Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-02
MANY PETITIONS FOR
REINFORCEMENT OF
CHANCELLOR CURTIS
Three Were Sent to Governor
Denney Today All Largely
Signed.
LARGE PROPORTION OF BAR

Three petitions urging the reap
| pointment Of Chancellor Charles NJ.
Curtis were sent 10 Governor William
ID. Denney at Dover this morning.
One of them was forwarded BY mem-
bers Of the New Castle county bar and
it bore the signatures of 10 lawyers.
There are 110 members of the bar,
excluding the judiciary. OF this num-
her eight eonld not be seen. because
of absence from the city or similar
reasons. and of the 1o2 remaining
possible signers. 70 signed the petit
ton. Two others who have retired
from practice signed another similar
petition 10 the governor.
Although II was not intended by
the lawyers who are interested in the
matter TO seek an Endorsement of
Chancellor Curtis from the citizens
generally, a prominent physician ex-
pressed a strong desire to put the
medical profession of the city ON record
and therefore circulated among them
a paper which was signed by 81 of
the most prominent members of the
profession in Wilmington
Desiring to express their views of
the Chanceilorship situation to the
governor number of prominent and
influential citizens have forwarded
10 him their strong Endorsement of
the Chancellor and their request for
his reappointment
1t was decided this nldhning to with
hold the names of the signers of all
three petitions in view of the fact that
such petitions have only reached the
governors office. or will be laid be-
fore him some time today. 1t is ex-
pected. however. that such lists will
be available later.
The text of the petition forwarded
by the lawyers is as follows:
Honorable William ID. Denney,
Governor of the State of
Delaware.
Sir:
We, the undersigned members
of the Delaware Bar, respectfully
urge the reappointment of Hon
orable Charles M. Curtis, the pres
ent Chancellor of the State of
Delaware. to the Chancellorship.
Chancellor Curtis has held his
present office for twelve years,
during which time he has built up
reputation for legal ability. fair
ness, justice, industry and judicial
courage not surpassed by that of
any previous Chancellor. He is
now, by reason of his experience,
better qualified to hold the office
and to discharge its duties than
any other possible appointee. His
unblemished character. his legal
attainments and his stainless
record IN the office entitle him TO
reappointment. and in him the
State will have a judicial servant
excelled by none in its history.
The text OF the citizens petition
follows:
To Hon. William ID. Denney,
Governor Of the State of
Delaware.
sir:
Believing that the record of the
Hon. Charles NJ. Curtis, present
Chancellor OF this State for abil-
ity, consoientiousness, integrity
fairness, industry and devotion to
duty is OF the highest order and
that because of such qualtsies and
Of his long experience, no better
selection could be made TO iii the
chancellorship. we the under-
signed, citizens of the State q
Delaware, hereby recommend ana
urge his reappointment. The
State Of Delaware is entitled TO
the continuance in office OF this
able and faithful servant.
The text of the physicians petition
was not available this morning.
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