The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-10-04

Today Judge Blacks attorneys arguing before the state SUI
preme court at Olympia his eligibility remain the democratic
as their private opinion based careful study Of the law
that there not the slightest doubt of Mr. Blacks eligibility and
that unbiased hold him. The question
to hinge whether holding Judicial position
candidate for office other than Judicial before his judicial
OF Office When the question Judge Blacks eligibility
legal harper pretended discover that his office
judge would overlap his governor pre-
tense punctured when shown his judicial
res the second Monday of January whoever elected
The action which brings Judge Blacks before supreme
court today was Instituted by " Cha Reynolds democratic at
politics and when followed carefully ring politicians of both demo-
wires That is trick Of the reactionay crowd put Judge Black
out of the running apparent to close observer and that the
anpay of the gange to the Judge dates from the Baltimore
Mr. Reynolds processes be acting the of the demo
public nothing
est feeling for Mr.. Black This friendly feeling however did
not cause @ to support Mr. BACK either as % or second ehoee nee
sut AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRIMARY CONTEST Had he
the be- he would brought
Judge Blacks eligibility the Then had the ruled ad
verse Mr. Black would have saved time and money and the
party situation clarified friendly suit! Beware of the Greeks
bringing gfts 1t significant that the only attorneys the state
who have attempted raise legal objections Mr. Blacks eligibility
have been two or three men who were not supporters OF his primary
campaign
print Judge Black ineligible The state constitution
rked Mr. Merritt tha the shall take his office the
EXPIRED be plain
violation the constitution Mr. Merritt either through
through malice neglected state that the constitution adds until
the law shall prescribe otherwise and that the law does
s39 AFE %
lis or has bee Hays personal Is this where
Governor Hay into the game9
Mr. Reynolds appeared first before the democratic state
argued the eligibility question: but made apparent
supreme what influences behind Mr. Reyn
that there other men than the Seattle attorney
involved in this neat little plot
Judge Blacks record as public official reason enough
county, has been known the friend of the poor gan
lutte Justice more ess that the ordinary of
law the scales tipped most often in favor of the rich and powerful
the end that he should receive legally what
morally Judge Black progressive in thought and action
La sane balanced thoughtful progressive
When the convention met elect delegates to
notice then and Hugh waace and George Tu
party that the Washington delegation to Baltimore must
through clean for and
democracy hoped Washington in November Believing then
that CLARK for the things wsD that bsnd as stood for
Judge Black Baltimore the workings Of the
the playing fast and loose with the Ryan
Belmont He that the nomination OF Clark meant sur
nominated Taft Chicago To clearly with Judge Black meant
action and unreseredy When utter rou came
the Clark bitter pill for the Wallace Turner outfit
and they never forgave Judge Black.
wny osmnarn 9ey % n9e with G united party fighting
under the leadership Wilson would have been Lao
politics Second down in their hearts they conceded
than outside chance for the nomination GIVE hm
and he hang himself undoubtedly Their theory @ 10 her
great file of the democrats of Washington appeared
the spirit of and ready to go the limit
We can we'll imagine step to sow dsrust in the
sorey troubling Reynolds Even though the supreme court FIN
ay rules delayed decision might have the effect OF
alternating and seriously hamperng r BLACK IN MS
campaign. - - -, - :; ..
One NAV well if the Hay forces mixed IN tins
deal Who would profit by Judge Blacks minaonY The answer
question be found when you VINO the ioree
Think they have to If they fear Black more than Hodge they
mav be well mixed in for BIG BUSINESS PA1S If
IGAME THROUGH POLITICAL RINGS IN BOTH PAtTlES .
raising the hue and cry against the
right of Judge be the democratic nominee Tor governor
peased the judge would not be party TO
ut Could he have taken any other logical posonY Alb
sre in his mind of his legal right to qualify II elected
he pong doubt in the minds OF the people by hm
raising the question eligibility 10 have done so would
have been tacy admission that there was DOUBT IN MS own
mind when such doubt existed -, -, ...:o
procedure macks of last dtch stand o 5ne
aries TO eliminate from the race real candidate Argue
they will split hairs as they WILL great big arng fact stands
people gasp Judge Black no more meg6e now
he when he entered the primary campaign the ega
different They ddn peep three months
biv but now that he becomes probability they
filled unpersonal goodof theparty alarm
thing be down here Unless the supreme court says
differently Judge Black viii be in the for governor OF the state
Washington until the last vote east November is counted