The Washington times., 1905-12-26
JUDGE TULEY DIES
IN A SAN|TAR||!U!IM||
ChicagO's Ideal Jurist Sue
cumbs to 0verwOrk.
SPONSOR FOR MAYOR DUNNE
Strenuous Advocate of Municipal Own
ership-Cured of Consumption
When He Went to War.

CHICAGO. Dec. 26.-Judge Murray
FLOYD Tuley. father of the municipal
ownership movement and political spon-
sor for Mayor Dunno. is dead at san
itarium in Kenosha. Wis. where he
went a couple of months ago suffering
from nervous exhaustion brought on by
overwork.
Murray FLOYD Tuley was born at
Louisville. Ky. in 1927. The second hus-
band Of his mother was Col. Richard J.
Hamilton. one of the foremost Chicago
lawyers of his day. and young Tuley
when seventeen years of age. began the
study of law under him. When Just of
age he enlisted for the Mexican war
and remained in the service for a year.
and his case is one of very few on rec
ord where war has had the effect of
saving human life. He was affected
with consumption. but the open air life
OF the campaign as well as the hot dry
climate or the region where he served
had the effect of completely restoring
his lungs.
Settled in Sante Fe.
After the war Tuley settled for a while
at the city of Santa Fe. where he WAS
nrst appointed prosecuting attorney.
and was then elected as a mernber ~
Inc Legislature. Returning TO Chicago
In 1854. he was twice appointed
corporation counsel by Republican
mayors, though he himself had
always been a stanch Democrat. In
1878 he was for the first time elected a
Judge of the circuit court. the highest
court OF original jurisdiction i'm Illinois
and to that Office he had since been re-
erected every time his term expired.
for years Judge Tuley had been
known as the Nestor of the legal pro-
iession In Illinois, and. even oftener as
me loeai Judge" 1t has been asserted
that ne held the record throughout tbis
country Tor unreversed decisions nv
,Wshhlcn precedents in law were estab-
hlle serving as corporation counsel
ne drew up and brought to ensctms,,t
me law by which the MAYOR was en-
aauieo at,io 70 veto parts of an appropriation
sra UNCUT vi tS interfering with the pass
TlSf5 VI ene main features of the act
ms measure. which put an end to one
co,,rr, IL. mos. enectlve means known TO
1ommunai 1oesI legislative bodies for the
passing or corrupt acts. has since ha-
come part of municipal IeeisIs.io,, =,
aiinost every part Of the country.
For Municipal Ownership.
Iuoge Tuley in the fall of 1904 re-
He"eo earlier activity for municipal
o"heTship- He demanded that the city
ease an nesotiations with the street
car companies and come out fatty for
municipal control and ownership ~ ~
transportation system.
BY reason OF his own identi6catto,,
tne kind OF candidate Tuley wanted
Judge Dunno began to be talked Of R,,t
Judge Dunno remained non-conrittal
Tor some time. while the municinaI-
ownership idea gradually was taking
possession OF the faction opposed to the
Harrisonites.
1t was a public letter from Juage
Iuiey that made Dunno a candidate for
the mayoralty. This letter painted fhe
lniquities. OF the street car Situation in
cdr.ssg Snloago IN hlgh colors. IL ar-aigned the
companies and outlined the proposition
Ior the city to take over the stret car
uneS under the provisions of the Mueller
law: Dunno was named by Judge TuIey
as the one ft candidate in an C,hica9o
10 carry out this policy. Judge Tnlev
was active in behalf of his friend and
tne principles he represented through
ouI the campaign.
r1e ne mad his last interview with Mayor
33ouilne yesterday, AS the mayor was
hand. eiSSPeo MS
"Good-by, Dunno
Good-by. Dunno" he said. lit is most
Kind of you 20 come
Ihen he became unconscious. The
mayor left the room with tears stream
Ing down mis- face.
Judge Iuley married Miss Katherine
Edmonson. Missouri girl. When In
IT., ,y tney celebrated their golden we'd
dng tney did so by slipping aWav from
Inelr friends 10 spend the dav ali ~
themselves at an obscure Wisconsin,
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