Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-22

Newlin Gawthrop, who SUPERINTENDENT
the work OF construction; Park Ensi,
neer Theodore A. Leisen, who attended
to grading and laying out the grounds.
NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
william Michael Byrnr, a Regular Repub-
iicau, Named by President Mckinley to
smcceed 4. q. vandeIrirt, kesisned.
William Michael Byrne, u prominent
Regular Republican, was today week,
appointed United States District At
torney for Delaware by President Nc
Kinley, vico Lewis G. Vandegrift, re-
signed.
For some time it has been a foregone
conclusion that Mr. Byrne would |
| receive The appointment, as he had the |
support of Col. II. A. du Point and was
the only candidate prominently men
| toned in the ranks of the Regulars
after Hugh G. Browne was appointed
| postmaster. For a short time prior to
tho appointments of Mr.. Browne he
and Mr.. Byrne wero candidates for
| the district attorneyship, the general
| impression at tho time being that either
w. S. Quigley or Washington HASTINGS
would be appointed postmaster. But
there was such controversy between
the friends of Messrs. Hastings and
Quieley as TO who should have the
/ coveted plum that neither received it
and it was given to Mr.. Browne, who,
it was thought at the time, was slated
for the district attorneyship After he
became postmaster the only obstacle
to Mr. Byrne's appointment to the
Office of district attorney was removed
and it was regarded as only question
of time as to when he should receive
his commission.
! The term of Lewis C. Vandegrift ex
PRED about year ago. but as the
Dover hank cases were on and Mr..
Nandesrift was the only person familiar
with them, the administration deemed
J it wise to continue him in office to
t prosecute them. All have now been
disposed of except the case against
Senator Kenney, and as he has been
! tried twice and the Jury has disagreed
each time, there will, it is thought, be
: no retrial. With the bank cases prac-
tically out of the way the only other
. important government matter in the
: hands of the district attorney was the
:. fishhouse litigation, and it is in such
Y shape that il can be turned over to Mr..
h Vandegrifts successor. and it is under
9 stood that he has been making an effort
J, for some time to be relieved of the
IT Office
a Mr. Vandegrift covered himself with
l. glory in the performance of his dutiei
g as district attorney and made a recorc
d of which he may we'll be proud.
1T After the election of Congressman
le Hoifecker the Union Republican,
'g thought there might be ray of hope
"a and Walter HI. Hayes and II. H. Ward
n both of this city, we're mentioned TO
Or the position. During the past few
q. | ,,,a,,+hs, uor,na Knnrvioc Roun1a
Q, Republican, also doomed up as posi-
D. bility. He secured the endorsement 0
in portion of the Regular element j
I'D this city and for time it looked as
ng be was formidable opponent of MI
dis Byrne, but Col du Pont remained fir
We in the support of Mr.. Byrne, whic
practically settled the matter ar
demonstrated that Congressman Ho
fecker was not the dispenser of Federi
patronage, at least so far as the distri'
attorneyship was concerned.
" SKETCH OF MR.. BYRNE.
liz William Michael Byrne, son
" Michael Byrne, founder of the Chri
IN tiana Window Glass Co. of this cit
he WAS born in 1865, at Quinton, Sale
Az county. New Jersey, and received
:" early education in the public schoc
there. He afterwards studied at Mou
ST. Mary's College, at EmmetSbur
les Md, and finished his collegiate cour
one under the Jesuit Fathers at Georgetoy
in University, Washington, receiving t
nil degree of Bachelor of Arts. in 1876
A. Registering as a law student wi
Ter. Messrs Bradford and Vandegrift
400. this city, he entered the law school
act the University of Pennsylvania, a
In was graduated as Bachelor of Laws
end 1889. He was admitted to the bar
hen Delaware in 1890. After a few years
ON, practice MIR. Byrne became associat
lary with his preceptors, under the ii
The name of Bradford, Vandegrift u Byr
which relation continued until
ared appointment of the Hon. Edward
fket Bradford rs Federal judge for De
,lor, ware. He has taken prominent p
heir as speaker for the Republicans
ows their various campaigns, and ,
,ond among those who labored to unite
lair Republican party in the last c
lice. gressioual contest in Delaware, vi
lari- all the Republicans united on sir
; in candidate, who was elected.
iette Mr.. Byrne is n member and regt
, the attendant at ST. Peters Pro- Cathed
tair- He is member of the Whining
back Whist Club, the Delaware Histor
and Society, the board of managers of
sew. Wilmington Free Library, and
with Knights of Columbus.