Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-08-11
THE JUDGEsHiP.
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Permit me to saya few words through your psper In re-
spense to Mr. Ensgu article, published your
In reference to the members the Bar Geaul county
What this has to do with he Bar A,etng, the paps
had familiar conversations with Nr. Woodbury., and perhaps
with Messrs. Mort way, Bets Wade, will pretend
to the cona But that had saeh conversations or in the
form stated with all due resI 10 sad eeutrmen am
lid. Mr. Woodbury. mi taken if he thinks he
understood me saying there bad been pledges nade
given OF support from any member Of the in eauga
county, or any one else Or that ever said that ali the
at time place is equally snistake What did say
TO Mr. Woodbury., this when Conversation had
remarked to him that thought majority members
of:he Bar in Geauga county favorable to elecon
journment the last that county.
sral members Of the Bar in and daring
supposed would Be- sandais or re elect op and aave me
TO understand that they favorable theseo, and
said further that candidate think they will give
their support In which conversations intended to alude
only to those members the Bar above mentioned If the
reooecttops gentlemen referred to by Mr. Ensign
70 what Said differs from do not by any
their part in that respect for hold each and ali Of hsm n
TO high respect to suppose any such thing hseore with
kr. WoodSary or any ons else me- ii be or
they think supposed said that all the members of the
had all called upon in body any place. which,
certainly would not from the fact that such thug or
seeing ali Of aid senemen together at any time
place. except during court hours do nov have
gsntIsnen upon any similar subject al
ithosgh upon familiar and friendly terms with all
Mr. Ensign carries the idea that the first heard bee about
Bar meeting not long before the last May term of the
court This be the 6rs time h' Ensign heard about it,
bat had II months before members of the Par in
Lake county desired such nisetng; AID when Of said
ysutIsnsn inquired what thought of it, replied distinctly
70 give opinion about the natter that should in no
seek 70 influence Che members Of the Bar in regard to
81 and at the same time said might be looked upon una.
Eosby by the people, who had always nominated the cd
date and would probably claim the right continue to do
In the usual wsy Ny attention was several times Afterwards
called In similar 10 the subject and uniformly
substantially the reply down to the last May term
iof the court Afsr that time my attention was more ire
quenty called 10 the ubect by different individuals and
about which had aivsrs conversations and among Others
Ensign. and whom had regarded among my personal
friends and what said to tem either Of the sure
sabjset matter Of newspaper article Sh permit
70 NY in all canSOr would have no one soEP,se for mo
sl.ssd s1{ Psssona soaAssnc for hold each and all Of
men V shs hgas.s respect and entertain none other than
concerned determined II feeling shall he enter
regard TO- Ibis matter Whatever was said BY me to or in
the hearing OF relating TO desire Of To have
.sssnx s aps o. hat eg ss SSs
Information, as to such action being desired and
sorosing the District am not informed than
person signed after did and before had removed my
tbereiom, and that fact bad become publicly Known
II IA my belief though Of this not positive, that every
otter person Who signed at ALL did either before after
my name was erased the paper, cannot say But sne
knowledge in any way coneurrsd n any action
It. permit say that distinctly discla and deny
al responsibility o. ssg p any wy Concerned IN getting
seon had pIer it. neither entitled to any credit or
honor Responsible for any blame or censure eefor-
Having osn bsen distinctly gives 10 understsnd ee was
te bs such proceeding, and often tod was desired by
members Of the Bar to concur therein and not wishing Ia any
10 treat with dsespeei any member OF the Bar but ont
ofeourteky 70 them ALL and having been gvsn unmsakaby
D. undeatand aud beeYe al the me1bers o The Bar in all
the counties composing the district desiring and
earring in such action dgued the paper call for said
Of the bar tbs ath instant On the next day
I'll but ofthc Of hs Geauga county
and hsn or tbs hrsf lime ~ great surprise told BY
them thsf bad neither signed said CALL and all but
one Of sid gen(Ismsn discaned al idea
Ing anything 70 % With st eseding bs had
der ~ ard principally upon the xround that wrong
psncps being but the xetiop 81 parieular eas
and atenpt TO fasten their pledged choos
upon the people Al large, who were principally ntere ted
thereby giving than if equal opportunity
ponnson Of their choice for the oee. And also or
the aber that ths Popalaoa of Ashtabula county
being much greater than Qeaoga aud that the number Of az
toneys 10 AshAbaa also larger, and uch larger 70
proportion - hs posuafiaH than IN Gssnga county which
but avs ak attorneys. thsrsors gave asaaza
date own or Il choosing bstsssn hoss presented or
nomination tos other c0untes Bssles they claimed that
Situated - w4s bsing public Officer elected alike by all
d. poopis 81 The ss ooastss, losekt signed
said call thereby being instrumental 20 uneqnay
ng power upon The Bar Of the different conntes 70 nomiaats