Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-08-09
The Judgeship---Letter From
Judge Nash.
j. W. BAYARD, Esq, Athens, o.

Ih*euF last issue we copied from the
Athens Messenger the announcement of
the name of Hon. John Weclh, as a can
didate for Judge at the coming election.
The announcement was accompanied
with the declaration that Judge Nash
declined to serve any longer. While
fully indorsing all that was said of Mr..
Welch, we stated at the same time that
the Messenger had been misinformed as
to the position of Judge Nash. 1t will
be seen by the Judges letter to the
Messenger, that he will be candidate in
any event. And from the comments of
the editor, we infer that Mr.. Welch will
be likewise. The Messenger says it is
committed to Mr.. Welch, and will use
its influence to secure his election, but
withholds his reasons for the present..
We sincerely trust that no unpleasant
feelings will be engcndered between the
friends of these two gentlemen. They
are both well qualified for the position,
and the District would be we'll served by
either But we can assure the friends
of both, that if an angry contest is got
up, another candidate, less qualified
than either, will step in between and de-
feat them both. But it is not our pnr-
pose to discuss the matter Here is the
letter Of Judge Nash, with the Messen-
gers comments:
GALLlPoLls, July 81, 1861.
. Mr.. EDIToR:-I see by the Journal
of to-day, an extract from your paper
saying that [ was not candidate for
reelection as Judge. This statement is
wholly without authority from me, and
untrue. [ was asked repeatedly on the
Spring circuit to run again; l said that
| would give an answer on the summer
circuit, and told every one who spoke
of the matter when on the last circuit
that l would run again, and am can
didate for election, and [ supposed it
was so understood by the lawyers in the
district. You will please contradict
the statement made in your paper to the
contrary. Yours in haste
SIMEON NASH.
On this letter the Messenger comments
as follows:
''The above letter we received too late
for our issue of last week
Gin announcing Mr. W elch a candidate
for the Judgeship, we did it with the
understanding, as we stated in announc-
ing his name, that Judge Nash was not
to be candidate. 1t was also so under
stood by every lawyer at the Bar in
Athens, as they will testify We did
not intend doing Judge Nash any in
justice; and had we known that he in
tended to be candidate, we would not
have committed ourself to Mr.. Welch or
any one else in the anfou cement of
their names for that office. But as at
is, we hare committed ourself to support
Mr.. Welch, and intend to use our in
1uence to secure his election. We will
withhold our reason though, until some
future time. We regret we were not
aware that Judge Nash intended to be
candidate, previous to the announce
ment of Mr.. Welch's name. Had we
known it, we should not have taken
sides through our paper until after a
Convention had been held, or some other
means taken Of putting the two men as
candidates for the Office before the
people. Judge Nash says our state
ment was untrue. We stated that sit
was understood lie was not to be can
didate' and that we know to be true, so
far as the Athens county bar and our
self was concerned