The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-17

read you these words and if then I could
send 20 Mecklenburg county and summon
| thousands of his fellow citizens who have
Known his personal and professional life
for twenty-five years and could have
them tell you as they would these high
ideals which he set forth in that notable
address, had been lived in his daily life
for all those years, l believe that this
convention would rise up as one man and
nominate him to this exalted position.
Hear me, men of the convention, while
say one other thing which I desire to
say with all the emphasis l can COM
n1and. Plat d. Walker wears the collar
Of no man nor set of men and of no
corporation nor aggregation of corpora
tons. More than that if his practice
had confined him to the consideration of
Only one side OF any branch CT the law
whether commercial, railroad, insurance
or other, l would say that considering
the frailty of human nature there was
possibility that his mind had become
so warped or biased that it was doubt
full whether he could meet out even
handed justice to all, and that it would
be safer for you to name some other
l.
meeting the varied demands that have
been made upon him as a lawyer, he has
been compelled to consider all sides of
ell important legal questions, I know
full well that if he is elevated to the
bench he will undertake the discharge
of those exalted and sacred duties with
mind absolutely unbiased and untram-
melIed. Gentlemen, let me repeat, he is
0F bo irho ind nf
thought and stands at four square to the
world"
KLUTTZ'S SPEECH.
Hon. Theo. F. Kluttz, of Salisbury,
then placed in nomiEation Chas. Ht
Armfield of Iredell, for Associate JUS
tice His speech was a strong one. He
said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention; A lawyer myself, jealous
alike for the honor of my profession, and
for the good repute of our judiciary, l
would suffer the loss of my good right
arm, father than aid in dishonoring that
~ ofession, or in lowering the dignity and
ability of that judiciary; for upon these
| rest the hopes of our people for the
| maintenance Of their rights and the pre-
seryation of their liberties.
Feeling thus, l could neither nomi-
nate nor second the nomination of any
unworthy man for judicial honors. There
| fore, in placing before this convention
| the name of Charles H. Armfield, of
| Ircdell for Associate Justice of the SUI
preme Court of North Carolina / have
| thoroughly satisfied myself and so de-
clare unto you, that he is in every way
worthy of elevation to that exalted place;
| and that in it. he will do honor to his
great profession, and revive and adorn
the best traditions of that illustrous
| court.
| Il have known him from his boyhood.
| Together we read law and were admit
| ted to the bar, and during all the inter-
vening years, l have known him init
mately. privately and publicly, person
| ally, politically and professionally.
| Il know the straightness of mis- integ-
/ rity the great grasp of his intellect and
| the thoroughness of his, equipment as .
| lawyer. His application is interchangeable,
| his temper cool and judicial, and his
| judgment firm and decisive.
| "Hc knows neither prejudice nor bias,
but only to do his duty as God gives him
to see it, faithfully and fearlessly. Stand
| ing on life's meridian height, with naught
behind him but stainless record. law