Evening journal., 1911-02-14
ABANDONED
CHURCHMAN
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his lawyer friends afterward said
that they admired his pluck.
LAWYERS In n Pickle.

that tneN ADMIRED MS pluCh-
Lawyers In a Pickle.
With Mr. Churchman's refusal TO
resign the lawyers who had with
drawn we're in a pickle. In fact In
the most unpleasant position that
some of them had ever been placed in
their lives. they said. Many Of them
were up in the air. II could not be
learned today just what they had de-
cided to do. but il was reported that
some Of them had written to the Sem
ate and others had written to the
Governor stating their new position.
Others did not seem to be disposed TO
do anything. confident that Mr..
Churchmsn would not be confirmed.
They figured it out that according 70
the line up in the Senate there was
little chance of the confirmation of
Mr.. Churchman.
II seems that not all the lawyers
who originally signed the petition for
Mr.. Churchman knew Of the action OF
those who abandoned him until this
morning, and even today some of them
had merely heard rumors about it,
All were not invited to the meeting
al which the decision was made to
quit. Some OF these declared that
the pool room disclosures did not
change their attitude at all, and that
they were still for Mr.. Churchman.
Politicians in an Uproar.
In Republican political circles, the
change Of front of the attorneys Gre
ated an uproar Leaders OF the Re
publican organization and their fol-
lowers searched for the attorneys all
during yesterday afternoon and when
ever one could be found he was
roundly denounced. Upper Market
street was in a legal and political
ferment which had not subsided this
morning. The organization men were
extremely bitter in. their denuncia-
ton, the air being blue and more
oaths were flying around than could
be administered in the county court
room in a month of Mondays.
The original opponents of Mr..
Churchman seemed to be satisfied
with their work. Feeling ran so
high yesterday afternoon that there
were almost some personal encount-
ers in several instances.
Despite the withdrawal of some Of
the lawyers, the Republican political
leaders who have been supporting Mr..
Churchman with great vigor declared
this morning that he had not lost out
Ihey said that he would undoubtedly
be confirmed and that they had not
abandoned him by any means. It Is
understood that It was chiefly on the
advice of these political friends that
Mr.. Churchman decided to remain in.
Pool Room Did Ii.
Lawyers who withdrew draw the line
very finely. They say that in their
opinion up until the disclosures re-
lating to the pool room there was
nothing to disqualify Mr. Churchman
from being a Judge. They declared
that the rumors and reports as to his
character were not substantiated by
evidence. They give Mr.. Churchman a
clean bill of reputation up to the pool
room incident.
And in this there is another differ
ence OF the opinion as some of the
original signers of the petition who
are not included in the change OF
front say that the pool room affair
is not a sufficient disqualification. The
talk was raging about this point to-
day.
Not Sinking Responsibility.
The lawyers who have Withdrawn
show no disposition to shirk their re-
sponsibility. or put any OF the blame
upon the Governor. They think the
Governor acted largely on their ad-
vice, but that incidents developed
which were sufficient reasons for fac
Ing about.
The fight so far has been the
most remarkable of the kind In the
history Of the city. II has split the
members Of the bar wide open into
factions, broken friendships and caus-
ed great bitterness. Both sides have
been watching each other with spot
ters and detectives and the mere fact
that a number of the attorneys have
faced about will not heal the wounds
already caused. They are said to be
as bitter as ever towards the original
opponents Of Mr.. Churchman.
The lawyers who have been conduct
ing tho matter for Mr.. Churchman did
not go 10 Dover this morning.