The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-30
JUDGE MOORE A CANDIDATE
FOR THE SUPREME COURT.
The Asheville Bar Endorses Him and He Has
Assurances OF Active Support From All
tho Mountain Counties.
BASKERVILLE Citizen.)

tho Mountain Counties
Baskerville Citizen)
Judge Charles A. Moore, of this city,
will be candidate for Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme court of North Caro-
lima
For several months he has been solic-
tied by his friends to allow the use OF
his name before the next State conVen-
ton, but until recently he has declined,
considering it a position for which there
ought to be no scramble. But as West
ern North Carolina has for long term
of years had no representative on the
Supreme court bench, and as Judge
Moore is in every way eminently fitted
for that position he has at last been pre-
vailed upon to allow lis name to go be-
fore the convention for the nomination.
| In doing so he will have the almost
solid support of the bar of the West.
From all the mountain counties have
come assurances of active support, and
the Asheville bar will most enthusiast
cally rally to his standard, as the follow
| ing, circulated this morning, will show:
ave, the undersigned members Of the
Bar of Buncombe county, believing that
| the different sections of the State are en-
titled to representation on the Supreme
court, and fully approaching that said
court should be composed of lawyers of
probity, learning and ability and know
| ing his eminent fitness and qualifications
! for the office, heartily endorse for Asso-
ciate Justice of said court, the Honor
| able Charles A Moore of AshcVille.
| j. c.. Merrimon, Marcus Erwin, Robert
| NJ. Wells, H. b. Carter, Zebulon Weaver.
Frederick w. Thomas, Julius II. Martin,
d. NJ Luther. Louis Nj. Bourne, Frank
| Garter, Charles G.. Bernard, J. Med.
Whitson, H. f. Adickes, Jr., Theo. f.
Davidson, Locke Craig, Kingsland Van
| Wrinkle, ALI. S. Barnard. w T.. Shuford,
Zeb. F. Curtis, James II. Merrlnon, w.
| w. Jones, Charles j.. Jones, George A.
Shuford, w. p. Brown, Samuel II. Reed,
| J. M. Gudgcr, Jr., f. W. Keith, John r.
Arthur Thomas A. Jones, Duff Merrick,
| j. S. Adams, VIM. ] Cooke"
Though belonging to a different po-
! litcal party. and fully intending to
vote for our party nominees, we take
pleasure in subscribing our names
/ hereto. in testimony of the fitness and
! qualifications of Honorable Charles A.
Moore, of Asheville, for the office Of AS
sociate Justice of the Supreme court
! 'Tbcmas Settle, Mark w. Brown V.
S. Lusk, J. c. Pritchard, Thomas 5. Roll
| Inns"
Judge Moore is one of the first law
ycrs of this State. Born in 1852 and IL
| censed in 1875, he is now just in the
prime of life and in the full development
of his legal attachments He has always
practiced in Western North Carolina and
durine the time he has appeared in many
of the most important cases tried at this
bar. Always displaying great ability as
an advocate and learning in the law, he
| is recognized throughout the State as
one of it foremost and ablest jurists.
Judge Moore was, for four years.
judge of the Criminal court of Bun
combc county and now enjoys a large
and lucrative practice. He is a man OF
high character-just. honorable and
leaped-and the Democratic party will
make no mistake in nominating him as
Associate Justice of the highest court in
the State.