Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-05
JUDGE AYLING RENoMiNATED. Is Chosen for Judge of Probate candi-
 date hy Republicans.

The republican convention to name a candidate for probate judge for the Norwich district renominated Judge Nelson J. Ayling at the meeting held at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the town hall
 Justin Holden, chairman of the pro- bate committee. called the convention to order, and was made permanent chairman with Arthur L. Peale as clerk. The credentials committee named from the floor was Arthur L. Briggs of Voluntown B. C. Pendleton of Preston and Frederick L. Kanahan of Lisbon.
 After recess, they reported the fol- lowing delegates who answered to their names when called by Clerk Peale:
 Franklin-J. H. King, s. N. Hyde.
 Griswold-F. X. Casavant, W. R. Palmer.
 Preston-John P. Hollowell Albert B. Benjamin. Charles Weeks, E. G. Pendleton.
 sprague-NapoleonB Belanger. Antone Gladue.
 Voluntown-Arthur L. Briggs, John D. Kinne.
 Norwich-A. L. Peale, Justin Holden, Herman Alofsin. 2d, Arthur Black ledge.
 Lisbon-Enoch Cheney. Frederick L. Kanahan-
 Delegate Alofsin was vigorously iap- plauded when he nominated Judge Ay- ling, speaking of the ten years he had already held the office. and exhibiting in that time the qualifications of tenn perament. legal knowledge and execu- tive ability which had stamped him as deserving the trust and confidence of those who had had business dealings with the probate court. Such record, the speaker said. proved that the voters could do no better than to re- | turn Judge Ayling again to the office. His motion to renominate was sec onded and unanimously passed l Delegates Pendleton and Palmer were appointed by the chair tosnotify Judge Ayling of his renornination. and l the following probate committee was | chosen: Justin Holden of Norwich, John N. Lewis of Voluntown and Eek ford Pendleton of Preston. Judge AyIfna Accepts. When the committee escorted Judge Ayling to the platform, he was warm ly greeted with applause, and he ad- | dressed the convention as follows: | I thank you for the nomination | which to me seems like an endorse ment of my management of the pro- 1 bate office in this district. It is my belef that the office of probate judge ship should be eliminated so far as possible from politics. as much at least | if not more than any other court we have, and it has been by constant en- | deavor to absolutely divorce any ques- | tion of politics from the business of | this office. However, according to our constitution every other year the ques- | tion of who shall serve you in this | office must be referred to the peo- | pie. Whether my efforts and labors | in the past meet with the approval of | a majority fthe voters of this dis | trict will be determined by them. hope and expect to receive the en- dorsernent of their silent approval.
 The judge of the probate court has | dangerously broad powers. Questions of title to property must be constantly
 kept in mind: just and equitable de- | clslons made in matters affecting per
 sonal and property rights of the guar | dian and minor, conservator and ward
 trustees, beneficiaries, the insane, ab-
 sentees and others. Of course. the
 jaw must be observed at all times but 1 much depends on the tact experience
 and willingness to help those needing
 helping hand to make the judge the
 most efficient and valuable to his con-
 stituercy. To be sure it is not inn
 posed on him to make up the accounts
 and do the other peoples work and
 he gets no pay for that part. other
 than the personal satisfaction of help
 ing some perplexed widow or other in- 1 experienced patron of the office wht | otherwise must needs go to counsel
 which many times they cannot afford to do.
 The last few sessions of the lesis-
 lature passed many new laws pertain ing to probate matters, since which time the amount of work in the pro- bate court has been nearly doubled