Show THE BAR TRIUMPHS o SO far as the Republican party is concerned concerned con con- it may be said that th the first ef effort effort effort ef- ef fort of the Republican members of the Salt Lake L County Bar association toward the ultimate ultimate ulti ulti- mate election of judges on a nonpartisan basis h has s proven to be a success Without holding a brief for the six candidates candidates candidates can can- nominated by the party last Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day it is enough to say that the trend to toward to- to ward V taking the judiciary out of partisan politics was established when all candidates candIdates' indorsed by Republican lawyers were accepted by the delegates to the party convention This initial step then may be expected eJected to tobe tobe tobe be followed by further steps toward the de desirable desirable desirable de- de deI I objective It has been said in criticism cism of the methods methods' of the Republican lawyers lawyers lawyers law law- lawI I that they should have indorsed more than six candidates or should have waited until legislative action could provide for a headless ballot and cooperation upon the part of Democratic lawyers as well The question of transferring the judges i from partisan to nonpartisan elections has been before the legislature and for years honest honest hon lion est efforts have been made by both Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat and Republican lawyers to bring about I nonpartisan selections of judges The way Is now opened to Democratic participation in the movement and Saturdays Saturday's Saturdays Saturday's Saturdays Saturday's Satur Satur- days day's action is likely to hasten that sort of coalition although this years year's election will have to be conducted on a partisan basis as heretofore It is to be hoped that a sincere bona fide fine effort may be made at the next session of the legislature to take the ju judiciary judiciary judiciary ju- ju out of partisan politics |