Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-02
Tama County Has a Candidate
For Nomination at the Judi
cial Convention
e HAS ANNOUNCED
EBERsoLE
Believe. Tama County Is Entitled to
the Office and Will Seek the Repub-
Iican Nomination at the Earnest So
Iicitation Of His Friends-other
News.
Special to Times-Republican

TOLEDO, Iowa, March 2.-Hon. e. G.
Bbersole, of this city, is candidate for
the nomination for judge in the Seven
teenth judicial district at the coming
convention. His announcement APP
pears in the Tama Herald and Toledo
of Tama county candidate adds to
the interest in the situation. 1t is be-
lieved here that Tama county has a
good chance to win, in view of the all
legged strained relations between Judge
Burnham and the Marshall county cam
didate. Whether Tama will combine
with Benton to defeat the Marshall
county man, or with Marshall to defeat
Burnham, is problematical 1t is under
stood that Ebersole will not stay in the
race unless he has the solid backing
of the Tama county delegation. Mr..
Ebersole Is regarded here as an able
lawyer and well fitted for the position.
He is the author of The Encyclopedia
of Iowa Law" a standard work In
Iowa, and was employed by the state
to annotate the Iowa code. In an in
terview relative to his candidacy. he
says:
yielding to earnest solicitation for
immediate action, l announced my cam
didacy for the judgeship in the Toledo
Chronicle and Tama Herald. / should
have been pleased to consult more
widely about the matter beforehand
had there been time to do so.
Il wish you would make it plain to
your readers that l am not an active
seeker after any office. Left to myself,
should not have made the announce
ment referred to. But it was repre-
sented to me that my candidacy would
be material help to the people of
Tama County in securing one of the
judgeships, and 1t was that considera-
ton that led me to do what / did. No
one can deny that in a fair distribu-
ton Of judicial honors Tama County is
entitled to recognition; and to have
one OF the judges resident here would
be a great convenience to the members
of the bar and to all other persons hav-
ing business with the court
Now there is no reason why could
not accept the office If am wanted for
1T. Indeed, 1t is most honorable of
flee. and If it should come to me in an
honorable way, l would greatly appre-
c1ate it. But to seek for it by resorting
to the methods usually practiced by
candidates for public office would seem
n fn ho fhn hnc
not entirely fitted for it. 1t is often
said, 1.-The office should seek the man."
Under existing conditions, this saying
can hardly be applied to offices in gem
eral, but believe it is true as to the
Judicial office; for judge should take
his seat absolutely free from obligations
to persons, corporations or interests OF
any kind. Only thus can the fountains
Of justice be kept pure.
Therefore. this is my attitude; ]
am candidate only to the extent that
! am wanted by the people Of my coun-
ty. After a wider and maturer dis
cussion of the matter, it may be con-
clLded that some other PERSONS candi-
dacy will be of greater benefit to the
county in securing a tudgeship. If so
then no one can surpass me in earnest
advocacy of that person. The impor.
tant consideration is this; Tama
county desires and is entitled to have
one of the judges. 1t should present as
a candidate the man whose name will
aid it most in securing the recognition
of its rights. If it is concluded that
am that man, we'll and good. If it is
concluded that some other person i.
that man, well and good. 1t is by ne
means necessary to my happiness that
be judge. highly as would appre,
ciate the honor should it come to me il