The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-12
Fisk, Ellsworth and Cooley
Will Be Backed by Attor-
neys' Organization
COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED
ORGANIZED At FARGO SATURDAY
The Candidates Favored by the Or.
ganization Have Been Endorsed nv
the Bar Association for Supreme
Judgcships in the Past.

0ANiNaSiSS vi liISe JQe men 1n
the race for the North Dakota sup
rene court will receive the support
OF committee of 100 North Dakota
attorneys which was organized in
Fargo at meeting held Saturday af-
ternoon and evening. This action
was taken in accordance with res
olution adopted by the North Dakota
Bar association four years ago at
meeting in Grand Forks when one Of
the hottest judicial fights in the state
was in progress between Justice G,
j. Fisk and Attorney JohnKnauf.
Only on one occasion since that
time has this been put into effect.
That was when the two vacancies on
the bench occurred in 1908. 1t was not
deemed advisable to place the matter
before the bar association this year
as an association, SO the matter was
taken up in a different manner and
will be carried out as outlined at Sat-
urday's meeting.
Justices C. j. Fisk and S. E. Ellis
worth and Attorney C. NJ. Cooley are
the men who will receive the support
Of this organization of attorneys. and
opposing them are E. B.. Goss Of
Minot. E. T. Burke of Valley City, and
W. NJ. Anderson of Devils Lake. All
three of the candidates now backed
by the attorneys organized Saturday
had received previous endorsement
from the North Dakota Bar associa-
ton.
Attorney T. G.. Dewitt of Wahpeton
is the president of the executive COM
mittee in charge of the campaign,
while ]. A. Montgomery of Fargo,
clerk of the federal court, is the sec-
retary, and he will have full charge
Of the campaign. the headquarters OF
which will be locate. in Fargo. The
other members of the committee are
Judge Guy c. H. Corliss of Grand
Forks: JEFF NJ. Myers Of Grafton: B.
B. Holt and Judge Engerude of Far
go; Attorney F. H. Register Of Bis
marck, president of the State Bar as
sociation, and B. d. Shaw Of Mandan.
Judges Fisk, Cooley and Ellsworth,
for whose election the attorneys have
united, were endorsed by the North
Dakota Bar association some time
ago. Judge Fisk was the first to re-
ceive endorsement, that being in 1906
when the fight against John Knauf
was made. In 1908 when the member
ship of the supreme court was in
creased to five. making two vacancies
which were filled by appointments
of Governor Burke, the bar associa-
tion recommended to the governor a
list of twelve attorneys from which he
was asked to make his selection. The
governor complied. naming one Re-
publican and one Democrat. The list
that had been submitted was equally
divided between the two parties, there
being six Of each.
Judge S. E. Ellsworth Of jamestown,
who was the Republican appointed,
was one of the men so endorsed. and
he is now the candidate for election
endorsed by the attorneys. On the
list of names submitted to governor
Burke C. NJ. Cooley of Grand Forks
was also included and in that manner.
he too, has received the endorsement
of the North Dakota Bar association.
The resolution on which the action
of Saturday was taken by the attor-
neys was adopted at Grand Forks
September 10, 1906, and is as follows:
"Resolved. that it is the sense OF the
Bar Association of the State of North
Dakota that this association owes to
the public the duty of using all Its
power and influence to place and keep
upon the supreme bench of this state
capable. experienced and upright law
yers, without regard to party afilia-
tons, and to this end.
"It is further resolved. thai when
ever the exigency presents itself, the
president of this association may. and
upon the request Of any three menu
bers in writing, shall call special
meeting of this association, at time
and place to be designated by him, to
the end that the association at such
meeting may take such action as the
public interests demand with respect
to the selection of Judge to such
bench"