The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-12
Judge Hundley's Endorsements.

Gle signed by J. Taylor Thompson,
IN. II. Watkins, q. :. Wing, W. Ian
caster Robert X. Brock and j. NJ.
Crute in reference TO the Judgeship
contest in the 5th Judicial Circuit, IN
which il is said first that none OF the
papers alluded to in the article copied
by YOU from the "AppOmattoX ana
buckingham Times" "have ever been
seen or heard of by the undersigned"
2ndly, they style themselves 1.-THE
unanimous list Of resident lawyers of
the Prince Edward bar who feel
most keeniy that the language hereto
fore quoted has tendency To mislead
and misinfOrm the public at large
acting in reference TO the sentiment OF
the resident lawyers Of Prince Ed
ward county" Srdly, they use TINS
language in speaking Of Judge Humid
ley and his opponent: "rhey are resi-
dents Of this, Prince Edward county,
where their qualifications for the hon
or sought after are peculiarly known
TO the resident members Of the bar and
their home county"
In reply to the first position, We
say that the endorsements OF Judge
Hundley by the bar of his circuit are
published in full below and speak for
themselves. They have been exhib-
tied To the editor Of this paper and are
open to the inspection Of either or all
of the gentlemen interested. In re-
ply to the next position We would ask
them if they are not slightly mistaken
in styling themselves "the unanimous
list Of resident lawyers Of the Prince
Edward bar ?" inasmuch as Mr.. \.
b. Armstrong, who signed Judge
Hundley's endorsement, has his only
Office in Farmville and pays corpor-
alton tax for practicing his profession
there, and Mr.. a. b. Dickinson, who
also endorses Judge Hundley, is now
and always has been a resident and a
voter in Prince Edward though he
has an Office in Richmond. In reply
10 their statement that the tendency
Of the language used was TO mislead
and misinform the public, we will
leave the public to judge Of that when
they read the list Of Judge Hundley's
endOrsers below.
In reply to their statement that the
qualifications Of the aSpirants are pc
culiarly known to these home law
yers. &c, we say, that We should have
thought, but for this peculiar claim,
that many Of the lawyers named be-
low, by reason Of their recognized |
standing in the profession and by rea-
son of the fact that they have known
Judge Hundley as lawyer and |
judge for nearly forty years, were COM
petent to express modest opinion as
TO his fitness for the position which he
holds, but Of this we leave the public |
TO judge, remarking that Judge Humid
ley has only been a resident Of Prince
Edward for four years, but We believe |
he is properly appreciated as a man
and rs a judge by the people Of his |
adopted county. However this may
be we stand by our assertion that he
is the overwhelming choice Of the bar
and people of his circuit as shown by |
the proof given below. At the same
time we have no word Of disparage-
ment for his honorable opponent.
a. b. ARMSTRONG,
Prince Edward Bar.
EDMOND w. HUBBARD,
Commonwealth Atty Buck
ingham County.
WIN. NJ. SMITH,
Commonwealth Att'y Cum
berlsnd County.
A. III. CLEMENT,
Appomattox Bar.
list Of tswTefs Endorsing Judge hssdlsY. ~hO live
saP PfSehes IN Ms cfeSh
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY.
/. Hon. Edmond w. Hubbard,
Commemorative Attorney.
2. Hon. John X. Moss, former
County Judge.
3. Hon. Camm Pstteson, member