The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
LEAGUERS INDORSE
I LENNON FOR BENCH
ORDERS" of Fremont Older Are
Ignored and Reason for OPP
position Revealed
Marin County Jurist Refuses to
Join in Attack on Justice
AngeIlOtti

Taking the bit in its teeth yester-
day. ethe executive committee of the
Roosevelt league ignored the
orders of Fremont Older and unani-
mously indorsed Judge Thomas J. Len
non OF Marin county for republican
nomination to the district appellate
bench. vice Justice Cooper.
With the accomplishment Of the long
deferred Endorsement Of Lennon an ex-
plantation for the delay leaked from the
COUncilsfof the leaguers That eXpla-
nation involved the tale of Olders at
tempt to dictate the leagues selection
Of d candidate for republican nOmina-
UOn TO the bench. which has appeal
jurisdiction in all criminal cases.
According 10 the story which leaked
from the leagues committee yesterday
Older objected to the Endorsement of
Lennon because the Marin county
Judge had refused TO subscribe TO the
n intention that Justice Angellotti of
t-e supreme court was a crook
ATTACK on JUDGE RESENTED
AS related by Lemons friends. it
appears that Judge Lennon and Judge
Frank Dunno Of the San Francisco SUI
perior bench had vigorously disagreed
over. Judge DUNES alleged estimate
Of Justice Angellotti and that Lennon
had told Dunno that he would not lis
ten TO attacks upon the character of
the supreme justice, who was his
neighbor and friends.
Judge Lennon was the first man
mentioned for the leagues Endorsement
for Justice Cooper's place. His name
bObbed UP at the time the leaguers de-
cioed to indOrse Justice Max Sloss of
the supreme court Lennon, il was said,
was a clean and capable man with a
splendid record on the superior bench
of Marin county He was known per
sonaly to nearly all OF the leagues eX-
ecutiVe committeeman, representing the
district affected Some of them were
his personal friends and ardent adj
mirers.
OBJECTION FROM OLDER
The suggestion of Lemons name
Seemed TO offer an immediate solution
for one of the leagues judiciary prob
lens. Everything went merrily as a
wedding march for day or two. It
developed then that there was marked
opposition TO Lennon. The leaguers
were for Lennon, but Fremont Older
was not prepared TO accept the Marin
county jurist
Lemons proponents on the commit
tee and his advocates generally were
puzzled. The Endorsement hung fire.
The names OF other candidates were
suggested for public consideration
while some OF the local leaguers were
elected TO discover and remove Older's
objection TO the Marin county man,
who would have everything his own
way Of the committeeman We're to ex-
ercise their own preferences.
They did exercise their preference
yesterday and so far as appears from
the reports Of the executive meeting
they did no other business.
LEAGUERS ARE UNANIMOUS
According 10 the authorized state
n 5ut made for the committee there was
f18 discussion Of candidates yesterday.
The leaguers unanimously Endorsed
Lennon, who had been summoned to
wait on the committee. After voting
the Endorsement the committeeman
chamber and were told by him that he
would make his campaign on the Lin
coln-Roosevelt leagues platform
The league officials who participated
in the Endorsement Of Lennon were:
Vice Presidents William r. Davis. Oak
land. and Thomas Z. Haven, san Fran
cisco. Secretary Charles r. DERRICK,
Mayfeld, Treasurer Adolph UhL San
Francisco. Executive Committeeman
r. I. Thompson Of Santa Rose, Clinton
J.. White Of Sacramento. Frank r. Dew
lin Of Vallejo. c. G. Young OF Berkeley,
r. J. HathOrn and Daniel A Ryan Of
San Francisco; A. ]. Wallace, of Los
Angeles. the leagues candidate for lieu
tenant governor. and Hiram w. John
son. the Leagues candidate for COVER
nor.