El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-24
FL Paso, Texas, July "a. 1912.
To the Voters of the Eighth Supreme
Judicial District

FL Paso, Texas, July "a. 1912.
To the Voters of the Eighth Supreme
Judicial District:
I notice that on last Saturday my
opponent, judge Harper, Issued ana
was circulating a card headed "Regu-
lar Democratic Ticket" which is the
name used by one of the local organl-
cations, commonly called the Ring. 10
designate its ticket. on this card judge
harper gives as the Ring Candidates
Wnom he supports all OF the Ring
ticket, and then adds himself as their
candidate for chief justice OF the court
OF civil appeals. He is out on the Ring
ucket as printed and puDllShed Dy the
ring organization, nor is he listed at
their headquarters as one of their can
Gldates, or carried on the cards elrcu-
lated by the real Ring candidates,
showing who their candidates are, nor
IS his election advocated by any Of the
hlng candidates in their speaking for
each other. After flirting with the
anu ring organization, and seeking
their endorsement, which he did not
get, but through which he disappointed
and disguised his friends of the Ring
organization, he at the eleventh hour,
when he cannot be OF advantage to
either party, has made a double SOmer-
set and tried to land straight within
the abandoned circle. But the Organi-
IallOn nad slipped the circle a little
10 one side ana he missed the velvet
and made hard but-end collision on
the outside, where he placed himself.
CANDIDATE or the anti ring candidate
Neither of these organizations has put
out candidate for chief justice of the
court OF civil appeals, since the Ring
dropped from its list that office, in
Guiding judge Harper. AS there are
II other counties than Ell PasO that
are interested in this office, / have
thought the election should not, in JUS
tlce TO those other counties, even ap-
pear to be controlled by either of the
local divisions OF the party in FL PaSo
county. An unfair deal, and especially
If this should lead to filling the court
with unsatisfactory judges. would. n
all proba blIlty, arouse influences that
would lead TO aDOliShing The court II
might be recalled, like the United
States Commerce court was recalled by
legislation.
The object of this card is to direct
the attention OF those voters who, for
any reason, feel inclined TO vote the
whole Ring ticket, to the mlSrepTeSen-
tatiOn mace by judge Harper in print
ing his name among the list of those
carried by the socalled Regular Dem
ocratic Ticket" to the end that If Tor
other reasons they desire to vote for
me, they shall not feel influenced to do
otherwise through mistake as to
judge HarperS attitude. L am taxing
no part in this war within the party,
and am glad 10 note that 1 have an
active support among the individuals
OF each organiZa ton, including some
leading lawyers Oh each side, among
whom 1 may mention judge 7. A F'al-
vey. of the Ring organization, and
judge J. NJ. GogSIn Of the anti ring Or
Sanization.
Now a word as to the endorsement
OF some few PeCos lawyers OF judge
Harper which was printed in the II
PasO papers That bar has had but
little experience with judge Harper.
and only a part of it supports him,
and this probably through personal or
political alignments. But why can
he not show some support rom mis- own
bar, where there are over 100 lawyers
who have been compelled to have a
long experience with him? Why must
he go away from home to get endorse
ments to boost him with his home peo-
ple2 Only very small minority of the
Ell Paso bar supports him. for one rea-
son on another Nearly all of this
bar supports me- rs we'll as the bars