Evening journal., 1897-06-11
THE EQUITY SIDE or 1T
John r. Nicholson Succeeds
Himself as Chancellor.
SPECULATION AS TO THE OTHERS

A REPUBLICAN LAWYER WHO DE-
CLARES THAT NINETY NINE
OUT OF EVERY HUNDRED PER-
SONS FAVOR CHIEF JUSTICE
LoRE-MARvEL's srRENGHTH
INCREASING.
Special Dispatch Evening Journal
Dover, June 11.-Late yesterday af-
ternoon Governor Tunnel announced
the appointment of Hon. John r. Mich
olson to be chancellor OF the state un-
der the new Constitution. Regarding
the rest of the judges he made no
statement from which any definite or
even approximate conclusion can be
reached.
THE NEW CHANCELLOR.
The new chancellor, John Reed Mich
olson, son OF Hon. John "A. and Angel
lea Killen Reed Nicholson, was born in
Dover, May 10, 1S49. He was prepared
for college in the schools at Dover and
| Washington, ID. c., and entered Yale
College in 1866, and graduated in 1870.
The following year he Joined a geologi-
cal expedition in charge OF Professor
o. G. Marsh, Of Yale. In a trip through
the West. While on this trip he was
entered as a law student with Chancel-
lor Daniel NJ Bates. After studying for
awhile he entered the Columbia Col
lege Law School and graduated in 1873,
and was admitted to the New York city
| bar the same year. He practiced in
that city until 1876 when he returned
to Dover and opened his present office
/ In Ipnp 1894 no rua Oh IN Iuo
bella II. Hager, OF Lancaster, Pa, a
great-grand-niece of George Ross, the
signer of the Declaration OF Indepen-
dnce. Mr.. Nicholson was solicitor for
Dover from 1876 to 1884. and since 1884
has been attorney for the Levy Court
OF Kent county. Governor Reynolds
appointed Mr.. Nicholson attorney gen
eral upon the expiration OF the term OF
John Biggs. The office OF chancellor
has life tenure. with a salary OF 49,
600 a year, and an allowance Of 5000 a
year for making reports; also a salary
OF IS a day for every day he sits outside
Of his own county.
Governor Tunnel and ex-Judge
/ Grubb came up from Dover together
last evening. The governor went on to
Philadelphia and the ex-iudge got of
here. Speaking to his friends the ex~
Judge said that the governor. who was
considering the judicial appointments,
asked him to go to Dover to talk them
over, and he did 80.
Regarding the statements made by
the newspapers as TO the governors in
tentions. he said that they were all
/ wrong and that none OF them knew
. what they we're talking about
f.tsr
= his friends are active, With ex- Anibas-
. sador Bayard as their adviser Hls
, chances OF being continued are hourly
growing stronger and brighter in spite
r OF the opposition which has been set up
I against him.
: At noon to-day the impression SEEM
r ed stronger that the governor would
content himself with retiring. Judge
Cullen and leaving the other Demo
cratic judges on the bench.
I "Ninety-nine in every one hundred
! people in this state want Chief Justice
y Lore reappOinted," said a prominent
Z Republican member OF the New Castle
bar to an Evening Journal reporter this
4 morning.
Z Chief Justice Lore and Judge Cullen
: left on the S13 train down the Della
o ware road this morning. There was
y much speculation as 10 whether the
two judges were going to the execu-
ton at Georgetown, or to conference
with the governor at Dover concerning
= lthe appointment OF associate judges.
4 There we're several conversations or
/, I the street to-day as to what title tht
] Judges to be retired would hold. Som,
q contended that so long as the retiring
: judge drew the $500 a year provided
, by the new Constitution, he woulC
= properly be called Judge Smith OF
! Judge Jones. In Pennsylvania It Is ex
Judge Smith. and in New York forme
Judge. In Delaware, where the judi
z ciary has held office for life, It is sai'
that this question has never arisen.
Chancellor Nicholson, who has heel
y sworn in, will hold Court of Chancer!