The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-01
Jasper INDIANA. FRIDAY. MAY T. 1890.
sOyEREIGN'S LETTER
SAYS MONEY QUESTION
suouLD BE SETTLED FIRST.
Petersburg Press.

At this juncture OF the ptoceeu
NOS tbe members seemed to lose
their native ability and executive Al
foresight. What was to be done
should lawyer be called upon!
II was soon decided to call on thel
LAWYERS, five in number, and ask
them to expatiate on the vexatious
condition Of the dilemma into when :
the democracy Of Dubois and rlke
counties has been precipitated. ms J
was the part Of the proceedings pre- .
arranged by the chairman OF tne I
committee, the lawyer and the can 9
ldidate. By this little slip the dem
locratic committee OF Pike county I
at once stamped itself the cat
paw of the legal fraternity OF Peters
burg. :,
LAWYER Ely was called on to start
= the hall rolling. This is the SUD-
J. stance of his talk: my friends !
. feel that the democracy OF DUBOIS
= ! county have treated me shamefuliy;l
= ! thew have employed means to dc,
!. feat me that are undemocratic. Al
7. want it distinctly understood that !
?. am a candidate fol Judge OF the
~ 57th Judicial District, and shall oe
=, u until the polls close on the 3rd OF
y November next" (Applause from
the other lawyers.) 81 am calico
VI VI a kicker and a 'bolter' but l an
~ ~ not Then turning to the lawyer
We corner the Judge concluded by ask
= ~ ing in part this question; m!
~. dear brethren Of the bar, will yo'
e. &c stay with me in this matter" In
,Ur ,v lawyers nodded assent.
' - Lawyer Dillon was then asked .
~ ~ Give vent to his great soul. hei
as az he is: "My fellow citizens, III
u dear brother, lawyer Ely, has pee
most obstreperously and tiendish
=, maltreated by the Dubois coun
anu democrats. Shades of Hendrlck
~ ~ They have blighted the political =
a. a. pirations Of my good brother, N
''ns Ely. and -four or FIVE OF US lawye'
:" have determined that lawyer II;
. :, name should be placed on the tlcl
! a. 90 as a candidate for Judge anyway
. Of Applause from the other ID
= LAWYERS. Continuing, lawyer
o,as lon advised the committee to se'
. 60. it that lawyer Ely's name oe pa
1at il upon the ticket regardless q 0o'
lrnuss .he LAWYER Richardson. the re'
oor, ~. n;zed head and shoulders OF
coh .h;s democratic party of Pike cou
owing was then prevailed on: my
svsrS friends my old associate at the
Total and dear good friend, lawyer
, mes mes has been unjustly treated oy
aannra political brethren OF the county
en- Of east Of US. de mas pen .ha IT, IT,
q" 10 of out Of the nomination OF the ~
! Mrs. ship to which he was appoin.ess
- int into his excellency, Claude Mat'I
, and by the political bosses Of sne
of the said county, and four or nVe a. I.
r;nv IL IN Petersburg lawyers have ue
: when among ourselves, tor the demos
;ss for party Of Pike county that our
- !, ware table brother Of the legal ira'e,
would Lawyer Ely, shall be our ca.o =,
for Judge in this district.
: bore plause from the other two law
= avsrv ..He is a candidate now anu
eSe.y ,nt;l the sun goes down on ell
meet % to day. Notwithstanding the un
pa. dor,t tiousness Of the political g
GODS or our sister county. v,
eI 20 vour LAWYER Chappell was ash
Q. you xnress himself. He did
7 ."a saa about the following strain:
yoa aown citizens, my brother lawyers
J > ~. s,and fully expressed the deep sen
= -" s," oi INV heart. My dear Q
LAWYER Ely, has been put upo
as much ont cause and without mercy
It to pay nol;tical bosses OF Dubois
yers have have attempted to humili'
compen- friend, lawyer Ely, and som
es. or five Of us leading lawyers
have concluded that lawy
pon''ce should be elected Judge,
ara ol ~ ubolter" but as Pike coul
ant men' without spot or blemlsh.
,aign has w''nou' I'm the one other
9 has 1--WE lawyers mean It,
Lawyer Grim was not g
ids fair to to express his sagac'ons :
i issue in hut plainly showed a lawye
( the old The only thing that irus11a
carry out was the often repeated eA
,atics, that '.four or five OF US la"i., Nm,
front. did not seen to know VINO
option for poMf' si,er the LAWYERS had ~
'oca'ed oy way was plain. A resc',
Democra. dorsing the candidacy OF :
k CITY, : why ,h;. was passed without q
lottery ,etc.Y w. .--.-....;l,
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