The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-07-09
Autobiography Judicial Convention.

On Monday of last week the Anti
Monop. Judicial Convention, for the 9Th
Judicial District of Iowa, was held at Cedar
\ Rapids. The attendance was fair, all the
counties of the district being represented.
Foremost in the crowd, as usual, there was
goodly number of the oldline Demo-
Gratis, most prominent of which was John
p. Irish Of johnson county. After perfect
ing their organization they proceeded to
place in nomination candidate for the
office Of District Judge, when Mr.. Irish
moved the Convention that no nominal
ton for the office of Judge of the District
Court be made," giving as his reasons
therefor that he as an individual was Gin
favor Of non-partisan judiciary" which
motion was lost. A motion was then
made to nominate j H. Rothrock, for the
office of District Judge, which motion was
carried by a vote of Al yeas to IA nays,
but on more mature deliberation the con
vention re- considered the vote for District
Judge, when Mr. Irish offered the following
resolution:
Resolred, That believing in the policy
and propriety Of non-partisan judiciary,
and reposing confidence in the integrity
and ability of Hon. }. ii. Rothrock, we
recommend him to the people of this
judicial district as proper candidate for
Judge.
the convention proceeded to place in
nomination u candidate for the office Of
District Attorney, resulting in the election
Of our fellow tOwnsman, l.. G. Kinnie,
by a majority vote of Az against Mr..
Murphy of Iowa county. After which the
convention appointed judicial committee
and adjourned.
1t is not our intention to comment very
extensively upon the course taken in this
convention; but a word or two and we have
done. The endorsement by the conven-
ton of the Hon. Jas. ii. Rothrock, the re-
publican candidate for Judge in the 9Th
judicial district, will bear a varied con-
struction. Either the party had no availa-
bic timber in their ranks out Of which to
select candidate, or else they by their
act of endorsement acknowledge that it
would be of no use to place an opposing
candidate in the field against Judge Roth
rock, and thus they seek to avoid their
ultimate defeat, or, the majority of the
convention were honestly Of the concur
rent opinion Of their leader ''Mr. Irish,
and like him, would prefer "nonpartisan
judiciary" The writer hereof is inclined
:, think that the second reason stated
, why the convention recommend his
o. nor, the Judge, 10 their party as a
an ldate. We do not believe that
Ohm p. Irish and his followers are in
avor OF any such thing as a mon partisan
udicis r.v," and we do not think he can
aim tn at kind of thing off on the voters
f this judicial district-it is entirely "too
him." an, is only a political dodge for
for we feel assured that had
here been I. candidate Of any particular
merit before the convention they would
fave been nominated without doubt had
here been ghost Of chance to elect
lim However, we are very well pleased
With the good prospect ahead Of US, that
Judge Rothrock will hold the scales of
Justice in this district for another term Of
our years. Concerning the candidate for
District Attorney, Mr.. L. G. Kinnie, of
Toledo, much might be said in his favor.
Ne are personally acquainted with him,
md are favorably impressed towards him;
ge know him to be an estimable gentle
nan, and our personal friend, and while our
cart warns in its pulsations out Of friend
hip for him, we regret the fact that we
annot support him in the company which
e keeps, but should he luckily be elected
y the people to fill the position which his
onsttutents have compelled him to aspire
>, at the coming canvass and election, we
espeak for him brilliant success in as
luch Us we concede to him the ability in
is profession to ably fill the office,
ut we fear the Boss is shelved by his
riends placing him on their ticket as
for the republican ticket must
nd win carry the 9Th district at the
lection next October. Yet we will see
That we will see.