Show o 0 0 0 JUDGE HOWEL Says Second District Judge Judgeship Judgeship Judgeship ship Was Wrested From People by Corruption RICHARDS IS NOMINATED VALENTINE GIDEON IS NAMED FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY Delegates Delegate from Morgan Davis and We Weber e ebl her ber bl counties met in judicial convention in inthe inthe the county building yesterday esterday and se selected selected looted as their candidates for Cor the Second SecondI I judicial district distrct C C Richards for judge and Valentine Gideon for district attorney attoe ney ne There Thera was WS much enthusiasm m and both were named by b acclamation The feature of the convention was the address delivered by b Judge H 1 H wa who four years car ago was defeated for tho the bench by the present incumbent Incumbent and the tIre acceptance speech of or Mr 11 Richards There were a number of Republicans in the hall ball halland hal balland and tese tese joined d the delegates in applaud applauding ing m the remarks remark of both men Judge placed Mr 11 Richards in nomination with the following address Judge Speech I 1 rise to nominate for the high and im in important important office of ot judge of the Second ju district the lion Hon lon Charles C Rich Richards Richards ards arils This hl gentleman needs need no eulogy from me He is known to every even one of or you yu because he was wa born and reared feared In Inthis Inthis inthis this community has resided reside here con constantly and has ha in fact become a grand father while living in your our midst Every Everyone Ever Everone one knows him to be the personification of or integrity of honor and of conscientious conscientiousness ness nes His long and varied experience In inthe tu th the practice of ot law and his recognized good common sense and judgment will wi of course coure make him an ideal judge judg on the bench All Al of or these facts fact are well wel known to you ou But in view of the past experience and anil of what was wa said at the time our Republican Republican lican friends nominated their candidate for this same office I feel In duty dut bound to say SO to you ou at this time and arid before Mr 11 Richards becomes your candidate that If you Jou gentlemen or the people of this dis district dl desire to name a politician for th bench you had better not nominate my m candidate because while he Is a Demo Democrat crat and has always been leen een an ardent ad a I of Democratic principles yet eL when he Is elevated to the bench he will wi there know neither Democrats nor Republicans neither rich nor poor neither corpora corpord corporations corporations nor individuals His sole consideration tion ton will wi be the law and the evidence In Inthe Inthe inthe the particular case before him Who Is Meant by This Another warning If l you vou ou elect Mr M Richards to this office you JOU must not ex cx expect expect him to serve his hi party by holding submitted cases ces under for a year or a year ear and a half hair simply because his iris decision might affect the political sit situation si of or his hi own or anybody party par or might endanger the chances for elec dee election electon deetion tion ton or reelection of himself himsel or any an other individual Neither Neith r must you ou expect either during the campaign or after he is ison ison ison on the bench that Mr Richards will wi enter the pulpits of churches to which he does not belong and there attempt to advance his own or his parys interests Interest by hypo hypocritically hypocritically critically appearing to be other than what he lie is You must not expect him to dis discharge discharge discharge charge personal or party part obligations ns by b permitting his for single services to secure double pay pa from the public pUbIc treasury You must not expect him to discuss secretly secret your pending cases with yourself or any other person or tell tel you ou in advance what the law is In any con controversy controversy controversy arising in this district You musj mut mU t not expect him to be the organizer or leader of any political club party part or ma machine machine machine chine nor must you OU expect him to con condescend condescend condescend descend to be an instructor of ot ward heel heelers heelers ers era or dominate primary politics In short shore If elected he will wi not be a politician but only an able dignified dl conscientious an l Impartial judge Another nother thing before you oa nominate Mr Ir Richards I would like to have you OU that you will wi use your utmost endeavors to prevent a single tainted vote yot being cast for your our candidate Mr 11 Richards would ten thousand times rather be defeated defeat d for election el than to secure vote this office by a single purchased purchase Judgeship Was Purchased It I is a matter of or common notoriety and nd history in this community that four years ago the high and sacred office of judge of this district was wa wrested from the people by b the introduction of corrupt methods and purchased votes This must never happen again And at lea t so far as this particular office Is concerned I 1 give no notice notice tice here and now that if any an person during this election ele shall attempt to buy any votes for or against any judicial can candidate candidate candidate I will wi personally see se to it I that somebody goes to jail jai even eyen though he le lema may ma be a high hh official or even though he may claim a congressman for an uncle or a judge for a brother I shall offer a standing reward for the disclosure of evi evidence evidence ev dence that will il lead to the conviction of either a or the much grosser osse criminal a The sacred pre precincts pr of the court room must not be tainted by purchased votes or corrupt methods method and I 1 feel feet sure that tha th in this enl senti sentiment ment I am in accord acord with not only ani every ever Democrat but alto also al o with the decent e ent Re Republicans Democrat publicans who reside In this district The