The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-07-05
RENOMINATED BY AC-
CLAMATION FOR COM
MON PLEAS JUDGE.
Eloquent Speeches in Pre-
senting His Name to the
Convention The Pro-
ceedings were Short
but Exceedingly In
teresting and Har-
mOniOUs.

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Judicial Common Pleas District, com
prised of Fairfield, Perry and Hooking
counties, assembled this morn ng il
the Common Pleas Court room in thi
city, for the purpose of nominating ;
successor to Hon. Joseph G. Huffman
whose present term as Common Plea.
Judge expires January l, 1895.
The convention was called to ordel
promptly at II o'clock by o. w. H
Wright of Logan, who after stating
the purposes of the convention nom
mating Judge w. 7. Acker of Hook
ing county, as temporary chairman
and VIM. P. Stuckey of this city as
temporary secretary. This being
agreed to these gentlemen took theil
seats and Judge Acker addressed the
convention briefly thankin G the dele.
gates for the honor conferred, and
then asked the further pleasure of the
convention.
Hon. Charles d. Martin of this city,
moved that the temporary orga MIA
ton be made permanent, which was
unanimously agreed to.
Mr.. Wright, of Logan, moved that
the appointment of the usual COM
mittees be dispensed with and the con-
vention proceed with the nomination.
This motion prevailed and Fairfield
county being called, Judge G. D.
Martin, of this place. in an eloquent
and feeling speech put in nomination
as Common Plear Judge to succeed
himself Hon. Joseph G. Huffman.
As might be expected from this elo-
quent gentleman his speech abounded
in telling references to the past judi
cial greatness that has characterized
the Democratic Common Pleas Judges
that have occupied the bench in this
circuit and his remarks bearing upon
this point and upon national politics
and the good omens for better days
under the Democratic control of the
government. His remarks was re-
ceived with enthuastic applause.
Hon. Virgil c. Lowry, ex-senator
from Hooking county in speech
abounding with complimentary refer
ence to the gentlemen named, and in
well chosen language seconded on be-
half of his county the nomination Of
Judge Huffman, followed by VIM. E.
Fink, jr., of Somerset, speaking for
Perry county in an eloquent and beau
tifully worded speech further second
ing the nomination of Judge Huffman.
Mr.. Lowry then moved that the
rules be suspended and Judge Huffman
nominated by acclamation, which be-
ing agreed to he was duly declared by
the chairman to be the nominee of the
and committee of three
consisting Of Judge G. d. Martin, w.
E. Fink and o. w. H. Wright, ap-
pointed to wait on Judge Huffman and
him with his nomination.
The committee soon returned escorting
Judge Huffman, who addressed the
as follows.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention.
Five years ago today in this city, l
received at the hands of the delegates
from these three counties, then in con-
vention assembled, the nomination for
Judge of this subdivision, and then 1
said to the delegates of that conven
ton that if their work was ratified at
the polls in the coming November, l
would to the best of my ability en-
deavor to discharge the duties of the
trust committed to my keeping with
the utmost fidelity and the strictest in
tegrity. Having been elected l as
sumed the duties of the position on
the first Monday in December, 1889,
not without apprehension as to what
the result ofmy labors might be. How
far l have met the expectations of my
friends and the public, it is not for ME
to say. But if this denomination
which you have today rendered me is
to be taken as an index of your feel
ings upon the subject, l shall hope that
my Judicial labors have met with some
favor.
Gentlemen, ] have tried to be
worthy of the partiality you have here
shown ME, and for this renewed ex-
preston of your confidence and esteem
and of those whom you represent | am
indeed profoundly grateful, and l
shall treasure it as one of the bright
days in my official life, that the repre-
of the splendid Democracy
Of the counties of Fairfield, Hooking
and Perry, have this day, so far in
Iorsed my work on the bench as to
confer upon nae additional honors.
The Common Pleas Court is the
great court of the people, for there
ire had the trials in which their
,auses are first put to the crucial test,
here is where Witnesses are sub ject=
ed to searching direct and cross ex-
aminations; there is where opportunity
is afforded lawyers to measure swords
IN well contested legal fields.
During such controversies the
duties of the trial Judge are frequent