Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-03-02
THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
Report Of the Proceedings. With Speech OF Hon.
George Ciementson.


George Gementsen.
The following account of the proceed
ings of the Judicial Convention held at
DodgeYille, on Thursday. Feb. %, is
taken from the Dodgeyille Chronicle
of the "a inst.
The Republican convention to nomi-
nate candidate for Judge of the Fifth
Judicial Circuit met at Dodgeville yes
terday afternoon, and upon being called
to order by j. p. Smoker, Esq, of the
judicial committee, organized temper
arily by the election of Hon. N. Ohm
stead, of La Fayette county, as chair
man, and p. Allen, Jr., of Iowa, as
secretary.
The Chair, on motion, appointed
James III. Bergman, of Richland, c. S.
Fuller, of Crawford, and Il. L. Joiner,
of Iowa, committee on credentials,
who reported the following delegates
entitled to seats in the convention
CRAWFORD COUNTY.
Senatorial--C. s. Fuller, Ed Whaly.
Assembly,. A. Haggerty. |. j. Por-
thy.
GRANI t0INT1.
Senatorial-Wm f. Carter, A. w.
Bell, Alex. Provis, III. ID. Farquharson.
Assembly-lst district, Josiah Thorn
as, Thomas McMahon; I'd district, r. G..
Orr, John Carthew; Sd district, L. Car
rier, Geo. Brown.
IOWA COUNTY.
Senatorial-P. Allen, Jr., r. l.. join
err.
Assembly-Northern district, S. j.
Smoker, j. y. johnson Southern dis
trict. II. 5. Smith, VIM. Robinson.
LAFAYETTE COUNTY.
Senatorial-C. f. Osborne, N. Ohm
stead.
Assembly Eastern district, j. Il.
Monahan, Darius Eastman Western
district, j. w. Trestrail, VIM. Mates.
HIGHLAND COUNTY.
Senatorial-Jas. A. Bergman, p. M.
Smith.
Assembly-Eastern district, G. Thorn
as, ID. e. James; Western district, VIM.
j. Wagner, Ed. Gault.
The report of the committee having
been adopted, ON motion of VIM. Z.
Carter, the temporary organization was
made permanent.
j. z. Smoker then NOV ed that George
Clementson, of Grant County, be nomi-
mated as the candidate for circuit
Judge, by reclamation, which motion
was carried unanimously, with much
| enthusiasm.
On motion the Chair appointed VIM.
Z. Carter, G. T. Osborne and j. p.
Smoker, committee to inform Mr..
| Clementson of his nomination and re-
quest his presence in the convention.
| After the applause which greeted his
appearance had subsidized, and upon be-
ing introduced to the convention, Mr..
Clementson spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the
| C0nrention:-I am duly sensible of this
| very tiattering mark of your apprecia-
ton, and belief of my ability to dis
charge the duties of circuit judge, -the
nomination for which position, | have
just been told, has been by the unani-
| nous vote of this convention conferred
upon me-and especially so because this
nomination comes to me without my hav-
ing sought it or worked for it. If it had
come through my own efforts, would
not feel as | do about it, for know, and
most OF you-certainly those of you who
have been intimate with me-are, be-
lieve, satisfied of this although have al
ways said that if this convention should
tender me the nomination would accept
it.
am aware that this nomination is
not equivalent to an election. Whether
it shall be ratified at the polls, depends
entirely upon you, gentleman, and the
constituents you represent. There is
no platform that can be laid down, up
on which to make this judicial cam
paign. There is but one course for a
Judge to pursue, and that is, TO admin
lister the law impartially, know no man
from the bench, to hold the scales of
justice evenly, TO make no hasty judg-
ment, to treat the bar courteously, to
give attention to cases, and to render
his decision at the earliest possible mo-
ment. so that the people may be saved
expense.
This, gentlemen, is all | feel that |
ought to say upon this occasion. | will
again most warmly thank you for the
very great honor that you have conferred
upon me this day. Applause
Messrs. Il. G.. Orr, of Grant county,
C. S. Fuller, of Crawford, c. +. Os-
borne, of La Fayette, w. NJ. Togo of
Richland, and p. Allen, Jr., of Iowa,
were then appointed as judicial COM
mittee, and there being no further bust
ness, the convention adjourned.