The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-26
John A. Meredith for Judge.-In tn


nv Members of the Meeting processing, in justice
to Mr. Stanard and to the C immunity, to correct
the jnaccuracy OF an article which was puDlsheo
in the same paper the day before, the principal
object of which was to erase the impression thal
had been made that Mr.. Stanard had been unanl-
mously called upon by the Richmond bar to de
clare himself a candidate for the office OF Judge
He was called upon by % members (aoout one
fourth of the bar5ut that was not the a0h0te bar
and we repeat again that still have reason to be-
lieve that ''Mr. Meredith will receive as large a
vote from the Richmond bar as Mr. Stanard We
knoo that Mr. Stanard will not receive the support
OF several of the Oldest and most distinguished
lawyers of this city Their names could be given
if necessary but It's unnecessary; II the peculiar
friends of Mr. Stanard have not found them out It's
because they have not enQulred, and II they desire
to know their names, they can get that knoWlHdge
much easier than they arrived at the TACT that seUeR
teatks of the bar concur in the nomination OF Mr.
Stanard and will support him. And we feel war
ranted in saving that some even of the twenty
three gentlemen who recommended Mr.. Sfanard
would more cheertuIly have recommended Mr..
Meredith had hi. name been placed before the
meeting of the bar. But his name was not placed
before the meeting at the time the recommends
ton was made, because one had authority SO TO
do. At the former meeting, when his name was
placed before the meeting 1t was done by friend
Without his knowledge or consent And as soon as
the fact was made known to him (Mr. Meredith be-
ing out of the city when his name was thus used)
he expressed his determination TO be candidate
in any event. He was even unwilling that his name
should go before meeting OF the bar for such
nomination or recommendation.
Complaint seems to be made that mir. Mercdlth
did not communicate hi. purpose to be candidate
in any event to the adjourned meeting Well,
was it the outy of Mr.. Meredith to inform a
meeting TO the holding OF which he was opposed,
that ne meant to be a candidate Had he done
this might il not have been said, with great force-
Who IS this mighty man that informs us he means
to be a candidate? And would that announce
ment TO the meeting have prevented the recon-
mendation of another. II so, then Mr.. Meredith
must be qualified for the office in the opinion OF
these very gentlemen who now talk so triumph.
antly about the 'ablest and Tipest lawyer
or they would not have discharged their duty as
good citizens, in permitting Mr. Meredith, an un'
qualified man. to go into ofEce without opposition.
Mr. Meredith had Informed at least two gentle en
that he meant to be a candidate, one of whom was
absent from and one present at the ad Journed
meeting; the one present did not feel himself au
thorzed, the part of Mr.. Meredith, to say the
n Getting what his purpose was, yet he retrained
from putting Mr.. Merediths name in opposition TO
Mr. Stanard, because he knew that Mr.. Mered tn
would be candidate in any event,
We told lhet 1t is matter OF great pain to
many members OF the meeting, thai there should be
any controversy in this city about the election OF
the first Judge under the new constitution. These
gentlemen, or some of them, have inflicted this
pain on themselves. Who is responsible for this
contestl They are. Mr. Meredith was publicly
announced one Delofe MI StdudFu, ana ii MI
| Meredith express determination TO be candi
| date, would have prevented the recommendation
| of Mr. stanard at the adjourned meeting, and MI
| Meredith would have had no opposition from these
| gentlemen, if he had announced himself before the
selection OF MIR Sanal d, why might not the contest
| have been avoided by dropping Mr. Stanard as soon
as they ascertained Mr. Meredith's purpose especi
ally it could have been done before Mr. Stanard
| publicay declared himself candidatel
| From the article in the Wing of yesterday, one
would conclude that the article TO which it purport
| ed TO b: an answer, full OF slang about the
| 'dictation of the bar" whereas there is not one
word not one sentiment in it, from which any
| fair mind would draw the inference that even an
| insinuaon the most remote, made upon tina,
| SUBJECT castle was built to be demolished
| We do not object TO Mr. Stanard because lauuers
recommend hm-so far from it, We claim support
| for Mr. Meredith, because he too is supported by
iaUyers, and lawy ers as many and as eminent a.
| those composing the adjourned meeting, by which
Mr. 5. was brought torward-who support him uot
from any personal preference, but because they
| think him (Mr Incredibly better qualified fur the
office than Mr. Stanard. VOTER
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