people the honest people a J sire that this office shall be rightfully rl ar ari i honestly administered and having had one experience will wi not Dermit judicial election to be determined by the tie criminal purchase of or votes no matter mater whether the th purchase price is money mone whisky or damaged damage produces s Indeed personally personal I regret that even honest politics should enter into a ju judicial judicial judicial election electon It I is certainly immaterial whether a judge as such is a Demo Democrat Democrat Democrat crat or a Republican If I you and I have an honest dispute and have determined to settle sette it by bv an honest arbitration you JOU and I will wi not look around for a mem meni member member ber of any particular party to become the arbiter but we will wi look for an hon honest honest est eat able and conscientious man and ana ant having found such a man we would agree upon him without questioning him himor or his party affiliations If l that is true tre among individuals how much more true it is among community controversies and andI litigation I ton Each of you and each of the people of this district ought to select as judge the man they honestly honesty believe beleve to be the ablest and most conscientious lawyer without regard as to whether he is a Democrat or a I Republican If I that is done I have hae no fears as to the result result I confidently again submit for your nomination the name of the Honorable the Charles C Richards Ovation for and Richards The delegates showed their approval of the remarks of the speaker by b vigorously applauding appl each statement made and when Judge concluded he was ten tendered tendered dered tiered a splendid ovation When the committee appointed for lor the purpose e escorted Mr Richards into the hall hal he also was tendered an ovation that lasted many man minutes Frequent outbursts of 0 applause interrupted his utterances In Ina ina Ina a brief speech sp ch of acceptance He sai sah sahIn in part partI I realize that this responsibility is one from which I ought to shrink and from which I do shrink The position for which I have been nominated Is not one wherein favoritism can be shown No matter how close the alliance alance wit friends at the bar may mav have been no matter what may ma be the party paty affiliations afi affiliations the occupant of this position is here for the purpose of equal and ex cx exact exact act justice to all al The position is one which practically ostracizes ostracises the occupant from fully ful of what may ma have hae been the former greatest pleasures of life lifeLike lifeLike Like Caesars wife the occupant must be not alone above aboe reproach but must be above aboe suspicion The man must be beno beno beno no respecter of persons No favors may maybe ma mabe maybe be shown either to the wealthy corpo corporations corporations corporations rations or to the poor man The man must show no favors either in ecclesias ecclesiastical ecclesiastical business or social matters I 1 promise that if elected I shall un undertake undertake Undertake the faithful performance of all al allor of or the these duties dutes and after aCter fullest con consideration side ton I 1 shall accept this honor that you Jou have conferred upon me although for months I 1 have shirked have even shunned the responsibility of this nomina nomination nomination nomination tion I I 1 accept accept and will wi pledge to give the best that God Almighty has ha given me nrc meI If I elected my m aspiration n will wi be b that no man or or no woman shall ever be able to truthfully say that any an person or any an interest has ha been been able control a de decision decIsion decision of this court And to you del det gates I now noo serve warning that if elect elected el elected ct ed although I consider you ou my dear est eat friends frends I shall show sho no preference to any of you ou no matter mater In what cases of or litigation you may become involved I 1 take it I that I have been nominated be because because because cause you desire a change of administration tion and I shall expect the support ot every individual present I want to be bo ever elected bv by b fair means and would not ac accept accept accept this office if I thought that one cor corrupted corrupted ballot balot had been cast cat In my fa la lavor favor favor vor The convention was called caled to tp t order by b Attorney Joseph Josph who named flamed hame W WFred V Fred Bossner as temporary tempora chairman and George Swan of or Davis county as a tempo temporary temporary secretary secreta After the selection of a r committee on credentials and a commit committee tee on permanent organization and order of ot business a brief recess was taken to enable the committees to prepare their reports reports The report of the committee on perma pernia permanent permanent nent organization made the temporary of officers officers permanent and named Bishop Muir chaplain After ter prayer pryer by b the chaplain the committee on credentials reported and the convention at once took up the nominations The nomination of Mr 1 Richards was I seconded by b delegates from all al three counties countie and the selection was made i iy by y acclamation under a suspension of ot the I rules rles Attorney John C Davis named Valen Valentine Valentine tine Gideon of or this city for district at attorney attorney attorney torney in an interesting address Sec See Seconds Seconds came from all al the delegations and the same course was taken as in the se so selection selection lection of ot the candidate for judge Mr III tr Gideon is visiting in California and anda anda a a committee consisting of a delegate from each county was wa appointed to notify Him bin by telegraph of his nomination I Lyman R H Martineau candidate for con congress COI congress gress on the Democratic ticket was ws pres present present ent at the convention and delivered a brief address Others who vho addressed the convention were H H Henderson and S T Corn |