Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1873 — Judicial Election. [ARTICLE]

Judicial Election.

We notice that Sheriff Starr has made the required official announcement of the Judicial Election, which is to be held in this, the3oth, district, comprised of Benton, Newton, Jasper and Pulaski counties on the second Tuesday (14 day) of October next. We trust our people will look upon this duty now in an impartial, non partisan and strictly honestlight. 7 ’Politics should not enter into the choosing of this important legal officer at all. The best, mdst competent’ and honest UEnf should be chosen without respect to party. If you permit politics to taint and enter into the matter, you must expect politicians for candidates and of all public officers, that of a Judge should be strictly and sacredly guarded, against the oepupatiou thereof by a narrow, partial,

prejudice, selfish, scheming, ambitious, dishonest and thieving politician. Banish political feeling altogether in this matter. Let no nominating conventions be held.— Keep down the heat and error of partisan struggle. To accomplish this we (know of no better, more creditable and sensible step than to unanimously and quietly agree to retain the present able, honest and agreeable incumbent, E. P. Ham<hond; We have been authorized to announce him as a candidate, and to-day we place His name at our mast-head as our choice for the position. He is decidedly the ablest and best man in the district for the place.— Francesville Local Topic.