The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-24
Governor Acts Under Authority Of
Law Passed by the Recent
Legislature.
N. j. HARRIS FOR OGDEN
LeatherWood and Hulaniski Chos-
en- District Attorneys to Sue
ceed Men Mac Judges.

District Attorneys Fred c. Loofbourow
and Nathan j. Harris were promoted to
the district court Thursday by Governor
William Spry. Judge Loofbourow Will
occupy place on the bench in the Third
judicial district. comprising the counties
Of Salt Lake, Summit and Tooele. and
Judge Harris will be on the bench In
the Second judicial district. comprising
the counties Of Weber. Morgan and
Davis.
f. o. I.oa,herwood. at present assis-
tant district attorney for this district.
will succeed Judge Loofbourow as dis
trict attorney i'm this district, and Cap
tain Il. 7. HuIaniskI. former, state sem
ator from Weber county. has been named
by the governor to succeed Judge Harris
district attorney for the Second dis
tUict.
The appointments by the governor
were authorized by two laws Which We're
passed by the legislature which has
just adjourned They were necessitated
by the increased amount OF work in both
the Second and Third judicial districts.
which had reached such proportions that
IT was impossible TO get the docket clear
OF cases The transfer of the issuance
Of licenses i'm cities of the first and sec
ond classes from The city councils TO the
district courts made the increase Of the
number of district Judges manifestly
necessary,
Many Names Mentioned.
Several candidates FOR district Judge in
both districts presented applications and
Endorsements TO the governor, In this
district the leading candidates suggested
were Attorney General a. r, Barnes and
District Attorney Fred {. Loofbourow,
Others mentioned for the position were
~. \. Smith, ". !. snyder Daniel uar-
ringtOn, j. NJ. Bowman and j. j. Whit
aknr. Attorney General Barnes finally
Withdrew and Mr.. Loofbomow's ap
poin,ment followed as Il matter of
In the Second judicial district. the
candidates were Nathan Harris e, I.
HaIanlsEI George H. p,.;~; Davis George
cept Harris and Davis withdrew from
the contest. Captain IIulanski with
drew from the race for Judge and sup
ported Harris. becoming in turn a can
didate for district attorney. j H. DE
Vine. city attorney of Ogden was also
candidate Tor district attorney; In be-
half of Davis. II strong delegation from
ogden appeared before the governor.
'rhe Weber county Republican organiza-
ton. however opposed the appointment
of Davis on the ground that he was a
registered voter OF Salt Lake and not
resident OF The Second judicial dis
trIct The grounds FOR the protest were
Davis would not be able TO qualify il
appointed.
Begin Work at Once,
Under the provisions of the laws Great
Ing, The two iGdscships. both appontces
viii become members OF the Judiciary
as soor as possible. Judge Loofbourow
said Thursday night that he would be
prepared To take his position on the
bench next week and that he would !
probably do so.
Judge Fred G. Loofbourow has been
prominent in public affairs in Salt Lake
for the last ten years. He is q graduate |
OF the University of California and has |
practiccd in Salt Lake since 1896. After |
his admission to the bar he WAS assoc !
ciatcd with his father in the practice |
of law for six years In 1902 he was |
appointed assistant county attorney and |
served In thai capacity for two years |
In 1904 he was elected district attorney, |
succeeding Bonner X Smith. He WAS
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