The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-08-05
Special to the Telegram.

special to the Telegram.
weston, w. Va, August 2-The Re
publican judicial convention of the thir-
teenth circuit, comprised Of Lewis and
Harrison counties, was held in the court
house here this afternoon at 100 o'clock
and Hon. Charles w. Lynch, of ClariSs.
burg, was nominated for judge by &c.
clamatipn.
The convention was called to order by
Committeeman NJ. C. Sperry and Chas.
swint, of this place, was named us tenn
porary chairman, and R. Ad Hall, of
Weston, and John B. Smith of Clarlss-
burg secretaries The temporary or
ganization was then made permanent
Mr.. swiut accepted the honor with
clever address.
The usual committees, upon motion
were then dispensed with, and noElina
tions were declared in order.
Hon. Stuart F. Reed. of Clarksbur2
placed the name of Charles w. Lyncn
before the convention in n mastery and
brilliant effort. that brought great ap
plause from the crowded court room
r. Ad Hall seconded the nomination ir
an enthusiastic talk, and was followed
by NJ. G. sperry, DIR. +. \. Flowers, DIR
J. Bs Conoway, of Bristol, and ]. Wadt
Cofman, of Harrison county.
Prosecuting Attorney j. L. Law, of
Harrison county, moved that the secre-
taries cast the vote of the convention
for Lynch. This was done amid much
cheering.
Captain sperry and Claude NJ. Hall
of Lewis county, were appointed com
mittee to await on Mr.. Lynch and escort
him TO the court house. The committee
and Mr.. Lynch,s appearance in the con
vention hal provoked storms Of mp
plause and the next judge OF the dis
vrict was most enthusiastically received
NJ G. sperry. of Harrison county, and
II. w. Ligntburn, OF Lewis county. were
Reelected committeeman, with L. G.
Grille. OF Harrison, committeeman Mt
large.
Nh. Lynch in accepting the nomination
spoke as follows and was qpplauded fire.
quently:
Those who framed the Federal Con.
stitntion declared by the orderly ar
rangement shown in the preamble that
the purpose was, first, to form more
perfect union, and second, to establish
justice. For without Union more per-
feet and stable than that Heretofore
existing nuder tine Articles of Fedora
ton and without justice duly establish.
a md administered, 1t was vain to hope
for domestic tranquility. or to under
take TO provide for the common defence
or to promote the general welfare, or
t.a secure the blessings of liberty either
,tc themselves or their posterity.
This orderly arrangement, therefore,.
indicates that to them the establishment
81 Justice was Of paramount Importance
next after the formation of q more per-
feet lnion.
rs conserve this indispensable and
patriotic public purpose they provided
Ii Section Article 3. that "Tne Judi
ciai power of the United States shall
be vested in one Supreme Court and in
such inferior courts as the congress may
from time to time ordain and estab.
lish.s
Establish has a peculiarly appropriate
I and forceful Specification, which con
standby urges itself upon the attention of
the thoughtful. It carries with it the
idea OF ffxedness, permanency, steadfast-
ness, and immutabiity.
There was to be @no variableness nor
shadow of turning" one supreme law
lof the land, one supreme court as the
final interpreter of that law, aided by
the inferior courts subsequently consti
tinted by legal authority, and that in
Interpretation equitable and uniform.
Thus it appears that not only did the
establishment of justice find an early
place in the preamble or declaration of
tives.
4 provision by which the means to con.
serve these purposes were amply pre-.
scribed.
Moved by the same sense of obligation
and with this example as guide, the
individual states have framed their
constitutions and legislative enactments
upon the same general plan, and, as itI
Is emphasize the primal idea of Wash
hngton, jefferson, Hancock and AIa1nil
ton. Il has been written into our state
onstitution that Stree government and
the blessings of liberty can be preserved
10 any people, only, by a firm adher-
nee to Justice. moderation, temperanceiI
frugality and virtue and by frequent