New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-09-12
JUDGE WEBER W|THDRAWS
Wifes Illness Requires Mr.. Web
ber's Attention.
Announcement Comes as a Sur.
prise to Most People.
Nominated Fer Office 7 wenty.fou1
Years Ago at Turner Hall.

Where the condition of Mrs. B. F..
Weber as she is struggling to main
tain her hold on life, is not known
there is considerable surprise at the
sudden determination of Mr.. Weber
to withdraw from the race for the of
fee of judge of the ninth judicial dis
trict.
His public announcement of the fact
that he would no longer be candi-
date was made Saturday and it was
thought at that time that his name
would have to appear on the ticket, as
the time for Withdrawing as construed
by the county auditor, has passed, but
a ruling On the question was secured
from the attorney general to the effect
that the name could be withdrawn
legally at any time before the ballots
were printed, consequently Mr.. Web
ber's name will not be On the Brown
county ballots though it is possible
that other counties have not taken
such action.
While Mr.. Weber has been in the
best of health during the past year
and has shown a wonderful amount of
vitality, the affection that has fallen
to his lot through the. unfortun ate sick
ness Of his wife for whom there APP
pears to be little hope of recovery,
and the worry and care incident to
this has told upon him as it would
have affected any man, and he has de-
cided that it is for his own as we'll as
the interests of the people of the dis
trict that he retire from the race.
There was little reason to believe
that he could have been defeated by
any of the other three candidates at
the primary election and in the gener-
al elect on his success was assured, so
that he retires from the contest and
with that from the expectation of ever
again asking public favor at the hands
of the voters of the district with the
knowledge that he is sacrificing GER
tain success for the privilege of being
near his invalided wife.
Mr.. Weber was born on the 9th
day of October, 1884 at Shapleigh,
M aine, and in his younger days
worked at carpenter work and then at
teaching, spending several years in
Massachusetts, and coming from that
place to Blue Earth county in 1868,
and from there to New Ulm in 1872
taking up the practice of law. He was
elected to the Office of county attorney
in 1874 and held the Office until his cleo.
ton to the Office of judge in 1882.
In the nominating convention which
met in Turner hall in this city to select
candidate for the Office of judge three
were three aspirants for the Office: B.
T. Weber, Sumner Ladd and ALI.
Walden. Two delegations were sen,
to the convention from Redwood coun.
ty and contest arose over which one
should be seated, the committee or
credentials reporting the seating Of
both with 81 votes each. Not satisfied
with this one of the delegation left the
hall and the vote on the candidate
was left as follows: Weber 334, Laid
s, Walden 1.
The name of Mr.. Weber was placed
in nomination by Hon. John Lind
whose brief address at that time but
echoes the sentiment of the people OF
this city and for that matter the dis.
trict twenty -four years after it was de-
ivered, and it is given in full as
follows:
Gentlemen of the conventions: It il
with mingled feelings of embarrass.
ment and pleasure that rise before
you embarrassment, because feel thai
there are many members of the profes,
sion here, as we'll as gentlemen that dc
not follow the study of law who are
older, better fit, and more competent te
do justice to the time and rightful de.
mands of this body, as we'll as to the
character and ability of the gentleman
whose name l will place before you
also assure you that take pleasure
IN embracing Gn1S opportunity GOreal1Ze
wish and hope that I have cher.
ished for years. assume that it is
the greatest reward for his labor anG
the highest qualification of the ambi.
ton of a true lawyer to receive the
judicial ermine at the hands of his
brethren and public confident of his
ability and integrity.
When as a mere boy, as still am,
settled in this town and commenced
the practice of law, there was one at
torney there before me, who, though
old enough to be my father, was young
enough to be my friend and adviser.
Ready to encourage me in my efforts,
free to advise and assist, though our
interests were conflicting and opposed
from the first, learned to love and es-
TEEN him as true brother in the pro-
fession, and when in later years we
met in frequent contests in yonder
building learned to respect him as
we'll for his ability.
OF his private character and stand
ing, the unanimous voiceof this city
s