El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-09-14
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frequently at length with the officer
Of this class, attended, their anrua
banquet when he was III the city 0
state, and sent them enthusiastic mes
sages when he was too far away Ii
make the trip back to. Santa Fe
Judge Pope gave the young men thu
pse OF his property on Don GaspRI
avenue for a tennis court and In lever,
way tried to encourage the boys to be
come good citizens and Christian men
His Successor x
For some time there has been a dis
cussion Of Judge ropes successor al
federal Judge here in case the iurist
should die. This discussion was re
yived today in view OF the great i'm
portance of the position. AT the CAPT
toll the name OF Neill B. Field, promi
nent Democratic lawyer of Albuquer,
que, was mentioned as a probable sue,
cessor. Mr.. Field Is now a candidate
ON the Democratic ticket for Judge OF
the state supreme court, but many OF
his friends say he is the most likely
to be picked by President Wilson to
succeed Judge Pope. 1t Is pointed out
that a Democrat will get the position
and that there Is a Democratic ON
gfess meeting In December ready to
confirm the nomination.
In the federal building the names
Of Summers BuFkhaft, also a Demo
cfat and now u. 8, district attorney,
and that Of u. s. Marshal Hudspeth,
also a Democratic lawyer. were men,
toned. There was also talk Of MI.
Justice r. II. Hanna as a possible sue
cessor. Judge Hanna Is in line to
be the next supreme court chief
JUSTICE of New Mexico.
A DISTINGUISHED CAREER
In Judge William II. Pope, New.
Mexico loses not only one. of its fore
most citizens, but also one of it's
finest men. Cut down In the prime OF
life. for he was born on June IA,
1870, he yet had given a full meas
ure of service to the people of the
state, not only in official capacities,
but also in private life.
Judge Pope was a S%0utherner by
birth. He was born at Beaufort,
South Carolina. the son of Major JOS
eph ]. Pope, of Scotch-Irish ancestry,
whose forebears fought ~valiantly in
the Revolutionary army. The major
himself welded his sword yaliantly in
the Lost Cause, His mother was
Hayes Mikell Pope, Judge
Pope was orphaned in childhood, his
dying in 1873. He received his
high school education in Atlanta, Ga,
which to a certain extent he CON
sidered his home city. From the State
University Of Georgia at Athens he
graduated with theAlegree of NJ. A., in
1899; and in 1890 he received the de-
gree of LII. b., from the law depart
ment Of the University.
Judge Pope, Immediately after grad
entered the law firm OF Hoke
Smith and Burton Smith at Atlanta,
the former being secretary of the mte.
Nor during the second administration
OF Grover Cleveland and the present
States senator rom Georgia.
this period, Judge Pope was
also professor of ancient languages at
the University of Georgia.
In 1894, because of i'll health, Judge
Pope came to New Mexico and located
1t Santa Fe, where he took a place on
the editorial staff of the Santa Fe
New Mexican. The following year his
health had improved to such a degree
hat he resumed the practice Of his
profession in the office OF Governor
w. T. Thornton and Attorney General
!. C. Victory. He attracted public no
ice at that time with an eloquent
Fourth Of July GRAFTON delivered in
he Plaza, being called upon at the
asst moment to speak in place OF the
,rator Of the day who had failed to
lut in his appearance. He acted as
assistant attorney general under Mr.
Victory until he was called as assist
ant to Judge Matthew G. Reynolds,
hen United States attorney Of the
,ouft of private land claims. The
scholarly briefs, the cogent arguments,
he deep research into ahstruse ques-
ions OF legal titles ana the civil law
VI Spain and Mexico, enhanced his
equation as an attorney and pleader
The judges of the court repeatedly
laid tribute to. his learning, his zeal
md his devotion to duty.
After this court passed out of exist
snce, Judge Pope was appointed Uni
ed States attorney for the Pueblo In
He brought to this task a sym
)athy and an insight that made the
Pueblo Indians his devoted friends
iyer since then. Judge Pope was a
Democrat until the free silver eontrO
Tersy when. with many others, he
himself with the Republicans
An appointment as judge of the first
Instance in the Philippine Islands
to him at the close OF the Span
sh-American War, and there again
lie served so faithfully and with such
conspicuous merit that he received
he unstinted praise Of the then COVER
Tor general. VIM H. Taft, who there
became his close personal friend. It
vas In the Philippine that Judge Pope
cit the first intimation Of the illness
hat caused his death. He served in
902 and 1903, and Then resigned be
of his poor health, returning tot
Jew Mexico. where 500 afterward
e was appointed associate Justice OF
be supreme court Of the then terri
DRY. He served from 1908 to 1909 as
.ssociate Justice with headquarters at
Roswell, but sitting AZ the various
ounty seats in his large district,