Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-10
THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
The Candidacy of Judge j. NJ. Jackson
An nlustrious Democrat.

The Candidacy of Judge j. NJ. Jackson
An nlustrious Democrat.
To the Editor Of the Register:
PARKERsBURG, July 9.-The name of
Judge ]. NJ. Jackson, of this county, has
within the past few days become especially
prominent as candidate for the Democrat
ic nomination for Congress in this, the
Fourth district.
Judge Jackson's name is almost too well
known to require any special mention OF
his ability and fitness for that import
ant position. However, I viii
briefly mention part of his
political history and enumerate only few
of his claims.
Judge Jackson is now in his siXtieth
year. He graduated with distinguished
honors at Princeton College when he was
only twenty years Of age, and after his
graduation adopted the legal profession,
qualifying in the office Of his illustrious
father, Gen. John J. Jackson, whose name
was household word throughout West
Virginia for years rs man Of learning, in
tegrity and ability. He was admitted to
the bar in 1S47, and by his quick percep-
tion OF point Of law, ready command %
language and extraordinary faculties oi
mind, very shortly attained .
hieh position Is LAWYER. In
|1S56Ihs nas elected Prosecuting Attorney
for four years, after serving which term he
was reelected for q second time. In 1881
he was removed for refusing to take the
ironclad oath to subscribe to the support
of the so-called "reorganized government
of Virginia" In 1871 he was elected to
the Legislature, which cut the bonds OF
thousands of our people who were disfran-
chised, and in the next year was elected
Judge of the Fifth Judicial District. He
is now serving the second term in that
Office, Us man of honor, of great legal
acumen, and of natural qualifications
which peculiarly fitted him for office His
friends were not disappointed. They can
point with pride to his record, and Justly
claim for him the honor of being one OF
the best Judges lin every sense of the word
who ever donned the ermine in West Nir-
ginia.
Judge Jackson only becomes candi-
date at the direct and persistent request OF
hundreds of representative Democrats
throughout this District. His friends not
alone among the Democrats but among the
Republicans, claim he will not only add
lustre to his party as being man OF special
attributes, but that the name of man
who has served so long in the high and re-
sponsible position of Judge with such
honor and satisfaction to the bar and litl-
gants will prove to the people that it is not
mere politics, with its manoeuvring and
training, but high sense of the response
bility of the position to which they were
looking when his name is brought forward
as candidate for Representative in the
great law making body of the country.
| find that through Peasants, Writ,
Calhoun, Roane and Jackson there is a
stronger current bearing in the direction OF
Judge Jacksons denomination than even
his most energetic friends expected. In
Wood, of course, he will get the whole
vote, while in the lower counties of Wayne,
Putnam, Mason, and even Cabell, his
name is placed among the favorite OF the
list.
The district is Democratic on party
vote by majority of about 700 (although
at the last election by the proxy
arrangement at Buchanan managed ma
nipulated and cOddled by some Of the
same parties who were among the leaders
in the Neil House, Columbus, Bobtail
Auction scheme" the vote was close by
the coalition of the deceived Greenbackers
with their seducers, the Republicans. But
this time the debauchers of principle have
lost their grip on the Grecnback element,
which will win straight ticket for all
offices. The vote VIII then
be strictly partisan, and the
best men should be presented for public
endorsement. That being the fact, where
can the Democracy improve on Judge
Jackson's candidacy? He will hold the
solid Democratic vote and draw from the
Republicans and Greenbackers the think
ing and considerate class, and they are not
in this district, thank goodness, few by
any means.
These gentlemen present to the readers
of the REGISTER the name of man illus.
trious in law and Ethics, grave, digniiied
and Democrat of Democratic principles
throughout, believe do my duty to the
party and the people, and only ask q
thoughtful consideration of them before the
nomination is made.
WOOD COUNTY.