Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-07

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al. Some extracts follows:
IT. L. Cleary, of Platteville, has
again placed himself before the peo-
pie of this judicial district by the
announcement of his candidacy for
the circuit judgeship, in opposition
to Hon. Geo. Clementson, of Ian
caster. Mr.. Cleary has shown his
hand several times in his ambition
to capture political prizes and the
affront offered the voters of Iowa
County a year ago by this same
gentleman is still fresh in their
minds. Judge Clementson is a non
partisan candidate for this high po-
sitiOn, and he should be reelected.
Cleary's candidacy will cut very
little figure. weekly Republic,
Dodgeville.
In a letter to the editor of the
Chronicle, Mr.. Cleary says that dur
ing the past six months he has been
requested many times by different
voters Of the circuit, to become a
candidate for the position, but has
been reluctant to do so. More re-
Gently, however, the reasons for his
becoming a candidate have been so
strongly stated that he deems it his
duty to place his name before the
people. But, as he does not state
what those reasons ara, and as we
have no idea what they may be, the
Chronicle will continue to think,
for the present at least, that the in
t9rests OF the people will be more
surely best served by continuing
Judge Clementson on the bench for
another tenn. After more than
twenty-three years of able and faith
full service, he is no experiment. y
Dodgev1lle Chronicle.
Judge Clementson is not, as has
been all along supposed, to have no
opposition for reelection, for this
week Hon. T. L. Cleary of Platte
vile announces himself a candidate
for circuit judge. Mr.. Clearly is a
good man and born fighter, but the
people of his district will probably
see no occasion for or wisdom in
making a change in this important
position. "-Fennimore Tim es.
IT. L. Cleary, an attorney of
Plattoville, has made an announce
m3nt of his intentions to run for
circuit judge against Judge Geo.
Clem9ntsOn. In his announcement
he says he deems it his duty to
place his name before the electors
Of the district. The only fault that
one can find with his announcement
is that by it's tone it conveys the
impression, IN a vague way, that he
has learned 10y recent develop
ments that there is some urgent
demand for opposition to Judge
Clementson, yet he gives no intima-
ton of what this reason is. If
Judge ClementsOn has committed
any breach of his trust, of which
Mr.. Cleary is aware, Mr.. Cleary's
duty is to give the facts to the pub
lie. If, on the other hand, Judge
ClementsOn has committed no Of
Tense against the dignity of the
state and his exalted position, we
would make the guess that the peo-
pie of this county are pretty we'll
satisfied with him as a magistrate
So far as we are aware, Judge
Clementson has never fallen short
for one moment of not only being a
brilliant and impartial judge, but
refined and scholarly gentleman,
and it is going to require something
more than 1nsinuations to convince
the people of Richland County
otherwise. "-Richland Rustic, Rich
land Center.
The BOscobel Dial Enterprise con-
tains long and excellent editorial,
which we should like, had we the
space, to print entire. In part it
says:
''The people of this judicial dis
trict are to be congratulated on the
wisdom they have almost invariably
shown in the past in choosing their
judicial officers. We have become
s. accustomed to conscientious
Judges Of high characters, keen in
tellects and unt1ring industry that
we hardly realize the full value of
those most important virtues in the
administration Of justice. The GER
tain loss and possible hazard of
change we are apt wholly to unap-
preciate. In other words, we have
had judicial sunshine so long that
we do not realize that it is possible
to get anythingIelse from the bench.
*** Still it is possible, and is pre-
ventable only by the careful, con-
slant exercise Of the same good
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