The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-10-28
JUDGE GEO. N LESTER FOR SU
PREME COURT JUDGE.
What the People Say.

We have heretofore announced in these
columns that the friends of the Hon. George
n. Lester would urge his election by the
next General Assembly to the position on
| the Bench of the Supreme Court now occu-
pied by the Hon. Willis A. Hawkins
| Judge Lester is engaged at present, in hold
ing court in the extreme mountain counties
J of his circuit and will not return to his
| home until the last of this month. In the
mean time his friends are using all proper
means TO secure his election, and we pro-
| pose to submit to the public and especially
! to the General Assembly, some of the many
reasons that indicate Judge Lester as an
eminently proper man for the position
which his friends are seeking for him.
| 1st. He is a man of unsullied moral and
christian principles.
| end He is lawyer of known and recog-
nized ability, who has studied his profession
with industry and care and practicedi it with
diligence and success for more than thirty
wears. He was admitted to the bar before
| he was nineteen years old, and in early life
practced law in partnership with the Hon.
! Nathan L. Hutchins, who was for many
wears a leading lawyer and an able Judge OF
| the Western Circuit and to his professional
association with this sound lawyer and able
iurist, Judge Lester gratefully attributes
much of his subsequent success. There is
! probably no man in Georgia who is more
| familiar with the Code Of the State than
Judge Lester. He was a member OF the
| Legislative committee who examined and
reported upon the work in manuscript, and
by employments of the lamented Gen. Ihos.
| T. X. Cobb he made the first index to the
book. Since then he has aided in every
revision OF the Code and prepared the in
deXes thereto.
Bird. As circuit Judge his admnistra-
ton has met with universal approval where
he has held court, and his decisions have
stood the test of revision and scrutiny, by
| the Supreme Court, equal to the best circuit
judges in the State.
4th. Georgia has no truer son than George
| n. Lester and in the darkest hour OF her
| trials whether in peace or in war, he has
| evaded no labor lodged no responsibility
and withheld no sacrifice for the good OF
| the State or the interest OF her people.
9th. Judge Lester is citizen OF upper
Georgia and whilst we do not insist that
the selection of man for office should be
determined by his locality alone, yet we
do say, that in view of the fact that no
man north of the city of Atlanta holds any
Office, in the government except that of Ii
| brarian, it is a very moderate request for US
to ask that citizen of North Georgia be
| given 0ne of the positions on the Supreme
! Court Bench, if she has a citizen worthy OF
! the place and qualified to discharge its du-
| ties.
9th We have been permitted to examine
large number OF letters, papers and docu-
ments which have been signed and given to
/ Judge Lester to be used by him and his
| friends in furthering his election. Some oil
these papers have been signed by lawyers,
some by county officers some by private
citizens, some by Grand Juries, some OF
them come from his own circuit and others
come from different sections OF the state.
! Every Grand Jury of his own circuit which
has been organized since he was named as
a candidate have of their own motion and
without any agency of his, handed him a
paper, signed by every member OF their
| bodies. expressing their views and wishes
as to his candidacy for the Supreme Bench
We present extracts from some OF these pa
ners to show the state of public sentiment
| in Judge Testers favor. Thirteen lawyers
of the Blue Ridge circuit and full Crane
Jury and the county officers of Milton coun
ty say Judge Lester is man OF unsul
| lied character, sound Democrat and re
sides in a section of the State wholly unrep
resented in the administration OF the gov
eminent of Georgia. His ability and sue
cess as a lawyer are eXcelled by few men II
the State and as circuit Judge he has NJ
superior.
Twenty three Jurors of Forsyth county
say of him:
Judge Lester was raised in this county
| We know him well. We are proud OF hi
character and history. He began lille in GU
county town pennilcss, unasslsted hoy ah'
by dint of industry, energy and manly cour
age he has won his way to the front rank o
his chosen profession. Ills character Il
without stain and his moral integrity is a
solid as a rock. For more than twenty five
years, he has studied the principles of hi
profession with unremitting asst ulty an(
his success as a practitioner of law has NJ
parallel in all this region of country. AS
circuit Judge his administration has beer
able, upright and just. 1t is out OF tn,
question to err in placing such man III OF
flee. for his election could not be otherwise
than right in itself and at the same time ac
ceptable to all just minded men.
Sixteen LAWYERS of Marietta, and tn
county officers of Cobb, say
we ask that he be made Supreme Cour
Judge because he is a christian gentleman
and a man with a character for virtue anC
integrity ever exempliied in all the rela
tions OF life, private and public. We ask i
as lust tribute to attainments IN MS pro
fession, and "A legal accumen that place nm
in the front rank of the bar OF the state o
Georgia"
Twenty-three Grand Jurors, representa-
tive men of Lumpkin county, say
1--WE desire to express to the next Gener
al Assembly of Georgia our regret and WI
believe the regret of the people OF TINS coun
ty. because Of the announced intention o
the Hon. George \. Lester, Judge OF Tit
Blue Ridge circuit not to submit his nam'
for continuance in his present posltloh
In the discharge of the duties imposed W
this position Of great responsibility curing
the past four years he has not only slHe'
great satisfaction TO our community out la
endeared himself to US as Il lrlehd ana gu
observance Of his firm ana TAR adinlhlStra
ton of the law has won our sincerest re
spect for his legal learning and our admir-
alton of his unbiased integrity. we there
fore beg respectfully to say to the legisla
ture of Georgia, that il they will at the mex
session advance Judge Lester to stlll hIgh
er position by electing him TO place on III
Supreme Bench, it will be an act warmly en-
dorsed by the people OF this county ana w
think By northern Georgia, not no" repre-
sented ON that Bench, and at the same I'm
it would place one in an Office OF dlghlt.
only commensurate with the ability an'
character Of the esteemed Jurist whom W
commend"
\ full panel Of Grand Jurors Of Dawson
county say:
We respectfully represent to the mex
| General Assembly Of the State, that Nortl
Georgia ought to be represented on the ou
preme Court Bench of the State, and we q