Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-16
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The Circuit Jud1eship.

10 We ION. harmon -. COngef, ClTcutt
Judge of the 9th judicial Circuit
SrR:-In view of the fact that the time
is near at hand when the people Of this
Circuit will be called upon to elect Cir
cult Judge for a further term Of six years
and in view of the fact that, by your learn
ing, ability, dignity, impartality and great
industry, shown in the discharge of your
duties upon the bench for the past FIVE
years, you have commanded the respect
and won the confidence and admiration of
all who have had occasion to visit our
courts, we, the undersigned, electors Of the
18th Judicial Circuit take occasion to say
to you that. in our opinion, the best in
terest OF the Circuit demands your contin-
uance in Office for another term. We,
therefore, irrespective of party. respectful
ly request you to allow your names to be
presented to- the people for the Office of
Circuit Judge at the next election, and that
You will, in such manner as you shall
think proper, signify your compliance with
this request.
January, 1876
Ofthe Rock County Bar:
John r. Bennett, John Winans, S. j.
Todd, j. B. Cassoday, M. M Phelps, A. q.
Bates. NJ. S. Prichard, E F. Carpenter,
John Nichols, s. A. Hudson, H. H. Blan-
chard, h. Y. Dearborn, w. R. Graham, A.
w. Baldwin, Amos P. Prichard, Play Nor
cross, A. D. Wickham, William Ruger, J.
J. R. Pease, E. V. Wilton, A. Hyatt Smith,
B. B. Eldredge, L. F. Patten, a. A. Patter-
son, VIM. Smith Jr., R. H. Mills, R. latter
shall, J. P. Town, d. L. Mills,YfA A.. jack
son, J. W. Sale. ..-
0fthe Green County Bar:
= B. Dunwiddie, H. Medbery, G. N. Car.
ipenter, P. j.. Clawson, H. S. Douglass, E
Il. Gardner, j. B. Perry, S. W. Abbott.
of the Jefferson County Bar:
George W. Bird, Harlow Pease, Henry
Malberger, Theodore Prentiss, Chss H.
Daniel Hall, V. w. Seely, Sam BAIRD. c.
B. Skinner, W. H. Rogers N. .Steinaker,
N. Bruett.
Ut business Hen in Rock Comfy:
James Bintliff, VIM. A. Lawrence, F. S.
Eldred, q. P. Bardick, Chas r. Parker,
Samuel B. Goodwin, Louis G. Hyde H. s.
Wooster, Henry Palmer, John Mitchell,
j. D. Rexford, s. W. Smith, H P. Strong,
"A. P. Waterman, D. G. Cheever, S. T. Mer-
rill, .. B. Ford, c. Needer, A. q. Wilson,
q. lngersoll, Alex. Graham, B. Burdick, S..
G. Carr, B. Z. Cary, L. B. Carlo, Ephraim
Palmer, John Hackett. and over 700 other
residents Of Rock county.
Of Business Men in Green County:
B. Chenyworth, j. B. Galusha, E. P.
Treat, N. B. Treat, Lewis Rote, Allen
Woodle, J. J.. Tschudy, w ". Chadwick,
Joseph Thompson, A. w. Goddard, A. Lud-
low, q. H. Howe, D. W. Ball, Chas. A.
Booth, W. W. Wright, E. F. Warren, H.
B. Jobes, @. S. Tibbets, and over $50 9th
er residents Of Green coudty.
Of Business lien in Jefferson Couny:.7
Joseph Giles, Chas. Stoppenbach, Chas
NJ. Ducasse, Daniel Jones, NJ. j. Gallagher.
Henry s. Howell, Austin Kellogg, W. W,
Woodman. Walt. s. Greene, E. Schwellcn-
bach, D. w. Rallou, P. V. Brown, James
Cody, W. II. Clark, W. D. Hoard, NJ H. |
Ganong, D. B. Peck, w. P. Ingalls,, B. N
Benedict, Q. Wilson, W. P. Forsyth, Chris
topher Grimm, Aaron Rankin, F. Mcclure,
0. S. Cornish, Milo Jones, Geo. A. jenkins,
F. S. Green, J. D. Bullock, j. A.. Allen,
Alonzo Wing, Adam Grimm, P. N. Water
bury, Charles Copeland, and over $50 other |
residents Of Jefferson County,
TO the Electors of the Counties Of Rock, JEFF
terson and Green, Comprising the 18th |
Judicial Circuit Of the State of Wisconsin:
Several hundred prominent and respect
able citizens in the counties above named,
business men and the bar, lirre- |
spective of party, whose names appear |
above, have united in signing and present
ing to me calls. varying in form, but all !
substantially like the one appearing above.
In less ioTmal manner, l have received
from different quarters other equally fat
tering assurances that my continuance in
the Office of CT cult Judge Of this circuit
beyond my present term, would be accept
able to the public. In view of the circum-
stances,I venture to think l may, without
too great presumption, SO far regard these
as expressions Of public sentiment On the
question involved, as to justify a response
directly to the people at large, who are in
terested in such a question. That response
now make, publicly, through the press.
am asked to become candidate for re-
election to the Office of Circuit Judge, l
now hold at the approaching election TO be
held in April next. Well aware that allu-
sions are made to myself, personally, and
to my official acts and bearing upon the
bench, complimentary beyond just desert,
l am, nevertheless, profoundly sensible of
the honor done me in asking a continuance
Of my services for q second term. Con-
scious that have striven to perform my
duties honestly, independently, faithfully,
impartially and with such ability as ! pos