The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-11
JUDGE TOD INDORSED
By q Largely Attended Meeting Of the
Houston Bar
FOR JUDGE OF COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS
To Fiji the Place Made Vacant by
the Appointment of Judge Will
linms TO the supreme Bench.

There was a largely attended meeting
Of the Houston bar yesterday morning In
the Fifty-fifth district court room.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
Edgar Watkins, who stated the object to
be the selection and Endorsement OF some
member OF the Houston bar for the va
cancy on the bench of the court of civil
appeals for the First supreme judicial
district OF Texas. at Galveston, occasioned
by the appointment of Judge Williams TO
the supreme court, and further to urge
the appointment of the gentleman SO Sc
lected.
Mr.. w. c. Oliver was selected as the
chairman OF the meeting and r. l.. White
head appointed secretary.
4 resolution was passed after some dis
c,issloh that the members OF the Houston
bar who are present and who participate
In this meeting pledge themselves to sup
port the candidate selected by this meet
Ing.
After ballot upon several candidates,
Judge John G. Tod, receiving the majority
Of all the votes poled, motion was made
by Mr.. i. b. Moody that the Hon. John e..
Tod Judge OF the Eleventh judicial dis
trict of Harris county, be unanimously Sc
lected and Endorsed as the candidate OF the
Houston bar for the appointment TO the
vacancy on the bench OF the court OF civil
appeals for the First supreme judicial dis
trict OF Texas,
This motion was seconded by n. r.
Phelps and carried.
A motion was made by Mr.. Edgar Wat
kins that committee consisting of five
members and the chairman OF the meeting
be appointed to draft proper resolutions
and present Hon John q. rod's candidacy
to the governor OF the State of Texas, and
urge his appointment TO the vacancy on
the bench OF the court OF civil appeals for
the First supreme judicial district OF
Texas Motion seconded and carried.
In obedience to this motion the chairman
appointed the following. Edgar Watkins,
Blake Dupree, Alex Barttlingck, y. &.
Allen and L. B. Parker.
w. c. Oliver was added as chairman OF
the committee.
Upon call OF the roll it was ascer'
tanned that there were over 100 membets
OF the Houston bar present
The committee above named met SUISSE
auently at the office OF w. &. Ollver anu
prepared and forwarded the following lel-
ter to Governor Sayers;
10 His Excellency. Hon. Joseph d. sayers
! Houston. Texas May 10, 1S99.-As
committee representing the Harris county
bar. appointed for this purpose, IT becomes
! our duty as well as our pleasure 10 pre-
sent to your excellency for your eonsldera-
tlon. the name oil John G. Tod, as a man
| in every way worthy and quallhed 20 Ok
appointed by you associate justice OF the
court of civil appeals for the First SUI
preme judicial district of Texas. vice MI
ustice Williams, who goes upon the SUI
preme bench.
| AT one of the most largely attended and
enthusiastic bar meetings ever held In
Harris county, Judge Tod was this morn
! ing unanimously named aa the choice OF
the Harris county bar for the vacant
judgeship in the court OF civil appeals.
native of Fort Bend county Texas
Judge Tod has during his whole life been
identified with the people OF Texas, ana os-
pecially of that section OF the state com
prsng the Flrst judicial district. the
unusual educational advantages whicn were
his In early life tbeing a graduate OF Yale
university have been supplemented by
years of hard work and close study in his
profession. both. while at the bar and OIL
the bench For two terms Judge Tod
served his people as county Judge and re-
tired from this position only TO be elected
district Judge for the Eleventh judicial dis
trlot. which position he has filed with
! credit 10 nlulSNll hAN " wv HhNA4At'N'A''
of the bar and the people for three year:
past. He has for years been an active
member of the State Bar association, and
has always taken prominent part in th(
deliberations and work OF that body, IN;
members of which esteem him MS mar
and respect him as a lawyer No man ever
questioned Judge Tod's integrity. As q
man he has no enemies as judge, he
knows no friends. He Is in the prime Of
life with strong body and mind, an In
dustrious and untrng worker and viii
an unusual capacity for discharGing The
business of court, He will make Z
worthy successor TO the man whose plac,
we ask that you call him to I'LL. He will
reflect credit upon, and be a valuable add
ton and ornament TO, the appellate bench
of our State
Harris county has probably the larges
bar In the State of Texas and she feels
that she has the right to ask for repre-
sentatlon on the appellate bench Appoin
Judge Tod to this position. and by e
doing we confidently assert that you viii
reflect credit upon yourself upon your ad
mlnistratlon, and through him. upon thu
bench and the whole State OF Texas, Yer,
respectfully.
w C. oliver
EDGAR Watkins,
Blake Dupree.
Alex Bartt1ingck,
A. G. Allen.
r. II. Parker.
Committee