Show HON 0 W POWERS 1VImt the Press Say of Our New Judge The following comments on the appointment appoint-ment of Hon 0 W Powers to the Territorial torial bench will be of interest as showing the opinions of those best acquainted with the standing and ability of the gentleman Kalamazoo Gazelle As will be seen by a special dispatch in another column the Hon 0 W Powers has been appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of Utah President Cleveland could not have ap nintec a more fcilnntul vnnn < ninn front A n nun nno U this State and he richly deserved this consideration as a recognition of the effective I ef-fective work he ht s rendered the Democratic I Demo-cratic party in Michigan While all are pleased with his good fortune there is a general regret that Mr Powers will la veto ve-to leave the State Grand Rapids Democrat In the selection selec-tion of Mr O W Powers at present city attorney of Kalamazoo to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah President Cleveland has made a peculiarly peculiar-ly fortunate choice Mr Powers legal acquirements and standing are of the first order He has shown not only marked ability as a lawyer pleader and counselor but his successful labors in editing and revising legal works for leading lead-ing Chicago publishers have shown him as proficient in the theory and general principles of law as in its practice The position to which Mr Powers has been nominated is one which requires firmness independence of surroundings and per severence as well as sound judgment and good legal training and in none of these will Mr Powers be found lacking Detroit Free Piess The appointment I by President Cleveland yesterday of the Hon Orlando Powers of Michigan to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah is one that is in every way worthy Mr Powers will be a credit to the State of Michigan on the Territorial bench He is a lawyer of standing both before the State and the United States Supreme Court and a legal author of considerable repute He is one of the best known vnnn rpmrv > r ifa in i ili Cfi4r > of Michigan and has been for ten V years I active in the party and always a leader In 1880 he was the Democratic candi date for Congress in the Fourth District I and made a strong run notwithstanding I that the district was regarded as hop I lessly Republican Kalamazoo Telegraph Republican Mr 0 W Powers of Kalamazoo has just received the distinction of being I selected by the national administration for the honorable and important trust of Associate Justice of the Territorial Supreme Su-preme Court of Utah The position has heretofore been filled by a selection of i able men and the appointment derives i additional honor from the fact Mr I Powers came to Kalamazoo a dozen years ago at the outset of his career with but a few dollars in his pocket By his ability industry and good work lIe has won an enviable standing in his profession and a considerable reputation in his own party for political management He is an indefatigable i in-defatigable worker and in his new position posi-tion will have opportunity add to his previous contributions to the literary equipments of a good lawyer Detroit Post Republican And now I one more Michigander has been found worthy to take office Orlando W Powers Mr Powers was not offensively parti san indeed a good many correspondents cOITespnd ents will recall Mr Power at the Chicago Democratic convention a having been as solicitous for thecomfort and convenience conven-ience of the representatives of the Repub lican papers as he was of Democratic correspondents cor-respondents |