| Show DEMOCRATS SAY SAV THEY WANT INT PARTY MEN OR NONE ON SLATE SLA IE FOR DISTRICT JUDGES The alleged proposition of the Democrats Dem Deni- of the third judicial district to ind indorse two of the Republican and two of th the American candidates seems to be bc worrying the Republican mouth not a little said aid a well known Democratic member of the bar this mornin morning H And nd b by the way I notice that the Herald Heral t took ok the matter matte up in a a. short article yesterday e in which the scheme was ms practically practically in indorsed I I I am not in a position to say sa what hat the tho political policy of It ithe he Herald is is The Time good Lord knows perhaps that if it it has or has bas had or is is going to to have any policy in the politics of this city or state no one can gness what it it- itis is 18 or will wilI ilI be from reading that pap paper r Neither am I in a position to speak for tho the party of which I am aiu a member except as a member But ucla such I denounce scheme j as Rn any or plan to indorse the ean candidates on any ticket for any office at tl th coming elec tion I am well aware that sonic some few members of tho the party l have hare c a-c been talking about s such uch a plan Some of them m bowl bowled d loudly for fusion with the Republicans last lut fall to beat tho time Americans for forgetting forget forget- et tiu ting that thal each was wat an enemy Now ow some of the these c same samo fellows fellow are bowlin howling bowling for fora a fu fusion ion with both parties The They give he as their reason that it is i necessary that we e have o a good set of judges es in this district t. t I grant that part of tho the argument but who is going gem to toU U say who are arc are a good rood set of jud judges es J 1 Who Vho elects the jud judges es and who w-fio pays pas their salaries i Let People Decide It strikes mo mc that it is the people who elect aud and who pay the frei freight ht and that if a Joor poor set et of judges juel es is elected cl the tho t o people will suffer far tar more than will the tho lawyers They are the ones who pa pay the fees whether the tho lawyer lawer wins or loses their case And it strikes me too that tho peo people pie are the best judges of those whom nhom the they would like to have o as judges unless un an- less Jess as has been many times Eu suggested the judi judiciary br can be bc taken alto altogether ether out of politics polities But to return to the point germane to this matter whom is it that tho the Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- propose to indorse 1 Judge e Morse forse and Jud Judge e Ritchie on tho the n Republican ticket and Charles Goodwin and W. W U. U Bramel ou on the the American ticket says ono one man who ho is is urging this deal Another Another An An- Another other ono one says that he is in favor or of indorsing in dorsing Jud Judge e Armstrong and Jud Judge c cLewis Lewis Lewi as Republicans and George c M. M Sullivan and aud A. A T. T 1 Sanf Sanford rd as Ameri can cans ians Still others have hao different combinations combinations combi combi- nations which the they think would be good goodAs As a matter of fact the four Cour men nominated b by the Republicans and the tho four nominated by the tho Americans aie ni-c all aU allgood allgood good capable men and good lawer lawyers It is la a matter of opinion which ones would inako tho the best judges Why Indorse Any But in tho name of goodness why wh should the Democrats indor indorse c any o of f them Is it possible that tho party has hasiot not Dot got ot four good clean capable men that it could nominate for judges an and a similar man for district attorney U 4 But they wont won't bo be elected sa say sav some of these fusionists W Well lt and ana suppose they are arc not 1 Is that tha tan any rca rca- hou sou why or Democrats in this district should not have hao the pT privilege vi lege esc of otin voting for men who ho are ro members or of their r party Is it tho the wish of a few of these lawyers for a rca reason n that they shone 8 seem m to understand that the tho party should be bo disrupted in in this thili district an and ami l lie its members forced orce to vote rotc for some men mCD that a few fet lawyers say would be good jud judges I f Is it the intention of these few fOw members of the party to say that while I lime other fellows s will not do what o er every I lawyer and a ina majority of the tho citizens would waule be he for the host take the judiciary out of politics politics they they are going to to tr try and anel do so 80 If thi this i ih h t their heir idea then lots lets not hold any ju judicial ici l con con- Lets Let's not name namo nor indorse an any candidates and let the other fellows the fit fit and we will fight it out as they sec vote voto as 35 we s sec ce ec fit lit Will Not Be Bound I r for one ono as a member of tho the bar and a n Democrat will absolutely refuse to be bo bound by any action of the tho Democratic Demo Demo- cr cratic tic judicial convention that docs not nominate tc a strai straight ht Democratic ticket The Tho convention may ma but I doubt it in indorse indore in- in dorse dore some sonic candidate on one oue or the tIme other othor ticket but I will vote ote for just whom I 1 please re regardless of ot such indorsement I for I 1 claim that time the party part hn has no right ri ht I to o make such an indorsement J I The alleged plan for the Democrats to o indorse two men on the Republican I judicial ticket and two on tho the Amer American can I judicial ticket in this district is meeting with no end of opposition and the tho chances are arc that should such a plan be suggested in iu the convention of dele delegates from Tom tho the third district to be bo held in inthis in inthis this his city on tho morning of September 30 31 thero there will be bc one of the hottest fi fights ever e seen in in a convention in in this city At least fifty prominent members rs of time the party many mam of whom will likely be bo delegates del el- el ale to the tie convention are aro outspoken against the tho plan and the time majority of them hem are arc open in their announcement that hat if it is carried through h in in tho the convention convention con con- they will not abide by the rule of the convention E Expect Nothing of It A prominent member of the pa paTty party b who iu in the past has be been heen n honored wi with h more than ou one elective office e c sai said this morning that unless tho the party put up a stra straight ticket he would y vote as he be pleased I 1 have never ne gone one back on the achon ac ac- ac I lion hon of a Democratic convention in my toy life neither in this nor imor in my old state said he he but with such u a plan planas plana a as this I J will either cither leave O the convention con conven tion if it I am a dele delegate ate or will vote ote Ii against its action on election day ay J Others were equally pronounced in their views and it lo looks as though the alle alleged ed plan would amount au to a large cipher on convention con da day daj- |
