Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-05-21
Judge Williams.

A1DAAon bUbuQCE LINES A"S "''"'"
letter, just received from the Hon.
Reuben Noble, referring to subject
of 30 much interest and Importance to
the profession aud the public gener.
ally, ] hand you for publication at
your discretion. a
The views taken by the writer do
most cordially endorse, and believe
they are so eminently just that there
will be but one voice respecting the
claims Of Judge Williams for the po-
sition now SO we'll filled by Judge
Baldwin, who declines re-nomina-
ton. Yours truly. "
D. n Cooley.
McGREaoR, May 10, 1868.
HoN. ID. N. COOLEY, DUBUQUE,
Dear SIR 81 have yours of the 9th
inst. The information contained there
in, that the County of Dubuque would,
in your opinion, be unit for the nom
nation OF Judge Williams for the SUI
preme Bench in the coming Republic
can Convention, affords me much
pleasure. With the northern part Of
the State united upon him, | cannot
see how his friends can fail of his nom.
nation. do not know that it will
be in my power to attend the Conven-
ton, but whether attend or not my
advice will be that our friends shall
respectfully and calmly, yet earnestly
and firmly, insist that the nomination
ofright belongs to the North, and my
opinion is, if that is done the rcasona-
blcness of the demand will secure it's
acceptance by the Convention. 1t is
not right in any view of the ease that
all three Of the Supreme Judges should
he in the South half of the State, un-
less it be the fact that that part of the
State has the only men fitted for these
positions, an assumption which can
not be conceded by the North. MY
coDvinces me that the men
OF the Southern part of onr State are
reasonable and liberal, and it seems
to me that the reasonableness of our
demand. if prudently made, will not
fail of success.
1t seems n w settled that the con-
test will settle down between Judges
Williams and Dillon. Against the
qualifications of Judge Dillon, in so
far as character and learning is con.
cerned, no sensible man in any part
of the State will say aught. But the
fact remains that he is in the south
half Of the State. which, at this time.
in view of the fact that the North is
q fit man for the place, is
an ;nsuperable objection to him. The
fact that SO large portion of the
State unitediy asks Judge Williams
nomination onght to be tolerably sat.
isfactory evidence to our southern
friends that his nomination would be
one fit to be made.
| am not now, and never have been,
one of that class of politicians who are
in favor of parcelling out the officers
of State and Nation with reference
merely to the accommodation of locali-
ties. But where other conditions are
equal they should be distributed as
equally as possible to all parts of the
State. and believing as do from a
long acquaintance with Judge Viii.
liams, that he possesses the requisite
qualifications for the position. am in
favor of claiming his nomination as a
matter Of right. lean assure you that
in quickness. clearness and strength of
tho ught. thoroughness of education
and comprehensiveness of Judgment,
he has but few equals and no snper-
ors in the state in my opinion. These
questions are well known aud appre-
ciated where he is best known, and
Notwithstanding the radicaIism of his
political opinions is exceedingly OBJ
noxiuns to all the Democrats and ma
ny Republicans, yet all the Repnbli-
cans will vote for him if candidate
for Judge of the Supreme Court, so
high is their estimate of the man and
his qualifications for the office.
Yours truly,
REugEN NOZZLE.