Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-14
pk1O TO SUPPORT BEAN
I,.-.,,,., Issued by the state Chair
,D Behalf Of Non-Partisan
Bench.

,,., sweek. chairman of the
..0cratlc state central committee
Fl ,,sued the following circular let
B !. .sking Democrats to support r
Bean:
s "a, the June election the pro.
.,.sd amendment to our state con
,,r,Ion will be voted upon and
.0hshlv adopted by which the
.,,Ices of the supreme court will be
,,sssed from three to five, and
|. two additional justices will be
.l.ctsa at the November election
meeting of the Democratic state
.,,ral committee, held in Portland
.,uarv IS. 1908, by a unanimous
80 resolution was adopted de-
.,og IN favor of making the ju-
,.,.,v OF the state nonpartisan,
+ 1.rsby carrying out the plan initi-
!. nv Governor Chamberlain OF Sc
,,lns men for the various Judicial
see,s with reference TO their quail
E alton, regardless of their political
zzllstions. Under this resolution,
ssrs W. H. Holmes, of Salem; J..
wcatherford, OF Albany, and N.
4 Perry of Portland, all prominent
k,,oneys and we'll known democrats,
here appointed, as a committee. to
ok into the question and to deter
Inc upon the best method of carry
Nd the spirit of this resolution into
ErNt.
AFTER a full investigation of the
|tbject this committee has reported
\ favor OF electlng the judiciary in
,h manner as to finally insure a
loportIonal representation OF each
y the political parties upon the
zach, and have decided that Mr..
.Aei Justice Bean should be noml-
..led by all parties to succeed him
NJ He is the only nominee OF the
spubllcan party, and HIS high
hrding as a jurist, and eminent
binding as a citizen make Il fitting
y advisable that the democracy OF
Rsson not only offer no opposition
bis nomination, bat as evidence OF
'slr sincerity. and to insure his
tilon, place his name upon their
eket as we'll. Such course will
|oue the people to the proprlety of
ping non-partlsan judiciary. Az
the principle is one established
Republicans OF the state will
lw an opportunity OF placing
|snselyes on record in favor OF this |
|P'tnent at the coming November
|Rilon, when II Is probable that |
der the proposed amendment two
n Justices will have to be selected
the people to succeed the two
'nnlssloners, now aiding, and, In
'sci, constituting a part OF the
'aH' For these reasons no name
be printed on the Democratic |
'Aol TO be used at the primaries on |
nv IL, and a blank will be left
sAleh to write the name OF the
non 10 be nominated. In con-
'ul'y to the wishes OF the Demo-
'le state and subcommittee, you
requested to write. and 90 cause
your Democratic friends to write.
hi' blank the name OF Hon. Rob
o Bean OF Lane county. placing
< before the name, thus:
~ Justice Of the Supreme Court,
Vote for One. I
robert S. Bean of Lane County,
u this manner his nomination
0o'h parties. as well as his cleo
I VIII be assured. We will then
/" 10 the good judgment and fair
y d the people OF the state 10 see
le election in November next.
y Of the five men who may occupy
supreme bench not more than
- OF them shall be OF the same
-''ai party, thereby assuring the
-'~'usanship Of that court. This
''s eject of the course adopted in
''aSaasetts and New York. with
result that the appellate courts
.a0'e states occupy the foremost
"a among the highest courts OF