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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19
Platform of the Independent judicial
EnnHRnfinn.

The citizens of several Counties of Aehisop DON
iphan, Brown, and Nemaha. composing the second
Judicial District of the Kansas in mass conyrn
tnn assemeledt0 consider the question of selecting can
didate for District Judge be at the ensuing
election and being of both political parties do hereby
recognize and affirm the following cardinal principles 10
ls That we deem the judicial office WHOLLY non pot-
iea in its character and that the selection candidate
therefor should be made wholly with regard tn the lit
ness ability and learning of the person 10 be selected
and wholly independent of political personal consider
alton That the Office should be unsolicited and that the
incumbent should be placed in office by the people of his
District without pledges promises solicitations ON his
part 10 the end that Justice be impartiay admins
tered, and the decisions made the beach challenge
the confidence and respect of the communities in which
That only in this way that respect for inv can he
maintained. and disorder ami misruls prevented That
Judge upon the bench should be placed there by th
people that he may independently decide without
fear or favor and know in his judicial capacity friend
ana no enemy, no party, and no creed
2d That regard = most unfortunate the nomina-
ton and election Of candidate who procures his place
after and througha bitter personal and Partizan contest
with pledges made to his advocates and supporters and
with friends to reward and enemies to punish in aud
through his Oee after he shall have secured it, Surely
such person not be safe and suitable representa-
tve of our Judicial system; can not maintain and up
h"id the law or administer u To public satisfaction or in
manner to meet the eonfdencesOf the public. We
ognze and deprecate the fact that snch is the present
condition Of our Judicial District and Of the nominee
now before the people and moved thereby with
OUT unknness or malice toward any one as sacred du
select and place in nomination another and
leve suitable candidate for the office referred TO-
h We hereby covenant and agree that the election of
the candidate selected by shall in manner be
sdeu as the triumph OF any political party the
expression of opinion upon political question but
solely and pure expression of preference the
person selected to perform properly the duties pertain
ing to this responsible office.
These are the declarations of principles adopt
ed by the Convention which placed in nomina-
tion Hon. A. c. Otis for the position of Judge of
tue 2d Judicial District, and we commend them
to the consideration of the voters of the District
Remember, Mr.. Otis is the candidate of no clique,
and secured his nomination by no electioneerng,
trickery, corruption, or bribery, but is the peo-
Pies nominee, ON account of his fitness for the
position, and will be elected, beyond all doubt.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

TIE MALTESE JUDGE.-We reiterate the
charge, that Judge Hubbard has resorted to
beer guzzling as a means of electioneering. He
makes great pretensions to temperance, and
heretofore has never been known treat any
body. His doing so now, is for the purpose of
making votes. That is what we charge upOn
him, and he cannot publicly deny it, for it can
be proven by many witnesses; and laughing it
off will not satisfy many religious and temper
ance people who were at first favorably inclined
toward him.
He went into the saloons at AtchisoD, and
treated black and white to beer aud cigars.
He attended the Catholic picnic at Wathena,
and guzzled beer for whole day, and also in
the saloons of that town, with the editor of the
Reporter.
He came to Troy, the next day, and led crowd
of thirsty souls in saloon, whom lie treated to
the beer and cigars and on being told that the
other saloon keeper was indignant at being
slighted by him, he called crowd into that
place, and ''set 'em up"
We publish this for the purpose of showing
what hypocrite the great jurist is. In Atchi-
son and Doniphan Counties, a beer-guz .ler and
a hummer; aud in Brown County, urging that
he is strictly temperate, and favors "a prohibito-
ry law.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

