Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-06-15

part Of the populists to the aspirations
of Attorney General Standish for Con-
gresham Johnson's seat, and that
among other things raised against him
by ultra prohibitionists is the fact that
he has not succeeded in Kidding Bis
marck of "blind pigs" What right have
these outsiders to SANDER the capital
city? If the prohibition law is being
violated in the state anywhere it is GER
tainly not the fault of the attorney gen.
eral. I haven't any idea the populists
will nominate Standish, for they are not
sincere in anything. Some of them ever
90 SO far as to declare that Standish has
"wheels in his head" whatever that may
mean. By the way, I heard of a scheme
some time ago, that I guess has been
abandoned now. 1t was to press Judge
Templeton for the supreme bench and
leave the district ~judgeshlp to be filled
by Standish. I was told that this was a
| vision of Standish himself. OF course,
the fact of Grand Forks being already
represented in that august body
would kill all serious consideration of
T%empleton's name for Judge Bartholo-
news successor.
Speaking of candidates for the su-
dreme bench, suggests the question,
"What's the matter with Bartholomew"
Has he not made a good Judge? Ask the
leading lawyers of other states what
they think of North Dakota's supreme
court, Judged by their published de-
c%isions, and they will tell you that none
of the new states compare with US, and
that decisions of our court are cited
quite as frequently as are those of many
OF the older states. I am sure Judge
Bartholomew has contributed his share
to that glory. [ notice that Judge
LADDERS name is most frequently men,
toned for Bartholomew's place in case
the state, or rather the Missouri slope,
fails to stand by him. I would like to
see the judicial positions filled purely on
the merits of the men, and not be
charged against communities in any
political n whatever. Judge Bar
tholomew has resided at Bismarck, the
headquarters of the court, because it has
been the proper thing for him to do so.
He should not be championed, however,
as the candidate of Bismarck or the
slope, but as the proper thing for the
stale at large. Certainly Bismarck can
have no special interest in the success of
Lauder. The memory of man is short,
but 1 remember very we'll back to the
days of the constitutional convention,
when the fate of Bismarck and the CAPT.
tai was trembling in the balance, how
Lauder and his colleague, after flirting
to an exasperating degree with those in
charge of the public building deal
which in it's inception provided for the
normal school at Wahpeton instead of
Valley City-fnally shook hands with
Governor Pierce on the stairway of the
Sheridan house, in great warmth of ap-
proval, and then-the very day follow
ing-put forth labored understanding
fiery speeches-ln the opposite direction.
Their duplicity had been discovered,
however, before the wee sma' hours of
that night and the final combine made
solid which made Bismarck the per-
manent seat of government aud gave to
Valley City the normal school. We were
not fooled by Lauder, and the glory of
defeating Bismarck did not illumine the
brow of the gentleman from Richland. I
understand MI. Lauder has made an ex-
cellent district judge. He should hold
fast to that which he has.
Perhaps it is we'll not to bring up the
memories of the past" but some
thoughts of those stormy days came
strolling along just now and 1 detained
them a moment. M. H. JEWELL.