Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-07
KUNKEL s CAMPAIGN
FOR SUPREME COURT


TCOntinued From First Page1
Patterson, G. H. Backenstoe, Charles
l.. Bailey, e. r. Beidleman, Charles
III. Bergner, John T. Brady. Guy H.
! Davies, Edward +. Doehne, William
=. Fox, William NJ: Hahn, William NJ.
largest, Edwin w. jackson, NJ. w.
Jacobs, william Il. Loeser, Phil s.
Meyer, Benjamin Nj. Mead, John @.
Nissley, Daniel S. Seitz, A. Carson
Stamm, James A. Stranahan, Charles
G. StrOh, Michael e. Stroup, Robert
Sucker. j. w. Swartz, John Fox
Weiss, Frank B. WiCkersham.
! Committee Calls on Judge
! Following the meeting of the Dau-
phin county bar yesterday afternoon
the committee appointed to wait upon
President Judge Kunkel and acquaint
him with the action of the attorneys,
called upon the presiding Judge in
chambers.
Chairman Gilbert Informed the
Judge of the bars action and pre-
as Chairman Gilbert put il, was bril-
liantly and unanimously carried"
| In accepting President Judge Kun
KEEL said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of
the Bar:
The compliment contained In
the resolution which you have
! presented me I fully appreciate,
| and l know comes from sincere
and true friends. During the past
months I have been in receipt of
a number of communications not
only from residents of Dauphin
county, but from many other
| parts of the State offering their
| support in case I should be a can
dfdafa for tho nffirn nf Of
the Supreme Court at the coming
election. 1t has been with great
/ interest also that have noted the
frequent mention of my name by
the newspapers in connection with
so exalted and so responsible
| position. The ambition for pre-
| ferment is 1audable one, and the
wish of loyal friends in so impor-
| tant matter ought not without
! good reason to be disregarded.
In compliance with your request
now submit INV candidacy to the
electors of the State, with the as
surance that you and all those de-
string NV elevation to this high
Office will leave nothing undone
that zeal and honest effort can
| accomplish to secure a full ex-
| preston of the people Of the
Commonwealth on this subject.
Entire Bar at Meeting
Dauphin county's entire bar except
| those few perhaps, who were out of
the city or Ill, attended the meeting
yesterday afternoon at which the reso-
lutions were adopted calling upon
President Judge Kunkel to be a candi-
date for justice of the Supreme Court.
Senior and junior bar---a nonparti-
san bar composed of Republican,
democratic, Washington and Keystone
attorneys, and q visitor or two from
county bars-all were represented. A
dozen or more lawyers praised Judge
| Kunkel's qualities for the position on
the Supreme bench. Among these was
James Scarlet, the famous Danville
attorney who has not only gained a
Statewide reputation for his conduct
of the Capitol graft trials, but who
has an equal reputation throughout
, the country.
Lyman d. Gilbert Presides
| Lyman d. Gilbert was selected to
preside after Eugene Snyder, the dean
of practicing lawyers, had called the
meeting to order. Chairman Gilbert
John c. Nissley and Harvey e. Knupp,
secretaries
| Following the passage Of the resolu-
ton committee consisting of Charles
c. Stroh, Charles II. Bergner Senator
John e. Fox and Chairman Gilbert
was appointed to wait upon President
Judge Kunkel in chambers and ac-
quaint him of the bars action. Chair
man Gilbert was authorized to appoint
an executive committee to plan and
advance the campaign of the president
Judge. He announced that the per-
sonnel of the body would not be is
sued until he had given the makeup
consideration.
Court nomination shrdluetaois d la
The resolution asking Judge Kunkel
| to enter the race for the Supreme
Court nomination was offered by Mr..
| Bergner Splendid tributes to Judge
Kunkel were voiced by the various
members of the bar in seconding the
motion. Following are the speakers
and some of the expressions as to the
president judges qualities and fitness
for elevation to the Supreme Court
| bench:
Opinions Voiced
Charles III. Bergner-"George Kun
KEEL, | believe. is pre-eminently fitted
| for this position. His elevation will
| be a satisfaction to every member of
| the bar. From him every litigant has
received complete justice, and the man
ner in which he has conducted this
faction Of his own conscience but to the
satisfaction of the lawyers interested
whether they were on. the side of the
victor, or the vanquished. know of
no other da jurist Tha in Pennsyyly more
in his line of duty than is George Kun
kel. And, believe, that his elevate
to the Supreme bench of Pennsylvania |
will be for the benefit of the State
and the glory of the Judiciary"