Smyrna times., 1909-06-16
.DELAWARE'S NEW JUDGES
TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE
CONFIRMED BY SENATE YESTER-
DAY AND GO UPON THE BENCH
Large Crowd See the New Judiciary
lnducted into Office-Senate Con-
firms Governors Appointments.

firms Governors Appointments.
The State Senate, in extraordinary
session yesterday confirmed the six
judicial appointments of Governor
Pennewill as well as the others made
by him since the adjournment of the
Legislature on March 81. The new
judges were sworn in the Supreme
Court room at noon. Previous to the
opening nf the Senate the Democrats
sprung a surprise by calling a con-
ference and inviting Senators Connor
and Barnard, Republicans of Kent
County to attend. The latter accept
ed. The objection to the confirmation,
of Cornelius B. Hope, Republican,
of Dover, as State Highway Commits
sioner for Kent county was taken up.
The Democrats antagonized the ap-
pointment on the ground that the ap-
pointee will probably have little to
do during his four-year- term besides
drawing his salary of 81, 900 year.
The appointment was mandatory upon
Governor Pennewill under the Soper
good roads act, which authorizes, but
does not compel, Kent county to bor-
row 500, 900 for improved highways.
Although Mr.. Soper, the "apple
king" is a Democrat, the Democra-
tic Kent County Levy Court County
Commissioners) is opposed to borrow
ing the money for the reason that the
tax would doubtless be thereby in
creased. No action, therefore, is ex-
pected. At the conference Senator
Monaghan, of Wilmington, the Demo-
cratic floor leader explained that there
was no personal opposition to Mr..
Hope, the only issue being the advis-
ability of authorizing a seemingly
useless expenditure. 1t was finally
decided, because of the universal de-
mand for good roads, to confirm the
appointment and put the matter up to
the Levy Court. Subsequently, the
Senate confirmed all of the appoint
ments without dissent, as follows
Chancellor-Charles M. Curtis, Rep. ::
Chief Justice-James Pennewill, Rep.
Judge-at-large-Victor B. Wooley.
Dem. Resident Judge for New Castle
County-Daniel o. Hastings, Rep.
Resident Judge for Kent County-Wil-
liam H. Boyce, Dem. Resident Judge
for Sussex County-Henry C. Conrad,
Rep. Justice of the Peace Charles
H. Pancoast, Delaware City; Gardener
L. Joseph, Milton; Charles w. Nicol-
son, New Castle, all Republicans;
State Highway Commissioner for Kent
County-Cornelius B. Hope, Rep. ;
Coroner for Kent County Samuel E.
Saxton, Rep. The Senate adjourned
sine die at noon. The Senators, headed
bv Governor Pennewill, the retiring
chancellor, John R. Nicholson Demo-
crat, and the members of the new
Judiciary, then marched to the Sup
RENE Court room, where the new iud-
ges were sworn in the presence of a
large assemblage, including many
women. Chancellor Curtis then opened
the Supreme Court, There being no
business before the body an adjourn
ment was taken until Monday. The
ancient Latin Bible resting on a plush
case, upon which nearly all OF the
Governors and other State officials of
Delaware have taken the oath of office
was again utilized. This Bible is SO
valuable from historical standpoint
that j. Pierpont Morgan recently
offered $40, 900 for a replica. The
Bible was printed in 1892 The court
room was elaborately decorated, a
large American flag forming a strik-
ing background.