Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-12
DEATH OF JUDGE MOURNED
Charles A. Bishop One of Ablest Men
on Iowa Supreme Bench.
GOVERNOR TO FILL VACANCY
Secretary of State Has Good Joke
Upon National Committeeman
Ernest T.. Hart of COun-
Gil BIuHs.
Trom a Staff Correspondent

From a Staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, July u-(Special)-State
officials today were cast in gloom by the
sudden death Of Judge Charles A. Bishop
of the supreme court at Waterloo Thurs
day night. where he was attending the
meeting Of the State Bar association and
where he dropped dead from heart failure.
Judge Bishop is recognized as one OF the
able men Of the supreme bench Of recent
years and was an extremely popular man.
He had served on the district bench in
Polk county previous to his appointment
to the supreme bench to fiji a vacancy
by Governor Cumins and was since elected
While none Of the officials have made
an examination of the law on the matter
there is considerable question as 10 whether
a nomination can be made to fill the
vacancy to be placed on the state ticket
for the November election. The primary
election law provided that members of the
supreme bench shall be nominated by the
state convention. The state conventions
OF all political parties have been held for
the nomination Of judges to be elected next
November.
Lawyers say that il there is any means
Of law provided for getting a nomination
on the ballot where the vacancy In the Of
flee occurs after the state convention, then
the nomination will be made, but they doubt
If there is any. There is no doubt but that
the governor is required to make an APP
,pointment to fill the vacancy until such
time as it can be filled by a general cleo
ton. This may be till 1910.
There is not even a conjecture as TO the
probable successor to Judge Bishop. Out
of respect to the late Judge Bishop the
matter is not even being discussed. The
Irapuhlipan stata Captral pounnitfaa Ordi-
narily would fill any vacancy occurring
among the nominees of the party. 1t will
meet Tuesday next, and probably then will
take up the matter of how a nomination
can be made to fill the vacancy.
Joke on Ernest Hart.
Ernest E. Hart of Council Bluffs ad-
dressed a letter to w. b. Martin. secre-
tary Of state. Since W. c. Hayward has
been secretary Of stete for two years nearly
and since MIR. Hart is national committee
man Of the republican party and supposed
Ito be Informed he is in for a consider
able amount of joking. 1t is recalled by
politicians that Secretary Leslie M. Shaw
told in his speech against the primary cleo
ton law some amusing stories of the ignor-
ance of the public generally as to the
names of public officials. 1t is jokingly
suggested that he will probably add this to
his collection.
- Coal Miner Killed.
Frank Williams, age 81, a coal miner
living at Frazier, Ia, was found dead on
the Rock Island tracks in the Valley juno
ton yards last night, with both legs cut
off, the skull crushed and side mashed
and the body mangled beyond recognition.
1t is supposed he was struck by n Rock
Island train. He leaves a wife and two
children.
y Hull Communication.
In an open communication given to the
press here the Hull people have reviewed
the entire tight between Hull and Prouty
for the nomination on the republican ticket
for congress In which the charge is made
that there was tampering with the votes in
Dallas county and that for that reason
Congressman Hull resists the recount in
that county. The communication contains
about 10000 words and was prepared by
Attorney w. A. Graham for Congressman
Hull.
There is a possibility that arrangements
will be made TO have the case submitted
to the district court in advance during
vacation in order to get 1t through the
courts in time to get a nomination made
and a name on the ballot.
Annuls Partial Decree.
In an opinion on the Dubuque liquor
cases, which attracted some attention re-
Gently in which the district court Of Du-
buque county entered DEGREES requiring the
saloons to close at hours not provided by
the mulct law, the supreme court knocks
out the partial DEGREES. The district court
as a compromise between allowing them
to close when they wanted TO and the legal
time provided by law, allowed them 10
keep open an hour longer than the law al
lows and allowed them to break other pro-
visions of the law. The supreme court de-
clares that a district court has not this
latitude.
HOIdup on Capitol steps.
Earl Deakin, a clerk in a drug store in
this city, was held up on the state house
steps last night and relieved Of $3.50 in
' cash