The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-08-23
Tribute to New Supreme Judqe.

1rIpute 10 new Supreme Judge.
Natchez, Miss, Aug. 17.-State Sem
ator Richard F. Reed, of Natchez. who
was appointed to succeed Justice
Mayes on the supreme court bench, left
this morning for jackson to confer
with Governor Brewer, the latter hav-
ing expressed desire to see him when
he telephoned to tender him the Office
| Senator, Reed wor H-rn in jefferson
ncery Clerk 361. His father
was rne lamented Major Thomas Reed,
who was born in Jefferson county 1877,
admitted to the tar April q, 1889, on
the certificate of Judge Geo. Coalter.
He practiced in Adams and jefferson
title Of major in the Mexican war. The
family is one of the oldest in the Uni
ted States, being descendants of Jo-
seph Reed, who came to America in
1716. One of the descendants of Jo-
seph Reed was Thomas B. Reed, u S.
Senator from Mississippi. having been
elected on the resignation of Senator
David Holmes, and took his seat on
March II, 1926, serving the unexpired
term, when he was reelected to the
full term, but died at Lexington, KY,
while returning from Washington. He
was native of Kentucky and came to
located in Natchez. He was an uncle
of Senator Richard F. Reed, who was
J the attorney general of Mississippi in
1921, and was one of the attorneys in
the case of the state VS.. Blennerhas-
) sett, the most roted victim of Aaron
! Burr's conspiracy. The late Speaker
} Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, was also
a connection of the family
Senator Reed is graduate of the
: University of Mississippi, and Wander
bilt University, Nashville, Tenn, and
began the practice of law in this city
4 in 1885. He entered into a copartner-
ship with Gerard Brandon in 1892.
, which has continued until this day. He
; was elected to the state senate last
! year, the election being held while he
was in Europe. He served with great
distinction and earned the reputation of
e being one of the greatest lawyers in
e the senate, an honest and fearless
I worker for the best interests of the
S state and absolutely sane and impartial
in the politics which held sway IN the
e last session, being as fair to one side
as to the other. He was a member of
the Judiciary committee, on the COM
mittee on university and colleges, the
constitution and temperance commit
tee. He is a local optionist. He was
;. an advocate of the Juvenile reform bill
and all measures for the advancement
!, of the state department of agriculture
;, He is a member of the jefferson
!. = street Methodist church and the organ
> izer of the Richard F. Reed Bible class
9 of this church. He is also very act
q i've worker in the field of charity, be-
:. ing one of the organizers of the Asso-
ciated Charities, and of the Society for
: the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Hn -, l.;
: ing Miss Euale Holden. and they have
i one child, daughter Katherine Camp
q bell Reed, Is years of age
y The Natchez Democrat says edtori-
q ally: I'm the appointment of State
Senator B. F. Reed to succeed Justice
Mayes on the supreme court bench,
Natchez is honored, but above and far
greater than all is the honor conferred
upon the state by Governor Brewer
" when he made the appointment. Rich
N ard F. Reed is clean, safe and sane
]. man, stable and true to what he con-
m siders his duty and in looking to which
a. way duty lies, he strives earnestly and
p faithfully to see it is right and as 1t
re should be. Careful, steady and me-
" thodical in all things. he never flies of
te at tangent. AS a lawyer he is known
re throughout the country. His addres;
an at the Chautauqua several years age
al brought him national fame and wor
av him the warmest encomums from the
n press and the bar. His paper on that
h. occasion was prepared with the great
n est care, which is characteristic of tn,
as man and it marked him as one who was
nd eminently qualified to wear the ermin,
I'M as member of the highest court in hi
rn native state. Though native of Jef
ferson county, he moved to Natchez
and here, twenty years ago, he forme,
partnership with former State Sen
ator Gerard Brandon, and together the,
built up splendid practice in the civi
oi and chancery courts. As citizen, h
81 is scion of two of the oldest familie
~ in the South. The name he bears is
wv valued heritage handed down from gen
'ce Grafton to generation and by his per
:" sonal merit and accomplishments he ha
Il added anothe honor to be handed dowi
'1i to future generations. To be mem
d. ber of the supreme court is the ambi
@oe @ tion of almost every lawyer and it
w one which can be attained by only
as few. There are many who can wea
, the honor we'll and who will dignity tn
'o' position, but there are none who wi
'u- strive more earnestly, more devotedly
on nor more faithfully to uphold its dignit
than Richard F. Reed, the man az
as pointed by Governor Brewer. Senate
~ Reed has received hundreds of tele
iy grams of congratuatory nature
y Chief Justice Smith was the first t
The late hin, sor,ethincr which tbe ar
l.. pointee appreciates, and while we ter
70 70 der congratulations for the Democrat
ills we would say in all earnestness tina
oI .:n the congratulations are due to the stat
Vlii of Mississippi and Governor Brewer
'n- Natchez appreciates the honor cor
ferred upon one of her best citizens.