Evening journal., 1909-04-20
Tuesday, April 20, 1909
JUDICIAL TIMBER.

g ONE of our Democratic friends who are
~ working so zealously to secure as many
Democratic Judges as possible really much
distressed over the alleged worrimeht of Gov
crnor Pcnnewill. The Governor is having a very
hard time according to them, and he is to be
pitied Poor Mr.. Pennewill. How their hearts
bleed for him Those who have fears for his
peace of mind are inspired, so they tell us, by
patriotic impulses. OF course, they are No
one doubts that fact
If the Governor remembers this thing or that
thing, he will have no trouble in finding solu-
ton TO the perpexing problem of filling the Ju-
dietary And il the Governor cannot find men
competent among the Republican lawyers to 20
upon the bench why there are score, they
hint. of self-sacrihcing patriotic Democratic at
torneys who will accept the positions as Judges
and relieve the Governor of his plight We GER
tainly rejoice at this spirit of patriotism and sell
sacrifice shown by the brethren OF the other
fold.
We confess we have not seen evidences OF the
mental distress on the part OF the Governor as
pictured by the brethren He looks as hand
some as ever he is enjoying life as much as ever.
III the Governor were really distressed, we
should advise him TO take trip through the
State and that ought to be sufficient to INT tenn
porarv at least. any burden that may harass
him For rural Delaware is radiant these days.
However. we do not object to the advice and the
'hot air. and suggestions that are going IN the
direction of the Governor We are rather conh-
dent that he will maintain his mental poise
But II seems that his advisors of the opposi-
ton are beginning TO let out few things. They
are finally coming to the point that there IS scant
Republican material available for the bench 10
sustain this contention about a dozen or so ke-
nuhlican LAWYERS must have scorned the bench
and refused to become judges As we have said
Mr. Hilles has declined and 1t is rumored that
one or two others have hinted refusals OF posi-
tions on the judiciary. Therefore, according to
the critics, the supply of available material is
exhausted This is a rather queer commentary
on the Republican attorneys. But If the Demo
ocratic brethren really sifted things down, we
fear that according to them, there would be no
Republicans or not more than one or two who
ate qualified for the judiciary. and hence we
might find an almost solid Democratic judi
oiary.
We. however. do not believe that the supply OF
Republican attorneys for the bench has been ex-
hausted by any means far from il. We have
always been under the impression that there
were a number of good Republican attorneys in
the State Surely ali these men have not been
hardened against the bench. position as a
member of the judiciary is considered a place OF
honor
We all desire as good bench as it is posi-
bic TO obtain. But we submit that there is nc
justification for the wholesale intimations that
there IS no available Republican material. VIZ
have admitted that if the Republicans regular
posse Of thenl-refused TO take these judicial po
sitions the Governor would be justified in max
ing appointments from the other party, but W.
do not believe that such a situation exists. Gov
ernor Tunnel had no difficulty in finding Repub
lican attorneys for the bench and we do not thinl
that any considerable number of Republican at
torneys have suddenly concluded that the benel
Is something undesirable.