Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-07-16

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! maliciousness the Chronicle publishes
a statement that Judge Moore bas los
more cases 10 the supreme court anf
4 greater per cent d cases apPeales
70 the supreme court than any othel
ljudge IN the state. This Is withou
q semblance Of truth in 1t from be
ginning to end. No district judge i
this state has . more creditabl'
record in or stands better with tn
supreme court than Judge Moore
In proportion to the number Of case'
tried and disposed Of BY him there
have been less number Of cases ap
pealed from his decisions than from
the decisions Of three-fourths Of The
other district judges Of the state
During his term Of Office he has rem
dered over 1000 decisions In the four
counties o. the district, and less than
five per cent Of them have been APP
pealed, thus showing that 80 per cent
Of the litigants and their lawyers
have been satisfied with the business
and the correctness Of his decisions.
And Of the cases that have gone to
the supreme court not . half dozen
Judges Of the state have had greater
per cent Of affirmations than ne has.
After considering and deciding
cases that had been appealed from
Judge Moore to them during eight
years every Judge Of the supreme
court Of the state Of Kansas gave their
written endorsement Of competency
and qualifications Of Judge Moore and
requested Governor Bailey to appoint
him to the position which he has filed
for eight years. At the same time
and afterward practicing in his court
for eight years every member Of the
bar Of Morris county signed the fol-
lowing memorial to Governor Bailey;
1.-The memorial Of the undersigned,
members Of the bar Of Morris county,
Kansas, respectfully represents that
vacancy viii soon exist in the office Of
Judge Of the Eight judicial district,
by reason Of the expiration Of the
term Of office Of the Hon. 0. L.
Moore, the present incumbent.
Judge Moore has been and is most
excellent and useful magistrate. His
judicial career is creditable to the
district, the state and to himself. He
possesses the three prime requisites
for a judicial career; he Is a sound
lawyer; an honest, clearheaded man
and he possesses in an eminent de-
gree, sound common sense. At the
close OF his first term OF office his
fitness for the position that he
adorned was SO well recognized BY
the people that he was given a un.
animous reelection, compliment ex-
tended to none Of his predecessors in
Office. Judge Moore is in the prime
life and we do not believe the courts
Of this district should be deprived Of
his services. For these reasons we
respectfully ask you Governor Bailey
to appoint the Hon. 0. L. Moore to
fill the vacancy in the Office Of judge
Of the Eighth judicial district caused
by the expiration Of the term for
which he was elected"
In addition TO these fattering
proofs OF b 5 high standing with the
Morris county bar be had the endorse
ment Of substantially all OF the bar
Of Dickinson and Geary counties be-
sides a large number Of the most
prominent lawyers outside the dis
trict who had practiced in his court,
1t would indeed seem that even
with all the sgotism Of the editors Of
the Chronicle they would not have
The gall to place their judgment Of
he competency and qualifications Of
Judge Moore for the office Of Judge
lgainst the opinion Of all the members
II the supreme court who have been
passing upon bis opinions for eight
FEARS and the members Of the bar
Who had been practising In his court
or eight years.
This county hopes that Senator W.
W, Caldwell Of Concordia will win
,ut in his race for denomination and
,lection. he is q leyel.headed, ener-
vattc laf,ielatnr. and ana uaadnd In tha