The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-25

Yssers i 10 assce In sh1eA tie r~o-
re are rsore nearsy Interested thsr
tssss u district attorney Itis q he
r,tnsoss fsssforfAnce 10 She reo2is d :
eosnsarHsfy tLas the nan who haIsIs
sssis pssssti0n shDnId b< wise canfious
and flsrrsef. ard thas be s1oaif he
18Th iaco~rupsEbse and fearless IL the
dss<harge " A1s arsy. The dIssrict
atsorney 4h9nfd hare 80 frsends azd /
no sns~ies ID sssnsa represent the
people esgng. and his sole sFsds1vor n /
every case shoaid Ne % see thzt Iss- 4
ties Ii dsn& ard stat tie iws Of fts /
terr1esy are rrgpesEy aAssnsnsss<zsa-
The Republican parsy Of Klsg, eno- /
hensssh ss9 sk4est cossntles Tzessa' ~ ]
4 eansEdass for this srsspsFssns ofsice !
NJ. walter " Eswisn. q seattle.
NJ. se~iIn s. < yoang uan u FIRST /
egass ability aud exceptional atsaln- /
nsents A. . IavyeE. he was nesain- /
afed two gears ago Tor the einre for
HEieh he Il eos s candidate. aid.
thsnxh be was defeated, be ran Tar
ahead 81 bis colleagues On tae ticket
and cams near overcoming The big
majority #hieh wss cast for yoeEhees
IL tie xsar * the Democrats tidal
wave- The heaYy vote east for him OF
that occasion Indicates the high esteem
IN which be {. held by his fellow
citizens
Ar. sesiin was born In Philadelphia
in lsss. and waselacated at the PsiIa-
deIphls high school and ~ wIiiision
seminary in Massachusetts, lie
studled iaw Ia West yirpnsa under
BIZ brother. wAo wss then q distrsct
attorney, and afterwards graduated
from the Columbia Law school al
Washington. lie Fsactired IAw at
Detroit. Michigan. and ~ Santa Rose,
California. and in 1877 wss admitted
% The Seattle har. After this be pFae-
tieed at snoEsomish City for six On
eight months and afterwards went 70
Olympia. where he was associated
with Hon. n. q. sfruve for almost
three years. Daring this time he vas
alsc secretary and treasurer Of the
Olympia Water Company and also
territorial librarian. lie resigned these
positions on being appointed register
Of the United States lard Office AZ Van
eouser, 4 position for which he was in
GoFsea BY sueb men as Judge
y. r. Hoyt, Judge }. r. Lewis.
y. r. Hayden. ESQ. ard II. G.
s.ruyc, Esa. After seeapying this
oliire for more than tws yesrs he was
removed. though bis removal was
against tie emphatic protest o. the
bcss citizens Of Vancouver and, indeed.
OF The territory generally. lie then
began the practice Of law al waIia
walla and for q time held the position
Of city attorney. lie returned 10 Seat
tie In January, lsss. and has since de-
voted himself to the practice Of his
profession IN this city.
Mr.. Nswlin'4 professional career has
been highly credisable one. At
Olympia in isT9 be defended, and,
after a trial Of i've days. secured the
acaaiital Of German named Palm,
who was accused OF murder While
pFAesicing law At walia waila be was
appointed referee In the iargest and
most important suit ever instituted in
the territory. that Of Hardness ct al
49, she Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. He also conducted and se-
cured a Judgment in the celebrated
Philbriek ease. Indeed his profes.
sioual career has been remarkable
and exceptionally successful one for
man Of hisage.
The principal argument ufged by
the Democrats against the election Of
Mr.. Nswiin Is based on the assump-
ton that il elected be would not faith
fully prosecute the suits against George
u. Hiil and his bondsfnen. There Il
not the slightest ground for this as
sumption. Never in his career has
Mr.. Newlin failed in any official duty.
lie has always been faithful to his
trust In every particular, and he viii
assurcdly be faithful 10 the trust
which the people win caniidc to him
on the sixth Of November. There Is
as much reason TO say that Mr. New
Inns opponent. Mr., Blaine would not
prosecute the Hill cases as there Is to
say that he would not. AIR. Newlins
whole life ia a relutation OF The charge
that he would be Iaithless TO any
trust.
Mr. Newlin is an honorable gentle
man and a competent lawyer and be
would unquestionshiy I'll the Office OF
district attorney with credit 10 him.
sell and to The people BY whom he
wa@ siacted