Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-29
THEY ARE FOR DAVIS.
The Attempted Dictation of a Few
DIsnnpointcd LAWYERS Shown.

Disappointed Lawyers Shown.
To the electors Of the Third judicial dis
trict:-We notice in the bapers Of Friday an
address to you signed by certain members of
the Douglas county bar and appealing to
YOU for support in behalf of J. II, Clarkson
upon the claim advanced that he is entitled
to it as u non partisan candidate.
The appeal is so full Of misstatement OF
facts, so cunningy contrived to deceive the
unwary, that we deem il proper as members
of the bar of Douglas county, as parties to
the bar meeting which recommended Mr.
Clarkson, to show the hypocrisy of the ap-
peal of these pretended advocates of the
'non-partlsan principle" and the falsty of
these pretended possessors of all the 'puri-
"" 'honor" and ''integrity" that there is
in existence.
And first, let us assure YOU that in sup
porting HerbertJ. Davis for judicial honors,
you support not only the first choice of the
members of the Douglas county bar in active
practice, but you support the man who, in
this campaign, represents the non-partsan
princlplo in the Third judicial district. We at
tended the bar meeting and participated in
ITS action. IL was not then claimed, nor do we
believe even these gentlemen who appeal to
you would hc hardy enough to contend now,
that the recommendation of that bar meet
ing took from the voters of this district the
rlght TO say who their candidate should he.
Certaihly.We never presumed TO thus die
tate to YOU; we only agreed that we would
recommend, which was done in that meeting
by a small majority.
1t was conceded then, it is conceded now,
that, there being upon the bench two demo.
Gratis aud but ono republican, the republicans
had The right to name the fourth under the
non partisan rule, who should be endorsed
by the democrats. This was admitted by
every man, democrat or republican, who
was honestly in favor of Excepting the bench
clear OF the mlre Of politics.
The representatives OF the republican
party met. In the exercise of their rights,
and in pursuance of the non-partisan plan,
they nominated Ii. j. Davis without any
wire pulling, unanimously, and without
wrangle or dispute expecting, US they had a
right to expect, that the non-partlsan prirci
pie would be carried out, and that the demo
Gratis would duly endorse him. He was an
able man; he was a clean man; he was an
honest man. There was no reason why the
non-rartlsan rule should be violated. There
was no reason why it should be overturned.
Yet reprchen slole attempt was made and
IS now being carried on to overthrow it. In
mediately upon the nomination of Mr.. Davis,
members of the little ring of lawyers sup
porting Mr.. Ctarkson announced that they
would spend money to beat" Mr.. Davis.
it was boldly stated that the committee to
name delegates to the democratic convention
should ''be fiXedn for Clark son, so that Davis
should not be endorsed, and by preconcerted
Diiu tHc same Tifp out ana named as
delegates to the democratic convention the
same lawyers who were for Clarkson, so that
before the nefarous scheme of political wire
pulling was discovered large number of
them were placed as delegates to that con-
vontlor, When that convention met most
disgraceful scene occurred. The ring en-
deavored to gag the conventions; epithets
were exchanged, and some of these members
who are appealing to you now te keep the
judiciary out of politics were guilty of con-
not n nj ir,t hoe
After long wrangle amid bitter personali-
ties the packed convention refused to nomi-
| nate, but recommended Clarkson by "a to is
for Davis; the unpacked portion of this con-
vention resisting to the last this violation of
the non-partisan rule and bad faith to the
voters of this district.
We appeal to you, voters of the Third
judicial district, 10 say, upon this state of
facts, who 1T is that is the non partisan can
didatc; who it is that has dragged this mat
ter into politics; whose attempt it is that is
reprehensble.
Snail few lawyers dictate this nominn-
tion by u packed convention, or shall the
fair division of the bench between the two
parties under the non-partisan rule be car
ried out, securing bench free from the
uictaton OF any little clique, church or clan,
and without political wrangle or strifes
JOIN l.. WEBSTER,
G.. T.. BERTRAND,
EDWARD M. SIMERAL,
II. d. HALL,
H. d. EsrABRooK,
Il. w. BRECKENRIDGE,
w. L. GURLEY,
j. II. MCINTOSH