The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-11
HIS RECORD BRIGHT
JUDGE ROSE, OF JAMESTOWN,
PRACTICALLY CERTAIN OF RE-
ELECTION.
VETERAN ON THE BENCH.
APPOINTED BY CLEVELAND IN 1883
AND TWICE ELECTED To THE
POSITION.
OPPONENTS ARE DETERMINED,
Hut Few in Number Bright Out
look for Stutsman County DEM
Ocrats.
Special to the Globe.


JAMESTOWN, N. D., Sept. 1O.-The
principal fight in this district that has
developed to date in this campaign is
over the district judgeship. Judge
Roderick Rose, the unanimous choice
of the Democrats of the eight counties
comprising this judicial district, has
been nominated for the third time to
succeed himself. In 1888 he was ap-
pointed to the bench by President
Cleveland. When North Dakota was
admitted a state, in SO, and again in
'92. he was elected to succeed himself
the last time entirely without opposi-
ton, and this in strong Republican
district. In 80 he made a fne run
against Attorney Hewitt, although a.
bitter and determined fight was made
against the judge by the Republicans,
securing bigger majority over his op-
ponent than Hewitt got votes.
The Republicans have nominated At
torney S. L. Glaspell of this city, as
a sacrifice this time. Mr.. GlaspeH is
Judge Roses next door neighbor, the
two residences standing side by side
on the same avenue. He enjoys a
lucrative practice, having a reputation
as winning attorney in damage suits
Northern Pacific railway in particular
The social relations between the two
families are, however, not what they
have been, of late years being strained
The contest for the judgeship in conse-
quence is being waged with more than
the usual vehemence by Mr. Glaspell,
VINO, through others, has kept up a
spattering fire for some months
The services of the Valley City Times
Record has been enlisted and from
time to time articles have appeared
which tend to bring the judge into dis
repute among his many friends. The
Judge has been charged with being re-
Versed by the supreme court two
thirds" of the time, ETC.. ETC., when
the simple truth is that but two Of the
other five judges in the state have
been affirmed proportionally oftener
than he-and then in but per cent
more Of all the cases which have been
taken to the supreme court since state
hood-seVen years. And he has tried
20 per cent more cases than one Of
these Judges and four times as many
cases as the other. When the number
of intricate, abstruse and constitutional
cases, which have come before him for
trial are considered-carefuls search Of
the North Dakota reports will show
1t will be seen that the judge has a
record of which he need not be ashamed
and of which he may well be proud
and the Democratic party proud of it's
Judge.
An instance Of Judge Roses acumen
is cited in the five suits brought by
the Northern Pacific railway against
the several treasurers of the counties
OF McLain, Barnes, Foster, LaMoure
and Mercer to restrain them from sell
Ing the lands of the railroad for taxes
The railroad claimed the lands were
exempt from taxation under the gross
ra1vyNiV 1e~xrv IL,
law unconstitutional. Upon the trial
of the counties demurrer to the rail-
ways complaint Judge Rose decided
the cases in favor of the counties The
cases were appealed to the supreme
court, which decided the law constitu-
tional.
After the supreme court held the
gross earnings law to be constitutional,
Judge Rose decided the similar cases
of the railway company against the
treasurerS of this (Stutsman) and
Barnes counties in favor of the railway
as he was obliged to follow the law
as interpreted by the supreme court,
but contrary to his judgment. Ap-
peals to the supreme court were taken
In these two cases and the court, diff
ferently constituted because of ineligi-
bility of Judges Wallin and Bartholo-
NEW, who had been counsel, reversed
itself and held with Judge Rose, as in
the first five cases.
The Democrats and Independents in
Stutsman county in particular, and
generally throughout the district, have
united in support of the judge and con-
fidently hope to not only carry that i'm
portant office, but many others as we'll
1t was not so many years ago when
Stutsman county used to roll up a
Democratic majority with clockwork
regularity, and this, it is believed, will
be done again. A determined effort will
be made this fall to redeem the county
IN ire former faith