The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-07

Took law course at Harvard.
Forty years of age.
Raised in Wilkes and Taliaferro
Counties.
Athens Herald: Mr. Stephens
has received the warm en-
dorsement of many members of the
bar all over, Georgia, not only in his
home city, but in the cities and small
er communities as well. No organl-
zation seeking to control judicial az
fairs In Georgia is behind his can
didacy and If elected he will go to
the bench free and not trammelled by
any hampering influences.
The Savannah Press says: Alexander
w. Stephens is nephew OF Alexander
n. Stephens, also nephew Of Judge Lin
ton Stephens of the supreme court OF
Georgia. His father was John Alex.
Stephens, prominent attorney OF
Charlottesville, and law partner OF
Alex. H. Stephens, and at one time
was ad1utant general of Georgia. In
Mr.. Stephens library are the law and
political books of Alexander H. Ste
phens. On his mothers side he is the
grandson of the late William Wirgfieid
Simpson of Hancock county. He is de-
seconded from the WingfleId family OF
which there are numbers Of descend
ants in Georgia.
Opponent Is Police Recorder.
While Mr.. Stephens has been in the
active practice Of law for the past IL
wears. his opponent has been out OF
the practice for the last Is years, act
ing as recorder, or police judge, OF
the city OF Atlanta, a position which
affords NO legal experience whatsoever
IL not being q court Of law where
law cases are tried. The only duties
Of said recorder are the trial OF petty
offenders against the city ordinances,
such as DRINKS and disorderiy cases.
and to bind over crap shooters, chick
en- thieves and other offenders TO the
state courts.
Newspaper Comment on Mr.. stephens
Candidacy.
MONTGOMERY Monitor: Mr.. stephens
| Is a lawyer OF recognized aD1Ilty.
Waynesboro True Citizen: Mr. ste
phens is making the race for the court
| of appeals and is most popular can
| didata. His race Is being conducted
| in a most clean manner, and ne Is
winning friends wherever he goes.
| ASNGn& Banner MI. ObDRASAS - 49,
able lawyer and we'll known through
| out the state.
Macon Telegraph: Mr.. Stephens is
considered a lawyer Of ability and
character, and with the judicial tenn
perament. His friends say that ne
would make an ideal judge, able
strong and fearless. He is an author
ity on law, and every one who knows
him is confident that as far as ability
is concerned, there is no one In Geor'
gia better qualified to I'LL the hlgn
J office to which he aspires.
rECHNIcALITIES.
Extract from a Copy Of an Article En-
titled "Reform In the judicial ADMIN
IstratIon of Justice" by Alexander w.
Stenhens, Appearing In the Centra'
LAW Journal of August Is, 1912.
Much is said against the so-calieo
"technicalities' Of the law. While some
| of the discussion is instructive and in
| telIigent, most of it consists OF mere
| generalities and demagOgic assertions.
| However this may be, no one can intel
ugently defend any rule of procedure or
| Technically" which does not aid the
| court in arriving at speedy and proper
determination of the case before 1t. The
| technicalities of the law. as Robert
| TOoubs of Georgia, used to say, are
mare instruments to be used only for the
purpose of bringing about justice; and
| in SO far as they fail of that purpose,
| IT may be added. they have no place in
/ a weII-ordered system of Jurisprudence.