New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-04-12
JUDGE Il. D. BALDWIN.
His Appointment Not Favorably Re.
ceived.
What the District Papers Say.

in condemnation of the appointment.
If Gov. Hubbard sought to make
an appointment that would be pop.
ular within the district he has
made bad mistake, but 1t has be-
come apparent that Baldwin's nomi.
nation was dictated by men outside the
district as reward for political IA
vors rendered Gov. Hubbard in last
falls campaign, and not with any
view as to the wishes of the people
within the district. The people will
have something to say themselves
next fall, and in view of the present
sentiment it is not probable that they
will choose Mr.. Baldwin to administer
the judiciary affairs of this district
for the next seven years. The follow.
ing are the sayings of our neighbors:
Tracy Gazettt-The Governor has
appointed Judge Baldwin, of Redwood
Falls, as Cox's successor. There is
wailing and chewing of gum in camp
Applicant.
Lam.b:rto7, Com,n,ercial-H. D. Bald.
win of Red wood Falls has been ap.
pointed by Gov. Hubbard to succeed
f. St. Julien Cox as Judge of the 9th
Judicial district. The appointment
will give general satisfaction.
Waseca Herald-Gov. Hubbard has
appointed H. D. Baldwin, of Redwood
Falls, to the judgeship of the Ninth
judicial district made vacant by the
removal of Cox. Mr.. Baldwin is
man of excellent habits and good legal
ability. He was formerly resident
of this place, and his friends here feel
to congratulate him on the appoint.
ment.
Redwood Gazette-While the sue.
cessful appointtee was not our own
first choice, we may heartily congrat-
ulate the Judge on his preferment.
Nothing is to be said against the per-
sonal character or sobriety of the
newly appointed judge, and if his
administration of justice secures the
respect and approval of the people
of the district, lie will be hopeful
candidate for his own succession.
Sleepy Eye Herald (Dem.)- We are
not acquainted with Judge Baldwin
and cannot speak positively of his quail
ifcations, but we are impressed in his
favor by the fact that his appointment
was not secured by the raging appeals
that were made by other candidates,
and also by the fact that those that
have been so clamorous in the matter
are evidently taken down peg by the
independence of Gov. Hubbard.
st. Peter 7ribune-As to his quail
ications for judge the numerous ok.
pressions we have heard from persons
who know him, not only here but
from his own town and other parts of
the district, all agree that he is not fit
for the position, that he commenced
studying law after he was fifty years
old, and has had no thorough legal ed.
ucation and but little practice,
The appointment would appear to
have been made on political grounds
solely, and still what political strength
Mr.. Baldwin can give Gov. Hubbard IS
not apparent. Had the Governor select
ed first.class attorney for the place,
as he could have done from the ma
terial in the district, no one would have
complained at his choosing political
supporter, but as it Is we do not believe
the appointment will reflect credit on
himself or meet the endorsement of the
people of the district. The only salts.
faction we have at present is that any
sober Judge IS preferable to drunken
one.
Marshall Messenger-Gov. Hubbard
has belittled himself and burlesqued
the judiciary of this district by the ap.
pointment of Mr.. Baldwin of Redwood
Falls to the place made vacant by the
parchment of Judge Cox. We do
not wish to unnecessarily say anything
against Mr.. Baldwin. Our personal
relations " it'll him are and always have
been friendly ones. IL will be enough
to say that he is in every requisite en-.
tirely and ridiculously unfit for the
place, and Gov. Hubbard knew it as
we'll as our people do. He simply
yielded to political pressure obtained
| for Mr.. Baldwin, outside this district,
and yielded not with the hope of respect
| ably filing the bench of the Ninth
district but with the hope that the in
luence of these few friends of Bald
win, i. O. Davis, Ward, and one or
two others, would help Governor Hub.
bard to future political elevation. As
a protector of the States welfare and
responsibility, Governor Hubbard is a
snide, and unless we have lamentably
misunderstood the expressed senti.
ment of the district his appoint ee will
be repudiated at the next election.
We have repeatedly heard prominent
politicians of both parties say they
would under no consideration support
Baldwin for the position of Judge.
| Lyon County News-As soon as the
appointment Of Judge Baldwin was
made known to the legal and business
men of Marshall, surprise, even tc
CONSERVATION, was expressed on all
sides. Had Wallin, Weber, Ladd
Ives or Hanscomb been appointed, the
news would have been received with
general satisfaction, and either OF the
men named would have found many
warm congratulations. But had thu
most insignificant lawyer in the dis
trict been appointed, 1.-THE surprise ant
indignation of the people could not
have been greater. All prominent CT
tizens resent the appointment of judge
Baldwin as slight to the district, ant
the lawyers, almost without exception
regard it as al, insult to the intelli
pence and honor of the bar of the 0tt
district. It is we'll known that judge
, Balwin had no material support from
, either the bar, or the people OF tn
district, and that his appointn en-
was made at the dictatioh OF men out
side the district, and as reward TO
, political services rendered in securing
, to Gov. Hubbard the Guhernatoria
, nomination last fall. On all sides it i
conceded that Judge Baldwin, can no