St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-02
JUDGE YOUNG SHELVED.
The Bar of Hennepin County Has a
Novel Mode of Procedure.
The Names of SecOmbe, Benton and Smith
Recommended.

1t has been understood that by the terms one
of the trades by which Sam Hill was made chair
man of the Republican county convention that
the committee appointed to choose the delegates
to the judicial convention were to be in favor of
Judge Youngs succeeding himself upou
the expiration of his term one of the
judges of the district court Be that as it may
this committee has been regarded as in favor of
Judge Young, and his nomination by the
Republican judicial convention was regarded as
certain. This was decidedly distasteful to ma
jority of the legal fraternity of this city, and
yesterday q flank movement was executed which
puts the matter of his candidacy in decidedly
different light, and probably freezes him out.
Yesterday morning the following call appeared
in the city papers,
The undersigned members of the bar of Hen
nepin county respectively request all members of
that bar, who feel interest in the selection of
district judge to be voted for at the next cleo
ton, to meet at the court house Wednesday
next four O'Clock in the afternoon, for the pur-
pose OF consulting on the subject.
In response to this nearly one hundred men,
bers of the bar gathered at the court house yes
terday afternoon at the honr mentioned. d. A.
Secombe was chosen chairman and Louis THAN,
secretary.
After the reading of the call Geo. r. Robin
son stated that in order to expedite business
he would move that ballot be taken to gain an
expression as to whether the bar desired
Judge Young to succeed himself
or were in favor of some one else.
j. D. Cottren considered this eminentlY IN
called for, unkind and unjust. This was u
political meeting and Judge young not a
candidate before it, yet here was an effort to
compel the members to put themselves on record
rs to whether they desired TO freeze Judge
Young out or not.
Hon. Z. NJ. Wilson also opposed the motion.
There were other several candidates and this
vote would unite all the friends of the other
candidates against Judge Young. In
sporting parlance it was putting Judge Young
against the entire field.
Mr.. Robinson explained that he meant no I'M
kindness to Judge Young his candidacy, and
simply made his motion to start the ball rolling.
Mr.. Cottrell claimed the motion was out of or
der under the call and asked the chair to rule T.,
The chair held that it was in order as the call
said that they met for consultation End the
maeting could decide by a vote as to what form
that consultation might take.
II. p Herring said there was reason why
they should be timid about declaring their pref
erences. This talk about freezing out or freezing
in untimely.
W. j. Hahn wanted to know il it would not be
and moved an amendment TO that effect
Judge Shaw did not know the exact object OF
| the meeting, but presumed it was meant to
select and present to the political conventions
| a candidate and ask these conventions to nomi-
nate whoever it was as the choice OF the bar of
! Hennepin county. lie did not think this would
| have much influence unless the expression should
| be nearly unanimous, which he did not think
would be the case. He moved TO lay the matter
on the table and closed by saying that he would
like to know for what purpose and for whose in
terest the meeting had been called.
The chair said IL Judge Shaw would kindly
occupy the chair for few minutes, he would
! endeavor TO explain.
There was big shout at this, and Mr. Sc
| combe then took the floor and explained that i,
probably came about through a suggestion Of
| his.
| g. ". VI. l'ittman considered it was the right
and duty Of the members Of the bar to express
their choice by q ballot
Fred Il Boardman considered the motion K
| table If decidedly bad taste.
The vote then taken and wal
| almost unanimously In favor of a ballot, each
member to vote for whom ever he pleased.
The chair appointed Messrs. Ankeny, Robin
son and Shaw tellers.
! THE FIRST BALLOT
Stood-Whole number of votes, "a; Young, 10
seagraye smith, %; r. c. Benton, 90; d. A
|
VI. Babcock, I ; Daniel Fish, Z; c. A Benton,
j. c. Ripley, 1 \. L. Levi, /.
on motion
| SECOND BALLOT
was taken, resulting: Young, 10; Smith, 90
r. c. Benton, IS; Secombe, 10; Fish, 5; c. II
Benton, /. Whole number of votes, Sc.
THIRD BALLOT.
On motion it was decided to take a third bal
lot each member to name also second choice
The following the result:
Secombe, 16: Smith, &c; Il. C. Benton, 81
Young, Il; Fish, / Babcock. /. For secon,
choice: Secombe, 20; South, IS; r. c. Benton
| 20; Young, 6; Fish. 6; C. H. Benton, l; Bah
! cock, / c, H. Woods, l.
on motion ii was decided that the chair shou
| appoint committee Of FIVE members of the ba
who should present the names of the tire
highest candidates, viz: Seeombe, r. c. Bentol
and Smith TO the political con
| ventous, with the request that on,
! Of the three shall be nominated.
This without further comment it viii be see1
knocks Judge Young ont, for ne will hardl,
come TO be u candidate against the wish Of ma
! iOrity OF the bar