Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-22
GOVERNOR ELENArf>S JAMES
WILLIE MAN TO BENCH.
IN THE 18TH CIRCUIT
End OF Spirited Thyee-Cornered
Highly Ela;ed Over His Appoint
ment-Byief Sketch OF the Success
ful ASpirant
Madison, June Ii

Madison, June Ii.
GOV. Scoheld Friday evening an
nounced The appointment OF Attorney
Il. +. Dunwiddie OF GAINESVILLE rs
judge OF the 18th circuit 10 I'LL the va
cancy caused by the dea,h OF Judge
John Il. Bennett. Though the APP
polntmeut virtually means lie posi-
lion, Judge Dunwiddie will have 10
stand Tor election next April to fill oul
the unexpired term of Judge Bennett
which ends in 1901. The district in
cludes Rock, Green and Jefferson coun-
ties. The pay is $4,000 year and an
allowance OF $500 for expenses. The
the position has been very spirited for
nearly week past and up to the time
the appointment was announced it was
a close race between Judge DunwiddiS
and County Judge George Grimm OF
Jefferson. Attorney p. j. Clawson
of Monroe was the other candidate
and many of his friends hoped and ,e-
lieved he would be named. The ap-
pointment will give general satisfac-
ticn to the lawyers of the circuit.
Judge Dunwiddies law partner, AS
semblyman w. G. Wheeler, Senator j.
NJ. Whitehead and Attorney o. H.
i'ethers, who composed the committee
appointed by the Rock county bar to
urge the GAINESVILLE mans candidacy,
have been camping in Madison
most OF the week and seeing the gov
ernor at every opportunity. Mr.
Whitehead returned home just a few
minutes before the appointment was
announced, but Messrs. Wheeler and
Fethers remained to hear the welcome
news.
Judge Dunwiddie is graduate of
both the academic and law depart
ments of the Wisconsin university,
from the former with the class OF IA
and from the latter in 10, and was
especially distinguished for his work in
the classics. He was n classmate of
Profs. A. y. Conover and r. G. Dem
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Fay
and Mrs. Thomas Morgan, all
of Madison. Other members of
his class were Attorneys c. w. Bum OF
St Paul, Henry Frawley of Deadwood,
S. d., William Street of Chicago, Mills
Van Wagenen of Globe, Ariz., c. A,
Wilkin of Fairplay. Col, and a dozen
other professional persons practicing
in different parts of the country.
After leaving the university Judge
Dunwiddie taught school several years,
finally some % years ago settling In
GAINESVILLE for the practice of law. His
boyhood home was farm near Brod-
head He is about 81 years old and
has never before held any public Office
of importance, having devoted himself
strictly to his profession. He enjoys a
large practice in southern Wisconsin
where he has wide acquaintance and
is frequently in the supreme court.
Among lawyers he is considered a
painstaking, Woodworking man, thor
oughly up In questions of law and his
friends will look upon his elevation to
the bench as a suitable reward for
faithful devotion to his profession,
For some time he was associated in
the practice of law with Capt. Pliny
Norcross, but is now partner OF AS
semblyman Wheeler. His uncle,
Brooks Dunwiddie, was for years coun-
ty judge OF Green county and retired
only recently on account of his ad-
yanced years. Judge Dunwiddie is
married and has two sons. His wife,
who Is highly cultivated woman, was
a Miss Grey Of Darlington.