Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-07-02
AILsHIE RESIGNS Jusr1cEsHrp
"esares from Office July goth to Ente,
Campaign for u. 8. Senator.

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ohief Justice Ailshie will retire from
the supreme court bench of Idaho ON
july 20. Monday he filed with
governor Haines his formal resignation
The letter with which Justice All.
snie accompanies his resignation ex.
piains that the jurist had contaminated
ihucn earlier retirement in order to
more actively devote himself to his
campaign for the nomination as r. s
senator, but the fact that .lustire
stewart was stricken when there was
an especially heavy docket before the
court made it necessary to postpone
MS withdrawal until he and his ms.
socrates could clear up the. work on
nahd' This, it now appears to Hhe
Judge, will be about July 20 and he
asks to be relieved at that time.
Inc following is the letter accom-
panying his resignation:
Boise, Idaho, June 90. Hon. John
NJ. Haines, governor, executive office.
Boise, Idaho.
Dear Governor-Herewith I hand
you my resignation as justice of the
supreme court, to take effect and be.
come operative on the Goth day of
July, 1914.
Last February when / announced
my intention or resigning before the
primaries, ] could not, of course. fore.
see the desperate illness of Mr.. Justice
Stewart. ! had hoped to close up NV
offlcial duties so as to enable me to
retire from the bench much earlier
imam TINS land enter actively into the
race for the United States senate
However, Justice Stewart was stricken
at time when the court had under
Amusement large and unusual amount
of business, and it at once became nv
duty to dispose not only of my share
of those cases but to assist Mr.. Justice
Sullivan in writing and disposing of
our associate IS share of that work. 1t
is well known to his intimate friends
that Justice Stewards great desire for
usefulness has been his inspiration for
a long and heroic battle for health. 4
Under such circumstances and condi, |
tions my first duty was to the state ana |
the itigants whose cases had been
argued and submitted. In discharging
that duty l have been obliged to neg
lect the interests of my candidacy and
forego making campaign such as had
hoped and expected to make. We an
ticipate being able to finally dispose of
all business now pending and under
advisement prior to the goth day of
July expect few cases ON which JUS
tice Sullivan and ] may not agree and
court will then adjourn and thereupon
desire my resignation to take effect.
81 am notifying you at this time in
advance in order to give you ample
to make your selection of
my successor in the event you desire
20 make an early appointment. / have
he honor to be, very respectfully yours.
J. F. Ailshie, Chief Justice. -
The letter of resignation is as fol-
ows:
Boise, Idaho, June 30. Hon.. John
VI. Names, governor, executive office,
Boise, Idaho.
To the governor: I hereby tender.
ny resignation as justice of the SUI
,reme court of this state to take eff
ect at 12 clock M, Monday, July 20,
.914.
Signed) 81. F. Ailshie, Chief Justice
# the supreme COURT
Governor Haines has not made a
hoice for his successor, but has said
n the past that it would not be made
rom among present candidates for
lection to the vacancy and that it
would be a north Idaho man. It is
low said there will be no appointment
ntil after the primaries, which occur
september /.