The Richmond palladium., 1873-10-11

On Tuesday, October 14th, an cleo
ton is to be held for Judge Of the
Wayne Circuit Court, and as no other
Offices are to be filed, and no regular
canvass has been made, it is feared
that some may not be sufficiently i'm
pressed with the importance of the
election, and the necessity there is
that full vote should be cast.
The Circuit Court is the only one
now held in this county, and in it all
the Civil, Criminal and Probate bust
ness of the county must be transacted.
1t is, therefore, Of the highest import
ance that the Judge should be man
ofknown and tried capacity, and of
undisputable integrity. Such man
is now presented to the voters of the
county in the person of gai{
JOHN +. KIBBEY,
Who was unanimously nominated as
the Republican candidate, at the cleo
ton held last spring, according to the
established usages Of the party.
Judge Kibbey served eight years as
Judge of the Common Pleas Court, to
the entire satisfaction Of the bar and
the public, and was reelected for
four years at the October election last
year, by large majority, over George
A. johnson, the regular Democratic
candidate. But the Common Pleas
Court having been abolished by the
Legislature, last winter, the county
was deprived Of his services on the
bench. f.4f
The bar almost unanimously petit
toned Gov. Hendricks to appoint him
to I'll the vacancy in the Circuit Court,
but that gentleman, on political
grounds only, refused to do so, and
appointed his defeated competitor, Mr..
johnson, thus showing not only a dis
regard for the wishes of the bar, but
contempt for the choice of the people,
made such short time before.
Mr.. johnson has now announced
himself as an Independent candidate
for election, but is, in fact, the regu-
larly nominated Democratic candidate
mot nominated in open convention,
but in secret caucus-and the Demo-
Gratis are urged and expected, by their |
leaders, to rally in full force to secure
Democratic triumph" at this cleo
tiOn.
Every Republican, therefore should
feel it to be his duty to come out to
the polls, and see to it that the full
party vote is cast-nOt only to secure
the election of our candidate, to which
the party stands pledged, but also to
secure to the people of the county, ir-
respective Of party, the services of the
most competent and trustworthy man
to fill this high and responsible office.
The Democrats, and their allies,
have resorted to their usual tacticts,
that of villifcation and slander, and
have rushed into print with charges
most malignant and false against
Judge Kibbey. These have been as
publicly met and fully refuted. Be
not misled by them, nor by any circu-
lars reiterating those lies just before
election. Be vigilant, be active-and
let not the old enemy lull you into re-
pose, and snatch victory from your
supineness. Your dearest interest is at
stake. Protect1it by electing tried
and true man to the important Office
now to be filed. It is we'll worti,
while to devote one day to this cleo
tion. By order of the
WAYNE Co. REpUBL IcAN Cen. Cow.
The American Woman Suffrage
Association viii hold its fifth ami
versary in New York and Brooklyn,
October 18th and 14th, beginning
at Cooper Institute the evening Of