The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-10-14
The JudgesI.Ip.

teahoS to.Iu tue NttctuCJ 10 OCCUR Dy
the proposed resignation of judge
Cothran with q good man. Col. j..
j, Norton, Oconee's candidate for the
place., is certainly that man. We
have known him personally and init
mately from early boyhood. We iv-
ed i'll the same village with him. We
We're classmates at school; officers in
the same regiment during the war;
and since our manhood have been
continuously and intimately connec-
ted in business. In the adjoining
county of Pickens we have been for
many years partners in the law. At
home we have had many well-fought
legal tattles,, on opposite sides, and
not few where we have been em-
ployed on: the same side. We know
the man we'll. While he has great
self-contror and amiability, yet he is
decided lii his convictions and unwa
vering and conscientious in CARRYING
, them out. He has maintained from
his boyhood the most mblcmished
reputation. Faithful in peace and
war, he has made and retains many
strong friends and the confidence of
all. He is not IN orator, but his ad-
dresses to Judge and jury TEEN with
common sense and logic, and are to
the point, and withal in all his legal
labors he has shown himself to be pa.
tiont, painstaking, exhaustive and
accurate, He writes we'll, having n
happy faculty Of making cloar state
ment i'll the fewest possible words
He is well grounded in the principles
OF the law and quite familiar with tho
decided cases, especially those of our
State. To these accomplishments our
friend adds sound Judgment and quick
perception, the most Indispensable
qualifications Of ALL
but he is modest to q fault. He
has never sought suffrages except on
three occaSions First, for Lieuten-
ancy III volunteer malitin company;
second, for Captain of the company
he commanded in the war; and third
fOr the House of Representative in
our State Legislature in 1865, and
he was elected each time Even now
he would not have been candidate
but for the earnest request of those
who were, and others who were not,
his persona friends, who urged it,
both on account of his fitness for the
position, and because this County
has never, since it's formation, had
Federal, State, or Judicial Office,
which could be exercised outside the
limits of the county. This solicita-
. ton was followed by the unanimous
, endorsement of the Democratic coun-
ty convention which instructed its
Senator (who holds ovcr) and the
members of the House, to he elected,
J to support Colonel Norton for Judge,
if there should be vacancy. Then
followed tho unanimous and hearty
recommendation of him for the posi-
ton by the members of the Walhalln
Bar, vino certainly know him and his
qualifications, and ftness,for the place
better than anybody else.
eve presume that no, higher evil
deneo of fitness is needed; and we
can conceive of no reason why he
should not be elected, unless it be
that to him who hath shall be given;
and from him who hath not shall be
taken away even that which he seem
eth to have.
Abbeville, with her Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court, State Su
perintendant of Education, Adjutant
and Inspector General, Stenographer
of the Eight Circuit, ahd Congress-
man will have two or three candidates
for This place; GreenWIle, with her
Lieutenant Governor, Circuit Solicitor
Congressman and Deputy internal
Revenue Collector, will have candi
date: Anderson, which, since the for
nation of Oconee county, has had at
least two Circuit Judges, n member
of the State Agricultural Board, a
member OF the State Board of Exam
jners, will also have candidate:
Pickcns, which has no candidate, has
United States Internal Revenue
Collector and Deputy Collector.
Is Oconee's time never to come? In
the past, when it was presumed that
Abbeville and other Counties presen-