The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-27
JUDGE STEWART
ABLE FOR WORK
As Chief of the Three Justices
of the Supreme Court
of Idaho.
HIS CASE BRINGS UP
A LACK IN THE LAW
Some of the Deputies and
Clerks of the New State
Administration.
BY G.. E. ARNEY.
The Tribune.

BY C. E. ARNEY.
Special TO The Tribune
BOISE Ida. Dec. 25.-I Will he d
pleasure for the people Of the state TO
know that Judge George II. stewart OF
Boise will be able TO sit as member OF
tho state supreme court on January at
the time when he advances TO the POSI-
tion OF chief justice.
Justice Stewart Is popular JuusI,
That he has beeu III for several months
has been source OF genuine regret ~
both ltigantS aud lawyers. :,
The illness OF Justice Stewart calls 10
mind a necessity for which the eiSNenth
session of the legislature may well pro-
vide. ono which will meet a condi',@on ION
applicable 10 the situation at band, !or
IL has been that the supreme court of TINS
state was utterly incapable. owing TO the
deluEo OF business, 10 clear ils Cdlrh-
To Expedite Business.
The expedition oil supreme court busl,
ness appears TO be d public necessity II
Is not presumed that the court VIII act
with undue haste in the Differentiation on
the many ~eighty matters presented 10
il. II Is u matter OF state pride that tne
decisions or our supreme court shaH pe
based on the very best OF Judicial logic.
This at once demands deliberation. study
and thought. and the human mind can
not give To any subject al o1 tnest'
under stress OF rush Of business.
The condition which brought about a
necessary delay III state supreme couII
matters has been matter OF nniVerSal
regret. and OF consequent disappointment
for which Justice Stewart Qcast OF all
mer) was accountable,
Eut provision might be madc against
either d recurrence of this condition. or
a. continuance of II.
II tho Idaho lcgiSloturc is AMBITIOUS
TO meet this situation. there is prece'
dent OF the higher order al hand. The
federal government has wisely acted on
q similar case, and this may we'll be the
n lg "a
this very important contingency
A Precedent.
IT was only n few years ago that Ius-
ticc Moody OF the United StateS supreme
court fell sick. as did Justice Stewart Of
the Idaho supreme court. lie Was cog
nizant OF the clog TO business which his
enforced idIenesS contributed 10 The sit
uation. After repeated endesNoT5 io re
cuperate all without avail. he tenaered
his resignation. which was accepted and
his SUCCESSOR was named
Immediately the congress passed an act
tetring him on fun pay for life This
was simple justice TO the situation. 1t
was Tho part OF wisdom.
In the case here AT homo. the bond is
stronger. The people have elected Jus
tice Stewart TO the state supreme bench.
as they have elected Justices Ailsllie and
Sullivan. II illness should befall them
during the course OF the performance OF
government, II would be but fair that
they should be recompensed for that over
which they have no possible control. On
the other hand. permanent disability
through iIlness should not act as q bar
TO the attention TO e1blic business which
the Importance of state supreme court
business may require The syinpathies
of the people are always genuine in euch
cases, but sympathy does not decide cases
and move along the wheels of justice.
The Oldest Senator.
Senator Rayenel Macbeth the oldest
member OF the Idaho state senate in point
Custer county home. ready for the on.
coming session. Mr.. Macbeth Is well
known in club circles In Salt Iake City,
where Mrs. Macbeth Is visiting. before
Deputy Treasurer.
Stets Treasurer elect Allen has CON
cluded TO namo Fred Coleman OF this
known over Idaho. He Was deputy treas
urer under Ii. n. Coffin. and for time
under c.. A. Hastings, tho retiring state
treasurer He was also cashier of the
State Bank OF HALEY, resigning that po-
sltiou last summer TO accept the secre-
taryship Of the Idaho Life Insurance
company.
Chief Deputy Secretary.
Byron +. Hyatt has been selected as
the chief deputy 10 the secretary OF state
Mr.. Clifford of Lewiston, Mr.. Hyatt came
to Boise eight years ego TO serve IN this
same position with Secretary of state w
RI.
mont county and ST Anthony.
Since he retired from the secretary o
states Office Mr.. Hyatt has managed ths
Boise pata.torilm. Last summer he made
a race .or the nomination az secretary
of state, and was the next highest mar
to Secretary of State Clifford. out of fou,
others III the race.
Assistant Superintendent
Miss Grace M. Shepherd stale super.
intepdent- elect, has chosen as her ms
sstant in tho office Miss Bernice McCo,
of Lewiston, a former friend OF Mis-.
Shepherds when she was engaged as ;
teacher in the Lewiston normal school
Miss Mccoy has scrved twice as count!
superintendent. OF schools OF Nez Perc.
county and Is mentioned as "A lady o
splendid capabilities and pleasing per
sonality.
Chief Executive Clerk.
The newspaper men of the state vii
he pleased at the announcement made TO
day that Governor elect Haw1cy ha
chosen Fred F1eod, the forrae. able edi
tor OF the Boise Citizen. as the chic
clerk In the executive office. This Is
deserved compliment. and A recognition
Of merit and OF honest endeavor mad
by Fleod In the success OF the new gov
ernor.
A sprained ankle will usually dis
able the injured person for three o.
four weeks. This is due to lacx o.
proper treatment. When Chamber
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