The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-04
Huntington JQrtst VIII Seek Notni.
nation for Place on Supreme
Court Bench.
HAS BEEN CIRCUIT JUDGE
FOR FIFTEEN YEARS.
Well Qualified for Place by Fins
Record Made as Circuit
Judge.
Huntington Herald.Dlspatch.)

I Huntington HeralQ'DlSphlCH.D
An important political announce
| ment of the early year was made pub
lie yesterday when Judge E. s. Doolit'
tle.. OF the Cabell.Putnam.Linc cir
cult court, stated that he would not
be a candidate for reelection to the
circuit court bench, but that he would
be, in the State convention to be held
! in this city in May, candidate for
the Supreme bench, to, succeed to one
OF the three vacancies which will oc.
| cur by reason of the expiration Of
terms now held by incumbent Judges.
The news Of Judge Doolittle's, am
bitlon TO rise to the supreme court
will not be surprising to his friends
here. 1t is well known that for years
.le has stood in the front rank Of the
states judicial body, and that he has
had many calls to come up higher"
Judge Doolittle has been prominent
factor In the States judiciary from the
year 1897, when he became Judge of
the old judicial circuit comprising the
counties OF ,Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln,
Logan and Mingo, one Of the most one
rous and ,promiseuous tasks ever i'm
posed upon a West Virginia iurist.s
In this work he continued piodding.
", patiently, studiously, to the end,
surmounHng mole hills and mountains
making a record which has placed
him in the top column of the list of
the States circuit judges.
Following the expiration Of Judge
Doolittle's service as Judge Of the old
blanket circuit. he was honored by be-
ing elected to the, iudgship Of the
present judicial circuit which is COM
posed of the three continuous coun.
ties Of CabslL, Lincoln and Putnam, q
task which involves every possible
branch Of judicial procedure and in.
vestigation, In this work he has coll.-
pleted seven years, fruitful Of deep
study and rich in the fruits OF pro
found investigations.
Judge DoolittIe Is, in addition to
being man finely equipped in the
natural qualities OF temperament and
balance, q student, a reader-an i'm
biher OF truth = and constructor
whose work is based upon rare COM
pound OF deep thought anu rich and
uperring practical experiences. The
blending of these qualities has tended
| to give him an honorable and enyi-
able standing among the higher class
Of West Virginia lawyers, and It is
upon credentials from these intlu:
aces, backed by a reputation for per-
feet fairness that will make him q
strong, and, many; believe, an inYinci'
BILE candidate.
Since being promoted to the cir
cult court bench Judge Doolittle has
done much to justify the faith Of the
electorate behind his laudable am
bitlon,, and to establish for himself .
reputation for insight, honest inter-
probation and accurate Judgment OF
legislative intention. He has been re.
versed as lnfrequently as; any other
Judge in the State. and has maze u
reputation as scholar tBIR8ef, cia
structur and Investigation, surpassed
BY no. West Virginia ,iurist.i
In the Cabell circuit court three
years ago, Judge iDoollttle, by infinite
personal labor, worked out booklet.
denominated RULES of Practice"
| which has been hailed Throughout; the
State Of West Virginia, and the ad.
joining States OF Ohio and Kentucky
as an ideal code of procedure, from
the standpoints Of ethics and action.
At the same time this neat little vol
ume contains an after appendum,
which, while mildly satrical and
keenly obseryant OF the ldlosyncrasles
Of some OF the members Of the legal
profession. Is, in the whole, 50 faith
I(pliy md SO wisely constructed as TO
afford al once an aRsrriag guide g
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