Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-22
FATHER AND THREE CONS CON.
eptcuous As LAWYERS SINCE
EARLY DAY.
MANY TRIBUTES PAID
~ MEMBERS or THE BAR
Memorial Services Fer Carroll Wright
Bring Out Many Expressions Of Com.
msndation From Jur;sts and At
ternsys- knotty Questions Before
Railroad Commission.
,ecial to Times Republican.

Des Moines. Nov. 22.-No issue of the
Iowa Reports from 1S45 to 1911 is
without the name of a Wright appear
ing therein in some official capacity,
either the name of the father or of one
of the three sons.
This was statement made at the
Carroll Wright memorial services yes
terday afternoon. Judge Wright COM
menced when first he came to Iowa
and the record of the family has been
maintained ever since.
The, memorial meeting held in the
federal court Tuesday afternoon was q
notable one and the tributes paid to
the late lawyer were eloquent, sincere
and true.
Gen. James B. Weaver, who had been
specially invited by Judge Mcpherson
because Of his association with the
lawyers Of early Iowa and living in
county adjoining to that where Judge
Wright lived, spoke in reminiscent
vein, and was particularly appropriate
in recalling an interesting event of
early days. He spoke of political
meeting held in 1858 addressed by Gov
ernor Joseph A. Wright, of Indiana, at
KeOsauqua. There was present three
brothers of Governor Wright, including
the late Judge George G. Wright; also
three of his sisters and their families.
There We're present also men afterwards
conspicuous in public life like Cald-
well, McCreary. Knapp and others. 1t
was out Of such surroundings that
Carroll Wright came to manhood.
Judge McHenry recalled the boy
hood and schooldays of Mr.. Wright
and Judge Deemer spoke especially Of
his work as a regent Of the state uni
versity
The other addresses. those Of Sen
ator- Saunders, James c. Davis. Judge
Walter l. Smith. James q. Weaver, Jr..
and Judge Smith Mcpherson were all
exceptionally fine. Without regard to
politics or the antagonisms Of the court
room, Carroll Wright was regarded by
all as a lawyer of exceptional ability
and one who was always fair and
honorable in his conduct.
The railroad commission bumped into
knotty question when the Des MOines
Coal Company switching case came up.
1t was revealed before any evidence
was taken that attorneys for the Great
Western railroad take the position that
the act Of the last legislature which
was intended to give the commission
greater authority over fixing switching
charges, In fact took It entirely out of
their control: and that what has al
ways been regarded az switching SER
vice on railroads Is no longer to be so
regarded in Iowa. 1t was stated by the
attorneys that they believe the legis-
lature made it impossible for the COM
mission to treat as switching service
the work of handling cars all on one
line Of road but only where the cars are
taken from one company to another Is
this to be a switching service. The con-
ten,ion was so novel and surprising
thta the commission was in doubt
whether. to proceed to consider the case
before it. The whole subject will be
taken up in December by the commits
sion.
supreme justices and eight of
the district judges of Iowa are to be
reelected or their successors will be
named next year In Iowa. The other
forty-eight Judges Of Iowa Of the state
hold over until after the elections of
1914. The supreme justices whose
terms expire next year are Justices
Mcclain and Sherwin. The district
Judges whose terms expire are Thomas
Arthur. Arthur d. Bailie, Jefferson F.
CLYDE, William s. Hamilton. James p.
Hewitt. Dickinson F. Let's, Winfield 8.
withrow and Eugene B. Woodruff.
These facts are disclosed in a little
pamphlet now being distributed from
the office Of the secretary Of state Civ
ing names of judges and terms Of court.
with exact dates and the assignment of
Judges to each court, for the next two
years.