Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-04-11
Open Letter.
To L. ID. Teackle Quinby, Esq,
Editor of the Accomac News,
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To L. D. Teackle Quinby, Esq,
Editor of the Accomac News,
Onancock, Va.
Sir.-I wish to state that | am well |
aware that my course in the Legs
Iature of Virginia has not met with
vour approval, and that you have lost
no opportunity to criticise my acts,
both through your paper and verbally
but YOUR opinion, one way or another,
is a matter of such small consequence
that as yet | have not taken any no
tice of it whatever, and do so now,
only that the fact of the matter OF
which you complain may be gwen 10
the public. ,., ~ %
Referring to your editorial and to
the article signed mon Partlceps
Criminis." (the author of which you
decline to give me and which as
sume was also written by yourself,
in regard TO my position in the con-
test for the Judgeship of the Eleventh
Judicial Circuit, l will state tor the
information of your readers. that
was guided in taking my position, IN
this matter, as in all others, by what
| believed to be the wishes OF the ma
iority of the people of AccomacK
county, as was evidenced to me oy
letters and petitions, now in my pos
session. from a large number OF citl-
zens of the county, and especially was
I guided in casting my vote for Otho
r. Mears by my own knowledge OF
his fitness for the position and by the
wishes of the majority OF the bar OF
Accomack county, viz: James n
Fletcher, Stewart K. Powell, Jonn D
Parsons, Roy d. White, G: Walter
Mapp. J. Harry Rev, as Wen as my
self. that being seven OF uhe IWeIVe
licensed members OF the par ~ mas
always seemed to me in selecting a
iudge. great weight should be gwen
TO the wishes of the attorneys VINO
practice before the court over when
| the Judge has to preside. They are III
position to weigh the relative merits
of the different candidates, and are
especially interested in who the Judge
shall be, as they have to appear De-
fore him constantly, and have TO pre-
sent to his court all of the cases with
| which their clients intrust them. In
| thus emphasizing the weight tha'
| should be given to the opinion OF the
practicing attorneys in the matter OF
selecting a Judge, do not wish tC
| minimize or to be-little the weigh'
that should be given to the opinion
of the people who are not lawyers
Their wishes and opinions should re
Iceive due consideration, and III TINS
matter they did from me, for as
have stated above believed that TIT
majority of the people, as well as tn
majority of the AccOmack Count.
Bar. we're in favor of Ohio F. Near
for iudge. In deciding how to vot
lin a judicial contest, l would not ever
Ignore the opinion of yourself al
though you have lived so long outsid
the borders of the old OommOnWeaiti
that YOU are scarcely identified wit
her interests, but l could not ALLOW
Won to dictate in such matter. You
"Homefolk" argument lacks fore
, when used against Ohio F. Mears,
man who was born in this county
whose father lived and died here, an
whose fathers remains now slice
nnder Accomack sod, whose mother
7 brothers and sisters now live here
3, and who himself lives only in our &C
Joining sister county and is tied 10 u
not only by ties of blood but by Dus
= ness interests identical with our OWL
t So strong indeed are the ties tina
. bind Ohio F. Mears to Accomac
county. doubt not that his love, fC
this. the county of his birth, is equi
q to his love for our sister county, tn
Y county of his adoption. Especial
ldOes not this "homefolk" argumer
(?) appeal strongly to me when use
against Ohio F. Mears by the Edit'
: of the Accomack News, for II l a
: lcorrectlv informed the Editor M
n more than once "broken the ties th'
= bind'' and left the dear old County
- Accomack, "home," not to RESIDE
e our adjoining sister county, but
n dwell among strangers in distal
r States. and only returns to dear o
Accomack. "home sweet home,"
/ did the Prodigal of Old, because
could not stay away, and not on a
count of his overpowering love I
the dear "homefolks-"
,OI Now, as to my voting for Jud
Montague on the third ballot, VIII
MIR. Mears was first dropped, all
u telligent persons present knew IN
in in thus voting at that stage of t
at proceedings | was working Tor L
. election of Ohio F. Mears by giving
complimentary vote to Judge Mont
one. because more of Judge Mont
&C oue's strength came to the support
nd | Mr.. Mears when Judge Montague W
49, first dropped than went to either
q the other candidates, and | wanted
aS to be the same way on the next
ed lot. when it was evident that Jud
no Montague would be out again. T.
- vote did not signify at all that wol
Ie' have voted for Judge Montag
TO against Mr.. Wescott on the maj ~. o
1t, lot,-in fact, 1 did vote for Mr.. w
en- colt over Judge Robinson on
I'd tenth and final ballot. AS l have
9' ready stated, all intelligent pers'
he present understood my position
on that time. | am not at all surprls
&c however. that the Editor of the !
II comack News did not understand
ID 81 pray thee pretty creature sig
in again;
Mine ear is much enamourd
- thy note; -,
ON So is mine eye enthralled to tn
zen shape"
am forwarding you this for pu
cation in your valuable paper,
49,. shall also forward copy to the T
insula Enterprise.
raj l am, sir,
ale Candidly,
20 John r. Rev
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