The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
MANY URGING HIS CANDIDACY
Judge of the Circuit Court of Kenosha
County Is Moved to Consider Enter
ing the Race by Many Letters Urging
This Action at This Time.

Judge E. B. Belden of the First
Wisconsin Circuit, is seriously consid-
ering being a candidate for the Office
Of justice Of the Wisconsin Supreme
Court and it is expected that within a
few days some formal announcement
will be made in this regard. Since the
announcement was made that Justice
Timlin, would not be candidate for
reelection at the spring election Judge
Beldens friends from all over Southern
Wisconsin have been urging him to
seek this high position. The condition
of Justice Timlin, who has been i'll
in hospital for many months, is such
as to make it almost an inpossibility
for him to remain on the bench and it
is certain that as soon as it becomes
generally known that he will not be a
candidate for reelection that there
will be number of candidates in the
field. The friends Of Judge Belden
have urged an early announcement
of his candidacy in order that his
plans may be known to his friends
throughout the state before they have
lined up with some other candidate.
The support Of Judge Belden has not
been from the first circuit alone, but
letters have come from every part Of
the state urging him to come out as a
candidate for a place on the supreme
bench. Judge Relden has declined to
discuss his candidacy at this time, but
to close personal friends he has de-
clared his intention to make an an
nouncement within short time.
No geographical lines have been
recognized in the selection Of members
of the supreme bench in the past and
the ftpess of the candidate rather
than his place of residence has always
gone a long way toward securing the
elections of judges of the supreme
court. Few men are more widely
known in judicial circles than Judge
Belden. He has been connected with
judicial procedure in nearly every cir
cult in the state and his services have
beer sought for the trial Of what have
been known as "big eases. = His
careful treatment Of these cases has
won for him a reputation as a jurist
second to none in the state. His
record in regard to decisions reviewed
by the supreme court will compare
favorably with the record of any
judge in the state.
The impetus for the candidacy of
Judge Belden comes from his home cir
cult where attorneys have carefully
watched his career as judge and
these men have been unanimous in
urging that he enter the race for the
place on the supreme bench. While a
political campaign is not to the ik
ing Of Judge Belden he can be de-
pended on to make strong. canvass of
the state for the Office following his
formal entrance into the field.
The election Of the justice will take
place at the spring election in 1916
and it is expected that there will be
several candidates in the field Attor-
ney General Walter Owen of Madison,
has already announced that he will
seek this high office and it is said that
several Of the judges in Milwaukee
have also been considering entering
the race. Judge @. T. Williams who
recently retired from the circuit bench
in Milwaukee, it is said is considering
becoming a candidate for chief JUS
tice. It is also possible that the north
ern part of the state will furnish one
or more candidates before the election
is held in the spring. Regardless of
the number of candidates it is pretty
certain that Judge Belden will have
almost the united support Of the people
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