, 1870-06-06
TIE JUDICIAL ELEDTIOH.
1ht RECENT Dnr MeettnHs-afr. KinE'H Plan
Mr.. Booth, George Payson, Mr,
Talcy, h. Rogers. 1fr. Ayers
Judge Eoollns% and
NJ. Tree.

To thS Editor ef Ths Chicago TRIBUNE:
Itappea.s to me that the recent baIlottng by the
members Of the bar, to express their preferences
for candidates for judges at the ensuing election.
has receired but scapt Justice from the city press
Thc nrst meeting was nurneroualy attended. and
tae method adopted to secure full and impartial
expression Of opinion was certainly Judlcious.
The rc6uit Of the voting showed that number of
gentlemen enjoyed the confidence and esteem OF
the!r professional brethren, and the motion Of MI.
King, at the adjourned meeting, appears to me an
eminently fair one, viz: That, Of the candidates
voted for iand who had not decllncd),
The four receiving the highest num-
Der of votes, should be deemed the nominees
Of the bar IT must be borne In mind th2r no cleo
tor Is allowed to vote for more than two cands-
dates, snd OF the four gentlemen IN question. two
are Republicans anu two are Democrats. Mt.
Law School ol the University uf Chicago, IS be has
filed similar positions elsewhere, and the support
given him BY hIs former pupils will certainly not
Enows the nature Of students in general, for ike
Iago, they are "nolhlng II not critical
George Paysun, Esq, lof the ns7n of King, scott
fifteen -yeara, ard is rnisursaIly esteeme1 BY his
prqlesstoralbrethren. He Is gentleman Of suave
,nanners Of d'gn!nsd address o. sound m IcaIrnng' Ig
which IT, unfortunately, 30 often wanting, an ems-
Deutiy tndicial mind HIS caDder and fairness OF
Judgment render him peculiarly ntteu tor lhe
Nj. Tuley, our present Corporation Counsel, Is
well known as lawyer OF ability ana experience
and no one would ~ more hcceptabe, as Ja!ge.
| Of lie opposite party: Tor while Mt. Tuley has
Pesae w 81 Rpen Enef
| be is gentleman and patriot aud u by no
means an INSCRIPTIONS partisan
| Mi. Rogers, the remaining candidate suggested
il q gentleman Of high character and large prac-
which his 1enox-euzens should e3ect him.
| Such beng the character Of the gentlemen
mined, cannot but deem it unfortunate that The
| motion Of Mr, king was not Carried. and doupl
rot that II would have been adopted haa tue.t
since that date number Of ttemincnt hands
have kindly Indicated 70 ne electors Of t1is as as
This Eeif-arpolnted Committee Of PIollc Saletl
Is composed OF verf respectable gentlemen, nu
70 iaarc why lie preferences 81 tic naI, IS indl
Gated by the vote which was taken, should be q
completely dsrcg9r.ied hy the gentlemen e9 h,na Mnt
were - taken. and others left!'
oithe candidates PVT fosTss1 two g. lsass ,e e.
support Nj. Aver Is undoubtediy an able lawyer
iuc: though believe the latter better fitted +
adotu the Supreme Bench than TO preside at nj.
prius. Against Mr. Tree nothing can he personal
II objected unless 1t be that for scEefat years as
he has been little engaged II the p!acllcs o. ~ "a
law and that he has rather sought the once ina
! | been solicited to accept IT. -.,. =,
But again ass, why were these gentlemen 1 81
: lected and others Ignored who received strong
, ! er Endorsement by the bar7 1er Republican b
J | eser 50 much disposed to forget politics IN i
dlctal election hough Il is rarely Forgotten ~ "
! ether party,, still such an one might rcasonaD
! ask to b. allowed something better than AHo
: Eon's choice In making his selection among II
= candidates. Yours, truly, FAIR fLAf.
CHICAGO, June 4, 1870