Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-24
WOLCOTT TO RESIGN
AS j. S. SENATOR
Associate Justices W.. n. Boyce
and II. c. Conrad to Retire
Next Month.
EQUAL POLITICAL
DIVISION OF COURT
Wolcott Accepted Following In
sistence of Friends That He
Should Do So.
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Special Dispatch to Every Evening.
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judicial Appointments
State House, Dover. May "a.
Governor William ID. Denne- today
announced the following appointments
10 the State judiciary:
James Pennewill of Dover. to be chief
justice. succeeding himself.
Josiah o. Wolcott of Dover. TO be
chancellor. succeeding Hon. Charles NJ
Curtis of Wilmington
William Watson Harrington of Dover
TO be resident associate justice for Kent
county, succeeding William H. Boyce.
Charles Sudler Richards of George
town. to be resident associate Justice
for Sussex county. succeeding Henry
G. Conrad
Messrs. Pennewill and Richards are
Republicans and Messrs. woicott and
Harrington are Democrats. Me.srs.
Curtis and Conrad are Republicans and
Mr.. Boyce a Democrat
As the nominations must be confirmed
by the State Senate the governor will
convene the Senate in extra session for
enc day. about June Is. for this pur-
pose. The terms Of the appointees will
begin on June 20.
The two other members Of the Su-
prcme bench, Judges Herbert L. Rice
and T. Bayard Heisei. do not expire at.
this time. Judge Rice's term runs two
more years and that OF Judge Heisel
fiye more years.
WoEcett to Resign as Senator.
Though in order to accept the Chan
cellorxhip Mr.. Wolcott viii have to re-
sign as L 8. Senator, he will retain his
seat in the L. S. Senate Until after he is
confirmed .bv the State Senate When
that has been accomplished he will re-
sign.
The terms of Office for state Judges
are twelve years.
Tha; Senator woicott was being con-
sidered by Governor Denney as a sue
cessor to Chancellor Curtis has been
rumored for several months. Contrary
too. TO hasty judgment of the matter,
Senator Wolcott in the minds of legal
and political friends, is not making any
sacrifice of his party IN retiring from
the Senate TO accept the post on the
bench. All along 1t has been known
that Governor Denney had in mind
naming young blood to the bench. re-
alizing the need for il as the business
of the State increased.
1t Is reported that when the propo-
sition to become Chancellor was first
tated, but finally consented to accept.
He was prompted by his loyalty to the
Democratic party and his duty as he
then saw il.
Legal friends of Senator Wolcott dis
cussed the question with him. They |
pointed to the period when Senator |
John NJ Clayton, the big figure of his |
time. retired from the Senate after hav- |
ing served as secretary of state, TO be- |
come a Judge in Delaware. This es- |
tablished precedent, which they con- |
sidered could well be emulated. These |
legal friends Of Senator Wolcott urged /
him to accept the new post.
The question was also discussed with /
headers of the Democratic party, men
holding positions of trust in the organ
ization. These men, too, could see no
les.ening of the partyis strength, by
Senator Wolcott retiring from the
minority in the Senate to accept the
post of Chancellor. They urged him TO
accept
Supported by these advisers and
friends Senator Wolcott finally agreed
TO accept.
It is coincidence that Senator VOL
colts father was once Chancellor of
Delaware.
Governor TO Name Senator.
Upon confirmation of his selection by
the Senate Governor Denney viii name
q successor TO Senator Wolcott, who
will serve until November. 1922. Then
two candidates will be named for United
States Senator. One will be for a short
term, from November 1922 to March
1923, and the other candidate for the
long term of six years.
Those who profess to know some
thing Of the mind of Governor Denney
believe that Gen. It. Coleman du Pont
will be his first choice when it comes to
appointing a United States Senator in
the event OF the resignation of Senator
WoIcott-
If Gen. du Pont declines who will be
chosen is not known. City Judge
Daniel o. Hastings of Wilmington ]
former Governor Charles r Miller of |
and former Governor John
3. Townsend of Selbyyille have been
One of the significant features Of the /
of Chief Justice Pennewili is I
hat through long experience he will be
enabled to aid the younger judges, Har- l
.ingtou and Richards, in their early
,ears on the bench. They will benefit |
from his wisdom and ad- j
ice.
Governor Denney having selected two |
and two Democrats for the
our coming vacancies on the bench, the
lew court will be equally divided
politically OF the two members whose I
erms do not expire at this time. one, f
udge Heisel, is = Democrat. and the t
khw. Judge Rioa. .aDaaGasDu1aiean In I