Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-26

d
ant United States District Attor
ney for the Western District Of
Wisconsin. He has served nine
wears as a trial judge on the bench
(2) Judge Stevens is a candi-
date for the Supreme Court. He
has mo opposition. All concede
that he will be elected. He will
take up that Office on the first of
January next. Judge Hoppmann
is the only other judge in Dane
and Sank counties who has had
any experience as a trial judge in
contested, cases. If Judge Hoppe
mann is not elected then both
Dane and Sank counties will be
without a judge who has had any
experience in the trial of contest
ed cases. This reason alone is
sufficient to absolutely demand
his election.
go Judge Hoppmann has fol-
lowed the footsteps of Judge Stew
ems and, like Judge Stevens, has
been an untiring worker always
obliging, always accommodating,
always ready to aid in the admin
istration OF Justice. He is in the
prime of judicial life. 50 years Of
age, and has earned and won the
confidence and respect of all OF
the people who know him, of all
the officials who have come in
contact with him and OF all the
lawyers who have practiced before
him. 1850
(4) He has made very eXcep-
tional record as a Judge. OF the
hundreds of cases tried by him
very few Rave been appealed to
the Supreme Court and a very
small percentage of appeals have
been overruled by the Supreme
Court. All the jurors are paid by
the taxpayers of the county 1t is
not unusual for one jury case to
cost the taxpayers from $500 to
$1,000. Judge Hoppmann has made
a reputation for himself by setti-
ing eases. He has shown unusual
ability, tact and good Judgment
along that line and in that way has
saved the litigants and taxpayers
thousands Of dollars each year,
CD Since the legislature. has
taken away five years of his pres-o
ent term, we submit that in fair
ness and justice to him he should
he elected to this new judgeshipa
which he has richly earned by hiss
services and which he deserves
without any opposition.
(6) Last week So out Of some
6O-odd members Of the Dane
County Board of Supervisors (not
all of the members being PRESENT. Z
signed call to Judge Hoppmannf
asking him to become a candidate
for this judgeship. In 1922 ne had
the endorsement Of 81 members
of the Dane County Board of Sup
ervisors. This week 81, PRACTICAL
ly all of the Dane County Lawyers
signed his nomination papers, In
1922 he had the endorsement of rs
out of II members of the Dane
County Lawyers. These endorse
ments show the confidence an6
faith the officials and lawyers in
Dane county have in Judge Hoppe
mann. These men know what they
are doing when they endorse him
because they have been brought
in close contact with him. They
know he has the ability; they
know he is honest; they know he
can be trusted. In short, che has
been tried and found not wanting"
j. e. Messerschmidt and e. c.
r. Meier are opposed to Judge
Hoppmann in this election. Mr..
iMesserschmidt now has position
in the State Capitol. He has not
resigned that position. That po-
sition is under Civil Service and
is practically q position for life.
In CONCLUSION, let is state that
Judge Hoppmann is busy every
day in court. He cannot get out
to make a campaign for himself.
He has permitted the legislature
to take away from him five years
Of his present term. He has con
fidence that the voters will be just
and fair with him. Let the voters
in Dane and Sank counties get
out and work for his election and
prove that the voters appreciate
his work, his sacrifice Of five years
of his term and show that honest,
faithful public service will always
be rewarded at the hands CT the
people.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK L. GILBERT, =
FRANK w. HALL,
THEODORE G. LEWIS,
WILLIAM RYAN
RORERT N. MEL SON