Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-20
STATE BAR H0NUR
JUDGE BRADFORD
Glowing Tribute Paid Jurist on
His Retirement From
Bench.

Today being the date set 10y. Judge
Ed,.rd q bradford as that on which he
desired his retirement irnm the feoeraA
bench tn take effect at noon largc mum
ber of the members OF the judiciary ana
bar throughout the State asSritip'ou III
the court room and extended tellcltatiofS.
For New Castle county, Johh ! 'N,'l',N'
In n lengthy address, related some :" NV
many notable decisions handed down IN
this court Among the most ln'iPca'e anu
MOI table ,Icrisinns were those M patcn'
coz, ,nnr;pc law and commercial suits.
\ feature of Judge Bralford's dFciS"If@,
he <aId. WAS that few dCiCudant5 qu"-
Toned decision whcn haadcd down ~
fhis colrt because of ITS recognized IudirH'
ac,men and wisdom The n4nkrup'c\
law had also protitcd h"ca'iSc "l tt1'S 'fl,"
before this court lie rctcTred 70 tot
standar,luf order maintained m th'S cou''
and referred To the patience ami courtesy
extended counsel
Mr. Ward. concluding the remarks.
said that the courts OF the county hAd
closed aarIy this afternoon IN order thht
j,rrists and bar might attend the meeting
JUDGE BRADFORD RELIES
Judre bradford, IN replying I" inc
high tribute paid him. SAID tilat ne ''"'
no words that could adequately express
n.id him, That he had devoted his hie
10 the law q years rs q lawyer and -
wears on The bench. and that he had
ALWAYS had one ambition, to bc deemed
worthy of his SUCCESSORS on tins hehch.
which fact he asserted was clearly shown
bv the rxprcSsious of the members 81 th'
bar today.
'rVhis dav will always remain with me-
a. a golden memory" said the Judge
bave tried to- administer without fe"I
to the rich and poor. weak and strong.
and | can only again express nv THANKS
for the splendid addresses made IN my
presence today
Herbert u Ward was made chairman
Of the meeting on motion hy William :,
H,l,es. and when Judge Bradford enterrd
the court room at noon addftSsseu tn'
;urist IIc referred very briefly To the
career Of tho judgc, his ability pauen"
and said that he volrcd the sentiment #
tho members of the bar nf the three
co,,nt,es m expressing tho regret ot 5
retirement tie introduced Alexandor +
Cooprr the nostor of The state har n
sr>eak on behalf Of the attorneys Of ihr
State
Mr. Cooppr rccited the history 81 the
District Court Of Delaware from its lnstl-
tuition in 1850 and uf the worthy n'n
who had preceded Judge bradford IN the
100 wears since the court WAS opened thctf
have been but SIX judges one "t these
heinp the honorcd father Of the present
retiring ilIdpc The speaker for the state
bar expressed lis regret At the IuriSt re-
t,rement, ? II extended thanks for the
uniform rourteaics that have been oN
tended ,he bar
Wo,dhurn Martin Of Georgetown t"l
the t>ar Of Sussex county. spoke ct TN
gr.aat service that Judge Bradford ha'
been not alone 10 the state, TUT 70 thf
country. and cloquentlv stated the higt
esteem and regard IN which tho Jurfst wa
held IN the down State legal fraternity
Henry Ridgclv Of Dover. for the kon
lar pald glowing tribute 10 the work =
the jurst he emphasized the ahNHN
integrity. mpartlahty amt iearlessness 2
tho rnrist and in beautiful language g
pressed the honor In winch the LAWYERS Q
Kent county held him cXclalmng that y
had worthlv upheld tho dignity and recor'
for nfdicIal wisdom possrs@cd fN all ct ~
predecessors
While Il had hecn expected that al
appointment would he made prlor to tp
dav. this had not bocn dome. due. Tro
s,mahlv. to tho fact that Delaware
Senator's. Willard Salisbury and .los1a
q. Wolcott had not agreed upon an aI
pointee, there being contest now All
parentlv. with Richard Rodney ot WI
mington Senator Salisbury 5 choice. an
James H. Hughes Of Dover, rs Senate
Wolcott' choice