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Show The lawyers of Colorado met last week, sixty-six. of- them, aud nomi-Bated nomi-Bated Hon. Wilbur JV S:om of Pu-.eblo Pu-.eblo as successor to Judge Wells on the iierjch of the supreme court. How long has the nomination of judges by the legal Iratcrnity been considered within the legitimate functions of the officers of that court, as 'the- lawyers are? "Ii such is the law in the Btate of Colorado it is certainly a new invention. in-vention. It seems as if tho people rather than the legal fraternity should select the judges, who necessarily are -taken from, their profession". Lawyers are geuerally called upon to frame the laws, and if-tbey'afe also" to have the selection of judges -the courts of law and justice will in a little while be considered the perquisites of the bar rather than popular tribunals for the benefit of the public. |