The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-09
KELLY ENDORSED
FOR JUDCESHlP
BAR IN FAVOR OF MINORITY
REPRESENTATION.
At the Meeting Of the Members Of
the Lackawanna Bar Yesterday
Morning a Resolution Was Adopt
ed Requesting the Governor to
Appoint q Democrat, and Follow
ing This the Bar Declared Hon.
John p. Kelly Its Choice for the
Appointment.

viously made, the Lackawanna bar
yesterday declared Hon. John =. Kelly
to be its choice for additional law
judge, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Judge +. w. Gunster.
A resolution offered by ex-Judge L.
n. Willard was first adopted setting
forth that it was the sense of the bar
that a Democrat should he appointed,
and on motion of eX-Judge w. II.
Jessup the secret ballot was taken to
secure an expression of the bar that
would indicate to tho governor its
sentiment as to the proper Democrat
to fill the place. The vote was: Hon.
John p Kelly, 96; George s. Horn, Z;
S. Il. Price, Is, and ]. w. Carpenter, 1.
A resolution offered by Major T. f.
Penman committing the bar to the
policy that no opposition should be
offered to well behaved, competent
judge seeking reelection was defeated,
but later a resolution offered by Hon.
G. p. O'Malley was adopted pledging
the bar to the precedent of minority
representation established by the pres
ent instance.
The attendance at the meeting was
so unusually large that it was neces-
sary to adjourn it from the library. for
which place it was originally called,
to the more spacious and conveniently
appointed superior court room. Even
this room was not large enough to
accommodate the attendance. many
being required to stand during the
whole hour and ten minutes the meet
ing was in progress. though there were
none present save members Of the bar
and newspaper men.
JUDGE wILLARD'S RESOLUTION.
After announcing the purpose of the
| meeting as contained in the call issued
| by eX-Supreme Court Justice Alfred
Hand, eX-Superior Court Judge T.. N
Willard and eX-Judge w. II. Jessup
the chairman of the Bar association
James II. TOrrey, called for sugges-
tions as to the method of procedure
whereupon ex-Judge Willard, with u
few perfunctory remarks, presented
the following resolution, with motion
for it's adoption:
| Whereas. BY the death of Judge Fred
| crick w. GunSter a vacancy exists on the
| bench of this county, and
| Whereas. The two judges now upon the
bench are both Republicans in politics
| and
Whereas. BY the fundamental law, mi
| nority representation on the bench |.
| recognized as just and right.
Resolved, That it is the sense of thi'
| meeting of the bar of Lackawanna couN
| ty that member of the bar and a Dem
ocrat in politics. should be appointed b,
| the governor of this commonwealth L
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu
tions be forwarded to Governor William
| ~. Stone.
Richard Holman Holgate was the
first to take the floor. He was agains
the resolution. The Democrats haC
had various opportunities Of establish
ing this graceful precedent, he said
but had religiously failed to take ad
vantage Of it. The matter of
non-partisan judiciary was, at al
events, 4 fiction, he argued. He move,
to lay the resolution on the table.
John B. Ceilings was likewise "agin'
1t. There Is no such thing" he de
clared, las a non-partlsan judiciary
Even If you do inject a Democratic
judge into the makeup of the bencl
you don't make 1t partisan. Yo,
only vary the partisarship. You hav
two Republican judges and one Demo
cratic judge"
MIR. COLLINGS' IDEA.
Mr.. Ceilings, as a Democrat did no
want the Bar association or any lik
body to dictate the nomination tina
the Democrats would he called upon t
make in the course Of a year. lie
Governor Stone appoint Republica
and next year we Democrats will lin
up for some man who will defeat hin
| NJ thnt oil ho ~
judicial timber In the Republican
ranks has been exhausted. Is it a
incorporated in Judges Archibald an
Edwards? AS Democrat and par
tisan Democrat, don't want a Demo
crat to be appointed judge ny the gov
ernor. Beware Of the gift-bearin
Greeks.
1--WE have honest and capable Dem,
Gratis and honest and capable Repuh
licans--a few. daughter and groans
When the time for electing comes le
them line up their best men and figh
1t out.
THE graceful thing to do" Mr.. Col
, lings suggested, would be to appoin
John GUnster to ill in the interim.
would be an appropriate tribute to tn
memory of his revered and lamente
) father. You will say perhaps he
too young. Napoleon conquered tn
world at thirty. Gray heads an
wrinkles don't always bring wisdom
I'm speaking from personal eXper
ience." U.aughter).
EX-Justice HAND followed with
thoughtful though brief speech. M
: Ceilings is right he went on to sa!
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