Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1905-02-11
GOVERNOR JOSEPH II.
KIBBEY OF ARIZONA
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Morton, a relative of Judge Joseph H.
Kibbey.
Judge Kibbey came to this territory
seventeen years ago from Indiana, his
native state. He was educated at
Earlham College and was admitted to
the practice of the law in 1875. He
came here as the attorney for the pro-
moters of the Florence Canal company.
He was appointed a member of the
supreme court of this territory and
served during the administration of
President Harrison. He was at first
Judge for this judicial district, but was
afterward transferred to the second
district.
After the expiration of his term on
the bench he removed to this city from
Florence and re-entered the practice of
the law. He was elected a member of
the council of the twenty second leg
islature. He was recently appointed
by Governor Brodie attorney general
of the territory.
During his service on the bench in
this district he rendered the famous
Kibbey decision for the distribution of
water among the canals. His greatest
work, though, is the formulation of the
plan for the organization of the Water
Users Association under the reclama-
ton act and which has been adopted
by the government.
When Judge Kibbey will take his
seat is a matter of conjecture but it
is presumed that there will be little
delay. Governor Brodie will have to
leave for Washington not later than
February % to make preparations af-
ter his arrival there for the part he
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rade as commander of the detachment
of Rough Riders who will constitute
the presidents guard of honor. It is
thought the governor will leave some
time next week. While any hiatus be-
tween his departure and the qualifica-
ton of his successor might be filled by
the acting governor it is not thought
that there will be any delay in the con-
firmation of the nomination of Judge
Kibbey.
A telephone message from Tucson
last night stated that the news of the
appointment had been received there
with a pleasure approaching hilarity.
The most surprising thing brought
by the telegraph yesterday was the
story of the appointment of Eugene A.
Tucker to be associate justice. The
afternoon dispatches did not state to
what district Judge Tucker had been
assigned nor did they definitely men
ton this territory. The new judge is
credited to Nebraska but none of the
Nebraskans now in the city ever heard
of him.
Something more of him is known at
Tucson where it was said last night
he had been appointed to fill the place
of Judge Davis in the first district 1t
is known that some time ago Judge
Davis resigned, his resignation to take
effect on April 1.
1t appears to be known at Tucson
that Judge Tucker is fifty years
of age and resident of
small town not far from Lincoln. Neb.;
that he served for a time as a district
judge in that state and was at one time
a member of the Legislature.
But Judge Neville, a member of the
legislature of this Territory, for twelve
years a district judge in Nebraska,
frequently a member of the legislature
of that state and a congressman for
two terms from it, had never heard of
Judge Tucker. Hon. Watson PickreI,
another member of the present legisla-
ture of Arizona and a former mem
Der of the Nebraska Legislature, was
ignorant regarding the new Arizona
judge. Mayor Frank E. Moores of
Omaha, who is spending the winter
in Phoenix, was equally in the dark.