Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-24
The Judgeship.
Presentation of Petitions to Judge
C0thren at Lanta ter.
Asking Him to Stand as the People,
Candidate for Reelection.


he other counties comprising the
fifth judicial Circuit, the following
Editions were presented, Hon. A.
4. Bushnell leading off, as follows:
| have been requested by numer-
us citizens of Grant county to
resent to you series of petitions
,lguedby upwards ola thousand citi
ms Of Grant coanty, which / will
rad:
To the Hon. NJ. N. Cothren. Judge OF the Fifth
Judicial Circuit: We. the undersigned. mem
beers of the bar. citizens and taxpayers of the
fifth Judicial Circuit in view ofthe satisfactory
manner in which you have discharged the
duties Of Circuit Judge of said Circuit in the
past respectfully request you TO allow your
name 70 be used as a candidate for reelection.
| present-them at this time, as |
understand that there are gentlemen
present from the other counties with
similar petitions who desire TO pre-
sent theirs at this time
Hon. VIM. H. Evans presented
petitions from Crawford county,
with the following remarks: Gov
ernments originate from the people,
and | believe there are some duties
that all owe to their country. While
men may not wish certain positions,
still, when requested to fill them, |
think it is their duty to accept. l
am here on behalf of the citizens OF
Crawford county, irrespective OF
party, to present like requests as the
ones presented to your Honor by
Mr.. Bushnell. Not appearing for
any party, believing that the judicial
position occupied by your Honor
ought to be free from party aifilia-
ton, believing that man occupying
your position ought to keep it free
from all political parties, placing
himself under no obligations to any
party or any set of men. | present
a petition of over six hundred citi-
zens of Crawford county, requesting
you to allow your name to be used
as candidate for reelection. | left
home before the petitions Of tbs
towns of Freeman, Seneca, Scott,
Wauzeka and Bridgeport, had been
received, which will increase the
number Of signers materially. We
of Crawford county can not say
that we present them i'll the nature
Of request, it is more in the shape
Of a demand, and think that the
citizens | represent here will not be
satisfied with any refusal your
Honor might see fit To make. The
majority, or at least one half of the
names signed to these calls are re-
publicans. as you will see upon ex'
amining them. The bar and the
people who are acquainted with
you, know YOU to be an indepen.
dent fearless and upright Judge
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and We ask that you allow your
name TO be used as q candidate fol
reelection
David 5. Rose, of Lafayette, ad
dressed the court as follows As /:
representative OF about six hundred
voters of Lafayette county whose
names | have upon the calls in my
hand, | come 1T this time To present
to the court, call requesting your
Honor in view of the satisfactory
manner IN which you have dis
charged your duties in the past, t,
again permit your name to come
before the people in this Judicial
district rs candidate forle-election
| have not returns from all the
towns in our county. | have peti
tons from the towns of Darlington
Shullsburg, Wieta, New Diggings
Elk Grove, and Belmont, only SLY
towns out If seventeen. can say
that these calls contain the names o
some of the most prominent repub
licans, and democrats i'll our county
Your Honor is well enough &C
quainted with the affairs in oul
county to recognize the names of 1
great many upon these calls and h,
will recognize the names of no par
ticular class or of any particular
party, but he will recognize th,
names OF men who are satisfied witt
the manner in which your Homo
. has performed his duties SIS Judge o
this circuit in the past; and beil {
! satisfied with that work, under
. anding and realizing that there ar,
no party lines to be drawn, wishin,
a free and unbiased Judiciary. :
judiciary controlled by no class o
by any party, they have placed thei
names upon these calls and the,
shall expect this court, OF your Hon
or. to respect these calls, and tina
, you should act in accordance Will
their requests. If you should com
ply with their requests, l promis'
you for them their hearty support
and that they viii exercise TO th'
. | utmost their ability TO secure you