The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-09-30
TO OPPOSE PARTY
JUDICIARY
NoN-PARTIsAN LEAGUE REPRE-.
sENTATIvEs NAME TICKET
AT TACOMA.
W. Il. Moore, Charles E. Shepard, p.
N. Troy, w. w. ToIman and w. A.
Grimshaw chosen-PIedoed to Re.
sign If Non-Partisan Primary Pro-
vided by Old Law Is Resorted.

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Tacoma, Sept 27.-Three Demo
Gratis and two Republicans make up
the ticekt nominated by the non-parti-
san judiciary convention, which acted
| In the hope that its selection would
be ratified by the Democratic conven-
ton. The candidates named for places
on the supreme court are:
c. E. Shepard, of Seattle; w. w. Toll
man, Spokane; William Hickman
Moore, Seattle; W. A. Grimshaw. of
Chelan county; P. NJ Troy, of Olym-
pia.
| The committee on platform, consist.
ing of Rufus r. Wilson, William T.
Bigger, c. E. Jay, E. H. Mitchell and
Fred w. Lewis, submitted an appeal to
the people in the name of the Non
Partisan Judiciary League of Wash
ington.
Is a Solemn Obligation.
Following is the report:
1--WE, the representatives of the In
dependent Non-Partisan Judiciary
League, of Washington, make this ap-
peal to the people of this state.
"The surest safeguards of republi-
can institutions are courts composed
of judges who derive their authority
| from the people, who are unswayed by
party prejudice, and who, free from
the influence of privilege, do not SUBJ
ordinate the rights of the many to the
exactions of the few. To secure such
| judges there devolyes upon every citi-
zen an obligation of such weight and
| solemnity that it dwarfs all other con-
SideratiOns.
"The rights and property of all
classes rest in the end on the impair
TALLY and ability of the men who COM
pose our courts. 1t is the plain duty
of every voter to work for the cleo
| ton of men who will best discharge
that trust; and in the choice of such
men every voter should have direct
and unfettered part.
Our primary law, as originally en-
acted, gave to the people full partici-
patton in the selection of members of
the supreme court, free from the in
reference of conventions dominated
| by selfish interests. We pledge our
secure the repeal of the act of 1909
| which took the nomination of supreme
| Judges from the people and returned
1t to the convention system. and in it's
stead to labor for the enactment of a
law for the nomination and election
of supreme judges in the same manner
as that in which superior judges are
now nominated and elected.
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| election of supreme judges to partisan
conventions was enacted at the insti-
| cation of special interests by legis-
| lature pledged to support the peoples
choice, through the primary, of all
state officers. A breach of trust for
| which there exists no excuse, it was
also preliminary assault on the direct
| primary system, conceived and exc
| cuted by men determined to wipe from
the statute books the best means thus
far devised for giving expression to
the popular will.
Attacks Late Convention.
"While taking measures to avert
this danger when the legislature meets,
the people of the state should also
have the opportunity at the coming
election to express their disapproval
of the methods and results of the
state convention held in Tacoma Au-
gust 8. 1910. The nominees of that
convention. if elected, will constitute
majority of the supreme court and
| carry control of that body for long
term of years. The larger number OF
delegates to the convention were
chosen in an arbitrary and illegal
manner and without giving the people
of the state even the semblance OF
| voice in their selection. 1t was not
Republican convention in any true
sense of that term. 1t carried out the
| nrogram of the interests in control
and in the face of determined Opposl-
ton the five Republican judges whose
terms were expiring were renomlnat-
ed thus accomplishing one OF the most
| shameless pieces of political 1oDDery
every perpetrated in this state.
| ..There is but one way in Wnlcn the
noonIe at this time can express their
disapproval of the work OF tnat cOn-
vention. We choose that way, ana. ais
REGARDING marty Affiliations, we rec
i c-erond the nomination by this con-
farence of FIVE candidates from the su
,rama court. elected with sole regard
~ tho;r knowledge of the law ana
their courage to discharge with integ.
ritv and impartial justice the duties OF
'na awe regret that the Impairment OF
Tho nrimary law by the last legisla-
tire tire compeis US to hold this conference
IN in order to voice popular disconlen1
with that impairment and with the
Will wl.n ~ oid the Tacoma convention.
l f<NPa
In placing a 1ss o msn whom sh this confer
e 1l. NAV select, we act as We Delsse
the nnes voters aI would act If they had not O.
h ta robbed of the opportunity. Il
that onnortunity is restored % Inem
b t the next legislature, we please me e
candidates nominated here .ouas y
tender their designations before a ee,,r Inc
primary election Of 1912 ana submit
the question OF their renom,na. s.aaa anu
reelection to the voters Of the s state
sThe fght on which we are sntern Ing
il not AGAINST the individuals, ~,
against tie system under when s rs !,
interests have dictated the seis - ',.a, :.
| and to that extent controlled the men
hers Of our highest court. ina. .;t -
tenn has Welded its inevitable I,ul.
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