The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-10-07
THE JUDGEsHP


the attention of the voter. it is easy
to lose sight of some issues which must
be met, and some offices which for the
safety of the public must be properly
filled regardless of what may happen
in other Offices.
The office of Judge of the superior
court Of Stevens and Pend Oreille coun-
ties is by all means the most important
office to be filled-important directly to
the people, in that 1t directly affects
taxes, property rights, and human lib
erty. Few other offices within the gift
of the people come so directly to them.
The primary election has placed two
candidates for this office before the
public-Daniel H. Carey and +. Leo
Grinstead, both attorneys residing in
Colville. Both are we'll known, their
vote was almost equal in the primary,
and one of them is to be elected. Dur
ing the primary the Examiner made no
fight for any one of the three candi-
dates, for 1t was apparent that the
issue would not be settled at the pri-
mary. Now the selection must be
made, and in the light of all the in
formation that can be gained, the
voters must register their choice.
Atty. F. Leo Grinstead was admitted
to the bar in this state in 1906, and has
therefore practiced 10 years In 1907
he formed a partnership with Atty. L.
C. Jesseph, which continued for years
During this period Mr.. Grinstead as
sisted in many cases, but never took
any active part in the trial Of any con-
tested cause in the superior court
Since Jan. /, 1918, Mr.. Grinstead has
been in business alone.
An examination of the records show
that Mr.. Grinstead has tended to his
business in a responsible manner has
made friends has built up a good prac-
tice and for a lawyer with only 10
years practice has made good record.
He has never appeared before the SUI
preme court in the trial of any cause
nor has he ever appealed any case to
the supreme court. Since he has been
in business for himself, he has engaged
in the active trial of 8 contested cases.
and cases with assistance of other
counsel. The superior court records
show that his main work has been in
default divorce cases, probate proceed
ings, and default actions on accounts
notes and mortgage foreclosures.
Politically Mr. Grinstead has been
a most active man in this county. hav-
ing been progressive county chairman,
and on returning to the republican
party was elected republican county
chairman, resigning that position only
a few months ago. He was chairman
of the republican county convention
held in Colville this spring. He has
been a member of the Colville school
board for a number of years, and was
city attorney several terms, being de-
feated last fall by the democratic coun-
ty chairman F. Y. Wilson.
Daniel H. Carey has practiced law 27
years. having been admitted to the bar
in Minnesota in 1889. He practiced
law in Montana, later went to Ellens-
burg where he was associated with
Frank H. Rudkin, now federal Judge,
in the trial of many important cases
In 1897 he came to Northport and has
been a resident Of Stevens county ever
since. In 1906 he was appointed judge
of this county, was afterward twice
elected judge, and four years ago was
not a candidate for reelection, desr-
ing to return to the active practice of
law after having served as judge for
years. During the last years Judge
Carey was on the bench, data was COM
piled from the decisions of the supreme
court showing the number of reversals
of each judge in the state, and Judge
Carey's reversals were fewer than
those of any other judge in the state
a record of which he has right to
be proud. He also gained a reputation
for being the best posted judge in the
state on the water and mining law,
and in 1911 when a supreme judge was
to be appointed by Governor Hay, the
attorneys of the bars of eastern Wash
ington united in a petition to have him
named. but the appointment was con-
sidered to belong to the west side, and
a west side man was appointed.
The record made by Judge Carey on
the bench Is known to all the citizens
of this county. His long training, his
ceaseless study of intricate legal
points, his natural desire to see fair
play and to render decisions which
could not be reversed, brought him a
strength of standing in this county
which has demanded that he again
take the Office of Judge.
AS a sample of Judge Careys ser
vice to this county, may be mentioned
the famous Logan case of some years
ago. The legislature had passed a law
prohibiting judges from submitting the
question Of insanity to juries In mur-
der cases. In the Logan case. Judge
Carey decided that the law was un-
constitutional, and permitted the ques-
tion Of insanity to be submitted-in the
face of the law of the state to the
contrary. Judge Yake OF Port Orchard
at the same time had a similar case
before him, and he held to the direct
statement Of the law. The supreme
court sustained Judge Carey, and re-
versed Judge Yake. entailing to his
county an expense OF over 81, 900, while
Stevens county was not compelled to
have any retrial because OF the judges
deep study OF law and his important
decision. II the Logan case had been
retired in this county. the taxpayers
would have felt It. for that was one of
the heavy cases in the history OF this
county.
Another interesting case in which
Judge Carey gained a decision new
to the courts OF this state was In the
Weidensteiner water right case. where
In the supreme court decided in favor
of the new point of law brought out
nv him MANY cases can he found of