The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-03-05
Candidate for Chief Justice.

The Democracy of the State met last week Ill
Madison in State Convention, for the nomlna-
lion If n Candidate for the Office of Chief JUS
lice Of the Supreme Court. Both parties in
the State have. at different times declared
against purely political nominations for Judges
of Courts, and as a general thing, Republicans
have lived up to that doctrine. They have
never taken up An active partisan, for a candl-
date for a judicial Office, though they have Ia
ken meu with Republican proclivities, probabi!
because they have found rs able and worthy
men with such proclivities as often as with any
OtheI.
a. the present time of al others. many per-
sons of both parties have deprecated the idea &
having a bitter partisan contest over the Office
of Chief Justice. How we'll our Democratic
brethren adhered to that idea may be judged
frcm the i4c. that they nominated, after $
didatc for Chief Justice. And the strongest
point urged tor hs nomiuation. was that he
was an on: and out partissn Democrat. His
principal opponent was the present Chief JUS
tice Judge Dixon and the only objection urged
against him, was, that they could not tell wheth'
or he was q Democrat or a Republican. They
admitted his ~ability-that he had discharged
The duties of his responsible office ably, In,
partially, fearlessly and honestly, but as an OF
set against all these qualifications, be WAS not
a partisan Democrat. 1t was claimed also By
those who urged the nomination OF Judge DIX
on that he was a Democrat, but nos a bitter
~par,izan, and even E. G. Ryan, the author of the
Ryan Address" said he was a ''good enough
Democrat" for him. Still the majority insisted
III haviuga professed partisan Democrat for
their candidate, and the consequence WAS. that
Coshren was nominated by a small majority.
In contradistInction to this PARTISAN action
Of the Democracy, we call attention of ali 10y
al men, to the actions of the Republicans. A
Republican caucus of the State Central com
mittee and Republican members of the Legis-
Iature was held on Thursday evening last, a,
Madison, with a view to take some action in
reference to the judicial election. Before any
action was taken towards bringing out a can
didate, the following Resolutions were offered,
and after some. discussion, were unanimously
adapted:
ResoEred, That we have fall confidence in the ability,
uprightness and impartisIity as q Judge, II Hon Luz
Their s. Dixo1 that in the discharge of the high and
responsible duties OF Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court, We believe he has been governed only by an ear
nest and CONSCIENTIOUS desire to admins e. justice 1n-
der the Constitution and the laws, and that We have
entire faith in his loyalty and answering patriotism
Res0tSed, That we do not approve OF condu :iog Ju
dicIal elect IONS upon partisan issues.
R~eS0Lre0, That tn 8 caucus adjourn without ballot
ing for a candidate for Chief Justice.
THIS is i'll consonance and keeping with the
principles aud Practices of the Republican par
ty, and we are glad that II this dark hour o.
our nations history they still adhere to such
principles, and refuse to follow the lead anC
example of their political opponents. or to be
influenced to a different course by the part isal
action of those opponents.
The two candidates are now before the PEG
pie. Judge Dixon has intimated his W illiug
ness 30 serve another term, though he woul,
take no action to secure a nomination. Mr.
Cothren comes before the people firmly Ant
squqrely on the peace Democratic platform
as the candidate of that faction of Democracy
that is opposed to further prosecution of tn,
war COR the preservation of the Union and tht
Government, and in favor of any compromis,
with the rebels, though it should recognize tn,
light of secession and disunion at the will o
of any State or fraction of a State-or a sur
render of the entire Government to the tende
mercics Of jeff, Davis and his minions.
Th9 candidates are before the people. The,
mus. chGose between them. For ourselves. WI
hove made our choice. We shall labor viii
what sslenl AID influence we have for the elec
ton Of Judge DIXON, and we ask the peepl,
Of Kenozha County without distinction of parry
TO vote for him net as u Republican nor as
Democrat, but as ali honest, able and uprigh
Judge. and q loyal man and a Patriot.