FACTS THAT CANNOT BE ANswERED.-Hub-
bard was always reputed know very little
about law, previous to his election to the Judge
ship. He never pretended to maintain himself
by the practice of law, except an oflice-hod-
er. No one ever saw him studying law. Not a
lawyer in the District will say he ever knew
Judge Hubbard to spend one hour in investIgat-
ing any question of law. He is to-day no bet
ter qualified for the Judgeship than when lie
first entered upon the discharge of the duties of
the Office lie is man of meagre endowments
less culture, and no industry. 1t is doubtful
whether any amount of study would qualify
him for the Office. In instance, since he be-
came Judge, has he ever been enabled, from the
bench, TO clearly and logically state PROPOSE
tiOn of law.
Judge Otis is a lawyer of nearly twenty-five
years experience. He has resided and practiced
law in Kansas fully twenty-five years. Every
voter in the District knows he is an able and
cultivated gentleman, the equal of any lawyer
in Kansas, in knowledge aud experience. He is
a cool, sedate and careful thinker, profound
scholar. aud a citizen of unblemished reputation
Choose ye between them.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19
The ROndeII Case,

Several weeks ago, We gave an account of the
commencement of the trial of Bondell, at Hia-
watha, and the refusal of Judge Hubbard to al
low the County Attorney to amend his informa-
tion, thus placing Bondell upon trial for intend
ing to Kill and murder himself! This publication
was made from information received at that
time; since which, We have taken the pains to
procure a certified copy of the Information in
the case, which we submit as official proof of the
lOws
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

SELF-CoNvICTED.-Whyi is it that, when Hub
bard has been publicly charged with incompe-
tence, and unfitness to discharge the duties of
Judge, and when it has been shown, beyond a
doubt, that his semi-nomination was obtained by
the use of money and by fraud, and that he has
disgraced his position for political purposes, de-
cided cases to obtain votes, and formed fellow
ship with the lowest class of political bummers
and many other serious charges, which are true
We say, why is it that one has attempted to
contradict or explain these factsi Not paper
in this District has come to his rescue and the
papers published in his own town have, by their
silence, admitted all of these charges, and not
one of his most ardent supporters can be found
fool-hardy enough to deny these charges. The
reasons why, remarked by one of the editors
of leading journal in this District, are that
they are true. Do the voters of this District
want to continue Hubbard in Office, when he is
selfconvicted of not only Incompetence but po-
litical trickeryi We ask the candid voters to
consider this matter well, before foisting upon
the people such a man for four years more.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

III Those members of the bar who opposed
the re-nominatios of Judge Hubbard, cannot
well do otherwise than oppose his election with
all the ir might. He has declared that il was a
war between himself and the bar; and if re-elec-
ted, he will omit no opportunity to throw
obstacles in the way of the lawyers who have
opposed him, and can WELD heavy power, in
that way, to break down their practice. Bogus
delegates will not help him at the ballot-box.
Let him be eternally saliYated
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

"A VACANCY On THE BESCH.'-When Hubbard
was appointed TO the Jndgeship, the Hon. John
James Ingals, in a conversation in the court
room, at noon, after the attorneys had assembled
and were awaiting the return of "NdHcy" from
'her dinner, turned to the party, and exclaimed,
why don't the Governor appoint Judge ~
Some one responded that Hubbard had been ap-
pointed, to which Ingalls, replied, Il know she
received the appointment but, damn it, there is
still vacancy on the Bench" 1t was Senator
ingalls, who first fastened upon Hubbard the
significant .'she.' Standing upon the streets of
Atchison, awaiting the arrival of the Judge from
his home in South Atchson, the Senator was
looking in the direction from which lie expected
the arrival of the Great Jurist, who just then
came in sight Elevating his chin in the manner
so usual with him, the Senator remarked to by
ISLANDERS, There she comes, damn her, thele she
comes :"
p. s. 1t is low in order for Hubbard to 60 up
through Doniphan, Brown and Nemaha Counties,
and declare that Ingalls, is his enthusiastic sup
porter.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

ELECTIoNs.-The election in Ohio resulted in
Republican majority of from 1000 to 10000.
Irdiana has elected Williams Governor by about
5000 majority. In the two States, the Republi-
cans have gained ten Congressman The Legis-
lature of Indiana is very close, with the chances
in favor of a Republican majority. In West vir-
ginia, the Republicans claim gain of one or two
Congressman.
We suppose the Democrats will give up Colo
RADIO now. Hughes, the Democratic candidate for
Governor, telegraphs that the whole Republican
ticket is elected by over 1000 majority.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

