The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06

Mr.. Beggs response to Judge Gordon said: 81 have
your personal letter OF the 3d with reference to opinion
in Harris against Great Northern wired YOU this morn
ing that the opinion rehcaring satisfactory re-
turn the enclosure Yours truly, VIM. r. Begg"
The record eonvincngly establishes the fact that
Judge Gordon did write the opinion the rehearng in
the Harris case the interest OF the railroad company
which Root handed down the opinion of the court
The correspondence between Gordon and Root COW
cred Judge Roots entire OF office Justice Of the
Supreme Court.
In 1850 he was requesting and receiving passes.
About the time the legislature had passed the anti-pass
law that correspondence shows that Judge Gordon had
sent to Judge Root annual Pass No 0l93 for the current
year good over the Great Northern lines in Washington
and that in 1905 the year later he talking taking
trip East but gave it up and solicited and received on
two occasions transportation the main lines betwec
ST Paul and Seattle for his brother
In 1908, which the year OF Judge Roots campaign
Tor election to another term the correspondence shows
that Judge Root solicited from Judge Gordon campaign
contribution OF three hundred dollars and there are FREE
quent references to Judge Roots anxiety to meet Judge
Gordon in Seattle For instance, May Is, 1908, he says
in postscript Hope you this week sure" On
June g. 1908 he teegrarhed, Have heard nothing since
in Seattle"
Earlier in that year. February 18th, Root writes
to Gordon MY Dear Judge: | expect to go to Seattle
Thursday and II you there during that time should
be glad to you"
On April a. on Supreme Court letter head, he
wrote: Dear Judge When you are over on this side
please let me you
On April 9th. he writes again: "Will be at the
Butler Seattle Friday this week, say from four four
thirty but il you find you get in until later hour,
drop me line there fixing different hour"
On April 30 1908 Root is still anxious for he writes:
Dear Judge will try be at the Butler. in Seattle.
on Friday, three p. II you not there will call
again at three-thry, and il fail to find YOU again at
four"
Judge Root upon the supreme bench in 1905 BY
appointment received from Governor Mead
1905 he candidate for election
he elected for commencing January 1909
During the close OF his campaign however had hs.n
Ing committee had been appointed.
This investigating committee January 1909
In the second week OF January declined to qualify
Tor his new term and filed with the written statement
covering his resignation in which following
i always thought that for justice supreme court
reflection upon any member casts cIonS @
the entire court In the light of the in
smbaa the court and gants the court
highly undesirable in the state
% eaWns an to WA, a rsn n to the Seattle
Eas f Brn hn then etOr Of that newspaper
the public In his have limited
charge Branerd has submitted the fol,
out Of bed 10 o'clock to resign
This msaemen is on with his other faisication sup
AS he has drasged scandal all that
him for signing letter Of resignation S'''
My answer was that did and would resign
and would pay consideration will add had
ample that he on the
blasphemous and obscene ephets
him. and no decent
could print them looked him then now His plea
is one of whining hypocrisy.
(Signed) "ERASTJJS BRAINERD-
The against Judge Root record and
his own testimony By his admissions indsreet
why he should not be elected judge
furnished by Root
he said always thought that for Justice of the
there should exist indiscreton."
To the
He accepted free from railroads which constantly
before his court litlsants
He solicited
for the OF members of his family.
He himself explains the Am
embarrassed by promises made
had do with
dollars to 10 him through Gordon from
business of Spokane.
He opinion rehearing
with carbon of that opinion
submitted
handed down the opinion the that
lie letter of resignation in which he
should
which a
Superior Court
lilo A. ROOT