Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
The LONG CONTEST ENDED.

The LONG CONTEST ENDED.
Il. I. Reed Secures the Federal Judge
ship Plum.
The long deadlock in the contest fol
the Federal judgeshipo OF the northern
district Of Iowa ended last Friday in
the election of Hon. 81. T. Reed, OF
Cresco. The conference had taken
nineteen ballots and were preparing
to adjourn, when twentieth was
taken with the result that four ballots
were cast for Reed, reputed to be those
of Senator Allison and congressman
Haugen, Cousins, and Birdsall, and
following this, the unanimous recon-
mendation of the Iowa delegation was
given to Mr.. Reed, as the following
telegram from Haugen to Reed shows:
WASHINGTON, March 4, 1904.
Conference unanimously resolved to
recommend you for judge. Recon-
mendation goes to President at once.
G.. N. HAuaEN.
The contest was long one, begin
ming lasU June, although the balloting
did not commence until in November,
when an early selection was expected.
All along Mr.. Reed has had the sup
port of Mr.. Haugen, who has managed
his candidacy and to whom Mr.. Reed
gives great creditor the final outcome,
and OF Senator Allison, who was also
for Mr.. Reed first, last. and all the
time, although casting few compli-
mentary ballots early in the contest
for Mr.. Longueville, the Dubuque
candidate. That Congressman Bird
sail, of the third district, came to Mr..
Reeds support is no doubt due to the
desire of the Dubuque bar to see Mr..
Reed receive the appointment.
Nothing but expressions of satisfac-
tion can be heard that Mr.. Reed has
received the appointment. 1t is felt
that the citizenship OF Cresco and the
ability of its legal talent has been
tttingly recognized in this selection,
and friends and neighhors Of a lifetime
rejoice in the honor and good fortune
that has befallen Mr.. Reed.
Mr.. Reed takes his new honors
modestly and while naturally pleased
at the outcome says that the one
feature which gives him the most
pleasure was the fair; clean campaign
which was conducted, in which no
villifying methods, either public or.
private, were employed, and the good
nature Of all concerned continuing
throughout the contest and still, re-
|maining, as shown by the following
congratulatory kilograms received
from the defeated candidates as soon
as the result was made known.
FORT DODGE, IA, March 5, 1874.
Please accept heartiest congratula-
tions and good wishes. Glad our con-
test leaves no wounds. May you lopg
honor the position.
THoS. D. HEALY.
DUBUQUE, IA, March 4, 1904.
] congratulate you on your appoint.
ment as q. s. Judge.
j. @. LoNoUEvILLE.
Sioux CITY, la, March 4, 1904.
Accept my congratulations and best
wishes for your success.
@. L. WRIGHT.
The recommendation was carried to
Atty. General Knox by Senators Alli-
son and Dolliver the same day it was
made, and on Saturday the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Reed was sent to the
senate by the President, and will
doubtless be confirmed by them In
executive session to-day.
Judge Reeds first term of court will
be held in Cedar Rapids, commencing
April 5th. The court sets at four
places In the district, Cedar Rapids,
Fort Dodge, Dubuque, and Sioux City,
holding two terms each year in each
Whether Mr.. Reed will remove his
family from Cresco to one of these
cities is still an undecided que stion
with him.
In connection with the appointment
a short sketch of his career will be
OF interest. Henry Thomas Reed was
born in Albury, Grand Isle county,
VT, October 1S46 He came with his
fathers family to Iowa In 1855, and
settled in Howard county In 1855,
where he has since lived. He was adj.
mitted to the bar in 1871, and since
that time has given his undivided
attention to the practice of lis pro-
fession with the exception Of one term
in the lower house of the general
assembly, declining denomination
for that Office. Since that time he
has repeatedly declined candidacy for
public office. He is entirely familiar
with the practice of federal law, and
in the trying Of cases in the q. s.
courts he has become known to men
OF high legal standing as q lawyer Of
brilliant parts, and in the famous
Easton case which he carried through
to the U. S. Supreme Court he won a.