TAX PAYERS, ATTENTION About elk weeks
ago, in AtehisOn, Judge Hubbard aecosted G. W.
Carpenter prominent farmer of Atehison Coun-
ty, and solicited his support, fortifying piteous
appeal with statement that at a late term of
the District Court, when Mr. Carpenters father
was Juror, he (Hubbard) had allowed him to
go home at the end of every week, and procured
payment of per diem and mileage, as a personal
favor to the elder Mr.. Carpenter. The gentle
man who was insulted by this contemplate So
Iicitation, informed Judge Hubbard that the IA
vor granted to his father was fiagrant viola
tion of law, an outrage upon every Taxpayer in
the County, apd a judicial robbery of the public
treasury, and gave the Judge to understand
that, instead of supporting him from any such
consideration, he would oppose him, or any 9TH
er man who, as the Judge of a Court, would at
tempt to purchase popularity by the commission
of a deliberate and outrageous robbery of the
people. The records of Atchison County show
that these illegal fees were paid to the elder Mr..
Carpenter, as above stated. And now, will this
judicial foe Of spelling books rise and explains
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

THAT SALOON BILL. C. Nelson (by proxy)
writes to the Atchison Patriot that the $40 saloon
bill wasnot contracted by Guthrie, but by dele
gates who went to Abilene and voted for Phil
lips. Guess the writer wanted to say something
right badly. If he will look again, he will dis
cover that we did not say Guthrie contracted the
BILL but that it was contracted to secure votes
for delegates in his interest, and that he was in
Severance at the time. We still say it. The
delegates were elected for Guthrie, even if they
did become disgust-d with him, and vote for
Phillips.
To ease the troubled minds of the wathena
Reporter and the Hiaw atha Herald, we will kind i.
ly but firmly assure them that the papers we
sent to Severance read the same as those we sent
to other places. They all said the bill was slOO.
But the following week, we called attention to
the fact that the printer had got one 0 too many,
and made US say $780, when we meant $40. The
writer from Severance to the Patriot noticed this
correction, but the Reporter aud Herald didn't, of
course. Iftbey had, it would have prevented them
from discovering wonderful mares nest They
can never see anything that would save them
from finding fanlt or telling virtuons lies.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

70 The Hiawatha Herald threatens that curs-
es viii come home to roost in the Chief Office, in
this Judgeship business Let them come. We
have heard these threats before not only against
ourself, but against all who oppose Hubbard.
What we have charged against Hubbard are
facts, and whenever he gets ready for that libel
suit which he threatens, he can have belly full
of it. Weshall endeavor to have roosting places
prepared for all the curses that come.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

"a WELL-READ LAwYER."-The last fictitious
letter in favor of Hubbard, in the wathena Re
porter, ''let on" to come from Marion Township.
In it, the assertion is made, that Hubbard is a
well-read lawyer. That's rich. Hubbard does
not own law library, and when he wishes to
consult lawbook, he has to resort the library
of some other lawyer. The Atchison lawyers
say that, since Hubbard has been on the bench.
he has not looked into a law-book, except on a
single occasion, when a suit of his own was in
progress, and a pro fem. Judge was on the bench
He then simply looked up some authorities bear
ing upon the case.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

VANDALIA LNE.-Persons going East, to the
Centennial or elsewhere, should not fail to take
the Vandalia Route to Terre Haute and Indianap-
oils 1t is one of the best managed and safest
roads in the West, makes close connections, and
saves many hours time over other routes East.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19
A Good Joke on Conductors FilsOn
and Hagar.

