Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1897 — FIELD BREAKS THE RECORD. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FIELD BREAKS THE RECORD.

May Retire After Serving Nearly Tbirty-five Years. Associate Justice Stephen J. Field of the Supreme Court of the United States Monday broke the record for continuous service on the supreme bench, having served thirty-four years, five months and six days, or one day longer than former Chief Justice John Marshall, whose rec-

ord of service has hitherto been the longest of all the justices since the establishment of the national tribunal of last resort. It has been generally understood that Justice Field would retire from the bench when his length of service exceeded that of Chief Justice Marshall. It is probable that his seat upon the bench will become vacant in the near future and upon his retirement Attorney General McKenna, according to the present understanding, will succeed him. The vacancy in the attorney generalship, it is expected, will ken be filled by Judge Goff of West Vic* bd*.

JUSTICE FIELD.