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Show T. D. JOHNSON GIVEN ENDORSEMENT OF THE BAR At a meeting of tho mombers of tho Ogden Bar association this afternoon. Attorney T. D. Johnson was the unanimous unani-mous choice for United States district Judge to succeed Judge John A. Marshall, Mar-shall, resigned, and a committee appointed ap-pointed by the meeting immediately drew up a communication to the preBldont of the United States asking that Mr. JohnBon be appointed. T. D. Johnson was born in Tennessee Tennes-see January 8, 1858, and has been practicing law in Utah since 1890. He Is considered to bo among tho ablest attorneys of the Utah bar and holds the esteem of his follow practitioners, as well as the people of tho entire community. Mr. Johnson is one of the leaders of tho Democratic organization or-ganization of Utah and always takes a prominent part in political campaigns. cam-paigns. He waB a candidate for congress con-gress in tho election of 1912. The mooting was presided over by Judge H, H. Hendorson and Attorney Arthur Pratt acted as secretary. On motion of Judge H. H. Rolapp, Valentine Valen-tine Gideon, H. H. Henderson and Judge A. R. Heywood were selected to draft a request to President Wood-row Wood-row Wilson that Mr. Johnson be appointed ap-pointed to the Judgeship vacancy recently re-cently occasioned by tho resignation of Judge John A. Marshall. Following Follow-ing is the petition prepared by the committee: "Mr. President: At a meeting of the liar Association of Ogden, held September 7, 1915, a resolution was unanimously carried that the Association Associa-tion present the name of Hon. Tillman Till-man D. Johnson, a member of this Bar, for the vacancy of United States District Judgo of Utah, and endorse and recommend him as an accomplished accomplish-ed and capable lawyer and an upright and honorable citizen, and earnestly petition for his appointment." |