Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-31

He has been tried and has filled
the position excellently we'll. He is
in vigorous health. and in the prime
of intellectual strength. He is
liked as man, and as a judge.
Another, ambitious to take his
place, has announced his candi-
dacy. There is no public senti-
ment in favor Of the change. This
new candidate has nominated HIM
self. He seeks the Office. The
office does not seek him.
Actuated by this ambition for the
place, this new candidate has circu-
lated broadcast throughout the
circuit, unsigned circulars contain
ing false and misleading statements
concerning Judge Clementson, and
the record which he has made as
judge, which the undersigned deem
it duty, as well as a pleasure, in
this communication to answer.
1t is charged that Judge Clement
son has his favorites at the bar and
is prejudiced. These charges are
simply untrue, and are known to
be so by the lawyers of the circuit,
and Of the state who practice in
the circuit, and by the great mass
OF the people who attend our circuit
courts.
He is distinguished for the in
partial consideration given by him
to all that may be said in case by
any one connected with it, be he
young or old, and no judge ever sat
upon the bench, whose decisions
were more cOnscientiously formed
and pronounced, than his. We do
not believe he was ever suspected
by ony one. of pronouncing a iudg-
ment which his conscience did not
approve, and which he did not be-
lieve to be in accordance with the
law and the rights Of the parties.
It IS said IN these circulars.
emanating from Judge Clementson's
opponent, that Of the AZ judgments
rendered by Judge Clementson, and
appealed to and considered by the
supreme court since January 1st
1900, % were reversed by that
court This statement is mislead-
ing, and is made to induce the be-
lief with the people, that larger
proportion Of Judge Clementson's
decisions is revers ed in the supreme
court, than the decisions of other
circuit judges in the state, which is
not true. It is a fact, that about
one half Of all the appeals consider
ed by the supreme court Of Wiscon-
sin, are reversed. The latest pub
llshed report of the supreme court.
vol. 124, contains a report of SO
cases decided by that court between
January 31st., and May End, 1905.
Only one of these cases was Judge
ClementsOn's; IS of them were from
other circuits in the state, and of
these 50 cases, all from other
circuits in the state, As were
reversed, one modified and only SO
were affirmed; which is a much
worse record than is charged against
Judge Clementson by his ambitious
opponent.
There is however, another fact
which, when understood, gives our
judge a record prominently good.
Judge Clementson tries more cases
and renders more judgments than
the average number tried and
rendered by the different circuit
judges of the state. This was found
to be a fact from data obtained bv
the commission recently appointed
by the supreme court to redistrict
the state into judicial circuits: at
the same time, fewer cases bv far
are appealed from this circuit to the
supreme court, than from other
circuits. The number of appeals
decided and reported in the Wis
consln reports from January 1st.
1900, to the present time, from the
entire state including the three
circuits courts of Milwaukee. shows
an average Of 81 cases appealed
from each circuit, and from each of
the three Circuits courts in Milwau.
kee county. In this circuit how
ever, only AZ cases during this
period have been appealed, or 81
less than the average in the state
Why is this? Simply because judge
Clementson's cases are better con
sidered than in other circuits, and
fewer Of his judgments are open to
attack in the supreme court.
Lawyers IN this circuit, and out.
side lawyers who practice here, are
as ready to appeal. cases tried by
Judge Clementson as those tried
elsewhere III the state, If errors