The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
COLLINS GOES out
DOUGLAS IS ma MED.
The Supreme Court Justice Resigns
to Take Effect on March
81.
Governor Van SAINT Names Attorney
General Douglas for the
Bench.
New Attorney General Will Be w.
j. Donahower, Now First
Assistant.

Judge L. W. Collins to-day ten
the supreme court, to take effect
March 81.
Governor Van SAINT accepted it.,
and announced that he would ap-
point Wallace B. Douglas. attorney
general, to the vacant place. W. j.
eral, will succeed Mr.. Douglas, and
will become attorney general on
! April 1.
Judge Collins announced that he
had secured James A. Martin to man
age his campaign.
Mr.. Donahower said that his col
| league. c. w. Somerby would be adj
vanced to first assistant in the office.
The second assistant will be named
later.
James A. Martin did not resign
from the board of control to-day.
it is believed,
Judge Calls on Governor.
Events crowded fast to-day in the
Judge Collins, James sA a. GNinai Martin nand and
Alvah Eastman Of st. Cloud came
down from Judge Collins office, and
the judge went into the governors S
private office, where he handed his
resignation to the governor It read
as follows:
TO the Hon s. r. Van SAINT, Governor OF
| the State Of Minnesota, st. Paul:
| Sir-I hereby tender my resignation as
associate justice of the supreme court of
this state, to take effect March 81. 1904.
The resignation is made to take effect at
that time in order that the cases now
under consideration and Others which are
to be submitted during the balance of the
present term of court may be disposed of
before retire.
The next term commences April 6, and
my successor will therefore have an abun-
dance of time to arrange his affairs so as
! to begin work with it's commencement.
have not felt justified in rendering my
resignation until the work OF this term,
which began last October, was well in
hand and it's completion assured before
the opening of the next term.
Governor Announces Promotions.
The resignation was announced to
the press. Governor Van SAINT then
sent for Attorney General Douglas.
After a few minutes consultation Mr..
Douglas came out and said:
THE governor authorizes me to
say that he has offered me the posi-
ton made vacant by the resignation
of Justice Collins. I have accepted it,
of course. It is very distinguished
honor, and one to which I have long
aspired.' ~ z.-
The governors next caller was w. J.
DonahoWer. The governor told him
he had decided to promote him to
the position of attorney general, and
Mr.. DonahoWer accepted. Both ap-
point:n nents We're then announced by
the governor to the newspaper repre-
sentatives present. sIN}G & z..<s
Collins Men Confident.
T,,,7o ~, /E,,..o,7 w. o,,1,;
con, and his followers cannot COM
| PLAIN any longer Of his indecision.
Alvah Eastman said:
| I'VE fee. very confident of Judge
Collins nomination. 4 There has been
! a good deal Of impatience expressed
over the delay in the announcement
| just made. The fact is, there was
| no hurry, as the work of the court
| would rot permit the resignation to
mentous step, and it was only proper
for him to consider it awhile before
taking it,
Judge Collins made the following
statement to T h e Journal:
| Judge Collins Statement.
:'lt IS with natural regret that
tender a resignation after sixteen
| years of very arduous but cOngenial
work in the supreme court. All OF
| my associates there have been exceed
ingly agreeable gentlemen, and this
is especially true of the able and
faithful members of the court from
whom l separate March 81.
81 also wish to say that at my
earnest request my able friend and
townsman. James A. Martin Of ST..
Cloud, has consented to actively as
sist rne. i'll the conduct of my cam
paign for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton.
Douglas Goes to Washington.
! Attorney General Douglas leaves
| tonight for Washington, to argue the
states merger case in the supreme
court next Monday. It will proba-
bly, be his last appearance as counsel
for the state at Washington, and his
| last connection with the merger liti-
cation.
| Presentation to Governor.
State officials and appOintees of the
governor invaded his office this after
noon and made him a Christmas pres
emit It is a large bronze statue of
Arome, mounted on base of Italian