
eide 20 elevate Secretary Of State Boyce
to the bench it would entail the retire
ment of Judge Marvel as we'll as Judge
| Cullen, and might result in the ap-
pointment of James Pennewill OF
Kent, as Mr.. Spruance's Republican
associate. But this is regarded as un-
likely
Judge Grubb returned from At
lantic City yesterday. and he and Judge
Marvel held a brief conference at the
Clayton House.
Last evening Governor Tunnel came
to Wilmington, presumably to confer
with prominent members of the bar re
garding the makeup Of the judiciary
Of the state under the new Constitu
ticn. He was reticent as to his pur-
pose and conveyed the impression that
he simply desired to obtain the best
opinion of this county as to the proper
/ appointments to make.
Governor Tunnel was seen at the
Merritt House by an Evening Journal
reporter just before he left for Dover
en- the 11.03 train.
Our state is probably different from
Il Iany in the Union to-day" said the gen
ial executive, "in that she has no court
No reorganization of the bench has YET
been made, and il is probable that the
law bench will not be named this week
but the chancellor will be appointed to-
morrow"
The governor felt much relieved that
the new Constitution had taken from
the executive the clemency and respon-
sibility in capital cases, remarking
however, that Murderer Gordy is in a
bad fix for stay of sentence should any
thing turn up to show his innocence
now that there is no pardoning power
Of the governor, and, as yet, no board
of pardons.
A friend of Governor Tunnel de-
clared to the reporter that no chief ex-
ecutive of Delaware was ever placed in
such a delicate position as he is.
He is brought down to the response
bility OF moulding the future lives OF
six or eight of the most prominent Del
awareans, all his personal friends, anC
for whom he would make great sacri-
fees If he could"
Governor Tunnel left for Dover a.
HOB accompanied by Hugh c. Browne
a Spruance man.
1T will be necessary for the COVER
nor to make immediate appointment q
the chancellor, and chief justice in or
der that writs, restraining orders anG
! other summary proceedings of th'
court may be taken" said one of tn
: prominent members Of the bar thil
morning at present no writs cal
d issue, and the officers at the Cour
House must remain idle for the tim
being. There appears to be no ques
y ton as to these twOappointments. Bot
u Chief Justice Lore and Chancello
u Nicholson will succeed themselves. 81
will Judge Grubb That much is set
tied. but further than that no maj
J. who is not a reader of the minds C
o., governors can go. Some men promi
n nent in the affairs of Kent and SUISSE,
+ counties are clamoring for an equa
|. division Of the six judges among tn
|. three counties. Were the governor 4
;; heed such a demand it would meal
7. that Mr.. Spruance be dropped as pos
e sibility and that both Judge Marvel an
h Judge Cullen be retired to make roor
It for Mr.. Pennewill in Kent and Messr.
is Boyce and Richards in Sussex. IN
Superior Court will meet il
Dover on Monday, and it will re
1t uuire at least three judges to hol
that. / am not disposed to believe tina
the governor will force an adjourn
ment of that court by unnecessaPil
d delaying the appointment Of the assc
l. ciate judges.
le Governor Tunnels whereabouts a;
; ter he reached Wilmington last even
n ing is a matter of conjecture. Som
/ say that he spent the evening confer
D. ring with lawyers relative to the ae
a visibility of calling a special session {
r the General Assembly and to get thei
a sentiments on the composition OF th
i new bench. Others declare that h
went to Delaware avenue station an
thence to Philadelphia to hold cor
R ference with Ambassador Bayard. Ser
4 ator Gray and others about the jud
!, cial appointments. Nobody seems
"a know anything about where he speI
- the night or with whom he conferre'
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