The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-12-01
CALL TO JUDGE KlRWAN

A testimonial to a circuit Judge
perhaps unique in Wisconsin history
was given to Judge Mcheal Kirwan
Judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit,
made up of Sheboygan and Manito-
woe counties, when the lawyers of
the two counties last Wednesday not
only presented to the Judge memori-
ais requesting him to be a candidate
for a fifth term but presented the
memorials in person at joint bar
meeting.
Judge Kirwan was asked to come
to the circuit court room Wednesday
afternoon. The entire bar of Mani
towoc with one exception was pres
ent and the Sheboygan county bar
had selected committee of five to
represent them. The Sheboygan
county lawyers present were Messrs.
Prescott, Williams, C. Voigt, Bentley
and Mead.
The meeting was called to order by
j. S. Anderson president of the local
bar who called Mr.. Prescott to the
chair The Manitowoc call was pre-
sented to Judge Kirwan by the sec
retary of the Manitowoc bar, f. L.
Kelley, with an appropriate little talk
Mr.. Williams then presented the
Sheboygan call to the Judge with a
neat speech. The Manitowoc call
bore the signature of every lawyer in
the county with one exception and
the Sheboygan call that of every law
yer in that county except Mr.. Phalen
who is critically i'll.
Congressman Ed. Voigt wired in
structions from Washington to sign
his name.
Mr.. l.. J. Nash started the speech
making. 1t was a touching tribute to
the Judge. Major Mead lead off for
the visitors with a typical speech
promising Sheboygan county for the
Judge on election day. G. A. For
rest, called for endorsed the move
q ment from half century's knowledge
of the Judge in places of public trust
and said that the people have a right
z to the use of his accumulated expe-
\ rience and knowledge.
A. L. Hougen in a short talk said
a. that Judge Kirwan had always been
faithf~l to duty and that these ,upani-
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1ar's affection for Judge Kirwan as
man and paraphrasing Francis Will
sor said that although he had some
gay in his hair he had kept it out of
iis heart and his brain.
The Judge was deeply touched. He
sgan his response with an evident
truggle to master his feelings. He
poke about ten minutes and init
lated that he would accept the call
nd would send to the two bar asso-
iation his ideas in writing soon. He
aid in part:
81 beg you to accept my sincere
hanks for this very unusual courtesy
. me which gives me the pleasure of
leeting you here this afternoon and
f expressing to you my deep appre-
ation of the invitation which you
ave extended to me to become once
lore candidate for election to the
flee Of Circuit Judge.
"The language of your invitation,
!. entlemen, taken in connection with
le significance of your personal pres
nee here, and with the comments
nat you have been pleased to make
pom my past work upon the bench,
ould affect the emotions of any man
my situation, unless he were much
ss susceptible to the influence and
he evidence of your kindness than
m. | know very well that it far ex-
eeds any personal merits of mine.
ut | assure you that it does not ex-
eed my gratitude for your consider
lion and your regard and your con-
dence.
"* you and your profes-
onal brethren have extended to me
the past and you are extending to
now a support which is rare, and
also remarkable, for its generosity,
Dr. its unanimity, and for the for
aarance and the selfdenial, if not
e selfsacrifce, that in some in
ances at least must be involved in
lis support which you are giving to
e, and for which | assure you that
shall ever be grateful. Your trib-
,es both written and spoken' here
is afternoon, are evidence that will
main with me to the end of my days
I'd will comfort me, irrespective of
hat may be the decision of the tri-
NAL of last resort upon the subject
hich we have here under considera-
on.
81 am informed by you-I have not
;amined the documents yet-but
n informed by you that these writ
invitations are signed by every
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