Arizona republican., 1905-02-24
JUDGE TUCKER IGNORED
Held in High Esteem by Nebraska
 Fellow Citizens.

The Omaha Bee of February Il con tains some very interesting things con ! corning Judge Tucker of the Nebraska state senate. recently appointed a dis trict judge in Arizona. A dispatch to the Bee from Lincoln. where the legis- lature was in session. said:
 'The receipt of a telegram from Congressman Burkett announcing the appointment of Senator F.. A. Tucker of Richardson county to be federal judge in Arizona occasioned pleasant surprise to the members, when the fact became known. During a lull in the proceedings Senator Epperson intro duced a resolution endorsing the ap- pointment and congratulating the gen tleman from Richardson and the peo- pie of Arizona. The rules were sus~ pended by unanimous vote and the resolution adopted. Senator Tucker showed great feeling in expressing his thanks to the members and told them he would prefer to have such an en- dorsement from the senate of Nebras- ka than from any body of men in the United States. The resolution adopted follows:
 "Whereas, It is with profound pleas ure that we receive advice Ot the se- lection of one of our fellow senators to take a position as judge upon the bench in the territory of Arizona; be it
 Resolved, That we heartily endorse the action of the president in his wise selection. That we tender our thanks to the chief executive for the bestow- al of this honor upon an honored citi- zen of our state. That we tender the congratulations of this body to Judge Tucker upon his deserved promotion, and to the people of Arizona upon their good fortune in being provided with so able and upright a jurist to administer justice in their courts"
 The following brief review of Judge Fuckers career is also found in the same paper:
 'The announcement of the appoint ment of Senator E. A. Tucker to be a federal judge of Arizona, received in telegram from Congressman Burkett this morning, not only surprised every member of the senate, but it complete ly frustrated the statesman from Rich ardson. The telegram was received shortly after the senate convened. The new judge read it very slowly and very carefully Quietly and with his usual dignity he walked back to the secreta- rvs room and telephoned the good news to Mrs. Tucker. Then the sen  ators found it out.
 "The appointment once more dem onstrates that everything comes to him who waits, though Senator Tucker had not the slightest thought of hav- ing to remove to Arizona and neither had he so much as intimated that he desired to do so. He was a candidate for federal position in the Philip pines and at one time his ambition was to hold the place to which Judge Lo- bingier was recently appointed. When he failed in securing that position Senator Tucker gave up the ghost and had resigned himself to useful life as a member of the state senate and an honOred member of the Rich ardson County Bar association.
 Judge Tucker, as the senators have already begun to call him, has held many offices of trust in his own dis trict and at this time he is a candidate far congress. However, the appoint ment by President Roosevelt will elim- mate him from this race. He has been county attorney of Richardson county, and mayor of his home town of Hum