The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-09-14

i"AohS oNOPsSu Uy ShO anu Val ACiU
Convention.
Then Convention, then adjourneds Z
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People,su Judicial Consehtieaa.,ez--z---
The peoples Conyention for, nomi-
mating candidate for Common Pleas
Judge for the Second Subdivision of
the Ninth udjeiAl District met! %
Thursday, Sept 7th, 1876, At the city
Hall, in, Warren, at O'Clock, p. IN.
On motion, L. L. Foster was chosen
chairman and w. b. Thomas, of Port
age county, Secretary. IT. =, f"} H.
On motions Committee of five were
appointed ON resolutions, consisting of
the following gentlemen lrHf.-
Clinton Young, of Portage, A. A.
Barber, of Portage, Jacob Leach, of
Mahoning, Joseph Marvin of Trum-
bull. w. A. Orchard, of fTrumbuI.
The Committee Oh Resolutions re-
ported the following: W hfa e'ni"
Resolced, Recognizing the necessity
of keeping the Judiciary pure, unde-
filed and uncorrupted, we, the people
Of the Second Subdivision OF the
Ninth Judicial District, without re-
gard to party, believing that candi-
dates for the office of Judge should be
selected without regard to party afffli-
ations or services, therefore fully in
dorse the call for the Peoples Conveii-
tion, and indorse its nominee, and rec
ommend the following address to the
voters of the judicial Sub division. y
.,5sa 81 ~ ADDRESS .tsiaamo0
TO THE VOTERS OF THE SECOND SUR NJ
TRIcT. t7 iif a.-' @ -.
A very little exercise of common
sense will satisfy any intelligence aud
iair.minded individual that 1t is of vi
tai importance to have cur Judiciary
pure,and the Judges of our court 8 above
even the eisuspiciOn of being Influenced
by favoritism or hope OF reward, :, A
court which can be bought will ever
be but the willing tool OF the unscru-
pulous, who possess an abundance OF
means, and awsnits will not be deter
mined upon their merits, but by the
ability of the parties to, contribute
money or political influence. We may
be further impressed with the truth OF
these propositions by remembering
that but few years ago The judges oI
the city of New York wereby James
Fisk and his CO o-adjutors bought and
sold like sheep in the shaInbles, aud
that injustice and wholesale robbery
!, was the result. History proves TO the
extent of demonstration, that an in
corrupible judiciary is a projection 10
the weak against the strong, while 9
corruptible judiciary has always been
an engine of oppression in the hands
OF the powerful. ~. sa,. -,,t.. .s.g
We deem it, therefore, a sacred duty
which every voter owes to himself
his family and his country, to examine
critically the character and reputation
of any man who is offered as. cadi-
date for judge of our courts, aud to
support none, either by vote or other.
wise, unless they are "as C:esaris wife
should be "-above suspicion. In view
of these considerations, we ask you to
consider the following facts. an -..5l.,
On the Sth day of July last the Re-
publicans of Portage, -Trumbull aud
MahoniHg counties met ut Warren for
the purpose of putting in nOminstiOn
a candidate for Judge Ot the Court OF
Common Pleas. f., G. Seryis was a
candidate before that Convention. By
permission OF the Convention the fol-
lowing letter was read: -.,sn ni rs.
| VIRGINIA CRY, NJ. T., srI du
! -maH adE .no'na April "a, p1S73.H -
Hrs. Ann Il. Lee, Raadolph, N. r.:
I MADAM-My wife writes me, that
you and l have been SUI d by some OF
the the creditors of the Leetonia Bank
ing Company, and write you 10 say
that the only evidence that exists that
can make you liable have in my pos
session, which consists Of your letters
and receipts to Mr.. Cowden, and the
drafts he issued to you for your divir
dends, and your statements to me
these do not now propose 10 surren-
der or further reveal, ...i,,,,,,.,,. 49,.
The creditors have already got all
there was of the Bank, and every dol
lars worth of my Individual property
beyond exemption, and if you are to
be made liable, 1 believe from what /
have seen and heard of you, that ysu
would rather contribute to my poor
family than to the general creditors of
the LeetOnia banking Company. /
1 field, Ohio, about the last of May next,
pleased to hear from you there, 81
Respectfully your. friend, ara
.,5 ...7.,.-..- F. G., ,SERvIs.
The reading of the foregoing ad-
dress was followed by reading the
speech delivertd by Mr.. Servis before
the Republican County Convention IL
lately held in this city. g ,vn oi : 1871
I On motion, adjourned. ..i, ."4-.,.