New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-12-17

JUDGE F.. cLAGuE TO ENTER.
FIGHT FOR SEAT IN
CONGRESS.
At a meeting Of some Of the members
of the Bar of the Ninth Judicial District
held at the Dakota House, New Ulm.
on Friday, December IL, it, was unani-i
mously decided to endorse former Judge
i. M. Olsen as successor OF Judge Frank
lClague who announced his intention Of
resigning as Judge OF this District at
the meeting. A resolution adopted by
those present asked Judge Olsen to accept
tie appointment Of this position upon
the resignation Of Judge Clague.
In letter addressed to Judge Olsen
and signed by. the attorneys present at
the Dakota House meeting he was in
formed Of the step taken. The letter
was signed by the following: E. r.. Korns,
A. G. Dolliff, George A. Barnes, a. r..
A. Laudan, w r. Werring, Albert II.
Emerson, Albert Hauser, T. G. Davis,
A. M. Berg, George D. Erickson, Henry
N. sorhsen, w. H. Dempsey and Henry
HI. Flor. !. 4zs,
Ask Assent Of Others.
Inasmuch as number Of the !. Bar
members were not present at the meet
ing, the. weather conditions being very
.unfavorable that day. it was agreed
by those present to. appoint a committee
to inform the absentees Of the endorse
ment Of Judge Olsen and ask them to
assent to the step taken5or to otherwise
express their preference. A letter stat
ing these facts was sent out Saturday,
December Ii, with the request to sign
the assent to the bottom of an closed
letter. This commune lion was signed
by E. v. Korns, Tracy;;sssA. G. Dollff,
Redwood Falls, and Henry N. Somsen,
New Ulm, the committee members.
10 organize Bar ASS n. ~
At the same meeting at the. Dakota
House the question Of forming a Bar.
Association fol. the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict was discussed. 1t was the lconvic-
ton Of those present that such an or
ganization should be formed. A COM
mittee was appointed to arrange for a
meeting to. be held the latter part OF
January In case the organization is
perfected at that meeting 1T is planned
to meet twice a year in one of the cities
of the district. The Ninth. Judicial
District comprises the following countless
Brown, Nicollet, Redwood, Lyon and
Lincoln.
To Run for Congress.
" Judge Frank Clague who announced
his Forthcoming resignation at the meet
ing last Friday is to become a candidate
for Congress in the Second Minnesota
District, to succeed representative Frank
r. Ellsworth Of Mankato. Mr.. Els
worth has announced that he will be a
candidate for governor in the Republican
primaries next June.
Judge Clague is a Republican, and
his home is at Redwood Falls, though
he axes his judicial headquarters here
at New Ulm. He was elected as Judge
of the district at the. general elections
in November 1918, and assumed his
office in January, 1919. He formerly
represented. Redwood county in the
Minnesota Horse, of which he. was
elected speaker. He later represented
Brown and Redwood counties in the
Senate. In this body, he. held the inn
Iportant position of chairman Of che
appropriations committee
Judge Clague expects to. tender his
resignation as judge to Governor Burn
| quist January I, and it will take effect
about a month later. He had the matter
of resigning from the bench under con-
/ sideration for some tine and his an
nouncement to- enter the congressional
fight created little surprise in political
circles. @
T Judge Olsen needs no intro uction
Ito the people of the Ninth judicial
District His efficient and faithful ser
vice on the bench is we'll remembered
by all and there can BE- no doubt that
his appointment if made and accepted
viii meet with favorable comment
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