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morals—Personal anecdotes—Early poetical efforts—His essays—Address to the law class of 1873—The Hubbell impeachment.
Notable opinions of Judge Ryan—The great railroad cases brought under the Potter law—The question of the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court—State ex rel Drake v. Doyle—The Craker case—Wight v. Rindskopf—Tribute to marriage—Senator Vilas' estimate of his opinions as literature.
Enlargement of the Bench by constitutional amendment—Nomination of Harlow S. Orton and David Taylor for the new places by legislative caucuses—Their election unopposed in April, 1878—Biographical sketches of both nominees.
Judge Cole's last contest in the spring of 1879—Nomination of Judge Cothren by a Democratic legislative caucus in February, 1879—Judge Cole's nomination by nonpartisan calls—Bitter fight made on Judge Cole—His triumphant re-election—End of the legislative caucus as a nominating body.
Judge Ryan's ill health in his later days—His vacation granted by legislative resolution—His final illness and death in October, 1880.
