Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-08-11
THE JUDGESHIP.
Editor Of HeeLiy 7sitgroph;
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JUDGE CmAFREE, in his letter of July 9th, in
reply to Dir. Ensign's article says he IL ''wholly
unable to understand" what his conversation
with E. b. Woodbury. in regard to the members
OF the Geauga Bar, has TO do with the Bar
meeting; but he labors through more than n
cplumn ofthe Sentinel, in such manner as shows
that he fears others will understand it. lie fails
to see anything improper in his stating to seven
members of the Bar of other counties, that all
the members of the Geauga Bar were in favor
of his reelection, and had pledged themselves
to him as body, although he now admits no
such thing ever happened, and from the fact that
no such tbirg ever took place he says he certain
y would not have said ii. That he shonld not
have said it, all admit. That he did say it, the
following statements incontrovertably prove.
During the time Of the last term of the court
of Common Pleas in Lake County, Judge Chat
fee had conversation with me about the Judge
ship, and Judge Hitchcock being candidate
Tor that Office, in which conYers alton Judge
Chaliee said, that at the last term of court held
by him in ChardOn on an evening near the close
'of the term, a delegation composed of lawyers
and county officers of Geauga county, called
upon him and urged him to be candidate for
reelection to the office ofjudge; that he was
taken by surprise and hesitated to give The dele
CATION an answer, but that they would not take
no for an answer, and that he about half way
promised the ''Geauga boys" to be candidate
Judge Chaffee said to me that this was the first
time lie had given consent 10 be a candidate for
reelection.
r. j. B. Burrows.
Sometime during the April term of the court
OF Common Pleas of Lake County, A. ID. 1866,
Judge N. l.. Chaffoe told me that in the even
ing before he closed his last term OF court at
Chardon, l. N. Hathaway, and ether ii 5.
Smith or ID. w. Garfield q am not certain which,
together with the Clerk and Sheriff OF said coun-
/ " and e. u. Woodbury. came to his room, aud
lhat they all then and there expressed to him
thelr enVFe satisfaction OF his course upon Tie
bench, and had come Cor the express purpose
OF getting him to agree 70 be a candidate fol
reelection.
W. W. Nrylsos.
Near the close Of our last May term of court
Judge Chatfee asked me to walk with him, anC
during the walk the Judge turned the conyersa
| ton to the Judgeship, by saying that unles
something happened he would be back with VI
at the Bar. He said that he had not intended
to be candidate for re election, and had no
then made up his mind to be o Candidate
That the evening before be left Geauga county
the lawyers OF that Bar think Re said six 0
eight OF them) came to his room in body, AM
expressed themselves as satisfied with his cours
and all urged him to be candidate for re-eec
tion. That he told them that Geauga count,
was entitled to have ajudge as they never has
judge, end that be had supposed that Judg
Garfield would be candidate and would b
their choice. That the other Mr.. Canfiel'
| (who was one of the visitors) nephew OF Judg
Garfield assured him that Judge Garfield couIC
not be elected. at
TIiEo. HALL.
About the middle of June, Judge Chafie'
told me that at the last term Of court in Geaug,
county, the members of the Bar OF the county
held a meeting and expressed their unanimou
desire that he should be a candidate for til,
jidgeship. T. J. BErrs