The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-04-24
ERIESNER.
Testiln 0niaIs to Judge Fries.
ner On the Occasion OF
His KenOmina ton.

the Convention renominatin
Judge Friesner.
Below will be found the sui
. stance of the remarks made b
the gentlemen in Convention
showing the esteem in which OF
candidate is held by the be,
representative men of the cour
ties of the District.
On taking the Chair, Mr.. HUFF
MAN, of Perry, after thanking th
Democracy for the honor of th
position TO which he was select
ed, addressed the Convention il
substance as follows:
Judge Friesner. when he as
sumed the duties of the Bench
four and a half years ago wa
one of the youngest Judges in th'
State. By his splendid abilit!
and fine discriminating powers
he has exceeded the expectation!
of his most sanguine friends
No man i'm the district, whether
he be litigant or counsel, car
say but that at the hands o.
John S. Friesner he has received
equal and exact justice. 1t mat
tered not whether the parties tc
the suit had been his warmes
personal and political friends, OIL
his worst enemies; when they
appeared in his Court they stood
upon the same footing, and were
awarded on the trial jnat what
the law and evidence warranted.
This trait possessed in such an
eminent degree by Judge Fries
ner, and which is so indispensable
in a Judge, was the great safe
guard to our institutions; for if
The people once become imhued
with the idea that Courts are the
least preiudiced, that moment
there has departed the confidence
which Is so essential in the Ju-
dietary.
1t mattered not how long Judge
Friesner might bear the Judicial
ermine, the longer the better for
the people, when he does return
it to the people from whence it
came, it will be as pure and spot.
less as when he received it at
their hands.
After the preliminaries of the
Convention were completed. Mr..
G ri H. Buerhaus, Of Hooking.
rose and presented the name of
Judge Friesner in the following
happy and eloquent remarks:
SPEECH OF CARL H. BUERHAUS.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Convention:
On behalf of the Democracy of
Hooking county, desire briefly
10 present 10 this Convention, as
candidate for denomination to
the office of Common Pleas
Judge. the name of the present
worthy and efficient incumbent,
the Hon. John S. Friesner.
And, gentlemen, it is not my
purpose, neither do | deem it ne
cessary TO allude TO or comment
on his high character and stand
ing as gentleman, or to his we'll
recognized ability as lawyer
and a jurist.
The able and distinguished
manner in which he has occupied
the bench and administered the
duties of his office in the past, has
come under our own observation
and is familiar to all of us. and
is a safe guarantee 10y his con-
duct in the future,
When we came to you before
seeking his nomination, we then
pledged you that if nominated,
he would perform the duties of
the Office with honor to himself.
with credit to his party and with
entire satisfaction to the people
Of the district. Five years have
elapsed, and we come here to
lay feeling assured that the
pledges we then made have been
fully and amply redeemed. and,
gentlemen. we Democrats down
N "Little Hooking" believe in
hat we'll established rule and
5ime -honored custom of Democ-
'acy, that when a man has faith
'ully, honorably and creditably |
performed the duties of his office
Turing his first term, to accord
lim a second. Therefore, we
lsk at your hands the renomina
ion Of his honor, Judge Friesner
The nomination was seconded
~ Mr.. John Ferguson of Perry,
md by NJ. Levi Hite, of Fair
ield.
In seconding the nomination,
Ar. Ferguson said
MIR. FERGUSoN'S REMARKS.
1t affords me pleasure, in be-
lalf of the Democracy of Perry
ounty, 10 second the nomina-
ion of Judge Friesner, and to
ender my tribute Of respect and
steem 10 an honest and able
udge, a worthy gentleman and
true Democrat
Judge Friesner is one of the
blest Judges on the Bench in
ohio. He is lawyer of deep
esearch and profound judgment.
lie is a man of clear mind, of
ind heart. and of nuyieldins
He is courteous to
he members of the Bar, and inn
artial to the litigants before his
'ourt. He has given satisfaction
0 the people of Perry county,
nd commands the respect and
of all parties. He is a
IAN who truly represents the
leal Judge Of the American
'ourts. He began on the com
ION level and by industry. hard
Judy. constant effort and noble
has won his place among
ne honored of the land.
1t is due to him that he should
ave the endorsement of a sec
nd nomination. 1t is a Demo
ratio principle and a popular
ustom. His discharge of duty
as been faithfully and ably per- +.