Almost everybody who travels the A. 6 n. Road
knows clever conductors: G; c. Filson and A B.
ing good joke these boys, and the A. & n. fellows
poke heap of fun at them, in consequence On Janua
going through the train to punch tickets he came
good looking blonde gentleman and said to him.
Tickets y in the usual condnctotiaI style.
Don't you know me '' said the gentleman Of auburn
YES said Filson ..you are p. L. Hubbard"
II Judge of this District, and have always had
pass from this Company forgot TO call before starting
they always have done and all the other roads do.
Il cant help it, said Filson MY orders are 70 col,
ect dollar from every passenger from Aschson TO Troy
Junction, who has got pass or II ne refuses to
pay TO stop the train, and put hi m on have no more
right to pass you, because you are judge than YOU
The Judge was indignant, and fretted lttle but at
length said that he would pay it under protest. aud take
Il think it is not treating me fair said the Judge
he went down for the dollar (Filson writing receptl
Il think you ought to know am entitled 10 pass and
pass me-
ON the 7th A. b. Hagar was conductor on the down
train and came across blonde" gentleman when the
same sort of conversation was repeated and Judge Hub
bard brought out Filsops receipt and Hagars writ
ing receipt for one fare from Troy 70
the mpacabe paste board puncher one dollar lnAtipn
currency. The Judge not goodhuInoIe.t an
less felt that he would get even day Win that soul
less corporation
On the day he presented himself at the a Genefa ar
Othce and claimed his pass, and, To tue 20
gust of Flson and Hasar presented their receipts Tor
one fare from Atchison to Troy, and one ii Io -, ~
Atehison. and demanded of his ee,lS od wv, Two
dollars The Treasurer paid ont the tive dollars Col
Towne gave him pass and Judge went away ndPpy
Bnt how it with Filson and Hasar Ine ppoys
thought it fine joke them, not to know enough 70
pass District Judge sight without putting nun 70
the trouble of calling at the General Once % 81 ms
money back; and john Wiseman bores them ne1S 70
death about it, The Judge enjoys the joke huses, and
will make it tell Otis the Kiekapoo Aeserve'
when the subject of Corporation Judges Is neat
out there by the Judge. Yours truly,
PSI have just seen Fison, and upon my twitting
him with this joke he was disposed smile aud look
away as if the subject painful But he can deny
it, for have the receipts signed by him and HaSr
so they can't go back on it. .
We republish, by request, the above cores
pondence, for the reason that many of the vo-
tiers of this District have been told by Hubbard
that he is a Granger, and would not accept pass
es from Railroad Companies He is twO-faced
in this, as in all other questions, and is known
among Railroad officials as the most persistent
beggar for passes who has annoyed them. Is it
possible that any one can fail to see this "learn
ed" Judge in his true lightf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

~ When Hubbard received his halfway
nomination at Hiawatha, be promised to take
the stump in the District. The only stump he
has taken. thus far, is the cigar stump, when he
visits the saloons to treat his bumrners.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

~ Judge Hubbard refuses to recognize half
a dozen of the leading lawyers in this District,
simply because they are opposed to his re-elec-
tion. Is that the kind Of man to elect to posi-
tion in which he must decide control law cases,
a large proportion of which are in the hands of
these same Iawyersf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

y On Tuesday, the Republicans of st. Joe.
gained a victory, by the election of their eandi.
date for City Register by majority of lis votes.
This is the first fruit of having a sound Republic
can newspaper, that labors for harmony, and
steers clear Of cliques and factions.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

- swayze, of the Topeka Blade, has a hard
road to travel. The other day, he went to Leav-
enworth, when Byron Sherry went through him.
The man will get hurt yet, if he doesn't mend his
ways.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

DESPERATE EELEcTIoNEERING. G.-Hnbhard's style
of electioneering, is by the most piteous and des
perate personal appeals. Those men whom he
cannot see in person, he writes to. Many of the
persons thus written to, have forwarded the let
tiers to the anti-Hubbard executive committe at
Atehison. They do not hold it to be necessary
or proper to make these private letters public,
although placed in their hands by the owners
for such use as they may fit to make of them
but they say the appeals in them silly and
sickening They abound in snch phrases as
these: ''You know always considered you my
friend" "You know / favored you on a certain
occasion, in suit" "You recolect talked to
you once" And much more of the same same
ness. This is Judicial dignity and independ-
ence,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

