The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-08-02
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SfleClAA TO Ln6 4eAGEAS4A"
weston, w. Va, August 2-The Re
publican judicial convention of the thir-
feenth circuit, comprised of Lewis and
Harrison counties, was held in the court
house. here this afternoon at l.3o o'clock
and Hon. Charles w. Lynch, Of Clari<s
burg, was nominated for judge by ae
elamation.
The convention was called to order by
Commit teemnn NJ. C. Sperry and Chas.
Swint, of this place, was named as tenn
porary chairman, and r. Ad Hall, OF
Weston, and John b. Smith Of clarks-
burg secretaries. The temporary or
eanization was then made permanent
Mr.. Spgint accepted the honor with a
clever address.
The usual committees, upon motion
were then dispensed with, and nomina.
tions were declared in order.
Hon. Stuart E. Reed. Of Clarksburg
placed the name of Charles w. Lyncn
before the convention in a mastery and
brilliant effort, that brought great aP
pIause from the crowded court roomr
r. Ad Hall seconded the nomination ir
an enthusiastic talk, and was followed
by NJ. G. Sperry, DIR. f. \. Flowers. DIR
j. B. Conoway, of Bristol, and !. Wade
Cofman, of Harrison county.
Prosecuting Attorney J. f. Law, of
Harrison county, moved that the secre-
taries cast the vote of the convention
for Lynch. Tnis was done amid much
cheering
Captain sperry and Claude NJ. Hall
OF Lewis county, were appointed com
inittee to await on Mr.. Lynch and escort
him to the court house. The committee
and Mr.. Lynch,s appearance in the CON
vention hall provoked storms of ap
plause and the next judge of the dis
trict was most enthusiastically received
N. C. Sperry, of Harrison county. and
ii. W. Ligntburn, of Lewis county, were
reelected committeemen, with /. 9.
Grille, of Harrison, committeeman at
large.
Mr.. Lynch in accepting the nomination
spoke as follows aud was applauded fre
quently:
Those who framed the Federal Con
stitlrtion declared by the orderly nr-
rangement shown in the preamble that
the purpose was, first, to form a more
: perfect union, and second. to establish
Justice. For without Union more per
feet and stable than that heretofore
existing under the Articles OF Fedora
tion and without justice duly establish
ed and administered, it was vain to hope
for domestic tranquility. or to under
take to provide for the common defence
or to promote the general welfare, or
to secure the blessings of liberty either
to themsclve or their posterity.
This orderly arrangement. therefore,
indicates that TO them tine establishment
Of iustice was of paramount Importance
next after the formation of more per.
feet union.
To conserve this indispensable and
patriotic public purpose they provided
IN Section l. Article 3. that 'Trne Judi
eiaI power of the United States shall
be vested in one Supreme Court and IN
such inferior courts ns the congress may
from time to time ordain and estab-
4 lish."
Establish has peculiarly appropriate
,d .forccful Specification, which con
urges itself upon the attention OF
slie thoughtful. 1t carries with il tbs
idea Of hxedness. permanency, stcadfast
ness. and immutability.
nNsre was to be "no variablcness MOI
v of turning" one supreme law
.iie land, one supreme court ns IN
finai Interpreter of that law. aided by
tbe inferior courts subsequently consti
tuted by legal authority, and that in
depreciation equitable and uniform.
Fhus II appears that not only did tn
establishment of justice find an early
place in the preamble or declaration Q
purposes, but it also found IN carl,