The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-02
lar PRIMARY UPHELD :
AT BALLARD MEETING
...Yswyers ExplainV Value
! Endorsement by
the Bar.

Aesfag 81 the } =, Ni'Ns'u
n,l.ari last night proved TO
exciting one The oandi
The superior bench had
saa by the officers Of the
an.ar aud address the
naarse Y Morris who r.
- endorsement OF the law
sssIr primary held last
..aaed % the call, and \.
v. II. White and " Il
= xsre defeated az the law
nnary, also addressed the
.,.-nsls o. the bar primary
Il general were upheld
powell and John W
80 81 the beading attor
- Aeal bar Candidates
ealse and Cav we're all very
! lheir asnunciation OF the
-.rx aud they called upon
= = r.hr<e the lawyers for
@A
lssss Morris Talks.
!. uerris delivered a tenn
sseeh. expressing his Az
~ 4 The endorsement he
sIssa Al the hands OF the
NJ. Powell and Mr. Rob
q wsrmiy defended the plan
- prsmary and the results
,ssssvea They called atien
q iaes that the bar primary
a attempt 81 che lawyers
- 5 the people as 20 Who
-. should h.. because the
ms.x was held long before
IL - fYilng declarations ~
-. u the general primaries
s-ssud and no candidate for
ID submit his name to the
aaless be wanted %. II he
q become a candidate be
4 general primafies without
stsnw bis CANDIDACY Ia the law
h ! prsox Endorsement. be
re- 10 Do -.
i pswsll ard Roberts
nxell and Mr Roberts de-
IL there might BE- some ex
4 she attacks which Messrs
! gAlse and Cav were making
= bar primary II they had
I Ansarsly submitted their
= L. bat that. after having
~ submitted their names
hxysrs and sought Tho en-
|smsss q the bar. u did not
= IL ssfrated candidates 70
sssaf - county dcnounctng the
fheg called the attention Of
| nssx 70 the fact that II the
~ candidates. who are now
wlY erlticisiug the bar prt
~ received the endorsement
sxyers which they sought.
nsld Be going about the
Blending the lawyers pfi-
nd praising the results
had accomplished.
gsters Left a Choice
gexell aud Mr.. Roberts also
Il out the fact that there
! Awe candidates for tuperior
- nov In the race who had
[zhnstted their candidates. 20
|.ss.fx. and therefore that. In
Z ne lawyers attempting 60
II d the voters. the voters
4. Il their choice between six
z,nes xh0 had received the en-.
|r<r,sas x the lawyers. four who
1 So he endorsement Of the
- "a allied to receive Il. and
- sAu hi not riSked submit
III aaf nndidacies 70 the LAYS
~
~ ssfandea the bar primary
n n gsaeral ground that the
Enns ssre the only large class
vlsrs ID he county who had
+ iseeuzts opportunity Of be-
rx scquAlntsd with the differ
] azaldaies fnF iadgeships and
i Ihair qualifications for the
~ They called attention 20
! ~ thai the bar primary was
enng the almost unanimous
wws u The lawyers and 81 the
Rsnslas Business men and cit
p 4 IL eoenty. and that II vas
! =; beans Of Introducing good
<flzIss for the judseships to
Z b. safh positions. and Of
1zazsaE the hlsh character Of
] z1<4Fy.
fFss From Politica
= aselaFed that Il vas the on
SIS q keeping the judiciary
/ ( sliilx. and that unless the
r. ihiowed the recOmmenda
r I he laEyerA In the choos
E ! Ndges the positions would
Aasdshaking politicians in
- Z % ihe men best qualified I
= eeneh. and They pointed to
: ~ Of the bar primary as
$50 q that fact They declar
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