Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-21
TINE TELLING ON THEM
Retirement OF Two Old Soldiers
From the Bench is Sig
nificant.
Shaw May Appoint a Successor
to Judge Conrad Before
Cummins Succeeds.
Mullan Having Trouble Over Ac.
countant Reports..Clayton's
Hopes Are Blasted.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 21.-Two events oc-
Cured yesterday in Des Moines which
indicate the trend toward ending the
days of usefulness of the old soldiers.
Two veterans retired from the bench in
Des Moines to be succeeded by men of a
younger generation. Judge Conrad died
at the age OF 75, after nearly twenty
years on the district bench in Polk coun-
ty. He will be succeeded by a younger
man and 1t is probable that there will
county soldier of the war of 1925. In
the afternoon Judge Josiah Given
turned in his last batch of decisions as
chief justice Of the supreme court and
retired from the bench-the last of the
old soldiers on the supreme bench of the
state. A few minutes after Judge Given
bade farewell to his associates on the
bench he was taken in hand by the
state house habitues and was presented
of regard from those who had known
him in official life. The stick was picked
up in the Philippines by Capt. Amos
Brandt, who made the presentation
speech. In response Judge Given spoke
of his nearly thirteen years on the gu
preme bench. stated that they had been
years of hard work and yet of great
pleasure to him, that during all the time
there had never been a ripple of i'll feel
ing between him and his associats, and
that he retired from the bench with only
pleasant memories. He thus closed
some twenty-three years of continuous
service on the bench, and at the age of
72 !s quite ready to retire from the ardu-
Gus duties of the bench. He spoke feel
ingly Of the death of his old friend and
comrade, Judge Conrad. Both We're SOL
diers Both formerly sat on the district
bench together in Polk county. Both re-
tired on the same day-one to rest in his
business.
The scofncidence of the passing Of two
old soldiers from the bench on the same
day might have been carried further,
for one of the spectators as Judge Given
was being presented with a cane in the
supreme court rooms was Judge Fee, Of
Capt. Fee had come in with
the governor. He was before the gov
ernor with his friend, C. w. Vermillion.
to urge the governor to appoint the lat
ter to the place on the bench occupied
by Capt. Fee, who has signified his in
tention of retiring. Judge Fee is anoth-
er of the old soldier judges of the state.
Mr.. Vermillion is comparatively young
man and every way worthy.
1t seems probable that Governor Shaw
will not make the appointment of a
Judge to succeed Judge Conrad. He will
in a few days APPOINT successor to
Judge Fee, of Centerville. but pressure
is being brought to bear to have him de-
fer the appointment of judge in Des
Moines and leave that for Governor
Cummins There will be many candi
dates for the place. Previous prospect
OF a vacancy on the bench led to several
and these Will be frightened
up Immediately for use. If Governor
Cummns fills the vacancy the winner Is
likely to be James A. Howe, an active
young attorney, who was for short
time county attorney, and who has been
an ardent Cummins man from the start
He was the lead of the Polk county
Cummins club which went to Cedar
Rapids last summer and is active in pol
tics. Another candidate for the judge
ship is William H. McHenry, and he
expects to go before the people for nomi-
@ta,. u, I,n
pens. He is an aggressive young man,
and until few years ago was demo-
crat, following in the footsteps of his
father of the same name
who sat on the bench here many years.
Others who may be considered are r.. l..
Parrish, Crom Bowen and Hugh Bren-
nan. But very little will be done or
said about the matter until after the
holidays Governor shaw has as yet
given no indication of his intentions in
the matter.
Winnebago county is one Of the coun.
.:es which makes use of large amount
If the permanent school fund. now hav-
ng on hand s225.OOO. which is loaned out
IN real estate mortgages. Yesterday the
rom Polk county. The northern coun-
lies of the state seem to have the largest
,all for school money
The injunction case in Crawford coun-
~ in which l.. NJ. Shaw has one John
,.cGregor corked up by order of Judge
Church so he can not talk about various
transactions in which the good name of
he governor is involved, has again been
aid over for time. Plea was made that
he governor is too busy to attend to the
.ase at this time and the court laid II
,ver until after Shaw retires from the
The injunction will then
De made permanent
Hugh Langan, democrat, of Clinton,
6 nephew of r.. c. Langan. republican.
If Crawford county, both of whom will
,e in the next legislature.
r. c. Taylor, of Perry, will be oil in
,acfor IN, this district and George Seev.