Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-03
The Corporation J'Idgeship.

The GOrDOEutIVh - siNes SoAA'Ps
Tho following account Of the meeting of
=. har for the purpose of deciding upon
".ndidate for Judge of the Corporation
Curt was prepared by a participant in the
proceedings III.
meeting of the car of this city, called
=, NJ Albert Stuart, was held at the ofhce
y :; Vassrs. Nal bury and Armstrong at lo
u u his morning. Nine members ofthe
- ,,,.re present in the west room OF the Of
va ard Nj. Marbury was in the east
I,f. M. Armstrong was also present
h.f,,. ina meeting vas organized, but
ju,' '','1 x,nt up tho street. Mr.. S. F.
R..cb nas o present.. bat authorized MT.
n l. mrs y tnsay that be had no choice,
~ a.. .x:n,ss no choice. Mr.. Jas.
= Caton w,4 elected chairman, and Alr. ,.
~ Phi .,c,,,,nf As soon az the meet
~; - ,ya. n,pnnzsl Mi C. T.. Stuart stated
80 i,ml his personal ard professional
"boira Cor Judge Of the Corporation Court
as NJ \ w. Armstrong. butas be though.
,hot the bar WAS equally divided he pro.
ro.af II, withdraw irou 'hu meeting and
ppdclc,,. l.. f.re lbu Conceal Assembly the
n,a;r., If Mr.. Leonard Mil bury Mi. =. Il
-, fhen Withdrew In = icw minutes,
hor helare ,.uy olhr; business 'aat done, BIT
EImrpd Buiko utuse yu,; imuVtd taGt as
Nessrs Beach, Saith, Armstrong aud Mai
49,, yv;r,, nf.t,it, tt.- meeting be pos po0ed
~ntI, day ,.f,o5 - morrow. Attention was
naIlsd m the !act tnut Nj. Mufnury was
Than in the adjoining Cihce. a;id While the
Jahn,a wa soing oil Messie. Smith and
Armstron. also appeared III The rart lice.
The meeting. he, eiurc, spp1'ated Il com
rittee consisting OF MeSsrs Jno. VI. Johnson
and JoO. ii Greene 10 wait upon the three
oan,ieu;eu ~ lie outer office ami i'quife
whether ,ttg proposed 70 take pa': III The
meeting HE Committee returned and re-
,or,ed that The, declined To take part but
oeye no res.ots tor the defamation. Mr.. j.
i NJ Nor,ou was tbea unanimously re-
u,u.n,led 10 ,fe legislature for The ju2g-
shin. aud tae * iiHg adjourned.
Unto lhi- morning It Was believed by tie
har r4neral., thnt Mr. Norio;,'s friends
were in th,. minority, bot it was discovered
at about $50 O'clock his morning that such
was tot The case
In reference the foregoing ;he following
open lelier to Safe Senator Moore has been
furnished for publication:
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 3, 1888.
NJ. R. u. Moore:
Nv Dear Moore -Albert Stuart ctiied bar
meeting for this morning at 10 o'clock a. Arm
strong's office. All the members were present cS
cept Mr. Beach, who authorized me t. say he had
no choice between the candidates and desired to
express no choice. Judge Stuart, STEER the meet
iEg was called TO order but before anything else
VAS done, stated that MI. Armstrong was his per-
soma AID professional choice snd that he believed
the bar was evenly dlvide!, aud he would no.
i,a, IN bn ard ha would On n Tho
legislature and urge the appointment of Mr.. Mar
bury. He lett the meeting. Col Smith, Dir.
Armstrong and SIR. MarbuTy were in the next
room (Marbury'5 oflce) and committee of two,
composed ofMr. Greene and myself, were appointed
to wait upon them to ascertain if they intended TO
take part in the meeting. | asked each of them
and each Of them declined TO take pant in the
meeting The bar recommended Norton. l be
lieve Stuart's conduct ought not to be endorsed
because it was anybody to beat Norton with him,
aud when be found that Norton had majority Of
the bar no would not be bound by the seton of the
bar. had not told any ono until this morning
for shOm | should vote; aud Stuart and Smith
may have inferred would vote for Armstrong,
or that was in doubt for whom to vote. Before
the meeting Stuart come to my otlco, and said
that Arms .roug and his friends did not want to
put him up 10 be beaten, and wished to know for
whom would vote. Without hesitation 1 told
him for Norton | feel sure If had been for
Armstrong Stuart and the others would have
taken part in the meeting. 1 think they ought
TO have done So and think they arc bound by
the Sction of the meeting as much as if they had
done go am sorry this dissenson occurred.
90 not feel that | am in any manner response
bic for the same If my opinion, and the opinion
OF a large majority of the bar had been taken
u3on tho bill 10 fix the salary, it would not have
occurred have read this letter to Stuart and
you may publish or use it as you see fit. Yours,
JOHN NJ. JOHNSON.