Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
TRYING TO DUST JUDGE
 COWELL FROk DISTRICT
Attorneys Held Session in Judge CiIIetes Cdice This Morning Only About Half Dozen of Waterbury Big Array of Legal Lights Were in Attendance Another Session to Be Held

If the judiciary of Connecticut were elected by the people as they are in every other state in the union, the attorneys of Waterbury would not be in the fix they are now in. They want new judge in the district court, but they are 10th to tell Judge CoweIl of this They desire many changes in that institution, in fact they have been talking about getting them In one way or another for some years, but not until Saturday afternoon at 3:30 did they take the first concerted and decisive step in that direction
 The utmost secrecy is being main tained regarding this meeting. It is said that it was the result of a num- Der of secret meetings held by old time enemies of Judge Cowell, and it is also said that it was the result solely of concerted desire on the part of the lawyers to raise the standard of practice in the court Another re- port has it that the meeting was call ed upon the suggestion of Assistant States Attorney Kellogg and Judge Burpee but this is greatly doubted for neither of them were at the meet ing. There were at it Judge Lowe. At. torney John O'Neill, Attorney Cole, Attorney Pierce and one or two oth- CTS. 1t was held in Attorney GilIette's office, and he being president of the local bar, he presided.
 It is fact that a number of attor- neys were discussed as posslDIe sue cessors to Juuge Cowell. 1t is an other fact that Attorney Pierce up- held Attorney Hunt, who was once "a teacher of law at Yale. That was all, it was said, that could be said for him. Attorney Carnody had more than one advocate. 1t was admitted that he possessed two or three Of the requisite qualiffcat tions, that is, that he is very popular with his brethren of the bar, that he is a gentleman above all and that he has given indications of pos sessing the necessary Judicial mind and temperament.
 One of those who attended the meeting said if was all but agreed that Mir Carmody should have the support of all present. But another, who was present also, said that while that was not exactly the precise situa- ton of affairs it was a very easy mat ter for anyone to presume as much. This attorney said that mostly all of those at the meeting had something to say for and against every niemDer of the bar who was mentioned to sue ceed IUdg ge GoweIl and that all agreed that Mir Garnody had the necessary squa1i 1iffcations in every respect except age and experience. Every other name mentioned was opposed by some one.
 Excepting that office and the prose cutting attorneyship there will be no change in the personnel of the district court. Clerk F. F., Root is as com 5petent clerk as could be found any-s where in the state and his assistant, Sheriff Gillette. is equally so.
 Prosecuting Attorney Bradstreet has all but cut off all communication with the local bar. He has now only q small room on the fourth floor of the Odd Fellows building as his office. Attorney U. G. Church is ticlxeted to succeed MT Bradstreet and there is no opposition to such an appointment, nor is any expected.
 This forenoon, Attornev Carrnody. Judge CoweIl and Clerk Root had long conference in the law library in the court house building
 Next Saturday at 3 o'clock there will be a meeting and it is calculated that every member of the bar within the jurisdiction of the Waterburv Bis trict court will be on hand to air his opinions on the prouosi+ion of making q change in the judgeship of the court.
 The proposed change would throw Deputy Judge PeasIev out Of office but this noint has not been discussed yet. Politics will not cut any figure in the matter. for whatever cllanqe is determined, if any is to be made, will have the endorsement of all the bar. The next governor will make the appointmenty and the legislature will sanction it. This matter is the talk of the bar. every member of it will be fully nrirned for the meeting called for Saturday afternoon.