Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-19
Francis Seiberliny Replies to
the Card
Issued by Judge KohIer-Knew
Opposition.

Opposition.
It's no mild April shower, this storm
that has developed over the Republican
nomination for Common Pleas Judge.
Tho opponents of Judge Kobler are
exerting every effort to defeat him.
There is no longer any secret in refe.
ence to the candidate who will lead the
opposition forces. Mr.. III. Il. Wilson
has been selected as the man.
Today be announced that he was an
aspirant for the honor. He Is doing
little work himself but those who ia
vor him are devoting all their time
TO land the delegates for him. Yes
tardny he would not admit that he was
a candidate. Today he was asked If
he was in the race to stay. He said:
II will accept the nomination If 1t is
IenQereu 10 ule,
He would make no prediction rela-
| tive to the result of the caucuses
in this city Friday night. The friends
of Judge Kohler say they are much en-
couraged. They claim that the card
issued Wednesday has opened the eyes
Of the people to the fact that a scheme
was hatched by a number of attorneys,
who were opposed to Judge Kohler for
personal reasons, to defeat him for re-
nomination.
Thursday afternoon, Francis Seiber-
ling, a member of the Republican Ju-
dicial committee, issued card In reply
to that of Judge Kohler. AS. Mr. Sci
berling is one of the most active of
those who are opposed TO Judge Koh-
Ter, his card undoubtedly speaks for all
of them. 1t follows:
ITO the Republicansoof summit county;
Judge. j, a, Koher having submit
ted a statement, which, upon its face,
seems to charge the judicial commit
tee of this county with having taken
snap judgment upon him, and with
having been unfair to him, | desire to
state the facts.
Upon March 26 1900, / received
thn cnIln,x.inu.
"'Obcrlin, o., Mar. "A, 1900.
"'Francls Seiberling, Akron, o.,
Dear Sir The Common Pleas Ju-
dicial committee of Lorain county feels
that the committee of this sub division
ought to meet and organize and ap-
point the time and place of holding the
Common Pleas Judicial Convention i'm
mediatcly, A meeting is called for
Saturday, Mar. 81, at 1890 Il. IN. ut the
Circuit Court Judges room, Cleveland.
1t is important that all members of the
committee should be present.
"'Yours very truly,
wv. II. BEDORTHA.
| &C. G. WASHBURN."
"'rhc above letter was shown by mo
10 Harvey Musser, Esq, on March 81,
who read the same aud returned II Ia
me without making any reply On
the same day | met Judge Kohler in
the court room and told him that |
had received notice that the judicial
committee OF this subdivision would
hold meeting in Cleveland on March
31st, to all of which he made no re,
ply. At the meeting of the Judicial
committee OF the subdivision at Clcvc.
land the matter of choosing delegates
was left In the hands OF the judicial
committees of the respective counties
consisting in this county of l., +,
Voris, Esq, and myself Subsequent
TO the meeting in Cleveland tho com.
mittee of this county held meeting
with number of persons at the Court
House and discussed the question as
TO how these delegates should be Sc
lected.
at was the unanimous opinion Of all
present that we should follow the pre-
cedent established four years ago when
Judge Nye was nominated. delegates
from this county having been at that
time selected by the County convcu'
ton in precisely the same manner in
which we propose to select them now
but before concluding finally what
should be done Mr.. Musscr was called
into the meeting and asked what his
wishes We're in the matter, and he con.
CURED with us and said that the plan
of having the County convention selec,
: these delegates was satisfactory To
him IL was therefore decided by the