The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-02
To SUCCEED JUDGE PAUL.
Several Aspirants for the Virginia
Jurfsf's Place

deal OF speculation as 70 MnH WA DC MS
SuCCl ssr~-
Capt Warren s. Lurty. of this place.
has announced that hc is a candidate for
the appointment Captain Lurry was
United Stat,~ District Attorney under the
Grant Administration. ana mas held many
other positions OF trust and honor Cen
John h. Roller Is also spoken of as an
JspiraIt for the place. lie is one of Har-
risouburEs leading lawyers and q prom
Iueut Republican George T. Sipe. the
United States Commissioner here is also
said o. De out for the place. though ne
VIII not talk for publication about It at
this time Mr. SiUc is one OF the Re
publican nominees for the Legislature.
and WAS a Gold Democrat in 1896. Mr..
Sipe L. Hu able member of the Harrison
burg bar, and is said 20 stand good
chance Of getting the appointment.
Judge John Paul. Of the Uuited States
District Court who died 1T his
home in HarTisonburE. Va. yes
tsrday, was born i'm lS9 near Paul S
vas a son of the late Peter Paul, farmer
well known IN the old Dominion. His
early days were spent aS "a boy on the
farm. working in summer and attending
district school in winter. Tn lNl5-6b lie
taught school for thc purpose of ST curing
means with which 10 prosecute his studies
/ tered Roanoke College. AT Salem, Va
At the outbreak OF the civil var ne left
cole &c and was one Of = number or stu
cents who enlisted in the salem ARTILLERY
After serving with that command for
twelve months ne joined the Fifth Viz
ElUl3 Cavalry. with which he continued
during the remainder Of his army service
He was severely wounded al tHtI-tt s.
Station previous 10 the second bottle Of
Manassas. In 1864 he was taken prisoner
[ a. the b8Jtle of the wilderness and was
confined in Fort Delaware until the close
After the war Mr.. Paul did not return
TO college, but entered the law school OF
the University Of Virginia. where. in 1866.
ne graduated. and the same year began
the practice of his profession i'm Harrison
+ burg At the bar his ability and personal
popularity soon secured Tor him good
practice. and IN 1870 he was elected COM
mOGWCalth'S attorney for the county OF
Rockingham. lie made "a fine record as
a prosecuting officer and was twice re
elected His taste for politics and his tai
ent for political leadership made him a
prominent figure i'm the early agitation OF
I the Stat- debt settlement. and II 1870 he
{ was elected 20 the State senate
The following year. the state debt be
coming more and more the dominant IS
sue in Virginia. Mr. Paul was nominated
/ for Congress in the Seventh district as me
Read jUSTer candidate against judge john
I T. Harris. MIR Paul had an enthusiastic
I following in the district and the contest
was warmly and bitterly waged, but
\
! later he was again the unanimous nom
( iure Of the Resdiusters for Congress, and
/ this time he carried the district on the
I face Of the returns bg q plurality OF 40
{ The Democratic nominee was Col Charles
] T. O'F-rrall. The election was contested
I Paul received the certificate Of the can
/ Nassiug board. but when the contest WAS
passed upon by the House O'Ferrall was
/ awarded the seat During his political ca
! re,r AIr. Paul was an tdealized leader IN
I the Rcadjuster party. On the stump he
I a were
! few speakers Of the OBJ OSiJlOn who cared
I To meet him in joint discussion. which
+ was a popular feature OF campaigning
J IN those DAYS. To him and Capt Harry
Riadieberger. Of Woodstock. more than
] any other two men. was probably due the
{ swinging Of the "Old Tenth Legion Of
3 DemOcraCy' in the Valley OF Virginia
into line for the ReadjUster measures.
Judge Alexander Riyes having retired
I from fhe United states District Court for
? the v rStern District or virginia In ISL.
{ President Arthur rendered the appoint
+ meut TO Mr.. Paul. Though reluctant 20
leave political life. he accepted the appoint
. ment and discharged the duties Of the Of
. fee with marked industry and ability until
incapacitatel by his final illness a fea-
| ture OF his administration which won for
him the high regard Of his fellow-N Irgin-
ians was his diScOuutena cling the practice
I OF insrirutinE prosecutions for trivial Of
[ fences which had brought the Federal
7 courts into bad OdOr directly after the
/ civil war. While steTuly maintaining the
authority and dignity Of HIS court. he
saw to II that the powerful machinery OF
the Federal Government was not used
for political persecution or 20 swell the
emOIumeutS Of court officers. During the
last few years litigation over valuable
I mineral and timber lands in southwest
Virginia threw an enormous amount OF
work into his court and his close appi-
cation TO the mastery or pTodigious rec
ords growing out Of these cases OvertaX
ed his strength
! Judge Paul was exceedingly happy ir
his domestic life. He had a beautiful
home near the outskirts of HarrisoubUrg
His wife was formerly Miss Kate $. Greer
I Of Warren county. a woman OF me 1T
I erary culture. who kept in close touch
with every phase Of her husbands pOlit
I ical and judicial career She survives hin
I with thvce sons and three daughters on
I OF the latter is the wife OF Hon Green
! lee D. Iarcher OF ROCk5Tidge. q son O
Virginia $ famous war Governor. Hon
est John" Letcher The other children ar,
I younger and are at home.