St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-29
THE BAR FOR BAXTER.
Lawyers of Otter Tail County Adopt Reso-
buttons Urging that Baxter be Kept
On the Bench.
Salvationists at Beloit Disobey the Mayor S
Orders and Disgraoeful Street
Riot Occurs.
A Sioux Agency Lady Hangs Herself
Testimony Prejudtcia1 to Iowa's
Embroiled Auditor.
Rising ofasLarge Political Cloud In
Gen. Bragg's District-Other
Northwestern Matters.
A riatterinS Endorsement.

FERGUS FALLS, May 2S.-A meeting of
the members of the Otter Tail county bar
was held at the court house, in the city of
Fergus Falls, pursuant to call, Thursday
evening, May 81. The meeting was fully
attended, more than three fourths OF
the entire bar being present. The follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas A petition now circulating and
already signed by a large majority of the bar
of this county, as well as of this judicial DIS
trict, setting forth among other Things that
the signers thereof believe that the Judicial
office should be nonpartisan in its character
and that political opinion should neither
recommend him to nor exclude him from a
judicial position, commencing Hon. L..
l.. Baxter as district judge of this
district, and earnestly requesting him to be-
and,
whereas, We believe large majority of the
citizens of this district, embracing all and
every political faith, concur in the views i'll
the said petition expressed and desire that
any canvass relating to the Judiciary should
be absolutely nonpartisan, and
Whereas, 1t has been the custom to delegate
to the bar the election of delegates TO district
conventions to select q nominee for the dis
trict judgeship, be it
Resolved, By the Otter Tail county bar, in
convention assembled, that, conceding the
right of political conventions to elect dele
gates to place in nomination candidates for
judicial office, yet, regardingsthe propriety OF
past custom and the fact that what this time
the voters Of this state properly demand is
the absolute elimination from politics of all
matters relating to the judiciary, we do re-
quest that the choice and election of delegates
to the district convention be delegated to the
nonpartisan bar.
Resolved, That the honorable office of dis
trct judge is a position that should not be
unduly sought or publicly advertised for, and
recognizing the fitness and ability of the Hon.
L. L. Baxter for that position, and knowing
no reason for opposition to his election
thereto which we believe would be in accord
with the almost unanimous wish of the dis
trict, we do hereby extend call and request
to Judge L. L. Baxter to become candidate
for such Office.
Resolved, That the chairman Of this meet
ing appoint committee of three to present
the wishes and resolutions of this convention
to any county convention hereafter convened
with power to act in all matters by this con-
vention considered, and to call further meet
ings of the bar of this county at such times as
they may deem necessary or advisable.
Resolved, That such committee be directed
to send to each member of the bar of this dis
trict copy of these resolutions.
Resolved, That such committee be directed
to forward copy of these resolutions TO the
Hon. L. L. Baxter, together with these GER
tain petitions already signed by large ma
jority of the bar of this district, requesting
his said candidacy.