The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-10-26


are some of the utterances of promi-
ncnt Pierce people:
Editor A. l.. Brande OF the Pierce
County Call, who is also postmaster
in Pierce, speaking of the matter, said:
THE World.Hcrald story about Judge
Williams was a sensation at first, but
the sensation has passed, leaving no
harm to Judge Williams standing
here The general impression Is that
the story was concocted for political
effect and is utterly untrue in 80 far
as It reflects on the integrity OF Judge
Williams. He stands high here in
business, church and social circles.
Judge Williams is an educated
man, a graduate of the university and
law school of Wisconsin. He Is a
man of high ideals, strong and posi-
tive in his ideas of public affairs, clean
in his personality and his home life,
a worker for church and school in
| terests, and the people OF Nebraska
will not be disappointed with his stand
as a member of the railroad commits.
sion. If you talk with lawyers here,
as | have, they will tell you that this
long World-Herald story about miss
ing papers" and fees that williams
paid back" Is nothing but campaign
clap-trap, intended to deceive and mis-
lead the casual reader, for 1t is the
casual reader who Is fooled by such
tricks"
Attorney w. w. Quivy, speaking of
the missing papers, said: "In most
of these cases where papers are miss
ing the lawyers are to blame If there
is any blame at ALL The lawyers get
the papers in a case and If the case
is settled out of court and dismissed,
the lawyer forgets to return them to
the files, for they are of no value.
This is the case in the county courts
throughout the state. If you search
the files, you will find this same con-
dition of missing papers at every court
for Judge Williams to have these pa
pers missing? 1t is not even intimated
that Judge Williams had any reasons
for taking these papers and there is
no charge of misconduct against him
as a judge in any Of these cases.
am reminded now of case not long
ago in which | brought suit against a
man and when he came to me to set.
tie, which he did, he demanded the
papers from the court house. l ex
planned to him that the case would be
dismissed on the records and that the
papers would then be of no value, but
! he insisted that he wanted the papers
and so l went to the files, got the pa
pers and turned them over to him
The case was dismissed, of course
J and the papers were of no value.
know Judge Williams well and | know
| that his standing in this county, as
J a citizen and christian gentleman, i!
, of the very best. In business he is
) square and reliable. His word is goot
and his integrity is above question"
r EX-District Judge Cones, democrat
speaking of missing records, corrob
l Grated the statements of Lawyer
/ Quivy. while l am not politically il
sympathy with Judge Williams, or hi!
candidacy" said Judge Cones, 81 will
say this, that he should not be criti
5 cised, for he is not to blame for thes,
l missing papers and they are of NJ
l importance. The same condition
could be found in any county judge!
, office in the state"
2 Judge Kelley, who is a democrat
r and was the candidate against Judge
Williams year ago, when there wal
{, a very bitter fight, speaking Of viii
liams' integrity, said: Judge VIII
9 liams is absolutely honest. His integ
rity as a man and his character as ,
citizen are above reproach."
Thomas Chilvers, who has lived IL
Pierce county since it was on the map
', denounces the story as vicious as
sault on an honest and competent OF
fetal. He is personally acquainte'
> with the case cited and none of tn
people interested is complaining. Cor
- tinuing Mr.. Chilvers said:
+ Williams is an outspoken man Il
politics. He never works under coy
u er. II he had been cunning he woul
have had every little detail of his ad
l. ministration records completed to tn
i very letter, knowing that his politica
y enemies would search out and cate
s. at every straw to get something tina
; they could talk against him. l wa
{ chairman of the county committe
+ when he ran for judge. l found hir
{ stickler for open and square mett
$ DDS in the campaign work. There
not cleaner man in Pierce count