New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-08-22
UNJUST ATTACK ON WEBER
The Renville Star Farmer and the Sleepy
Eye Dispatch Make It. .
Entirely Uncalled-for on the Part of the
Brown County Chairman.

The Sleepy Eye Dispatch of last weel
contained the following clippings ant
comments, answer to which will bt
found elsewhere in this paper;
Last week the Hector Mirror contain
ed the following: 1--WE unwittingly die
Judge Weber a great injustice last
week in stating that he was looking
toward denomination"
Well we don't know, Mr.. Mirror man
if you made such great mistake or not
There is a good deal of human nature
about the old judge and as far as we
have been able to learn he has not only
been sslooking'' toward denomination but
is actually getting right down and hustl-
ing for itand we guess it is nobody's bus
mess if he wants to serve another term
and try his level best to get there.
Some of our exchanges, notably the
Sacred Heart Bladet, have found fault
with the judge for having issued the in
junction il the Renville county seat con-
test and have threatened him with re-
venge therefore. Of course the Star
Farmer don't endorse any such tactics.
1t was the judges duty to issue the in
junction and as to getting up rather ear
ly in the morning that Was simpl y a
courtesy he WIS kind enough to extend
to the gentlemen who called upon HIM.
Still we are of the opinion that there are
other men in the district besides Judge
Weber who could fill the responsible
position of judge of this judicial district
just satisfactorily as the present lncum-
bent. For instance there is Geo. Som
erville of Sleepy Eye, one of the bright
est. shrewdest, pleasantcst and ablest at
torneys in the district. Why not elect
George? The Judge is getting ole, cranky
and autocratic and it would do him good
to get down and practice for few years
There is no denying the fact that he is
honest, able and fully capable of filling
the position for another term. But what
we object to is his method Of procedure
in endeavoring to secure the renomipa-
ton. He may not have had a hand in
the late jury instructing business but we
have grave doubts. The fact that the
endorsements and resolutions passed by
the various juries last spring we're writ
ten on the court stenographer's type
writer and prepared in every detail be-
fore ever being presented to any of the
jurles would seem to indicate that the
judge had discovered new way of Sc.
curing a mortgage on public opinion. II
is all very nice for man who wants of.
flee to stand up stiff and straight and
wave away with artful manner the soil.
citations of his friends but it has beer
our experience that it doesn't take much
1
office that pays $40 per day even though
it be a judgeship. The Star Farmer ha!
no particular grudge against JudgeWeb
Der and would be as we'll satisfied to Sc,
him on the bench another term as though
some one else were chosen but it doe
object to the methods used to crowt
out any possible competitors for the Of
flee. Let the people of all the politica
parties in this judicial district select del
egates for nonpartlsan convention t,
be held in Redwood Falls on the 26tl
of September and let that convention
place in nomination either Judge Webbe
or whatsoever they may see fit for the pc
il sition of judge. This would be fai
and square manner of securing the ex
preston of the wishes of all the peopl.
of the 9th judicial district. :.
The talk of placing Judge Weber OF
the ticket without holding any conven.
ton sounds too much like the edicts 81
the Car of Russia. Judge Webber ha:
nothing tofear and some Of the attorney.
of the district have ambition for distinc.
ton that such a convention would amp.
" provide for. Let the powers that be
get together and call a convention such
as we have outlined and then there will
be no kicking. -Renville Star Farmer
The above from the Star Farmer re-.
garding non-partisans judicial conven.
ton meets our approval and we suggest
that the chairman of the different politi.
cal county committee issue call for the
selection of delegates to such a conven.
ton, where the county convention .has
not yet been held, and that the county
committee select the delegates where
conventions have been held. Let thu
basis Of representation be one delegate
for each one hundred votes cast for pre-.