The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-14
A POPULAR
CANDIDATE
JUDGE laA e. ROBINSON GETS
HEARTY ENDORSEMENT IN
MANY PLACES.

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GRAFTON. April 14.-One OF the
pleasing results of the Taylor county
district conventions. aeld Saturday
afternoon. was the hearty endorse.
ment of every district In the county.
of Hon. Ira e. Robinson. candidate for
the Republican nomination to he a
Judge Of the Supreme Court of West
Virginia. Mr.. Robinson it will be re.
called. was appointed n Supreme Judge
some months ago by Governor Daw-
son. to fill out an ,rnexpiretl term. The
resolution endorsing the candidacy OF
Judge Robinson. and ms introduced be-
fore and adopted by the six iistrlcs
conventions of Taylor. is as follows: I,
Whereas. ollr esteemed fellow
townsman and neighbor. the Honora-
BILE Ira e. Robinson. was appointed to
fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court
of Appeals. occasioned by the resigna-
ton OF Judge Cox. and Il
Whereas. he has filed the position
with marked ability and integrity and
acquitted himself with honor TO him.
self and credit to the State. therefore
be 1t
Resolved. BY the Republican Of the
district of Grafton In convention as.
)sembled. that we unanimously en-.
,dorse his candidacy to succeed him.
sell. and the delegates appointed this
day to the convention to be held NJ
ParkersburE. on the 29th day OF this
month. are hereby instructed to vote
for Mr.. Robinson first, last and all
the time.
Beside the endorsement given him
by his native county of Taylor. Judge
Robinson has received hearty en-
torsement from number of districts
In Monongalia county. and from the
following named counties entire:
Berkeley. Morgan. Tucker. Jefferson.
Summers and Logan. All of these arc
counties of the Second Congressional
district except two-Summers and Lo.
gan. Judge Robinson and Judge W.
N. Miller appear to be running TO-
sether very nicely for judgship nom
nations. Mr.. c. Brooks Smith, West
Virginia correspondent to the Pitts.
burg Sunday Dispatch. in discussing
the convention that will be held Mt
Parkersburg on the 29th inst. ut
which time four delegates to the Ma
tional convention are to be selected.
and the candidates for the judgshin
names had the following yesterday:
"At this convention three nominees
for the Supreme Court bench will be
made. There are eight candidates.
Judges Ira Robinson and w. N. Mil.
Ter. serving by appointment. are cam
didates. and 1t Is very general sen.
tinlent that 1t is courtesy due them
to elect them. II this sentiment Is re-
Elected In the action of the delegates
In convention and they are nominated
the third nomination will without
doubt go to the southern end of the
State. There are three candidates
from that section. namely, Geo. C. Nc
Cllntic. l.. j. Williams and Harold
Ritz. McClintfc seems to be In the
lead. His home is at Charleston. In
addition to those already named
Judges NJ. II. Willis. T. Perry Jacobs
and William Ryan. the latter OF
Ronne. are In the running"
And thus is seems to be throughout
the State. the value of both Judge
Robinson and Judge Miller is being
rendily recognized. and they bid fair
to become the NOMINEES for the short
terms. while Judge McClinttc Is con.
sidered a leading candidates for the
long term. Since entering upon his
duties as Supreme Judge, Mr.. Rob
inson has been very favorably com.
mented upon by the newspapers or
the State. and his ability Is showing
up we'll alongside that Of men who
have been on the bench for years.
While there are q number OF candi-
dates for the bench from all over tn
State. Judge Robinson is the only can.
didate from the Second Congressional
and, as geographical location
has much to do with nominations OF
this nature, and the Second district
having no other representative on the
bench, this fact is greatly aiding his
BY consulting the list OF
delegates selected from this county to
the Parkersburg convention. as pub.
lished In these columns to-day. 1t will
be seen that a splendid delegation OF
Taylor's representative citizens hnv.
been chosen to attend that conyen-