Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-20
EUL0GlES
Were Freely Spoken
BY Associates Of the Late
Governor Edgerton.
Greatest Man Who Ever
Lived In Ohio.
Championed the Cause Of the
Common People.
His Speeches We're Models of Pure
English Language.

Perhaps the death of no member of
the Summit County Bar association
ever occHsiuned so much regret and
brought forth so many eulogies and
tributes of respect as did the death of
Hon. Sidney Edgerton
The association held meeting Fri
day morning in the Common Pleas
court room. 1t was largely attended
and the attorneys decided to attend
the funeral in n body. Judge L. L..
Marvin presided over the meeting and
a committee of six were appointed TO
draft resolutions of respect The com
mittee is composed of Judge II. d.
Tlbbals, Judge c. X. Grant, Judge Il.
w. Stuart. Hon. H.. {. Sanford, At
tornpy Charles Baird and Attorney
Newton Chalker. The committee will
report at an adjourned meeting at .
o'clock Monday morning.
Attorneys g. c. Benner, Francis
Seiberling and S. G. Rogers were ap-
pointed committee to secure appro-
pirate moral designs.
A number of the attorneys expressed
deep regret that death had removed
Gov. Edgerton from them. In speak
ing of his qualities, Judge Tibbals
said:
'He was noble hearted man; true
to his convictions and earnest in his
opinions. When he tried his last case
he was very feeble, yet he possessed
that same sincerity in his clients case
as he did years ago"
Attorney j. w. Harter said that Gov.
Edgerton was the friend of the young
attorney He hated hypocrisy and his
nature was full of sympathy for all
mankind.
Col. George NJ. Wright told of his
association with GOV. Edgerton. He
read law in his Office and lived in the
Edgerton home. Col. Wright said:
He always spoke his conviction, no
matter what others thought. He was
the champion of the people-a friend
of the common people. This great
friendliness of the common people
brought him in touch with humanity
and made him successful at the bar
He was one of the greatest lawyers
before jury in the state. He had a
remarkable memory and this gave him
the power of language that few COM
mand."
Mr.. Charles Baird spoke of Gov. Ed
gerton's familiarity with the Old Tes-
lament and said his speeches were
filed with the imagery Of the Bible
Said Mr.. Baird:
Il believe that Gov. Edgerton was
the greatest man, who ever lived in
Ohio. l except nobody. No citizen
of the state ever possessed the strong
mind of Gov. Edgertdn. He was one
of the giants in the days when the ma
ton had giants. We did not recognize
his greatness, because we We're too
near him, but the world will recognize
it and is recognizing it. He was a
great politician, great organizer of
men. He was the leader of the Free
Soil party and is probably the last
member of that party to die"
Attorney f. +. Voris said that no man
anywhere, could make more enter
tanning or persuasive speech than
Gov. Edgerton.
"In this court room" said Mr.. Voris,
''he made speeches that were models
of the English language"
Judge Il. W. Stuart said that when
lie first came to Akron he was taken
in--hospitably, by Gov. Edgerton.
''He was not what we call literally
educated, yet he was an educated man
in every sense of the word. He was
kindhearted and a power in this COM
munity."
Judge j. A. Kohler, who for many
years was Gov. Edgerton's law part
ner spoke in endearing terms of his
memory as did also Hon. Fl. c. San
ford, Judge q, NJ. Anderson, Judge U.
l.. Marvin, Attorney r. NJ Smith, At.
torney n. Chalker, Hon G. r. Humph-
rey, II. Il. Wilson, j. Nj. Poulson and
others.