El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-02-03
Character and LfesWork cf Gov. W. Mils
Judge E. IA. Mann and Congrsssman III B.
FERGUSON Extolled BY Prominent Members
of Bar and Federal Judge Pope Tuesday
MoTnins; Resolutions Submitted III Honor Of
Deceased Practitioners

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Governor Mills as shown him wher
he was d student ~ The UNIVERSITY
Of New Mexico. He said that one fiji
stance showed Judge Milre charac
tel and breadth as wen as his demo
cratic spirit.
Mr. HolIonlaii paid q tribute to III.
three men under discussions telling
OF their unfaiIihg courtesy, theil
Kindness Of heart and their genuine
Liability which made them factors II
I the u%pbuildihg 0f the new state.
Judge Wright declared that Judgl
Mills will long be remembered b
lawyers ais the man who had helped
them when they were new III Thu
state. OF Judge Mann, he said, one
0f his most charming traits was hii
conversational ability. He addet
that his wit ana hnm0r will long bs
remembered. He remembered Mr.
FERGUSON chiefly for his famous pc
litical speech of 1901. he said.
Judge LanBhIln's TrIhute
Judge Laughlin, one of the oldesl
practicing lawyers Iii the state, waS
then called upon BY Judge Pope td
say a few words.
have known an these three
men Intimately said the judge n
responding. "A have known them
ever since they came TO the state.
They were All my friends. do not
believe there are any other three
men in New Mexico so admirable for
all their qualities. | can not add to
anything that has been said here
about Judge Mills courtesy and gen
tiIIty.s He said Judge Mills was es-
s~entiaIly a statesman and business.
man.
The speaker summed Zip Judge
Mann as q person who was Intensely
human"
Judge Pope's EuIogy
In closing the symposium Of eulog-
les, Judge Pope delivered graceful
iy phrased address prompted By his
friendship for the three lawyers, He
began BY pointing ont that both Judge
Mills and Mr.. FERGUSON were men
who had reached about the same
stage df life, for they died at the age
of 81 years, whereas Judge Mann was
younger. only Ks, when he met With
the accident which closed his ca
reer. There was another resembl
ance between Judge Mills and mr..
Ferguson both We're s%outhefneFs
by birth, whereas Judge Mann was q
westerner. Zach had his qualities
OF mind and heart added the iurist,
(which particularly commended them
to their friends and associates"
an Judge Mills career, Judge Pope
found a feature which was particulars
ly noteworthy. 1t was the fact that
Judge Mills had served in the execHr
tive. the judicial and the Legislative
branches Of government. It was only
today that Judge Pope ascertained
that Judge Mills had served in the
legislature Of Connecticut, he said
before coming 10 New Mexico.
"ThoBe Of us who were associated
with him ON the bench know some
thing Of his ability continued the
judge. He had a splendid degrea Of
common sense. He was a good busi-
man and lie recognized what
was right. His decisions are among
the best we have had IN the courts.
He will be h0nored IS chief Justice
because OF the rare common sense he
displayed
This gift Of sense was appreciated
by President Taft, who selected Judge
Mills as governor Of the territory. In
all Of the three departments of gov,
eminent that Judge Mills had served.
he proved a man Of distinction the
speaker declared
Judge Pope closed his eulcgy Of
Judge Mills, telling Of the evening Of
the judges life and how 1t was spent
delightfully."- with his family in Las
He said Judge Mills had told
him some time before he died that
he had no further political ambi-
tions, but that he wished to rest.
Concerning fudge Mann. Judge
considered that this jurist had
d splendid mind in the preparation
of opinions. Judge Mann was also
gifted with humof His was
not the tongue Of ire. Of sRtife or Of
sarcasm, the Judge pointed out, but
Of pleasure for mankind. Although
/ man Of affairs, away from home a
Judge Pope said that Judge
Mann found his greatest happiness
at his own Preside with his
"a man who draws from such an
IDEAL as that the inspiration for his
work could not be but a great
man; and he was SUCH, added the
Regarding gMr, Ferguson, Judge
dwell al length On his love Of
home. He paid a high tribute to the
work Of Mr.. Ferguson as lawyer and
congressman saying eHe was one
Df the men who made history ID Now
Mexico
AZ 1l;S5 A. m, after q session Of ami
hour and@a half, Judge Pope adjourned
he court until tomorrow.
300 Lives in Peril