Amador ledger., 1910-10-28
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the only experience that Judge Wood
has had as a superior judge, has been
as judge of the superior court of this
county. This ignores the six years
experience that Judge Wood had as a
city justice and police Judge of Oak
land, where he was daily engaged in
the trial of cases. In some of the
states, a man can not be chosen to fill
the office of superior judge unless he
has had previous experience as
justice of the peace or criminal magis-
trate In this state, it is usually con-
sidered essential that a superior Judge
should have had previous experience as
police magistrate or as district at
torney. An attack upon Judge Woods
qualifications and experience, neces-
sarily invites an inspection of Mr.
Bole's record as lawyer.
1t is with no unkind criticism that
we state that Mr. Bole is wholly lack
ing in the experience essential for
judge of the superior court. He is an
Office lawyer, and lacks even the ex-
perience that comes from the manage
ment of cases IN court as a trial law
yer.
Bole's Experience
The representative of the Ledger
has examined the records of the su-
perior court of this county, and finds
that Mr. Bole. during his entire ex-
perience at the bar, has tried but three
criminal cases in the superior court.
During his entire fourteen years ex-
perience at the bar, he had conducted
alone but eight contested civil cases
in the superior court, and assisted in
the trial of seven others.
While President Taft carried Contra
Costa county two years ago by l7l6
majority, Judge Wood at the same
election, in the same county, was
defeated for judge by 724 majority.
The Dispatch scribe makes an un-
fortunate allusion to the fact that
Judge Wood was defeated for superior
judge of Contra Costa county, usually
strong republican county. This is
true, and the reason, which was not
given by our cotemporary was be-
cause of factional division of the re-
publicans, and not owing to anything
against the nominee. We may state
that in Alamo, Judge Woods home
precinct, he received four votes to one
for his opponent, which sufficiently
shows his standing in the community
where he was best known.
Contrast this with the showing made
by Robt. c. Bole at the primary cleo
ton last August. He had no opponent
on the democratic ticket, and yet he
received the smallest number of votes
on either ticket, except the defeated
cadidates who had opponents on their
own ticket. He had the lowest vote
in his own town of Jackson, where he
has lived for fourteen years. He re-
celved less votes in his own precinct
than any other candidate In that
precinct he got 36 votes, and Judge
Woods received &c. His aggregate
vote in the three city precincts was
100, while Judge Woods received 222
In the county the total vote for the
present superior judge was 804, against
445 cast for R. G Bole. That doesn't
look as though the people of Amador
county were very favorably impressed
with the qualification of Mr. Bole for
the judgeship, Notwithstanding they
have had so many years acquaintance
ship to size him up on this proposition.
Furthermore, it does not appear that
Mr. Bole has identified himself very
seriously with the material interests of
the county. If he has enjoyed lucra-
tive practice, the profits thereof have
not been invested in Amador county.
He has not shown that he has faith in
the future of his home county even to
the extent of investing in a home.
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