The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-11-02
STEELE, JELLEv AND WAITE.


County bar, some of whom graced the
bench in former years, have endorsed
the candidacy Of the three present
judges of the district court, whose
names appear at the head Of this col
umn. If there is any body of citi-
Gems of any calling or profession who
best know what the qualifications of
candidates for the bench should be,
it undoubtedly is the legal fraternity
The leading attorneys agreed that the
present judges were superior to their
opponents, and hence they cheerfully
signed their names to a circular let
ter favoring the retention Of Steele,
Jelley and Waite.
They endorsed them without any
solicitation on the part of the judges,
who attended every day to their judi
cial duties as If no election was COM
ing off in the near future. The at
torneys were naturally interested in
the outcome.
The ordinary person outside the
legal profession knows but little of
the qualifications requisite for Judge
to possess. Many of the attorneys Of
Minneapolis are profound students Of
the law, men of ripe experience, and
Of high legal and literary attainments.
They are men capable of representing
the people in the State legislature or
in the United States Congress to
make laws for the State or Nation.
Hence they desire to plead before the
best qualified Judges to be had, rather
than before the inexperienced in the
profession.
1t is needless to write at length
of the three judges seeking reelection.
A few words about each will suffice.
Judge Steele Is well known among the
readers of this paper for more than
twenty-five years. He Is a good law
yer, a good Judge and good citizen,
and is universally respected in this
community. He is genial, affable and
.,
litigants and witnesses and strictly i'm
partial in his rulings. The big vote
he received at the primary election is
sufficient test Of his popularity.
Judge Jelley has ...en on the bench
less than a year and has given emil
nent satisfaction. Prior to his ap-
pointment by Gov. Eberhart he acted
as special counsel to the attorney
general of Minnesota and served as
assistant attorney or Hennepin County
for four years. He Is man of sp1en-
did ability and Is SO regarded by the
bar of Minnesota. He is plain and
unpretentious and so modest in his
ways that he would never ask anyone
to support him in his candidacy. He
fully deserves most liberal support.
Who doesn't know Judge Waite of
the Juvenile Court? He is the Judge
Lindsey Of Minneapolis because of his
having special charge of the Juvenile
Court, for whose work he is peculiarly
adapted.
One cannot realize what Judge
Waite has done in the interest Of
juvenile delinquents until he has Wis.
tied Glen Lake Farm, near Mime.
tonka, where more than 100 boys are
cared for at the expense of Hennepin
County. The Judge goes out to see
the boys about once week. The
September grand Jury complimented
him on his services in laying the
foundation of what is potent factor
in the making of good citizenship by
correcting the delinquent boys Of the
county through sane and sympathetic
methods. Listen to what the leading
attorneys say of the present Judges:
Judges Steele, Jelley and Waite are
men of ability, ripe experience and
undoubted integrity, and in every way
qualified to properly discharge the Inn
portant duties devolving upon judges
of the District Court, and during their
time upon the bench have so discharg-
ed such duties as to win the respect
and commentator Of the Bar. No
reason can be suggested why any Of
them should be retired from office"
RlNaDAL FOR GOVERNOR
Whether or not Peter M. Ringdal
will be elected Governor of Minnesota
on Tuesday, 1t must be acknowledged
by all that he has made a dignified
campaign from start to finish. In the
discussion Of paramount issues he has
displayed an ability of a high order
and demonstrated his fitness for the
ONCE he seeks. He has scrupulously
refrained from the use of censorious
criticism and abusive personalities and