Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-04
TIE COUNTY JUOCESHIp.

Last week We made q mere state.
ment Of what we were assured were
facts regarding the successor to
Judge Calvert, whose term expires
Ja uafy lst That statement is
now denied. Iheauthority we had
ur what we said is such that we
. cau ieiiclatc DO asOilen as W. shall
cc proper, and prove it every time.
! The writer had no personal knowl-
edge OF any agreement, express or
implied. He never spoke for or
against any OF the sO.called aspir.
ants. except in conversation with
those who introduced the subject
for talk. The information we have
was voluntarily given us by at least
three members Of the bar here, all
three being active members of the
democratic party. We have asked
permission to make the statement
rs full as it was given to us by the
gentlemen referred to, and TO make
public the names OF our authorities,
but ia Difference to their wishes we
defer this, unless, and until, there
shall be such further misrepresen.
tatiOns and dcnials as shall make it
desirable for rs to establish the
truth az We published it. That it
was understood that Mr.. Stickley
was 10 be county Judge in the event
Of a democratic majority in the leg
islature is not TO be denied. That
it was so agreed by all the demo.
cratic and republican lawyers we
do not assert. Mr.. Shckley and
others regarded it as a fOregone
conclusion. The republican mem
bers Of The bar were not asked to
sign any paper, nor consulted about
the matter. Therefore it was of no
concern to them. 1t is equally true
that Mr. Newman was understood
to decline the place, and it is be-
You'd controversy that his name
came forward on the baseless pre-
text that it was necessary to settle
a possible contest in the party. If
the issue be forced upon us we can
substantiate these and many more
facts by members of this bar, of the
highest standing here as lawyers.
Hitherto we have made no com
ment on the judgeship. We may
now say that when Judge Calvert
was standing for the place his ap-
plication was presented to every
member of the bar without regard
TO politics. and at both his elections
Inc had the endorsement OF the bar.
SIR. Moses Walton recommended
him by personal letter. We be-
lieyc that IL Mr.. Siickley had asked
for such endorsement before the
excuse of party unity was brought
into rcQuisitiOn he would have re-
cciycd double the number OF en-
doTscmcnts that Mr.. Newman could
then have gotten. Mr.. Baker ex-
plici,ly stated that ne would not be
an applicant if any other member
Of the bar wanted the place. Mr..
Sticklcy said frankly that he would
accept 10 and desired it. Therefore
there was no controversy to settle.
The only wish any citizen, and
especially lawyers, could have
would be the choice of at least a
fair lawyer, with more Judgment
than prejudice, and with an integ-
rity OF purpose that can overcome
interest and malice. Mr.. Newman
has been practicing law under the
nom ne plume Of Walton in the so
called firm of Walton & Walton,
and the large, unsettled business
OF that firm will give him the amp
lest opportunity for displaying
those high qualities which can alone
fit a man to be Judge of court
even ofso small jurisdiction as that
OF the county.