The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-02-18
Efforts to Line Up Bar Assn.
Behind Lane, Denounced
By Judge
REPUBLICAN LAWYERS
STRONG FOR SNIDER
All Sign Statement, Urging Voters
to Elect Mr.. Snider
Judge

|
Cape County Bar Association yester-
day denounced the efforts of the DEM
ocratic members of the organization 10
use the association for the benefit Of
Tom Lanes candidacy for Judge of the
Common Pleas Court.
A statement, circulated by H. f.
Alexander, intimated that the mcm-
bers of the Bar Association. without
regard for politics, were supporting
Lane, but every signature attached to
the document was that of a Democrat.
Judge Wilson Cramer was incensed
at the unfair methods used by the
gum drop party, and wrote a state
ment, signed by all of the Republican
members of the Bar Association,
heartily indorsing Judge John A. Sni-
der.
Democrats had even circulated the
report that Judge Cramer had an
nounced ne would cast his vote for
Lane Mir. Cramcl's Endorsement of
Judge Snider's candidacy fell as Il
bomb in the Democratic camp when 1t
became known yesterday.
The statement drafted by Mr. Cra-
mer follows:
A word to the Republican voters
of Cape Girardeau County in rcla-
ton to the special election to be held
on the 19inst:
In an article addressed 10 the
voters of Cape Girardeau County
appearing in the Daily Republican
of February Is, and signed by Il
number of attorneys advocating the
election of the Hon. Thomas +.
Lane, the Democratic nominee for
the office of Judge of the Cape Cir
ardeau Court of Common Pleas, ap-
pears the following:
"The judicial offices Of the state
have seldom been considered or
looked upon as partisan political
positions. The law prescribes GER
tain qualifications that 4 Judge
must have, and by reason of the
fact members of the bar come in
closer contact with Judges and the
court than do any other class Of
citizens, it is not unreasonable or
unusual that the members of the
bar should express their endorse
.nent Of one cf the scevral candi-
dates in the coming election.
AS members of the bar Of Cape
Girardeau County, we take this
means of endorsing the candidacy
of the Hon. Thomas +. Lane for
the office Of Judge of the Cape
Girardeau Court Of Common Pleas
to fill out the unexpired term of
the late Hon. Robert G. Ranney."
Which apparently depricating the
considering of judicial Offices as
partisan, political positions, the
signerS of this article are not frank
enough to say to the voters that
they. each and every one OF them
are Democrats and make their ap-
peal to the Voters of the County,
as such.
Since this political aspect is CIV
| en- to the matter, we, the Repub-
lican members of the bar, call up
on the Republican voters TO stand
by their nominee, the Hon. John A.
Snider. Why did you hold con-
ventiOn to nominate a candidate
unless you intended to support him?
There was no legal compulsion
forcing you to do so. Having nom
mated Judge Snider as your can
didate, we think you should turn
out in full force and vote for him if
for no other reason than TO demon
strate the growing strength of the
Republican spirit This is a parti-
san appeal and intended as such.
You all know Judge Snider. He
has served the County before faith
fully and well as Judge Of said
Court and is fair minded man,
free from any kind of fads or
"isms." We know OF him what we
knew of Judge Ranney, that he is
honest and his heartiis at the right