Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-01
THE CIRCUIT JUDGEsHIP.
Letter of Ju &c VIM. T. Wood Re
Garding the Convention.

BROWNSVILLE, Mo-, April %, 1880.
EDITOR lNTELLIaRSCE:-I write to give you,
and through you the people of Lafayette county,
Of the action Of the judicial COM
nittee for this circuit. Anxious 10 give the pee
pie pie. =. nc 9P eps eaDsiS. T.. OF our tb pII" shyi e..'i ! deliv 70
cred, to = member Of the committee, the follow
ing letter:
To u. asns1ennen contrasting he Central
Saline, Pettis aud Lafayette:
:-Ihe democratic party intending
to nominee u candidate for Circuit Judge should
see that such measures are adopted as will con-
suit the will and secure the choice OF the people
of the circuit. We, none OF US, desire the posi-
lion of judge unless by the fair voice of The peo-
All the county officers are to be elected this
year, and = primary election is to be held on the
dates. This election will bring out many of the
people, but very few can be inuuced to attend
any other meeting or election: SO that 1t Is the
merest chance whether the delegates selected
will represent the wishes OF the people, or
rather it is almost certain that the busy candi-
date and active effort will secure the Delegates.
and the will OF the people not be consulted.
We. therefore,. respectfully request and urge
the so to direct and order that a vote
OF the people shull be taken fer circuit judge in
primary election, ordered Tor county officers.
This We think is demanded by thu state Of
best in the other two counties We make no sug-
yestion, prefering that those counties manage
in their own way. VIM. T. WOOD.
also, in person, told each and every mem
Der Of the committee that our primary election
for all county ofaces was ordered to be fixed and
held on the 9th Of June; that this election would
sf SO many candidates for county oflces would
be involved in that election, and " ould be a good
time for the people themselves to make u choice
by their votes. for Judge, and for the delegates
to represent him In convention; that this vote
would and ought to be satisfactory to all aspi-
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inSs for that purpose would not be attended by
the people; and only such were likely to attend
who might be induced to do SO for u purpose,
and the delegates selected BY them would net he
the choice OF the people; that II the purpose oil
the committee was to have the will of the people
Of Lafayette county consulted. to fx the day Tor
the convention after the 5th day of June, and the
county committee, to meet on the 5th of Nav,
would order q vote to be taken for Judge; that
Judge Young; although he declined Joining a =
the county committee only could direct a vote at
the primary election for judge, but that he ap,
proved prov sn sna m %as IN ,n 11o1a co s tas m u nG.e: OF Of t le
committee. But. by the vote OF the
man from Lafayette. Harvey Higgins for him
members from Pettis, they fixed the 18th of May
for the convention, and thus closed the door
against any mesns Of learning the Will OF the
people. Mr.. Field refused to Join me In the let
ter copied above; was here and consulting with
the commlttee-to what purpOrt l do not know
but am sure he did not ask, advise or even sug-
gest a vote at the primary election. Now, l have
| only to add that, unless l am the choice OF the
people, 1 do not want the ONCE; under the cir
cumstancss l cannot expect the people to turn
out In any numbers between this and the 18th oil
May. but l urge all who feel concern about the
administration Of law, and all who are for the
right and against the wrong, to spare u few
hours on the day appointed Tor the selection oil
delegates. Had we no primary election, and
all nominations were made by conventions and
delegates, rs is done In Saline and Pettis, Sc
many candidates and their friends would make
up respectable asseinblages Of the people. But,
meeting only for selecting delegates to vote tel
one or even two officers. the attendance will b'
SO meagre that 1t cannot be said that the people
act at all In the choice of delegates. The county
committee will not meet until the 9th of May
and notice must be given for township meeting:
between that day and the lsth-almost inpossi
bic that one man in ten will ever hear of thes,
meetings. Yours truly, WIN. T. WOOD.