The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-03
MOURNED BY his FRIENDS
STATE BAR ASSOCIATIONS TRIB-
UTE TO LATE SENATOR HE
FORE SUPREME COURT
sANBoR,N.'s ADDRESS
Eloquent Recital of His Early Strug-
giles and Final Success in Min
nesOta and Federal
Courts.

Memorial exercises were held In the
supreme court room at the capitol build
ing yesterday in honor of the la+e
United States Senator Cushman X
Davis, and they were impressive as be-
fitted the occasion. The memorial for
the State Bar association was presented
by Gen. John B. Sanbourn, and was
listened to with deep interest. The
paper reviewed the work of Senator
Davis in this state, and summed up by
saying that no, greater lawyer has ever
practiced here, and that in memory he
win always be held in the deepest res
pect and veneration 1t told of how
he came here inr 1865 and commenced
the practice of law as the partner Of
Hon. Willis A. German. From that time
until his death he practiced in all the
state courts and in the federal courts.
After the severance of his first partner
ship, he became associated with O'Brien
Sc Wilson, under the firm name of Davis,
O'Brien &c Wilson. The last firm was
Davis, Kellogg & Severance. For a
Ions while Senator paxis pEacticed law
alone.
Mention was made Of tte-first years
of his practice, and special reference
made to the first time attention was at
tracted to Mr.@Davis in his defense Of
Won Solen, who was tried for murder
III INdulSeN COUNTY,. III case the SIdIO
produced the strongest kind of circum-
| stantial evidence, but the life Of Won
So1en was saved by the eloquence, logic
and power of the then young attorney
The next case that attracted consider
able attention was the impeachment
trial Of Judge Page before the senate Of
Minnesota This over. the reputation Of
the young attorney was firmly estab-
liShed. The famous Ross case was the
one that gave Senator Davis more salts
faction than any other he had to do with.
he case was tried in the United States
circuit court, of the Eighth circuit, and
in the United States supreme court, and
Senator Davis won the case in both
courts The case secured the adoption
of the principle that a conductor Of q
railroad train, who has the right to COM
mand its movements, represents the
company and is not fellow servant
with the other employees Of the COM
pany.
After the revisw of the most important
cases taken part in by Senator Davis,
mention was made OF his literary work.
File wrote 1.-THE Law in Shakespeare"
Madame Roland" Modern Feudalism,"
and his Lectures on International Law" %
RECORD IN THE SENATE.
The closing paragraphs were devoted
to his record in the United States senate.
After he had been in the senate for eight
years, he had gained the respect Of every
member of the body. and there was no
senator who welded mere influence.
AS chairman of the committee on for
eiSn relations he held a commanding
position, and just at q time when the
country was most in need of his services.
The memorial, which will be preserved
In the records of the court, was signed
by M. ]. Severance, J. L. Washburn, A
B. Jackson, M B. Weber and Gen.
John Fl. Sanborn.
Short addresses were delivered by III,
T. Stevens, of St. Paul, of the State
Bar association; Judge NJ. j. Severance,
of Mankato; j. o. Pierce, and J. j..
Washburn. Mr.. Pierce represented the
Minneapolis Bar associat ton, and Mr..
Washburn the Duluth association.
All Of them spoke in glowing terms Of
the worth and brilliant attainments of
the man who in life was known from
one end of the country to the other
Associate Justice Lovely also read a
short paper. He said that Senator
Davis, above all things, was intensely
human, that he was gifted by nature
for high attainments, and that he had a
most attractive personality This was
the secret of his success He worked,
he lived, he loved He was a man, and
TO know him was to respect him as one
of commanding intellect Justice Lovely
himself, felt a deep personal loss in the
death Of Senator Davis.
Chief Justice Start closed the pro-
ceedings Of the day with a few short
remarks expressing the sense of loss in
the hearts of everyone who knew the
senator in life. a~~.