The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-11
SAYS ROOT IS UNFIT FOR
PLACE ON SUPREME BENCH

Ih km - IN w va
that Il had Ions been customary ln
hta handling ~ company funds 60
draw money fUr one pufpahe aud
uHv Y far another The committee
has been able 90 ubthin no infpr
nation as go the use which waa
Wado % this Particular money
litefofenee 10 here made 90 letters
fenottrd So be in the hands ~
Naaum = Nuaun 90 spokane, hnt
which, the committee was unable
a "tsurrs-tn" Ietter.
Judge Root obtained from
teriou's attorneys aud burned over
80 the committees copies IT certain
of the iettara la the possession 81
said attorneys Dns al thfm ia "a
sopN ~ g letter written hY iuaHe
Root 90 tlnrdou under date -
august 1908 aud. reHdH aH fnllpeH
taf twn weeks. raft 81 tef une vefY
setipas htee,i nsisanias be- afm hestea
Us aa nHw aat " dHHsef HanN
81 Ne nut nest week am anHiaHe
eaffaased ~ Rremisss made en nssuf
aHeea regHifrd 4 hate 10 hHthff fuu.
- AnuN year naaliian. hNt VI thak
eaN ~ iaNNea 40 tittio " wuuid SON
HaHHtAfHH HAHHHAt VIZ" #taAhttfsfi ANHHHtF=H
fafdon fet annoy les ehifh usntd
have tsne enN hseause 81 ms exfrem
49, ! beg g. trF"afu 81 ever tcil uuif
rbat this letter IL suggestive ~ some
financial transaction ia eleaf NufdaH
aea gitrn ~ explanation - this letter
nut tudfe tia1i has sAniaiHsd ihaf g
hah references solely - ramratEn aaa.
tFihutiua 80 ttAe mitch uetHen HaiA
Wanld BE- made ~ ssHnr contractors asa
huainess nsn 81 sn.sAahe aut Nhish
aafdon aa Hls ssh sHasesfiaH rfsftissa
90 have cent. that rrifinE urHu fhfa
promise NJ v y rAimef bad made cor
tAtn eafeaA4iassa 10 tha raWpaiNn tHaf
that tha isftef Naa uffften o. fefHInd
uafunn af Bic promise
Serk fss Ifuth
q 10 daa 60 beth she stats aua Gha
psfanus tanrefWinr ehaw the runner -
fafruptinn has been circulated n iNnaf
erai thns tbe = aai~ tFuth' fp'sisis
bs knuwa Astgiaa 7q. ~ article =
ghe state constitution rfqstdss - fal-
less
"Auy rstssa may be- compelled %
isstiff b. any lsNfai investigation aF
luaifiaf rsefredlur against aat person
nitisf abe efssnaa - bfiarrF - epfrurt
setcltatten. af pfatllee ~ saiinifatians
ana shall nat ~ FeFmittsa ~ sta.
bid his iraiiinuhf en ~ sfesna th@i
- punitF iHfamf hHt spfh teatitums1f
shall tslt aftefv ards ~ MsHH against
h4m IN sns fadietai pr1Feeeiuss -sseeisi
fer esriefg in gifins saeh ta@tinHaiif
Gsaad sass saFsr-fsd.
r. Niew - tnis provision - enc ena.
sftfnfiaH. the eetunsitfes recommends
that yea 80 rs~.i.isni 81 ths saats STAR
atesasiatian. ~ ita executive sufpanlitse.
Request les Judges q ne sapTtiFs esaft
fHt sr4AaHs NwHNtf e. Hai Rfsad tuff
90 invessixafs fnitf nnethsf am agfrnss
8 TO- cemmniss raas that ysas.
Hest. ~hlls he saa ianrs = ih~ So
l.fsntr esafs, wea irssws ffpHs BE
sireat S9sthstn nAupef eatppAs4
iafeash Judge ueraaa. ana ffatu eths~-
fallFuads 81 ffss transportation. asH
That on tHa eceasians "a ths Heaf taef
- solicited ana ~tasAinea rresn 4aiss
sHefdau FREE ffaNseaftatieu fHt his
i.spthsr qssr ths Great Npstasss Faus-Y
fresh be Faef 60 Seattle fa sns eQtas
zen % me solntaigtes. this sundari -
taaar hpea ia regard go fgre Transports
iian waa hi3MiB evms~Fahf~
The aaNswlstse. u 40 Eos rsstaaftqh
- rantaFn 60 th4 sfssCt that aevenFe
fr fIflnetisa - nutHfans ~ tAs aarFessar
caafi aaa eesn aet~lsea be- eeftpss eas~s
asaasisfs aav % tA@ss Fafmass ~sesgt
- ie4 - Il detailed IL this faNaft suh
thfs uaifsf fas COMMITTEES iatsfstsssst
gsass " Rptieaan. eaa haa nseds
ssanap safgas ths tase eafeEaaien eva he
a@xtlnet 81 aiVH fAH cofumsfte@ tss
saafeNs ~ hie iHfsFea4glua 81 ~ BAD
soy anf dfssisia,ea as rsFsansi aaHei-
ssies in - fFsu'lsss
cese " Tess Rishasasma.
