Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-01-28
N THE EIGHTH
DISAGREEMENT OVER THE PRO.
POSED JUOGESHiP IN THE
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
RESOLUTIONS AGAINST PAlH'
SAID TO BE THE MURPHY
CANDIDATE.

Other Reports Say the Resolutions
Were Passed by Democrats-Pro-
posed New ~Judgeship Stirs Up Po-
iiticaI D~issension in Ward County.
There seems to be strife in the pro-
posed new Eighth judicial district over
the appointment of a Judge. Accord
ing to a communication from Clark
Hovey, secretary of a recent meeting
of the bar of that district, a resolution
was passed, denouncing and Directing
TO the candidacy of l.. j. Palda. The
resolution as it reaches The Tribune is
as follows:
Whereas, there is a bill pending in
the legislature for the creation OF the
Eighth judicial district, and the ap-
pointment of a judge for the new dis
trict.
And whereas, it is the sense of this
convention, composed of the members
| VI TIE DdI VI thC VI Nv
McHenry and Ward. that the appoint
ment of a Judge should be so far as
the same is possible removed from
the influences of politics and political
affiliations.
And whereas. this convention Is IN
formed that one L. J. Palda Is a can
didate. Endorsed by the alleged lead
ing politicians of Ward county, n
is informed further, that it has beer
reported by ]. S. Murphy. the poi'.
tician above referred to. that the safd
T.. ]. Palda has been Endorsed by the
bar of Ward and other counties.
:. And whereas. the said eport, II
made. is absolutely false and untrue;
therefore, be 1t
: Resolved that this convention, com
: posed of the members OF the bar OF
Ward. McHenry and Pierce counties
> in convention assembled upon a pun
lie notice. hereby respectfully II en-
phatically protest against the appoln'-
: ment of the said L.. ]. Palda AS a luuge
of the said district about to he created.
And it is the sense of this conven-
4 ton that the appointment OF the sald
y l.. ]. Palda would be on account OF his
Z political affiliations prejudicial ID the
. hest interest of the district affected,
and that whoever is appointed as a
Judge of the new district shall not be
so appointed by reason Of political in
f~uences but by reason OF his fitness
I and qualifications for the nigh Office
y above referred to and agreeable to the
I members of the bar of the counties
herein represented.
s G. NJ. GRAY,
Chairman.
e Per CLARK HOVEY,
e Secretary.
Dated at Minot. N. D., Jan. 20, 1908.
On the other hand, it is claimed that
these resolutions were not passed unit
the most of the attorneys had left
the meeting. and that those who
e remained we're democrats, who OPP
o posed Major Murphy for political rea
sons. The Minot Optic sums up this
side of the controversy in the follow
e ing:
e The Optic is indebted to Secretar,
Hoyey. of the late Bar association
meeting. for a complete and very ccm
Is ~prehensive routine report of what wal
accomplished.
h Had the bar meeting proceeded
W along WOTe COuSlStcut nlc thCi'
RS would have been no room left for crit
lg cism. It now transpires that the rea
lie purpose of the meeting was to brini
n condemnation proceedings against
a republican member of the district ba
at and at the same time drag the chair
man of the Ward county republica
at central committee into the mes.
er Every effectual blow that was struc
,-- o1o0rlsr~ 70 Tho rpfny,toc IF fh
meeting. struck with unerring vel
geance against everything that SCENE
:, to he republican and in defense {
"a everything that bore the brand of den
ocracy. Adorned in the gauzy robes
>, non-partisanship a few democrats. s.
-, ~cialists and defeated candidates hay
NJ been successful in working Off a lars
amount of bile.
:. Now let us see what the polite:
=. complexion of the men who were il
90 strumental in securing the passage {
the resolution Directing to Mr.. Paid;
Was the resolution the offspring of til
republican members of the bar? n,
~ That resolution was born of DEM
cratic ~parentage.
After passing resolutions agreeing {
leave the question of the division {
IT. the second judicial district in tn
n hands of the legislature and the go,
A. ernor. and not divide the district @
sr, appoint the Judge at that meeting. an
tie after having been in session from
e. O'Clock in the evening until 2 O'cloc
in the morning. and after the old pra'
%titioners of the county had gone an
sy only D. c. Greenleaf. X. f. Leighton
es Mike Barrett. Blaisdell and his partne
Bird and F. w. McDermott OF Pierc
ne county were present. a resolution VIZ
ne passed to the effect that the iudiciar
should be kept out Of politics and thu
w. Major Murphy was a bad man.
at The arguments used were about q
follows: x. r. Leighton said that h
was a candidate for states attorne
ill before the republican convention hel
\. in MinOf last year and recniynd SnvaI