The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-08-23

HoN; u Il. PERSHING.-It win be seen
ION the following correspondence, which
We take from the Pottsville Standard, that
mon. CYRUS L. PERSHING of this county
has accepted the nomination of President
Judge OF Schuylkill county, which was re-
Cehtly conferred on him by the Labor Reform
convention of that county. The present
ietter, addressed to Mr.. PERSHING, Is signed
pS gentlemen not connected with that or
sahlZatlon. At least such is our view of it.
me me letter we presume comes from Demo-
Iia,s VINO are opposed TO the reelection of
1ndge Ryon, and who wish to supplant him
py the election of Mr.. PERsHING. The
latter Is gentleman of high character and
OF admitted legal ability, and if the people
Vi ScnuyIklll county elect him to preside
over thelr Courts, we will pledge our word
thlt he will discharge his duties to their
ehtire satisfaction, and that he will hold the
scales of justice evenly balanced i'll his
hands.
PoTTsvILLE, PENN'A, July 10th, 1872.
Hon. CYRUS L. PERsHING, Jnlnstntcn. Pa.
ih;tnThe people of this (Schuy!kiiD county,
Iuent Judge, of our County Courts Your
Mans nit Is being used by many Democrats in con-
paper favor your nomination, and will endeavor
20 10 secure 1T; if you will consent be a candi-
H9h H2m VIII inform us at an early day whether you
S,ta T,ti permit per the use of your name as candi
"''c ior said Office. and Obligc
1,. ours, Very Respectfully.
name, Jhnes b Reilly, Fergus G. Farquhar. F: W.
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~; ~ Nash, Geo. X. Kacrcher, o. p. Bechtel, ID. f.
lice; lice; Charles ID. Nipple, F. p. Devices, F. W.
nu8hes, d w. Sclalk, John w. Bckel Guy T..
pParquhar, John A. Reilly. NJ. NJ. Ketncr, MichI
hyrh, John LangtOn, Samuel Major, NJ. J. Muir
KY, Daniel Gill, Patrick Dillon. John Kaine,
21ichaei Groody, John Cochin, James Boylan,
james Ryan, B. II. Sheirer, Patrick ID. Conry.
~. w Weisslnger, Patrick Eearrc WIN. &. De-
Iurk, WIN: Bolig, Joseph Brown, John Yeich,
~ S"nrHE ~ sewer, Michael Casey. George Jauer,
=: II. WoeltJen. WIN. Burke, |. i. Bechtel. Jno. c.
hnapP' Dan Shcpp, F.Schwartz Ed.Schucher.
JoHNsTOwN, PA, Aug. IS, 1872.
HkST;,EMEN: Your letter of the 10th of July
last mas Just been placed in my hands. in which
you ASK my consent TO become a candidate on
the Delnocrltic ticket for President Judge OF
your judicial district
me Labor reform convention which met q
rev Gays ago at PottSvile has already pre-
sented my name to the people OF Schuylkill
county Tor the same Office which nomination
l nave accepted. Under these circumstances
IL VIII Srntl1y me TO receive any additional sup
port from the people who are Immediately in
tcrested IN the election of President Judge.
In acceding ~ the request contained in your
ietter. l deem II proper to say, that do not
regard the office of Judge as in any sense a
political one. Nominations, it is true. arc
mace py the respective political organizations
Dut II Is the duty of him upon whom the honor
OF Judlclal station is conferred to carefully ex-
clude all party bias from the bench
remain, gent tlemcn, yours, very Respectfully
CYRUS l.. PEItSHTNG.
To James B. Reilly, +. q. Farquhar F. "
3echtei, r. w. Hughes. John A. Reilly, M. NJ
hetuer, John Cochin, and others.