The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-14
JUDGE JONES NOMINATED.
Named for Chief Judge Of the Fifth
Judicial Circuit--Able Speech by
Ex-senator Moss.

The Democratic Convention OF the Fifth
Judicial Circuit, composed Of the counties OF
Carroll, Howard and Anne Arundel, met a.
Elhcott City on Wednesday TO nominate
candidate for Chief Judge to oil vacancy
caused by the death Of Judge Roberts John
NJ. Roberts, of Carroll, was chairman and J.
L. Smith. OF Aune Arundel, was secretary.
Judge Jones was nominated by John G.
Rogers, OF Howard, seconded by Gay W.
Steele, of Carroll, ana Ex-senator Robert
Moss. og Auue Arundel. Tn. Baltimore
Sua reports Mr.. Moss as follows:
sPEEcH or SENATOR MOSS
at Is not necessary for our candidate 10
have Won the favor OF any Of the great caFpor
atoms Of this State. While corporations are
useful for their. varied chartered purposes, the
ingenuity Of man has not vel, thank God, or
ganized one Tor the administration Q, justice.
We believe If faithful public servants are 10
De rewarded Judge Jones has fairly earned
this promotion. We believe be represents and
j the embodiment Of the highest type Of non
par,isan Judge We believe that hls capacity
Tor work Is excelied by no jadge IN tins State,
while his splendid temperament exactly fits
him Tor the position.
.sTwo years ago. when his 6rsg term bad
expired By constitutional limitation. be sAs
reelected 10 serve another term, aud wAs
uonparfisanship which spassn Of desper-
ate politician can rob him Of.
''fhe people Of this circuit are not 20 be
deceived by the cry Of a uenpartisan ladicaa-
nv. The Citizens of Maryland demand ~ the
present time aud have demanded since the
formation Of or government n uoHpartlsan
administration Of the affairs OF our courts; but
do not understand this to mean that they
want political nondescFipts 10 Oil every Nacaa-
~ that occurs upon the bench OF the State.
More men have left their parties on account
Of their owu intense psrtIsansliip than from
anY partisan position assumed by the party.
La other words, the fact that mSn fails 10
support his party's nominees does not BY any
means make him a nonpartlsan.
THE Democratic convention Of Baltimore
city has failed TO make nomination against
judge Schumacher Nov, should q number
Of the Democratic lawyers Of Baltimore city
thereby become dissatisfied and refuse logger
to support their party's nominees, would you
call them noapartlsans?
Yet venture the prediction that i these
gentlemen, while alienated from their ONn
party, render valuable assistance 10 the Re
publican party. a Republican executive, il be
could not find u suitable person in ais party,
might he induced 10 appoint one Of these
gentlemen to fii position on the bench OF
Baltimore city and, after be bad made such
an appointment, he would be certain to pro
claim il tar aud wide that he had made
nonparfisan appointment ia the interest OF .
nonpartisan judiciary. Would his reward for
services rendered deceive anyone2 In my
Judgment, the highest type Of nonpariisan
i 10 be found among that class OF men who
are willing to yield something TO the Judgment
of those composing a majority of their party,
fftf md shkaF 4nr
him among that class Of men who, ia their
own judgment, are always right and III poll
tics give violent support to all the partisaa
acts Of their party as long as those acts do not
in any way tend to drive them from place or
power, and when they do, fly to the embraces
Of the opposite party to give il support wiih
all the zeal young and fiery converts feel. y
''Our candidate for judge should be man
of good morals, learned ia the law. He
should have capacity for work, tor, when
elected, he will have plenty Of il to do. His
temperament should be such as to enable him
to perform his work without partisan bias,
aud on this point the people will require some
proof, not much, perhaps, bat something
more than the mere declaration of poliii.
clan in the heat OF political contest when
he is fighting for his own reelection. The
task OF the voter who desires 10 select the can
didate best fitted for judge, will be made much
easier if any of the candidates have served
upon the bench for long period of time, for
they can then be judged by their work. =
JUDGE JONES ACCEPTS.
A committee waited upon Judge Jones AT
his Office and informed him of his nomination.
The Judge expressed thanks for the honor
done him and later sent the committee the
following
LETTER or ACCEPTANCE.
ELucorr CrrY, MD., October 18th, 1890
To gohn g. Rogers, Robert Moss, B. Frank
Grouse, Committee
Gentlemen IL have your notification OF
my nomination for the office Of Chief Judge
of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Maryland by
the Judicial Convention held at Ellicott City
on the 18th inst, and thank you for the per-
sonal kindness implied in the courteous man
ner in which you have conveyed to me the
action of the convention. | accept the nom
| ination thus rendered and desire to express
to the convention, through you, my sense of
the high honor done me. The unanimity aud
| cordially which marked this expression OF
1 generous confidence on the part of represen
| tatives of the people of the circuit with whom
| | am identified by nativity and by life long
| association, and with whom ! have had many
| years of official intercourse, is peculiarly
| gratifying. This action of the convention is
| now 10 be submitted to the candid judgment
of an intelligent and discriminating public and
| should it be the public will to call me to as
| sumo the high responsibilities of the position
| for which have had the honor to be named
| shall have the proud satisfaction of wearing
] my commission at the command of the people
| that have served, as a mark of their appro-
baton of the past; and shall regard it as a
reminder of their trust for the future. With
assurances of my high regard for each Of you