judge Danforth will not postpone any of the excutions because : 1. non of the choices are correct 2. other people have already been executed on his order, and If he shows doubt, his reputation will be damaged 3. judge harthorne will not support that decision and they have to agree for a delay to be legal 4. he does not believe any of the convicted people are innocent 5. reverend Hale success in getting all of them to confess