Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-17
NOMINATED BY AccLArIATION.
Judges ThorneiI, Green and Wheeler
the Only Candidates.

| II. Green or Audubon and y. ID. Wheel
or Of Council Bluffs were accorded re
nominations by the republican conven
ton Of the Fifteenth judicial district o
Iowa Tuesday morning. The thre,
judges, whose terms expire January /
1898, had no opposition and were nom
mated by the secretary being instructed
to cast the full vote of the convention
for them.
The convention was called together a
ll:3O a. m. by ID. G. Stuart of Harlan
chairman Of the republican Judicial
committee, who named Edward W
Mills OF Montgomery county as tempo
rary chairman and A. p. Clark of Page
county temporary secretary. Chairman
Mills said 1t was too warm to make q
speech, especially as the time was draw.
ing close for dinner. The naming Of
the usual committees was dispensed
with and on motion it was decided that
the delegates present be allowed to cast
the full vote to which their counties
were entitled. The temporary organiza.
ton was made permanent.
On motion OF A. E. Cook Of Malvern
the secretary was instructed to cast the
full vote Of the convention for Judges
Thornell, Green and Wheeler and COM
mittees were appointed to bring the
nominees before the convention.
While the committees were absent on
this errand Congressman Walter 1.
Smith was called upon for speech. He
said he felt like the chairman-that the
conven ton did not want to listen TO any
extended remarks and therefore would
not make a speech, He praised the
the state legislature for increasing the
salaries Of the judges Of the district to
what he considered an adequate com.
pensation, it being the first time in the
history OF the state that judges of the
district court had been accorded CON-
pensation commensurate with their re-
sponsibilities and duties. He said that
during the ten years he had been on the
district bench he had refrained from dis.
cussing the question, but that now he
was of it he was glad to be able to do
so. His statement that he had always
refr aimed from discussing the salary
question while on the bench was due 10
the fact that he might be told that il he
did not like the pay he could resign, as
there were many eminent lawyers ready
to accept the Office, caused considerable
amusement.
At the close Of Congressman Smiths
remarks and while the conven ton was
waiting for the nominees. Delegate Nit.
chell OF Sidney introduced the following
resolutions were adopted.
Whereas, The twenty ninth general assembly
OF the state of Iowa increased the salary of the
district judges to $500, beginning January 1,
Whereas, The tenn of office of all the iudges
OF the district court of Iowa win expire January
], lSO3 with the exception OF four judges, who's 8
terms OF ONCE will not expire until January |,
1906, and y
Whereas. Under the constitution of the state
OF Iowa the salary Of officers cannot be inereas-
ed or diminished during the term of Office IL
would present seeming injustice to the four
Judges whose terms OF Office do not expire until
January l, 1905, to receive the salary as il now
exists, to-wit, the sum of 81, 500 and no more:
Resolved, that il is the sense of this conyen.
ton that IL would look with favor upon any
legal and proper method whereby the compen-
satlon OF the four judges aforesaid would be in
saas 70 saiary oil $500, beginning January
Resolved that the convention would endorse
any act OF said judges that is In accordance
with the law OF the state Of Iowa in obtaining
such end.
Resolved, That the judicial committee of
the Fife enth judicial district be and IL hereby
empowered 70 NIL any vacancies occurring by
resignation OF the nominees or of the Judges
now holding ONCE Tor any Of them in the Fiji
that said committee 10 hereby empowered with
full authority to I'LL any vacancy caused by res
tgnation as aforesaid and place the name OF the
person persons selected BY said committee upon the re-
publican ticket for the Fifteenth Judicial dis
trict OF Iowa, TO be voted on at the next gener-
al election holden In and for the state OF Iowa.
Judge Macy of this district is one Of
the four judges whose terms do not ex.
pire until January l. 1905, and Mr..
Mitchell said that while offering the res
olution, he had not spoken to or con-
suited with Judge Macy. He offered,
however, as a suggestion that in the
event of Judge Macy, which action he
stated would be approved, he was sure,
the committee acting under the resolu.
ton could place his name on the ticket
and he would undoubtedly be reelected.
By this method, he suggested. Judge
Macy, as we'll as the other judges in the
state, could receive the same compen.
sation as the others.
Several lawyers in discussing the res.
olution and Delegate Mitchslrs suggss.
ton gave 1t as their opinion that the
statute In the case applies to the judicial
term and not to the incumbent.
The nominees were then introduced to
the convention and each in thanking IL
for the denomination made a few re.
marks, which were Enthusiastically ap-
plauded.
Judge Green took the occasion to sug.
gest that the law ought to oe changed
in respect to the right Of the Judge to in
struct Jury. As it is, he said. a Judge
is not permitted to comment ON the evi.
dence and this he thinks is wrong. He
believes that Judge should be allowed
to give to the jury the benefit OF his
knowledge and should be more than
umpire.
With the naming Of the members of
the judicial committee from the several
counties the convention was brought to
a close. it having lasted less than an
hour.
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