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Dill OR VOORHEES,
Bench and Bar Busy Canvas
sing the Prospects of AS
pirants to the Vacant
Judgeship,
ORANGE MANS RECORD
His Opponents Dsclare Leslie
sseffens Was justified In
Attacking Him as a
Corporation Pro-
moter.
ORANGE MANS RECORD
moter.
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TRENTON. May y. 1905. viii Gov
erIlor Stokes appoint James B. Dill, of
East Orange, as Lay Judge Of the Court
Of Errors and Appealsg That is the
question which is agitating the bench and
bar Of the State at present with increas-
ing ferver. For months rhe resignation
of Judge Peter VOORHEES, has been at the
call Of the Governor. Judge VOORHEES,
resigned ON account Of i'll health, but
placed his resignation in the hands Of a
friend, to be called for by the Governor
whenever the latter should desire it..
Then he went South. A week ago the
resignation was sent to the Governor,
but whether at the executive request, or
because Judge Voorhees, was tired Of be-
inc, held in suspense. is not known 1t
was expected that Governor Stokes
Stokes would make an appointment last
week, but. contrary to expectation. he
went with the New Jersey veterans to
Newbern. y. g.. to return the .Plow-
boy flag, and action was postponed un-
til this week.
It is anticipated that an appointment
will be made at once. There are many
reasons why it should be. The Court Of
Errors andgaAppeals is short Of Judges.
Two Of the law judges have been i'll. and
Others are engaged in cases in the Su-
preme Court Judge Gray's brother is
very sick, and his attendance is required
at his bedside The eoulx has to have
nine members to make a quorum, and the
vacancy should be filed to enable it to
transact business. 1t is even more inn
portant that the Court of Pardons. of
which the lay judges form six-eighths of
the members. should be filed. The par
don of Libbie Garrabrant failed on ae-
count of the vacancy. and the court has
been embarrassed IN other ways. Gov
ernor Stokes has made no secret of his
sentiment that an appointment should be
made promptly.
The only difficulty that exists is that
the Governor prefers James p. Dill, Of
East Orange for the office, and nobody
else wants him, while many are warmly
opposed to him. Mr.. Dill is known as
corporation lawyer by some. but as a
promoter by most He has made a good
deal of money in the various corpora-
tons he has promoted, and has been
widely advertised through his own ef-
forts and those of his friends as an ex-
pert il preparing corporation papers and
in organizing big companies. His latest
scheme is to establish a stock exchange
in Jersey City. The office of Lay Judge
Of the Court of Errors and Appeals is
worth about $1,000 year. if the Judge
engages actively in the work Of the
court 1t is presumed that sIr. Dill
could not afford 70 abandon his lucrative
practice TO give his attention to the
courts duties.
Ever since his name was suggested,
opposition has been made. Nearly every
member of the Court Of Appeals has
urged the Governor to select some one
else anybody. An the members are
known to be opposed to Mr.. Dili's APP
poinfment. LAWYERS all over the State
have written to The Governor in oppo-
sipion to such selectiou. II Is said
that there has never been such frank
and decided expression Of opinion.
AIr. Dill has been asked regarding his
own attitude. bnt has declined 10 define
it. He would undoubtedly accept. how
ever, despite the cold welcome be would
receive.
The opponents Of Mr.. Dill hope the
Governor will appoint Foster II. yoor.
llees. the former Governor. Ii il nuder-
stood he would accept the place. and thar
he does not desire the vacant Circuit
Court iudgeSllip. which he could have for
the asking. Is he has been oat IF active
practice 50 much that the duties of the