The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-08
WELLS MAKES
LEWIS JUDGE
Lawyer Receives Appointment ct
Hands Of Governor
MAY ASSUME DUTIFs TODAY
NEW yUR1sr HAS BEEN 'FRONT.'
NENr IN PUBLIC LIFE
IT d. LEWIS Nas yestssaay

IT d. LEWIS was yes'
noon appointed q Jaase
Third judicial district 81
bv Governor III. 81. Wells lh
vas conferred upon the ehiet
by the EAST legislature s,lf61
cognizance OF the congest
Of the calendar in the san ~
friet and Welded 10 che po
uoand for an extra judge. --
courts are about three years
the trial of cases a,,fiaq
Judge Lewis may assume w. -,ti-
today. After he receives ~, -
fcauon of his appointment ~
ernOr he VIII take me oat- -
which can be administered % -.Hl
anv one of me three supreme or dis+ti
court judges. When the ollA
istered he win assume -L- ---i
responsibilities of Office
Law May Be Tested,
Judge Lewis term az Office VIII rs
pire The first Monday in 1aaeeis
provided. however. thal ln li- ,,-l5
time the supreme court loes -iD
unconstitutional the Jaw lA1et 49,
Governor Wells appointed ni-i.
Is q difference Of opinion az % "-l-
legal. and in the lnlnlrlia-a
steps win be taken 20 determine l-e.
fact tie vii ldraW a salary 81 si''.,
per year.
u. ID. Lewis was born in TINS cry
Sept. Is 1860 lie is the son or S".l7a
S. and Elizabeth w Lewis. me ta-.i
being dead. After attending lne pll 10
schools of Salt Lake CITY he en-eIel
the University Of Utah. ana ln Loso
graduated with the degree Of palhe-o'
Of science. Benjamin Howell, now o7-
ceased. graduated az the same ----s.
and they were the first students OF Ll1-
restitution Of learning 10 receive a u1
gree from the faculty mr.. Bowen
died about a year after his graduation
During the winter OF 1867 Mr.. Lewis
taught school. and iu the fan Of lssl
became deputy county recorder of SAT-
Lake county. In October. 1883, he en-
tered the department of the university
of Michigan and spent the school year
In special work ln political science
history and language. The next year
he entered the department Of law ana
took the degree OF bachelor of law 10
1891.
Began Practice Of Law.
From that year until 1885 DE prac-
ticed his profession ln this city taking
a more or less active part in local poll
ties In 1881 and uutil the fail of 1880 le
was a member q the Republican
county committee. when be was elected
% the house of reprasentatifes ~ t1-
first state legislatura He was cAllr-
man Of the committeA on elections. u
which capacity he-/rf1lered marked
service ia perleGIg
passed boy that session He
III IHaIaH Q %
an active part ia debates GA the floor
OF the housf.
I'm june 1895, he married Miss htIs
Ellerbeck, daughter OF Kris Emma -
Elerbeck. The following year in
fan, he received the appointment
deputy collector of internal feNonue
the hands of Charles N. Weasr
lectOr, of Helena. Mont he he fha
position during the Spanish-Afaer leau
war period. Ia the FAN of ISL hea
/ the head Office was moved 20 cry
from Helena. his position expired
Ran For Office Once.
Two years ago Mr.. Lewis was a ctn
didate on the Republican ticket fGf
trlct judge, bat was defeated by
majority. ON The ticket Witl
Judge Morse, who was ele
Judge ~ +. RltchiP.. On ra
cratic ticket were Judges
Stewart. who were elected and
on the district bench. ana
]. T. Richards
Judge Lewis took hts appoin
with, his usual undemoustHa
ner. When asked FL he WAS
or whether he an along 0d
he would be selected by thF
for the position, he answered taa
had tried f1rnfgornfrfT fnn .ar.7.fr..H
/ keep its possible results as Ear
his mind as possible. lie added
/ the nervous strain of an election Isl E
10 be compared with that which maa
endures when he seeks an app0in1re
I position, for, the judge said.
when you are running for Office vnu
can often fOreteI the result bv feel
/ ing the pulse OF the public by mingllue
with the people. But when it comes
] 70 an appointment, the one who makes
I it is always a sphinx"