The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05

Gu lar local questions that come up from Cali
fornia he can steer the court right.
j. {. Campbell have known the Judge
for ID years, and in that time have had fine
chance TO study him in every way. Since he
has been judge l have had a great deal of
business before him. have found him active,
painstaking and upright as q Judge. / have
no hesitancy in saying that think he will fill
the Dill ana that he will serve with credit 10
himself and honor TO the State. You can see
that This is the opinion of the bar. Read the
speeches. made by leading lawyers at the BAN
quet gwen him when he was appointed Attor-
ney-Genefal. They were not of course, re-
ported very fully in the newspapers. but 1
remember very distinctly that the best lawy ers
III this city, all honorat le members of the Bar
Association, SAID that McKenna was an able
ana upright judge,
Judge j. Il. Suilivar-Judge McKenna is
a conscientious able and careful lawyer. He is
thoroughly honest, which is bestof all. II does
not require mere technical lawyer fer that
exalted position, but all honest man of some
depth and knowledge of general PRINCIPLES. I
think Judge Mckenna il fully qualified TO
discharge the duties in an able way.
Thoma, j. Bergin-I believe Judge Nc
kenna's abilities are up 10 the average OF the
members of the Supreme Court. He himself
would not estimate himself as one of the
most profound of living jurists, but it is not
worker, a student, IN honest man and good
lawyer. That is enough.
Ex-United States District Attorney
Charles A. Garter-He is an honest man
and l think he has as much ability es the
Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court OF the
United States.
George w. Towle-I have taken no inter-
est in the contest, as 1t does not concern me
personally, but | think Mr.. McKenna is much
prigh ter mau than he IS generally given the
credit OF being. ] can see no reason or ex-
cuse for the framing of this protest
A. n. Drown was at one time involved
in litigation before Mr.. McKenna which was
decided against me. and under suen circum-
stances 1 prefer 10 say nothing about the
matter.
Henry Il. Highton-I think the vacancy
caused by Judge Fields resignation should be
filled by the ablest available lawyer in the
United States, who has not been an active
politician, ard whose leanings are Demo-
cratic. | do not think Judge McKennn should
be appointed. His personal character l be-
lieYe to be very good. 1t is possible that he
may have undiscosed capacity for the posi-
ton. But do not consider that he has so far
exhibited the qualifications essential to
station than which there is none more ex-
allied, and which should command the great
est ability, the deepest learning. the widest
experience and the Hottest reput6ti, in the
United States Amidst the many projected
invaSlons OF the eonstitution-such, for in
stance, as the annexation of Hawaii-the dis
trust OF the judiciary by the people is growing
intense, and there is no more ominous sign of
the times. II President Mckinley is wise, in
my opinion, the place OF Judge Field VIII be
filled by the ablest and most uneXceptonable
man who can be found, and not by a gentle
man who has certainly not shown any special
fitness flor the position, and whose anteced-
ents have been largely political.