a me e@aH Of taeF NfehafAsaa -
fsnr hleeeFlaa. whtfh ses enT - the
ase~s ie shif rafaass fafaEAAtiea sas
sasssaiass~ sAt alnra aanss iffssraafias
whieh is H~%sFes ~ f~fef - spss neaisr
Thle dlFafes nssr nna thp ehfsf
Fsasrs sss over tts tisiaieH % ttet
efig 90 80 So sssries = - -.
pFfme g9aff fhs main eassttan @as
wh~iher ~ nai TIE pfaeefs8 aisgaia ~
sfsitsA n Hpvefe ~ whethsf E4tetsn
itslg ~ ths pfptafp sAsai8 -
- tAs hseeenA FasFae4 91h ne Hsa
= = npssg iaisHssss in fassf - shs
rhs husband ranssaasa shsf sh~ prap.
eFtY aitssfiA a. % htfu ~ 81 nwtifetx.
Fhessrt atte snrA lien r. faVsf -
fte rsfs sus ne sifs renssnasa -
aisissan - ths pfeesfiY ia sessts tns
instAAleis after ihs fsea asa f4aaiis s#ts
saltsee. tha ladAea whn heNrd thu wAea
AZ aEfHea 81 e1rss4ltattpn e. ntfs ths
fuesrrnf - the SITE So bef~een ffts
sas SD t19 zee sac esast afssaaf nas
hssam fssea sahtses - th@ appsatAI Il
me ~ntifs s1eff ~ iac luaWs ~ wAssa
he nntniaa 80 tR@ tass ~se te ~ wfsis
tea aflsf bs ahsasa have essaafned tAF
fsesft.
rslm.r's sltex~a offss.
asuse tlnss heepfe she guai asrssisn
49, flied niehardsaH reiieA en- ane pf
ata affafnesa NJ aeahafF Merritt -
sg-.kane snd irfoFpssf HRS that : -
rafraef taa taia hisa fpt.Hatarenl tnat
ae fht ease sh4n steaH ip fhH M@pfeins
easist ti.s pFua~FtR wsale ~ aitiasa ~
aHetts that laax- naas had ire eass
aad thaf y 30 lHffbafdsoui eanit pa
Aim fr4imsFi g. go. ~ ir4imste reaEd
81 ihe lea3Hsshi -. mgslififa e 'a SIS
lhe property in ~ wniifsiy - ihe haHs
hana snd nianss luHsmsaf ~ fafaF
- fhs IL fsr "a. 100 o. ffe.sse Msfs
fsit rrfused 70 rpebtenanae any sarh
pferssiinm ledge heet sress ths sFin.
inn iu tne maee ahtrA gave ahe wife
jaaani~et Gee Hissaa ana SUBSTANTIALLY
All ~ tha property - the hastsng
NJ rpfuier has agpenred bsfefs ths
COMMITTEES aHd denied etsf hafiuN made
saeh ssagelaepf fe AZ Hiehaf1spft The
ttsw NJ Hieheffssn. HitnnNxh has
axhsnstsa srrfy sffaFt in 50 aftrmpt -
a. o. The r1rrrlffse "a satisfied that
re eoneiassau ~ he supreme cglsst
from the fsfef ass 20 amaFd sutstaH
Tally ~ ihs pfepeFis ~ speais " iha
has1anA and 90 FfFa money tadkuenf
to Ihr ssfe Systematically - announced
~ fhs eEiaIan ~ tts eosft shs1 fisd
~ shat there Waa NJ rspnn - farf 81
prnpasfsiNn 20 nhfaln modification
~ fNs lndRnaFHtt ard eHaf VI NJ Palmer
mstr ihs proposition above sisted % Mf
ulrhaFda1n. 81 must haFs been hsrauss
~ adFaHfs Information % shat she con
oiusisn ~ me r9urt was
the Harris tase.
Tffe report then relates % detail an
81 fhe incidents Re ffs rapa ~ Harris
- che 0fsaf Northern iE ~hlEh Judge
Gafdan eruts per Nufi4fa opiniah
ahifh Was fiieh ~ Judge Root puraua
then Being counsel - record fuf the
Great Northern in tnis faas
We are constrained 70 conclude"
saHn ne report THAT ihH conduct af
iud9e Nuat hnt fiofitsn a. taa Harris
raaa was s afeas breach " fadifiai and
professional nflufiftr 4Ifh conduct
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