The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-03-31
To the Prohibitionists of Shiawassee and
Genesee Counties:


AS Chairman and Secretary of the Judicial
Convention held by the Prohibitionists at
Durand, we desire to say that an effort is being
put forth by the Democrats to break the force
of our nomination.
We nominated Charles II. Wisner as our can
didate for Judge for the 9TH Judicial District,
comprising the counties OF Shiawassee and Gen
esee for the following reasons:
We had no candidate OF our own, and there.
fore we must either endorse one of the other
candidates or leave our Judicial ticket blank
The Convention discussed the matter fully,
with all the facts before it.; the record and
lives of the old party candidates were fully
known in their detail by the Convention. The
Convention believed that the record of Mr..
McCuIdy was not such that would warrant any
temperance man to vote for him. On the other
hand, we believed that Mr.. Wisner was highly
competent, and that his record was such that
any American citizen might feel proud of the
opportunity of supporting him; he is endorsed
by representation of the. best citizens in his
community as follows:
s'To THE PEOPLE OF SHIAwAssEE COUNTY:
We are informed that efforts are being made
to injure in your county the character and stand
ing of Charles II. Wisner, the Republican candi
date for Circuit Judge. At home he needs no
certificate, but we wish to say to you who are
strangers to us and him, that no man lives in
this community who commands more respect
for his ever upright honest and conscientious
life, both in public and private walks than does
Mr.. Wisner.
We make this statement without intention of
casting the slightest inputation upon any
candidate. but simply as citizens who believe the
Ill ,l.a n l.
applied to politics as well as the other affairs OF
life.
(signed) CHAs S. BROWN, Cashier of First
National Bank
A. G.. BISHOP, Cashier of Genesee
County Savings Bank.
II. G. SPENCER, Cashier of Citizens
Commercial and Savings Bank.
IRA II. WILDER Cashier Of Union
Trust and Savings Bank.
GEO. f. HUNTING, Pastor Presby.
terrain Church.
W. L. FARNUM Pastor Baptist
Church.
N. s. LYONS, Pastor First NJ. p.
Church
The temperance people of Genesee county
will not soon forget the effort that was made by
the liquor element of Flint when Mr.. Wisner
was Prosecuting Attorney, to influence him to
stop the prosecution of George Knill, one
of the most powerful liquor dealers in
this part OF the state but he could
not be swerved from his duty, and at great
personal sacrifice he prosecuted Knill to q
successful termination, and gave the liquor
element to understand that while he, Wisner,
was public prosecutor, they must obey the law.
We recite the above incidents for the following
reasons: Either Mr.. Wisner or Mr.. McCurdy
will be our next Judge of this district The
Convention believed that Mr.. Wisner had been
tried and was found to. be true, not only to the
best interests of the people as whole, but that
he was fearless in doing his duty and executing
the law as he found it.
The Prohibitonists have always placed
principle above party; indeed, that is one Of
their fundamental doctrines. They nominated
Judge Cooley, the Republican candidate for
Supreme Judge and they labored in season and
out of season for his election, and that practice
has served us in many hard fought contest,
and has compelled the old parties on many
occasions to put up good men.
Let us then subserve our own interests as a
party, and the welfare OF the people as whole,
by massing our entire strength upon our whole
ticket, including our candidate for District
Judge.
Let us not fritter away or dissipate our
strength by mutllatlng any part OF the ucKet,
but cast our vote as q whole and show to the
world that our organization maintains distinct
political existence, for we have not made any
IDEALS" nor any compromises" we have not
placed any one under any obligations to us,
neither do we ask any favors, except such as
every American citizen is entitled TO at the
hands OF his public servant.
The Convention did its work faithfully, for the
best interests of the party and the people and
it's choice ought to be respected.
E. l.. BREWER,
Chairman of Convention.
J. r. LANG,
Secretary Of Convention.
The above statement might not have been
called for had not the opposit ion used our
County Chairman in furthering their ends by
issuing an open letter to the Prohibitionists Of
this Judicial District advising them that they
were in no sense bound to vote for our candidate
for Circuit Judge. Said open letter was issued
without authority and against the earnest
protest of the other two members of the execu-
tive committee
f. L. BREWER,
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