The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-10

Judge Campbell.
Dn Federal Bench Ten Years.
Iie was on the Federal bench for
the Eastern Oklahoma district moro
than 10 years. having been named
on November II. 1907, the day that
the two territories were admitted to
statehood as oklahoma, He rcsign
I'd late In July. 1915. tho rcsigna-
tlon being accepted on August 81,
1918. at which time the then gov
ernor of Oklahoma, Il. l., Williams
waa named as his successor.
Tho Judge was born In Butler
county, Pennsylvania, on May ..
1867. ana In May would have been
50 years old. After finishing gram
mar school, he attended the North
ern Indiana university at Valparaiso
graduating in 1892. and then entered
the University Of Kansas, completing
a law course In 1894 IN September
that year he went to McAlestcr, then
the capital OF the Choctaw nation.
and began the practice OF law.
For 10 years he was connected
with the legal department of the
then Choctaw. Oklahoma x GuH
railroad. now part of the Rock
fNNltHis anu AHk Ntlib
was law partner OF Judge G. H.
Stuart and Judge Allan Wright. both
distinguished oklahoma jurists.
Chairman First state G.O.P. Meet.
Always republican IN politics,
Judge Campbell took an active part
in the statehood ampaiRn. and
IN the summer OF 1907, after con-
gress had passed the enabling act,
consolidating Indian and Oklahoma
territories as the state OF Oklahoma.
Judge Campbell went to the first
republican convention. held In u
large circus tent, on the site OF the
present Cosden building. lie was
chosen temporary chairman. and by
his eloquence and vigor. was hon
orcd by being made chairman of the
speakers bureau of the campaign
organization that sought to elect
Frank Frantz o; Enid as the first
governor Of oklahoma.
II was the close friendship devcl-
opod during that tour of the two ter
ritories between Mr.. Frantz. the last
territorial governor of Oklahoma.
and Mr.. Campbell. then young and
ambitious lawyer. that later brought
them closer together In politics and
business.
After Frantz was defented by
Charles N. Haskell OF Musk ogec.
President Roosevelt, not knowing
many OF the prominent territorial
men personally, asked Fran,z to
suggest someone FOR federal Judge OF
the Eastern district, and without
hesitation. Frantz named Ralph r..
Campbell Of McAlester and the nom
| ination was made.
As federal Judge, Mr.. Campbell IL
accredited with having made more
| basic law for Oklahoma than any
other man, Notwithstanding the
wonderful work OF Judge Cotteral
| for the western district OF oklahoma
During his tncure of office h
| passed upon cases involving many
| millions OF dollars. Famous among
these IL the Tommy Atkins case ir
| which his decision was recently af-
| firmed by the supreme court OF tn,
| United States, and the Barney Thloc
co case, still In litigation. Both In
volved the rights to oil leases worti
many millions OF dollars.
| Among other cases that he hear,
was that of the timber rent rul,
on federal lands: the Midland Oi
A. Drilling case, involved the pre-
ferential right OF an agriculture
over u mineral lease; the Coret OF
a. Gas case. and his unrelentinl
attitude toward violations OF III
prohibitory statutes.
In only one case was Judge Camp
bell ever ovorruled by highe
tribunal, that OF the search an
seizure clause of the Fourth amend
ment lie held that officers coul
proceed without being violators o
that amendment, but the circui
court OF appeals. held that no matte
what the offonsc. "A mans consti
tutional rights always RENAME
with and could only be set asid
by a search warrant.
While the Civil cases tried b!
Judge Campbell attracted nationo
attention. his efforts ON the Crimina
bench were equally noteworthy. ~,
was relentless foe of yiolators q
the prohipitory statutes. imposin ~
heavy fines and sentences upoi
bootleggers and iutrodncors, raisinl