Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-30
FOR SUPREME JUDGE.
Logan County dominates Judge David T.
Johnston.

Logan County dominates Judge David r.
Johnston.
LOGAN, G. H, W. VA, May &c, 1888.
To the Editor Of ne Register:
SIR:-In the Presidential election OF
1884 Cleveland had q majority in the
State of only 2,477, and of this major
ity of 1924, was given by the seven coun-
ties of Boone, Lincoln, Logan, Mcdowell,
Mercer, Raleigh and Wyoming, composing
the Seventh Senatorial district, but not
withdrawing this, rs well as the fact that
our future msjorities must come from this
Gibralter of Democracy, We have hereto
fore been ignored in making mp the State
tor the State ticket. Year after year the
Democrats of this district have been
gathered from every valley and mountain
gorge ard their votes have been given for
the success Of the party and in defense OF
lite precspts, without stopping to enquire
from whence their candidate came. But
these counties intend to insist upon recog-
milton this year. They are entitled to, and
will demand place on the State ticket.
They present now to the Democrats OF
West Virginia the name of the Hon. David
+. Johnston, of Mercer. and at the conyen-
ton at'Huntington on the 10Th OF August,
they will insist that his name shall be
placed on the State ticket, rs candidate
for Judge of the Supreme Court Of appeals
of West Virginia.
Judge Johnston is veil known to the
people Of the Stae as an eminent lawyer,
and an iEoorruptible Judge, and to those
who lave the pleasure of his personal SC
uuaintance rs an affable, christian gentle
man. Coming to the bar alter the close Of
the war, he at once built up lucrative
practice, and won the confidence and es-
TEEN of all with whom he was thrown IN
contact. In 1878 he was elected to the
State Senate, and at once took leading
and commanding position IN that
body. Being urged by bis
friends to become q candidate for Judge
in 1880, he resigned his seat in the Senate,
and was elected Judge Of the old Ninth
Circuit By an overwhelming majority, but
tAe Circuit being divided at that election
he became Judge of the new Ninth Cir
cuit, which position he has filled in man
ner 30 satisfactory to the people that were
he a candidate for reelection he would
have no opposition. He found the dockets
of all the Courts burdened with the sccu-
mutation of years, but through industry
and the application to business, which be-
long to him. he cleaned the doekets In
less than two years, and two days are now
found to be sufficient to dispose Of the
business of each of the counties OF Boone,
Mcdowell and Wyoming. and in retiring
from Inc Office be will leave TO his sue
eeasor o clean docket, and to his district
40 unimpeaehable record.
Judge Johnston has always been coz
sistent Democrat, laboring In the very
front rank tor the success Of the cardinal
principles of the party, but he has never
been an offensive partisan. Personally ne
4 NO aspirant for official ksnors But his
friends and acqusintAnces, knowing bis
eminent ability and his peculiar dtness for
the position, and feeling at the ssQe time
that the State Is entitled to his ssyvices,
ak the Democrats Of the State to examine
his record and recognize the claims ofthe
seventh Senatorial District.
II. CLAY RAaLASD.