The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-09
LAWYERS HONOR
JUSTICE WILSON
Banquet rendered New
Head Supreme Court
FINE FEELNGTHERE
Judge Was Congratulated BY
Members Of the
Profession


the country were attempting 70
change the constitution OF the ma
ton, coud not have made q better
selection in the appointment Of
Samuel B. Wilson, an active prac.
tioner.-as chief justice or the su-
preme court Of the state, wac the
consensus OF opinion expressed by
members OF the Blue Earth County
Bar association at Q banquet held
Saturday night at the Mankato Elks
club IN honor Of Chief Justice VII
son. Attorneys from the sixth Jud.
iciai District were In attendance.
Members Of the bar who gave
short talks at the banquet express.
sed themselves that Mankato and
Blue Earth county as we'll AZ NJ.
Wilson had been highly honored In
his appointment to the highest iud.
ic;al position In the state, that Q
member OF the bar can attain.
The chief Justice In response 20
the many complimentary remarks
ot his former bar associatsS de-
high position when appointed by
70 that court to do my work with
That the high court Of the state
would be Q place where lawyers
would feel that they were address.
ink ''human beings" ana where the
young lawyer would receive all the
heIp possible In starting bis pro-
fessioni career, was expressed By
Chief Justice Wilson. -. 49,
The members Of the bar were
unanimous in making compliment.
airy remarks regarding the appoint
meus made by the governor. IL was
pointsd out BY, several speakers that
tho county needed more men OF the
Wilson type In judicial oHices TO
make the people OF the country Be.
lieve that the constitution was In
: Good Feeling shown
The meeting was interpreted
with q good deal Of comedy by sew
erai OF the speakers called upon by
C. o. Daily, president OF the bar
association and POSTMASTER OF the
evening. Several letters were read
by Mr.. Daily from members OF the
bar who were unable to attend the
meeting. The. letters were from;
Albert Running, George W. Seager
and E. c.. Farmer Of st. James:
John ". Bumby of Madeiia: J. W.
Schmidt and A. r. Pau OF Mankato.
w. G.. Argetsinger OF MapletQn
was the first speaker called upon BY
POSTMASTER Daily. He stated that 1t
was an honor to the bar association
that one OF its members was ap-
pointed to the highest position IN
the state a member Of the bar could
be appointed to all. He expressed
himself of the hope that more meet
ings OF the kind could be~held by the
members OF the bar.
at il a great pleasure and honor
for. me. one Of the younger members
OF the bar, to be breaking bread with
the honorable chief Justice" said
Emmitt F. Tighe, attorney Of st.
james.
at is O great pleasure to see the
members OF the bar gathered togsth.
er on an occasion Of this kind The
former meetings I have attended
were not happy ones. due to the
homage paid 70 one Of our depart
ed" said J. R. Klaseus, assistant
seized with the spirit here that Il
is an honor 20 Blue Earth county
and to the sixth judicial bar assoc
iation to have Mr.. Wilson on the
bench as Chief Justice Of the su-
preme court" 49, -. ,
That the appointment Of an ac-
tive lawyer was the proper thing
during this time when social and
economical conditions were so I'M
settled was the opinion expressed
by C. e. Gilmore, city attorney.
"The supreme court Is really the
final authority In the Interpretation
of the law and I'm sure that the
decisions Of the chief Justice VIII
be based on his own experience as
an active practicing lawyer"
II appreciate the action OF the
governor In placing Mr.. Wilson in
to see him honored. I have known
Mr.. Wilson for the past twenty hve
years in and out Of business and
have arranged several Affairs with
him. / can him good friend and
believe he Is such 70 every member
of the bar present" declared J.. L.
Lobben, attorney from st. James.
Judge johnson AZ HE Best ..
Judge Harry Johnson turned the
meeting into an rn~nar with his
mimic and characterization stories
of members Of the bar. -I have the
highest regard for Mr.. Wilson for
the manner in which he treated
those who were starting out on their
pTOl6SSlOudl CdI66Tb. kuOW IUdk
whatever dignity Mr.. Wilson will
assume in his work that It will be
for that work alone and none other.
will Uncertainty follow from his
knowledge Of the law. When the
nages of history OF Mr.. Wilson as
chief Justice follow, we will all feel
proud that he come from Blue Earth
county" -
Ray Hughes expressed himself as
being glad Of the chance to get to-
gether with members OF the bar to
wish Chief Justice Wilson success
in his high office.
Congratulations to Mr.. Wilson an'
to the bar association as whole
were expressed by N. A. Door. az
am glad for the profession that a
man of Mr.. Wilson'S sype was aD-
pointed by the governor. "No
man has ever been Amounted to
the office Of chief Justice of the
supreme court with the exper-
fence of Mr.. Wilson. I'm shire
that later history will prove Mr..
Wilson to be one Of the outstanding
figures of the legal profession" said
II. Z. Roberts.
2. J. Buchanan declared that al.
though, he was practically new
man in the city. he highly APP
preciated the pleasure in paving
honor 10 the appointment Of Mr.. Will
son to supreme court bench.
"Bluey Earth county is greately
honored In having mo" a-1ointed
TO take the first place in the law Of
the state" said Thomas Hughes. ut