2 Southern rebel papers are publishing Til
den's war record. to prove that he was a good
Union man. When rebel papers undertake that
task, it looks pretty thin.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

Y The Greenback Convention at wateryiIle
nominated Jacob Weisbach, of Frankfort, Mar
shall County, for Congress. Mr.. weisbaeh at
tended Col. Phillips meeting at waterville, the
other day, when he announced that he declined
the nomination, and advised all GreeDbaekers to
vote for Phillips. Thus the opposition to Phil
lips cOllapses again.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

II Quite number of those persons who are
bound to vote for Hubbard because he is the Re-
publican candidate, are already briskly working
against some of the candidates on the Republi-
can County ticket. Just as we expected. They
are showing their colors in time, neutralizing the
little strength they have been able to muster up
for Hubbard
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

~ R. NJ. Steele offers himself as a candidate
for Township Trustee. His announcement will
be found under the proper head
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

70 The leader of the Hubbard mongrels at
the Hiawatha Convention, was Simon Conwell
of Seneca. This Conwell, only few months ago,
got up in Court, and abused and denounced Hub
bard like thief for some judicial outrage that
be had committed. Shortly after, Conwell went
to Atchison, to have some judicial fraud of his
own granted, and succeeded without the slight
est difficulty. Since then, Conwell has done as
he pleased with Hubbard, and in turn has put in
some heavy striking for him. This is the same
man that now claims to carry the Court in his
pocket, and is the only person that can be found
advocating Hubbards claims in Nemaha County.
We suppose he wants to use the Judicial arm for
the purposeof foreclosing Mortgages, and break
ing up, as he has done, the business interests in
Nemaha County. How do the people of Neucha-
tel like this happy pair-Hubbard and Conwell,
or, more properly, Conwell and Hubbardi
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19

ARE WE TO ESTABLISH A JUDICIAL Poor
HOUSE i-One of the strong points made by Hub
bard and his supporters is, that he would be un-
able to make living in the practice of law, and
therefore defeat would ruin him financially, and
make beggars of himself and family. As usual,
the Judge is at fault, as to the statutes in such
cases made and provided. There is a statute
providing for County Poor-Houses and also a
statute organizing Judicial Districts, and provi-
ding for Judges thereof. No pauper ought to ex-
pect. to be Judge on account of his poverty. A
man of common sense knows that if Hubbard
had the brains, industry, and culture necessary
to the discharge of the duties Of the Judgeship,
no fear of the pinchings of poverty would harass
him. If inability to earn livelihood as an at
torney is to be an essential qualification, or any
qualification for the Judgeship, truly Hubbard
has not peer in Kansas
We want no Judicial Poor House in this Dis
trict, but are willing to contribute, by taxation
or otherwise, to the support of all unfortunates.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-10-19
FL KEITH, County Attorney
THE STATE OF KANSAS, lss
CnITNTY mr. RRowN %


Personally appeared before me- j. W. Ol,erhoItzer.
Clerk OF the District Court of the Second Judicial Dis
trlct IN and for the County Of Brown, in State
Kansas aforesaid, r. NJ. Keith County Attorney who
being by first duly saith that the several allie
cations contained in the foregoing information true
II substance and in fact, he verify believes
F. NJ. KEITH, Co. Atty.
Signed in my presence and sworn to before me- this
9Th day of August, A. d. 1916.
IsEALl j. W. OBERHoLTZER, Clerk
STATE OF KANSAS, lss
COUNTY OF BROWN 30
l. j. W. OberhOltzer Clerk of the District Court of
Brown County do certify that the within literal copy
Of the Information filed in the of the State
Frank Bonde upon which the said Bonde was tried
and convicted.
lsEALl J.w. .OBERHOLTZER Clerk.
Bondell was tried aud convicted before Hub
bard, and motion for new trial was Overruled
We have not learned the sentence which the
great Judge pronounced upon this man.