St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-30
Judiciary Resolutions.

of Democracy and the judges of our courts
should feel that they hold their positions,
but because of their ability and integrity.
aud that they receive Office from the people
and not from the party and,
Whereas. The judges of the courts of Ram
sev county have III the past. with one eXcep-
ton, been selected in such manner as to
avoid party strife, and to carry out the above
principle: and.
Whereas. The Democracy of Ramsey
county believe III non-partisan Judiciary,
and condemn the action Of the Republican
party i'll violating the principles upon which
1t is based, and. moyin. on higher plane of
action than their political antagonists, seek
to remove the judiciary from the arena of
party strife; anu.
hereas, Hascal r. Brill and William
Louis Kelly by an effective and impartial
discharge of their judicial duties deserve
we'll at the hands of the people.
Re it resol, ed. By the Democrats of Ram
sey county in convention assembled. That
Hascal X. Brill aad William Louis Kelly be
the nominees OF this convention Tor the
office of judges of the district court of
Ramsey county.
Frank Battley Opposed
Frank Battley was ready for fight in a
minute. and truthfully declared that he
could be heard without going on the stand
He spoke very loudly. but not very strongly.
III favor of putting ticket in the field He
advanced no reason for such course. ex-
thing. ~
z. D. O'Rrien. when he took the
stand, was greeted with voice.
another railroad lawyer"
O'Brien-YeS, and am q railroad at
t0rney sometimes. and the man who
defended William Best, and the rest Of
the railroad strikers.
A Voice-Who defended the MUIR
dererSo
O'Brfen's Sharp Retort.
MIR. O'Brien-That. man who Just
spoke is just growing nfOuStache after
getting out of the penitentiary. L am
not the advocate Of a man who has
worn the convict stripes.
MIR. O'Brien then proceeded with
speech in support OF the resolution rel
alive to nominating Judges Brill and
Kelly.
He alluded to the long service of
Judge Wllkin OIL the bench, man who
had been selected for twenty-four
years without opposition, and went to
mis- grave last summer h0nOred with
being just judge. whom no man dared
oppose. The record OF Judge Villas was
alluded to, and SO was that of Judge
Brill. Mr.. O'Brien said that men come
from all parts of the state to try cases
III the Ramsey county court. The
bench had been nou-partisan for
twenty-fUur years, except two years
ago when the mistake OF an executive
was rectiiied and the bench again
evenly divided by the election of Judge
Willis.
The audience was asked if it ever
heard of Judge Brill or Kelly in partisan
politics.
Mr.. URrien again alluded to being
inSulted for the first time in Demo-
cratic convention, and that by man
who had been placed beyond the pale of
good citizenship.
He admitted that he had represented
railroads, but lie asked, Nv no will say
have not been the friend of the pOOr?'
Mr.. OBrien SAID that high above
partiSanShip is the duty to the Judiciary.
He supported the resolution because he
believed such course would be rati fed
at the polls.
Tom 0,Brien for Kelly and Brill.
Thomas d. O'Brien followed his elo-
Quent brother in an equally eloquent
plea, though more briefly, appealing to
the delegates in personal manner to
adopt the resolution by acclamaton.
but Aid. Murphy objected, and amended
| to have the matter submitted to roll
| call.
G. Tyson Butcher said: My heart is
| as much in this as in any one. What
may have been In the past, l want to be
| right as much as any one. We did not
invite this controversy. A partisan
| Judiciary was forced upon US two years
| ago. They ask us to indorse the Repub-
| lican party. We cannot do it i'll justice
| to the party" The speaker was fire.
| cries Uf Louder" aud Question"
Ives Registers Kick.
| John II. Ives declined to take the plat
| form, but from the floor near the chair
man made telling speech. He did not
! care to oppose the passage of the resoIu-
ton, but he thought this convention
should in some way register its protest
| against the outrageous manner in which
Gov. Nelson had filled vacancies OH the
bench, in every ease appointing Re
publican Instead of Democrat. He
admitted the excellence of the theory of
| divorcing the judiciary from politics,
but unless the governor of this state
exhibited some disposition to fairness
the Democrats would be compelled to
make a protest at some time in the form
of partisan nomination.
| James King was surprised at the atti-
| tude of Mr.. Ives and Mr.. Battiey on this
! question. He stated that six years ago
MI. Ddttiey ndu Uceii III FAVOR OI Judges
Brill and Kelly.
| MIR. Battley-I beg pardon. l did not.
! Mr.. King gave instances of the ap-
| poin tment Ut Democrats by Republican
governors. He stated that the bench
had been Eon-partisan for years.
| A Voice-Let us make change now.
Mr.. king-We can't do it.
| A Voice-Yes, we can.
Frank W. Baer. of the Sixth ward,
| said we had heard from the lawyers,
and now he wanted to say, as railroad
brakeman, that it was time for the DEM
ocrats to take it out OF the power of a
nonopolistic governor to appoint Re-
publicans to the bench.
Cy Wellington Again.
Cyrus Wellington made another
speech. in which he wanted the Demo-
cratic party raised to higher plane
than that on which Coy. Nelson stands.
He wanted Goals of fire heaped on the
Republican heads. Pass the resolution
| and it would add 1.500 votes to the Dem
ocratic ticket. He would support a
resolution censurlng the Republican
governor. .-S
L. ID. ScanneH opposed the resolution