Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-31
REPUBLICAN COUNSEL.
Judicial Central Committees Address
to the Eighth District.

FOR nearly q quarter OF century
the counties composing the Eighth
judicial district Of Kansas have been
overwhelmingly Republican. AT
every election at which u Judge has
been elected with one possible ex-
ception) the Republicans have cast a
large majority of all the votes cast in
the district. Yet for twenty-three
years we have not had a Republican
for Judge Of this district. The so.
called policy Of 'non-partisanship''
has prevailed and in each instance
has resulted--as non-partisan move
ments do invariably result--in the
minority party demanding and carry
ing of the office.
When the legislature at its last
session rearranged the district, max
ing it consist Of Marion, Dickinson,
Morris and Geary counties instead Of
the last three named, the Republicans
Of the district very wisely concluded
that the party which cast the votes
should this year, for the first time in
25 years, have the privilege Of nomi-
mating and electing one Of its own
number 10 the Office Of district Judge.
TO this end, the several counties OF
the district through their regular Re-
publican organizations respectively,
selected q judicial central committee
with power to call a Republican ju.
dicial convention. The committee
met at Junction City and called .
convention OF the district TO meet al
llerington, September S0th, 1896
Delegates were apportioned to each
county on the basis Of tho vote fol
tho Republican candidate for Secre
tary Of State in 1894. The conven.
tion met In accordance with the call
and every county in the district had
It's full delegation present and par
licipated in the convention.
Tho Hon. 0. l.. Moore, Of Abilene,
was unanimously nominated fol
district Judge by the conven.
ton. The general and enthus
lastic approval which the nomi'
nation Of Mr.. Moore has received from
tho people and the press throughout
the entire district demonstrates con-
clusively that the the convention
made no mistake in its selection OF 0
candidate. He has practiced law in
Abilene since 1878 and ranks among
the most successful and able attor'
neys Of central Kansas. He has re-
sided in Dickinson county for q
years; is u member Of the council OF
administration Of the department OF
Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic
and was appointed regent Of the
State University by Governor Morrill,
few months since. In bearing, edn
cation, legal attainmcnts and entire
fitness for the honorable position oI
Judge Of the district court, he Is a
gentleman whom the Republican
party may well be proud to select al
its candidate, certain that be will
bring to the bench dignity and abil
| lily; and will administer the duties o.
tho Office honestly and impartislly.
Owing TO the short time intcrycn
ing between tho date Of the conven
tion and election day detailed can
vass Of the district by this committee
will be impossible. Hence we wisl
to impress upon the Republican cen
tral committees Of the seycra
counties the Importance Of the worl
before us. The district judge rank
among the highest officials to b.
elected at the coming election and th
same earnest, enthusiastic support !
due the nominee for that office tina
is accorded TO the county ticket. !
is the duty Of every Republican in tn
new Eighth district to give the Re
publican judicial ticket his heart.
and loyal support and so insure t
his party an overwhelming victory
We have right to expect from Re
publican Judge as unbiased, as ''non
partisan and as honorable rulings a
can be rendered bp a member OF an
other party, and we feel warranted
assuring you that the Republica
nominee is fully capable Of, and wi
satisfy our expectations in that pal
ticular, and with the united supper
which he is receiving and the hal
monious encouragement accorded hir
in every eounty in the district, W
confidently look forward to abundar
success.
To this end we ask the support
every Republican OF the Eight
Judicial district.
REPUBLICAN JUDICIAL COMMITTEE,
THOMAS DEyER, Chairman,
j. X. OWENS, Secretary.