Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

merits Of the contest over the iudg-
ship, and desiring to get at the bot
tom facts, and wishing to ascertain
what the public sentiment Is IA the
matter, we personally interviewed a
number of our prominent citizens,
and below we give the result of that
interview; Calling first on the Hon.
John Bissell he said II am for s.. D.
Decker although I went to the con
yentiOn with decidedly friendly feel
ing towards L. X. Pratt, but having
witnessed the wrong attempted at st.
Francis and Atwood I am forced to
the conclusion that a man who is
willing to approve and profit by such
iniquity would not be a just and i'm
partial Judge and the subsequent Vi
Imperative and malevOlent character
of his campaign confirms me In that
conclusion"
Elihu Hill says ''I am for Decker
all the time. He is a straight repub-
lican candidate"
@. A. Lewis, a prominent lawyer,
says; PERSONALLY I have always
tried to feel friendly towards
Judge Louis K. Pratt, and would
like to been able to have supported
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possible for me to do so; But after
his action in personally coming into
our county and attempting to control
the county judicial convention, and
after his arbitrary and tyranical meth
DDS employed at the Atwood cOnven-
ton for the purpose of forcing his
nomination and applying the gag
law to other candidates, and for other
good reasons, I find that he lacks the
qualities of fairness and impartiallty
so necessary for that exalted position,
and therefore 1 cannot support him.
I am emphatically for the Hon, S. D.
Decker"
Ex-Judge w. H. Pratt, who was
present when we called on Professor
Lewis, SAID, 4 endorse what Mr..
Lewis says, I was present at the At
wood convention and L. K. Pratt was
not the nominee. I am heartily for
Decker"
Reuben Rogers, Vice President of
the National Bank says Il am de-
cidedIy III favor OF Mr.. Decker for
Judge, as 1 have no reason to doubt
the statement made by the nine Phil
lips county delegates"
vote for Decker, L cannot support
Pratt under any condition"
r. B. Sewell, a prominent business
man says. Il am decidedly in favor of
! Mr.. Decker and shall support him"
0. Z. johnson Of the firm of French
& johnson says report me as enthu-
siastic for Decker"
&, Albaugh, of ths Commercial
House, says, put me down for Deck
err"
II. S. Polling q prominent merchant
says Il am strong for Decker"
j. y. AIatteson Clerk Of the District
| Court says. believing what Ghs pine
delegates say-that S. D. Decker is
the regular nominee of the Judicial
Convention, and being a republican, I
| viii vote for Decker"
L. W. Roach said: Il Will sup
port Decker because he is the regu-
lar candidate and q good man."
Capt. Polling, Probate Judge says:
| Put me down for Decker, as I believe
Whist the nine delegates to the Atwood
Convention say, and that is that Hon.
| S. D. Decker Is the regular republi-
can candidate"
| S. j. Hartman, County Clerk said:
The nine delegates to the AtW66d
! Convention from Phillips county are
truthful trustworthy men. They
say S. D. Decker is the regular nom
inee, hence 1 will support HIM"
DR.. Hugh Wallace says: Taking
as true the statement of the nine
! Phillips County delegates to the At
wood Convention 1 cannot do other
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Decker
w. D. Granger, Cashier Of the LIST
| National Bank, says "phe nine dele
| gates to the Atwood Convention are
reliable gentlemen. I have no reason
to dispute their statement that S. D.
! Decker is the regular republican can
didate aud as such should be supper
ted"
! William Bissen says. II consider
L. K. Pratt arbitrary and dIctatofial.
with little respect for the opinions of
others; Malicious and intOlerant,
governed more by impulse than JUS
tice. S. D. Decker is the republican
nominee, and in every way better
qualified for the judgship''
George A. Spaulding, a prominent
attorney, says: II acted as secretary
of the judicial Committee, and atten-
ded the Atwood Convention. I cor
daily endorse the action Of the nine
| Phillips County delegates. L. K.
Pratt was not the nominee of that
Convention, and of course will sup
port S. d. Decker"
Frank Strain. Ex-County Treasur-
er, says I am for Decker because
he is the regular reDublican candi-
date for District Judge; He is an
old soldier and has always been a true
republican"
| James Woods, merchant, says: II
am opposed to Pratt and viii support