The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-30
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in 1858, and, with the exception of FIVE
years, he has been on the bench ever
since. lie has always endeavored to
affiliate with the party that has the
'loaves and fishes TO dispense. He
was Democrat when he first went
upon tho bench; but when the war broke
out. Boise, seeing that Tho Democracy
would be in the minority, joined the
opposition and was elected by them 10
the bench in 1864. In 1870 he ran
again on the Republican ticket FOR
Judge against Judge Bonham and re-
ceiyed the ticket Of election by eighteen
majority. Judge Bonham, believing
that Boise Ind been elected by illegal
votes, contested his election. Boise be.
came frightened at the probable contest
and let judgment be taken against him
by default in 1871 The Republicans
have ever since denounced him fercely
for 'selling them out" as. they termed
it. lsoiae soon fo,,od that he was not
the equal Of many members of the bar
Of the 81 District and longcd for Office
again. In 1871 be obtained some
crumbs of comfort by being appointed
one Of the Capitol Commissioners. In
1878, when honest Iii. Smith ran for
Congress, Boise delighted in ridiculing
aud telittling him, aud contributed
much TO his defeat In 1874 Boise
thought the Republican party was hCpe-
lessly demoralizcd and abandoned Il,
and did all in his power in tho cam
paign of 1874 to defeat aud destroy It.
He declared that the Republican party
was torn to fragments, and compared il
to "a worn out cannon, which, after bc-
ing used FOR many years, exploded, and
there was nothing left but the touch.
hole" Boise thought that the Repub-
lican party was then dead aud that It
could never give him Office again, and
hence his bitter denunciatioa. lie
fought the Republicans in 1874 with all
the malignity Of his cold selfish nature.
In 1875, when Henry Warren ran
against l.. f. Lane Tor Congress, Boise
again did what he could secretly to de
feat the Republican candidate. Henry
Warren.
In 1876, when Judge was again to
be elected in the Third District, Boise,
seeing that the Independent party was
so weak that it could not hope to elect
him, and being very hungry for office,
returned to the Republican party and
asked them to nominate him FOR Judge,
which they did-he defeating Judge j.
G. Powell, of Albany, in the conyen-
tion. At the polls Boiseian behind his
ticker IN every county bat Polk bat.
on account Of peculiar circumstances
existing in that county At that time, he
received enough votes there to elect
him. In 1873, when the Legislature
created the separate Supreme Court,
Boise accepted position on that bench
His term will expire on the first Mon
day in July.
Boise announced himself candidate
for re election TO the Supreme Bench,
and made arrangements with Judge
Powell and others by which he ex-
pressly promised them that he would
not be candidate for Circuit Judge,
and teossld not bSa candidate for that
position. We are reliably Informed
that lie made this pledge verbally and
in writing. On Tuesday morning last,
as we are informed, Boise became fear.
ful that he could not obtain the nomi-
nation for the Supreme Bench, and be-
ing determined to have a nomination
for some position, made All arrangement
with j. A. Stratton, who was coming
to Portland to attend the State Con
vention, by which he authorized STRAIT
ton to say that he would accept the
nomination for Circuit Judge, if he
should be beaten for the Supreme Bench.
When Stratton arrived here on Tues
day, he found many persons to whom
Boise had pledged his word that he
would not accept the nomination for
Circuit Judge. Early on Wednesday,
the day for the meeting of the conven-
ton, Boise mounted his cayuse and fled
to the Polk county hills, so that no tel
egram could possibly reach him, and we
presume he has not come forth from his
hiding place yet. On Wednesday scv-
eral kilograms were sent to him at Sa-
lem, asking if it was true that he had
concluded to accept the circuit nomina-
ton IN violation Of his ptighted aeord )
but the only response that could be OBJ
tanned was that he was "out Of town"
He was beaten for the Supreme Bench
and nominated for Circuit Judge. 1t is
not known whether or not he will ac-
cept, but those who know him best say
he viii accept anything.
There is great dissatisfaction over his
nomination. Some years before his
death, the late David Logan said of