The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-06-12
What This Office Requires Of a
Candidate.

NhDuluhJt.
The demand of the people Of the
counties comprising tho jurisdiction
of the st. Louis Court Of Appeals is
for candidate, in the prime Of life,
competent to dispose Of the docket
of that court with the greatest pos
sible dispatch, and thus avoid the
disastrous delays which often at
tend an appeal to the supreme
Court. The candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination who seems to
meet most fully this important test
IL Hon. Alexander II. Robbins Of
st. Louis.
Come From Good Democratic Stock.
Mr.. Robbins is Il Democrat of the
old Southern type, born in st. Louis
of Missouri ancestry. His mother
was IA Miss Annie Robinson, IA near
relative of the late Judge John Il.
Robinson Of Frcdericktown, one Of
the most popular Democratic judges
who ever travelled over the twenty
seventh judicial circuit.
Editor OF Leading Law journal.
Mr. Robbins j. ii graduate oi
Washington University with the de-
gree of LL, b., and has been IN Ac-
tiy" and successful practice OF hi,
profession for over ten years. Soy
cral years ago h" was chosen as
cditur-iu-chicf of the Central Law
journal, tn" leading journalistic cN-
poncnt Of Tia" laws of the land in
the United States. In this position
he succeeded two very able men,
tu-wit, Hon. John d. Lawson, now
dean of the Missouri University
Law School aud the late Hon. Sey-
mour d. Thompson, formerly Judge
of the st. Louis Court Of Appeals.
National Reputation as Legal Author.
Mr.. Robbins has IA national repu-
tation AS IA legal author, his work
on American Advocacy being used
as IA text book in several law schools,
while his annexation of the Missouri
Negotiable Instruments Law being
used to supplement the lectures on
this important subject Of law in the
Missouri State University.
His Eminence in His Profession.
AS an evidence OF the esteem in
which Mr.. Robbins is held in his
profession, 1t il To be noted that he
was the recipient this year Of the
unusual and unsolicited distinction
Of being appointed chairman Of the
thesis committees of the two largest
law schools OF the state, to-wit,
those Of the Washington and Mis-
souri, State Universities. In this
capacity he has had thus thrust up
on him the responsibility Of detcrm-
ming to whom, among the members
of the senior classes of these two
great law schools Of the state,
should 90 the awards and honors
for submitting the best theses on
questions Of substantive law.
Judicial Qualifications.
MIR. Robbins experience ms II
practitioner, legal author and editor
has most cminently qualified him
for "A successful career on the bench.
His bearing is judicial, dispassion-
and non-partisan, and his wonder
ful capacity for exhaustive investi-
CATION of legal questions is worthy
of consideration.
Personal Qualifications.
Mr.. Robbins personal life is above
reproach. He is high-minded,
cleanhanded, Christian gentleman,
n man of family and Of financial
responsibility in the community
where he lives.
Own Ward Indorses His Candidacy.
Mr.. Robbins has the Endorsement
OF his own ward, where he has lived
for over twelve years, given at an
open mass convention OF the Demo-
Gratis of the First Ward, in the city
OF st. Louis, on April 20, 1908. Mr..
Robbins is quite popular with the
Democrats of st. Louis and is ex-
pected to poll larger vote for this
Office in st. Louis than any OF the
other candidates.
Advantage Over Judge Bland.
Mr.. Robbins advantage over
Judpe BLAND. the presenf incum.