Rensselaer Union, Volume 10, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1878 — Judge Hammond's Address at Goodland. [ARTICLE]

Judge Hammond's Address at Goodland.

XTr. Chaixmax and Gentlemen of the Convention:—ln the resolution just passed endorsing my judicial course hnd redornmending me us a candidate for re-election, vou have paid me a compliment for which I can find no words by which to express my thanks. Ido not appopriat eto myself the credit your resolution attributes to me. It has been my good fortune to enjoy the uniform kindness and willing assistance of the mcnibers of the bar practicing in the courts ever which I have presided. The people of this circuit arecxceptionably peaceable and and law abiding, and are always found npon tho side of good order and the enforcement of the fairs. To these favorable surroundings fa due any satisfaction that may have attended the administration of the laws in this circuit. The office which 1 hold is not a political office. The opinion is becoming quite prevalent that in the aelectlon of judicial officers party and party influences should be disregarded as far as possible. With thia opinion I most heartily , concur, and while I would not ben candidate without the approval es this convention, I irb very much pleased that you gave me wimp!/.*resolution of oudorsement as a cahdidate in place of nomination, because the partisanship that might be inferred from a nomination'iaah no existence in your resolution, Pennit me, in conclusion, to w«uf* you and the people of the 30th judicial circuit, that during the remainder of ray present term of office, and during another term if re-eieeted, it will be my earnest endeavor, as it has been tn the part to preform my official duties faithfully- end impartislly, and to the best of my ■biUiy according to the laws which I Mn sworn to obey and administer. And, in again thanking you, show me to express hope that the confidence this day so kindly, generoosiy, and unanimously repa«kd Mt me may never ba regnstted. Fox buy a tract of tonsuit Thompson * Bro.. Renaeelaer, They sell at owners’ to Mdfict. ts.