The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-20
JUDGES CONCEDE 1T.
John =. IkeIIy's Standing al the
Bar JndOubte6.

The ability and learning of John F. Kelly,
the Fusion candidate for attorney general,
has been critissed in certain quarters and
the following testimonials are given to CONTRA
dict this impression.
The judges Of the West Virginia supreme
court composed of Johnson, Raymond Green
and Moore, wrote: Judge John f. Kellys
we'll Known eminent ability as a LAWYER
judge ard iurist is sufficient to guarantee
his con-. ilariCn of our laws which we con-
slider Invaluable and superior to anything we
have ever seen, exhibiting in the annotations
extraordinary learning and discrimination"
Every judge and lawyer in the state wrote
70 the same effect. Gov. Mathews, Of West
Virginia, wrote: Judge Kelly's superior
standing az the bar and his eminent ability
and learning while on the bench, Is evil
cenc5d in his compilation, which is wonder
fully accurate and Indispensable to our
lawyers, courts and people" To the same
effect are letters from Gov. Jackson. Gov.
FIgmIng, Senator Faulkner, Judge Camden,
Judge Hall, Judge BrannOn, Judge A. c.
SNYDER End many others
Chief Justice Waite Of the United States
supreme court wrote: Your brief and
gument on he civil rights law in the Strandar
case is conclusive of the constitutional Ques-
ton. and Places you among the constitutional
JurlSts Of this country. Judge Dillon, the
eminent iurist and law writer, wrote: Your
brief in the Harris case on the question
that corporation is not a constitutional per
son is masterpiece of learning and logic
Judge Cooley, the great constitutional jlrist,
write: Your brief in Woods VS.. WaddeI,
on the question that a divorced woman is not
entitled to alimOny, because not wife, shows
the highest degree of legal learning and
logic and covers an uneXplOred constitutional
question: Judge Dckman, of the supreme
court of Ohio, speaking for the court wro.e:
We have read with pleasure and profit your
learned and exhaustive review of the c9ses
Manufacturing Company vs.. MOrr1sSey and
Railroad Company VS.. Gallagher The au-
thorities are collated by you with rare abil-
ity showing extended research and careful
analysis and discrimination. You have placed
the profession under great obligation to you"
The editor Of the Central Law Journal
wrote: Il send you a copy Of the Irish Law
Times by which you will see your last ar
ticle IS reprinted therein. This is a compli-
ment which foreign journals, with their
preJudices against American affairs rarely
any. ether American law writer"
In 1891 Judge Start, now chief justice of
Minnesota, wrote: Il have examined your
compilation Of the (Minnesota) statutes and
am pleased with the work. Whenever l have
any occasion to examine the entire statute
law upon any question l consult your statutes
and have found them not only a great saw
ing Of time but of material assistance IN
constituting the various and often conflicting
provisions q the session laws, for your work
has carefully cOilated them"
In addition 10 this Judge Kelly is the au-
thor Of a number of law books, among
which are The Contracts of Married Wom-
en-. Code Pleading and Practice" ''Insti-
tutes Of Law" Code Limitations" and was
one Of the law writers for the American
ard English Encyclopedia Of Law" and a
contributor to all the law journals.