The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-04-15
SENATOR O'GORMAN

the Tenth infantry.
SENATOR O'GORMAN
Congratulated on His Election by Car.
dinai Gibbons.
So pleased was his Eminence Car
dinal Gibbons with the news of the
election of Judge O'Gorman as Unit
ed States senator from New York
that he sent him the following mes
sage:
II congratulate you most heartily
upon your election as senator.
CARDINAL GIBBONS."
In an interview given later the Car
dinal told of his acquaintance with
Judge O'Gorman and the high respect
in which he held him. Speaking of
the friendship that has grown up be-
tween them since they first met, three
years ago, the Cardinal said:
Il consider it a great honor to know
Judge O'Gorman. Ee is most esti-
mable man and the state of New
York will be ably represented by him
in the highest legislative body of the
country. I first became impressed
with him when I met him in Lucerne,
Switzerland, three years ago, when l
was on my way from Rome to Eng
land. BY a strange coincidence he
and Senator Depew were seated side
by side at dinner 1 was attending.
"The friendship that was engen-
dered at that time between him and
me has grown. 1 have met him sew
eral times since and have always been
deeply Interested in his career in his
state He stands for the highest
ideals and the state of New York will
be thankful in future years that such
capable man was elected to repre-
sent her. He is above all of sterling
honesty and broad experience"
Sketch of Judge o'Gorman's Life.
Judge O'Gorman was born in New
York city May 5th, 1860. After CON-
pleting the course in the public
schools he entered the college of the
city of New York and later attended
the law college of the University OF
New York from which he received his
degree in 1882. Ten years later he
became justice of the district court
and remained on the bench of that
court until 1900, when he was elected
to the supreme court bench, and was
made grand sachem of Tammany Hall
in 1908.
In eleven years on the supreme
court bench Justice O'Gorman has
tried many important cases. His de-
cisions have been noteworthy in that
very few have been reversed. In many
cases where the appellate division re-
versed him the court of appeals sus-
tanned him, so that the average of de-
cisions sustained has been more than
ordinarily high. Many of these deci-
sions the justice rendered from the
bench, having the time usually taken
in the submission of briefs. He has
shown, too, a marked aversion for di-
vorce cases and has tried as few of
them as possible. His decisions have
been notable for their brevity and i'm
partiality and when designated by
Gov. Hughes to hear objections raised
Il +ho tn fh1 SroYo nci$
of the special franchise tax he wound
up the great number of cases brought
before him in six months, and by hts
decisions on various important points
made possible the settlement of sew
eral of the larger cases, notably those
of the Consolidated Gas company and
the Metropolitan Street Railway COM
pany.
Justice O'Gorman has had nine chill
dren, of whom seven-six girls and
one boy-are living, the boy being the
youngest member of the family. For
years Justice O'Gorman has lived
quiet life. He is bookworm and has
an excellent library in his home on
w. 1O8th st. From youth he has been
a devotee of baseball. He is fond of
walking and outdoor sports generally,
and his good color and appearance of
being in perfect health bear witness
to the fact that he spends much time
in the open air.
Pope to Help Large Family.
The Holy Father has received a