The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-07-29
Candidate for Justice Of the Supreme
Court.
FROM the Saginaw Courier Herald.


From the Saginaw Courier-Herald
Russell G. Ostrander, OF Lansing,
who is a candidate for the Office OF as
sociate judge of the supreme court Is
fifty-two years old, in perfect physical
and mental health, with an experience
of twenty three years of active practice
in the courts
He was born at Ypsilanti, Michigan,
but has lived in Lansing since April,
1858. He was graduated from the law
department Of Michigan University in
1876. He has filled the position Of cir
cult court commissioner, to which he
was elected in 1876, of prosecuting at
torney of his county, and upon unani-
nous call from his republican fellow
citizens served one term as mayor OF
Lansing. His practice has taken him
into many counties of the state, into the
federal courts of this and other states,
and to the supreme court of the United
States.
With his other labors, Mr.. Ostrander
has found or made time to write text
book ON civil government for use in
schools, has been, since it was created,
one of the state board of law examiners,
the members of which are appointed by
the governor upon recommendation OF
the supreme court, and was chosen last
summer president of the State Bar AS
u ISOLATION. MIR. Ostrander has been al
ways republican, and rather of the
" stalwart kind, taking lively and active
interest in politics, which interest, he
, says, evidences good citizenship.
~ The earnest endorsement of his am
70 bition by the lawyers and business men
;, of his own community, the pleasant
- things his neighbors say about his abil-
ity and integrity, and the good opinions
20 expressed of him by lawyers all over the
= state, are sufficient evidence of his fit
20 ness for the position he seeks. Indeed,
- all LAWYERS who know him seem to con-
N' cede his fitness for the place. He is
- credited with enormous capacity fol
H' concentration and hard work, mini
no mum of prejudices, and with training
and practice, which have not warped
~ his inclinations nor affected honest in
!" tellectual processes. 1t is urged by hi
friends that the fact that his practice
ne has been general practice, involving
'e' all sorts of cases. requiring the explora
'o' tions of all branches of the law, and tn
ny fact that he will, if elected, go directl,
l x1o, 70 ha
hi in favor of an intelligent and apprecia
I've tive examination of the records of case
''' on appeal.
1t was said of him by a brother law
are yer in his own city: HE illustrate
20 with singular force the fact that
ny combination of circumstances can pr
os vent q man who has great mental abb
ity, coupled with studious tastes, frol
we becoming man of broad and Hber
VI learning"
os- At the convention in Ingham count
which requested Mr.. Ostrander to nan
uu the delegates to the judicial convention
my the following resolutions, indicative
the sentiments of his own people, we
III unanimously adopted
AMI Eat the judicial convention, to
held at Saginaw Sept. Z, next, the
mas will be placed in nomination three ca
mas didates for the Office of justice OF t
the supreme court. The republicans
up Ingham county appreciate the digni
of this position and are sensible of t
high character, courage and LEARNT
pro- required for proper discharge OF
ma duties of judge of great court.
ipse ..we shall nresent 70 the convent
,oxv. at Saginaw and ask to have nominal
, old for one of these positions, Russell
IS it Ostrander, who has grown up amo
, yu up, who has demonstrated his fitness
the the place, to whom we pledge our 81
| the port and whom we certify to the PEG
esnt of Michigan as possessing the qualii
ton- of mind and of heart, the liberal cult
gch and honest intellectual processes be
III is ting Judge of the highest court OF
butte state"
'ooy, The legislature of 1908 provided
NJ | an increase of the number of justices
icine the supreme court from five to eis
are and for the election of the three az
oor. tional justices at the general election
st;ng November of this year. 1t was
eople provided that the full term of just
hereafter elected shall be eight ye
The three additional justices, howe
are to be elected for three, FIVE and
en- years, respectively, and are to
'o'os sumo the duties of the Office on JAM
;. 1, 1905.
Cen BY this arrangement, the term OF
lation justice who shall be elected for t
ID tne years will expire December 81, 1870
Ill De the same time that the term of Ju
'hurs- Carpenter expires. The one elected
'aoees FIVE years will go ont Of Office with
those tice Grant in 1909, and the one ele
me OF for seven years will go out with Ju
Montgomery in 1911. This law il
vered way affects the term Of Justice M
be all l which exnires December Al 1908