The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-17

A lev dsys ago, the editors OF thc city
were consulted upon the sutjee. Of the nom.
inatioa Of . candidate for Judge OF this !u
dicial District, ,pitlout respect to party, with
I suggestion that meeting Of the lawyers
Of this District be held for the purpose OF
nakisg this nomination. The Democrat Al
once spoke out in very emphatic approval OF
this aegss,i0n-smPhatic enough to suggest
suspicion Of 100 wscl delight. For ourselves'
ws have atwsys thought that the election
Of Jsdicial officers should not bs mingled
with pslisics and party ssriies. Al times We
have publicly made such suggestions and
We hope not altogether without influence
Yet we wish to state fact from our own
experience, and if any other mans is dii-
feren,. ws should like to hear from him.
We never yet knew Democrats to entertain
apy moral or political scraPies against Pos'''
sosly elsc,ing Judicial officers where tafy
led IL SoOsr, bat have always found them
extremely anxious to elect these ofhcers
Si,less rsspecs 10 party, when they were IN .
certain minori,y. II makes no difference
vha, elics 10 to BE- filled. if the Democrats
have the power. Dsaocrss fils Tie aCAes.-
That's Cur experience with Democracy, and
We know them "like book" II they had
The power in this Judicial District. who
doubts bot that they would scout II the idea
Of subnitung 10 u taking part in any &C.
ton, the result Of which mi9h b the filling
Of this slkes with some other than Dsmo-
crat, ANY one who doubts this, 10 child
in politics--he doat know modern Democ.
rasv. WHY when in the old District they
had the power. proposals ~sre more tnsn
once made TO them to elect Judge without
respect 10 politics. They hootsd at the
idea, and ran Democrats xhc were elected
a. Denocssss. Nes. they are exceedingly
willing that the lawyers OF the District
should meet without respect to party daffer'
encss, sna neninase candidate for Judge
Dy this course. Democracy stands some
And re think very good chance Of placing
. Dsmoesss in this e&ce, though they hsss
not the power to elect him ~ Democrat
They are sensitiSely afraid thstit politics II
brought into This election. bad man ma,
be elected. Now we can tell them Repub
Icans are not in the habit OF running bar
men OF incapable men for ONCE, much les'
for an once of the responsibility Of this
They vii. no, certainly do SO in this case
l., both parties run their best men, and
which ever 10 elected. We shall have good
OG6cer
We have no objection to nomination BY
lssysrs instead Of By the people at large, il
that is though, best. They would Prosabl y
be able to make . better selection than I
mass meeting Of persons no, so well ac'
euainted with the legal talent Of the Dis
trict. II the nominAtion 10 to be thus made
lie, the Reps5sie4x lawyers of the District
hold q meeting, and nominate Republican
eesaslss for Judge OF the 18th Judicial Dis
sric,; and If the Democratic lawyers are mo,
satisfied that be is the proper man for the
saIce, they can make nomination from
their own party. We trus, no Republicans
are 80 green . TO Be gulled BY the Demo-
srass in this li,ils matter. There 10 cloyen-
foos in this ssdden nO-Party amisbili'y Of
theirs, which will sooner or later show it,
self.