The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-10
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editorial on the importance OF a Jul
diciai District Convention of the Re-
publican party, to adjust the conflict
ing claims of candidates for the
Office of Circuit Prosecutor, and also
to make a nomination for Judge of
the Common Pleas Court of the
First District. 1t desires us to ex-
press our views upon the matter. +
we have been anxious to prevent
any party division on account of the
candidacy of Capt. HARGRAvE, the
present. Gircuit Prosecutor, and Gen.
HARROW, of Mount Vernon. and had
hopedthatthe friends ofthese gentle
men would have arranged. submis-
sion Of their claims to fair confer
ence gofI unbiased gentlemen. IT. is
now too late and impracticable to call
a Convention of the counties of the
Circuit, but. it, is not a too late
to prevent a party division.
Capt. HARGRAvE's friends assure
us that. notwithstanding the fact that
he has received the endorsement of
every county, which has declared upon
the subject, he is ready to do all that
can reasonably be required Of him to
secure unity of action at the polls. We
have no direct information from Gen
eral HARROW, but we are assured he
will do as much. They are both de-.
voted Republicans and accomplished
lawyers, and fully competent to dis
charge the duties of the Office. As
the matter now stands, the Union men
of Vanderburgh would feel commit
ted by the action of the County Con-
veution to give their united support
to Capt HARaRAvE. tits, however.
much better to heal all divisions. The
result in California admonishes US of
the dangers of internal dissention.
We can see no good which will re-
suit from an effort to obtain conven-
ton to nominate Common Pleas
Judge, at this late day, and under ex-
listing circumstances There are only
two candidates before the people, and
by inquiry of the members Of the
Bar of the different counties we have
not beer. able to hear of any others,
who gould be candidates. It is IN
derstood by all that the race will be
between Judge A l.. ROBINSON and
MoRRIs s.. JOHNSON, Esq. We be-
lieve that neither of them are relying
solely npon their party attachments
for success. Most assuredly. Judge
ROBINSON will receive the votes of
very many citizens of Vanderburgh
County, not on account of his politi-
cal principles, but because they re-
cognize him as an upright Judge, who
is not to be swayed from the right by
the influence of attorneys, who will
watch carefully over the interests of
minors, and who will see that the es-
tates of decedents are not squander-
3D. 1t is more difficult in judicial
contest than in any other, and prop
erly so, to draw the party lines closely.
As far as party affiliations and nomi-
nations can bind the Union men of this
District to Judge ROBINSON, the
of the County Conven-
tons of Vanderbnrgh and Posey will |
accomplish it as fully as District
After the recommends
ton Of the New Harmony Conven-
ton, no sincere Republican of that |
county can become candidate against
him, and we do not believe there is |
any danger of it there or elsewhere.
If there are few members Of the |
Bar and others. not friendly to him,
nothing that convention can. do, will |
heal the trouble. As the contest now
stands, At will be a race between
Judge ROBINSON and Mr.. JOHNSON,
mainly upon their personal merits.
He who, in the judgment of the voters,
is :. the best lawyer. the most impair
tial judge, and the mostincorrurtible
man, will be elected. Republicans
are not likely to forget Judge -RoBIS-
SONS long and faithful devotion to
free principles neither. on the other
hand, are all his political opponents
% be driven from his support on that
account. Every mans estate within
thirty years will pass through the
Common Pleas Court, and (, other
Kings besides political opinions are
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