The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-08
Denver. Sept "a. 1914.


Dear Sir:
On June 9 1914, the Colorado Bar
Association sent a letter to the editor
of every newspaper In Colorado. call.
ing attention to n resolution. adopted
by this association. providing for 9
plan for the nomination OF Judges
who would be the non-partisan choice
Of the lawyers OF the State. A COPY
OF the resolution was enclosed witt
the letter. Attention was further
called to the fact that. under the plan
provided for in the resolution. ?
primary was then being held in which
all practiciug lawyers OF Colorado
regardless Of whether they belonged
TO this Association. had been asked
TO participate.
The interest shown in this lawyer
primary was very great and the total
vote cast In each OF the ave ballot
included more than a majority Of all
the lawyers Of the State. On the
NTH. and final ballot. Honorable John
Campbell of Denver. received 4s2
votes: Honorable James n. Teller OF
Denver 32s. making Judge CampbeIl's
majority l5I votes. I; =fn be seen
that the yots in favor OF Judge Camp
bell was nearly afty per cent high.
er than that cast for Judge Teller.
In accordance With the Resolution
adopted by this Association. Honor
able John Campbell was. on July 2.
1914. decalrod to be the candidate
OF the Bar Of the State for Justice Of
the supreme Court Of COLORADO.
The President Of the Colorado Bar
Association. acting under the instruo-
iions OF the Association. caused this
result TO be presented To the Assem-
blles Of the Progressive. the Demo.
cratic and the Republican parties In
their order. The Progressive aad
Democratic party assemblies did not
see 1T to rive to Judge Campbell a
place ON thsir primary ticket. subse-
quently at the primary election hsl
on September 5. 1914. the Progressive
and Democratic parties chose separ-
ate candidates. both OF whom had par.
tieipated In the primary held under
the direction OF this association. but
neither OF whom had been selected by
the lawyers The Republican Party.
acting through its Assembly. accepted
the recommendation of the lawyers
OF Colorado. placed Judge csmpbeils
name on its primary ticket: and. at
the primary election held on Septem-
ber s. 1914. by an overwhelming ma
,oriiy. DESIGNATED Judge Campbell as
the choice Of the Republican Party
for Justice u the Supreme Court. The
Colorado Bar Association desires how
ever. 10 make IL clear that. primar.
fly. Judge Campbell Is the non parti-
San candidate OF all the lawyers OF
Colorado ana tina, this designation as
the candidate Of the Republican party
IS merely an acceptance and ra;i
ncation by that political party OF the
lawyers choice
No class of citizens realizes more
keenly than the practicing lawyers
tho necessity that a Judge shall poss-
ess high personal character. absolute
integrity. courage and legal learning
There is no class OF citizens whose
business interests are so deeply con.
cerned in an incorruptible and able
judiciary as are the lawyers. a
Judge who is dishonest or weak or
ignorant OF the law. to the advantage
of one lawyer today. is likely TO prove
dishonest. or weak or ignorant. TO
the disadvantage of that same lawyer
tomorrow. Even keencst selnshncss
prompts the lawyer to sock the best
possible maa for judicial position.