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Show DEMOCRATS NAME NON-PARTISAN CANDIDATES AS DISTRICT JUDGES The Democratic judicial convention, in the Alhambra theater this morning, morn-ing, went on record for a non-partisan judiciary when Arthur E. Pratt, a Democrat, and Judge A. W. Agee were nominated judges for tho second district. dis-trict. The nominations were by acclamation. They followed the adoption of a resolution railing for a non-partisan judio-iary. The resolution resolu-tion was Introduced bv S. E. Hincklev and follows: "We favor a non-partisan Judiciary. While under the laws of this state it is necessary that the names of candidates candi-dates for district judges like those of candidates for other offices, shall appear on the ballot as the nominees of some political party, in the selection selec-tion of such candidates, we insist that party affiliation should be ignored and that no man should receive a nomination as a reward for party serices The nominees for judges should be men. learned and experienced experi-enced In the law; men of unimpeachable unimpeach-able integrity; men of such courage in the discharge of their duties that every litigant, rich or poor, Individual or corporate, without regard to creed, nolitlrnl helief. or nnlitlr.al influence or lack of influence, may feel assured as-sured that even-handed justice will be administered. "The constant meddling and interference, inter-ference, in petty partisan politics by our judpes has become a reproach lo our Judiciary, and we pledge the nominees of this convention, if elected, elect-ed, to keep out of politics and to keep politics out of their courts " A second resolution criticizing the present judges of the two divisions of the district and charging them with inattention to duty, was tabled. Resolution Tabled. We charge our present judges with a lack of prompt and dill-rent dill-rent attention to the discharge of i their official duties. Unnecessary Unneces-sary and irritating delays, sometimes some-times extending over months, or even years, have occurred in deciding de-ciding questions and cases submitted sub-mitted to them for determination, while they have engaged in partisan parti-san political work, to the serious detriment of litigants The lack of prompt and assiduous atten-tiou atten-tiou to the conduct of the business busi-ness of their courts, has greatly Increased the expenses for jurors and stenographers, thus placing additional burdens on the taxpayers, taxpay-ers, We therefore derrand more prompt attention to, and dispatch of business arising In our courts, and more econonrn in its conduct. District Attorney ' Dob bs was made the nominee for district attorney. Hoi was chosen over Charles L. Farr, the) ballot by counties, totaling 31 for Farr and 41 for Dobbs. The convention was convened at 9 45 o'clock by S. S. Smith, chairman of the Weber county Democratic central cen-tral committee. Mr. Smith was made chairman of the convention and Wade M. Johnson secretary. To expedite the business of the convention, it was decided, on motion of C C. Richards, Rich-ards, not to read the call. .T. O. M. Barnes asked If there were any coib tests in any of the counties. None was reported. Then Mr. Barnes made a motion that the committee on credentials cre-dentials be declared not a necessity. The motion was nassed. Nominations- After the introduction of the two resolutions, nominations for district judge were declared in order Valentine Valen-tine Gideon placed Arthur E. Pratt in nomination. He asserted that Mr. Pratt was a Democrat and not a recent re-cent convert to the party or to prohibition pro-hibition He said Mr. Pratt had been a prohibitionist for over twenty years, "not a one night convert as our pres ent honored secretary of state." As a lawyer of long experience, broad education and sound judgment, Mr. Pratt is thoroughly qualified to serve as district Judge one of the most important im-portant offices that Is open to contest, Mr. Gideon concluded State Senator Joseph Chez further declared for a non-partisan judiciary when he placed Judge A. W. Agee in nomination. He said a non-part lsan Judiciary could best serve the interests inter-ests of the people That Judge Agee is qualified for the office is proved. Mr Chez said, by his past record which has always shown him to be a man with a character that cannot be assailed. He said further that Judge Agee was a progressive and was a progressive because the candidate can-didate was for Woodrow Wilson. On motion of B. H. Goddard the' nominations were made by acclamation. acclama-tion. C. C Richards nominated Charles L. Farr and Joseph Chez named S- P. Dobbs. Valentine Gideon made a seconding speech for Dobbs. |