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1- lie is an able lawyer, an up
right citizen and in every way
qualified for (he place.
2 lie is the only candidate in op
position to the present judge.
I No one man should hold the
ollice permanently, but it should
be passed on occasionally to
those who are competent to fill
it.
1 The Southern pari oC the Dis
trict, and Webster County as
the second in population, is en
titled to have the Judge the
northern part has had that oilicer
for sixteen years and Adams
county nine of that time.
5 Webster County has never had
the judge.
0 The ollice of District Judge
should not be a monopoly but
should be open to be freely as
pired to by other lawyers as an
honorable reward for faithful
service.
Lewis H. Blackledge, Attorney of Red Cloud, Nebraska, is a Candidate for
District Judge of the 10th Judicial District which includes the counties of Adams,
Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps and Webster.
He was born in Ohio in 1868, and is 48 years of age. In 1881 he remov
ed with his parents, to Franklin County, Nebraska, and resided on a farm
adjoining Bloomington until he finished school. He was admitted to the Bar
in Nebraska at the age of 20 years. He afterwards worked in a law office in
McCook, Nebraska, and in 1890 removed to Culbertson, then the County Seat
of Hitchcock county, where he continued in the practice of law until 1899,
during which time he was twice elected County Attorney of that county.
In 1899, he removed to Red Cloud where he has ever since enjoyed a hrge
practice which has extended to other counties and to Kansas, as also to the
What the
The Chic! (Democrat)
Webster Comity hnsii chance to help
give one of Its wot thy clticiis mi hon
orable position and ut the Mime thin
helpglvo this county what belongs to
it lis tlii second larirest ouunty in tin
district, mid never having had tlio
District Judge. Tin- present Judge
has held the ollice two terms of four
years each niul an ex'.r.i year, ami
another man and another county
should have looognltloti.
h. 11. lUaeklodgo, of lied Cloud, Is
unlvorsallv conceded to bo exception,
ally well qiialiilod for the position
and, In our judgment, the votetHof nil
parties will do well to east their bullots
for the homo man and the hotne coun
ty. Hated April HI. 11)10.
Bloomington Advocate (Republican)
There Is no doubt but what L. H.
Illackledge of lied Cloud, who has
tiled for dUti lot judge, will reoclvo a
large vote in Frankliu comity. He
was raised here and has oounMess
friends who will help him. If elected
,he will make a fair and honprable
man to s.it,-op.tlie benou
Home Papers atsd Some
Commercial Advorllsur (Republican)
Knowing that tint votoisof this enn
tnunitj feel that by electing ttoiney
h II. MookledgO to till) ollice (if Ills.
trict Judge, that they mo not only
placing in ollKe 11 innii who in evoiy
way Is qunlitlcd for the position he
seeks, bill that they are likewise plac
ing an honor upon the couutv itself,
and judging by the fnvoiable cum
incut upon his candidacy noted in the
exchanges coming to our desk, It looks
as though Mr. Illackledge was the gen
tleman slated to become the nest (lis
tiict judge of tho Tenth District.
Webster County Argus (Republican)
I. II. lthuikledge is meeting with
much eucirtiriigeinent in his- campaign
for dtstriot judge. Theie is consider
able sentiment in favor of giving the
south pnrt of tho district a representa
tive on the biuch, since the judges for
the pnst sixteen years have been from
the northern counties. There can ut
no doubt as to Mr Hiackledge's quali
fications for the ofllce, and if he re
ceives the majority of votes the affairs
of the distriot bench will be In safe
baqils.
Guide Rock Signal (Independent)
Attorney I.. II. Ulncklcdgc wn down
fiou II xl Cloud Monday for 11 short
time oiiculatlng mound among the
voters lie is ii candidate for distiict
judge ftoin this distiict. .Mr. Illack
ledge say.s his candidacy was all plan
ed by his fiicnds, and the petition all
but made up and tiled hetoio he know
anything about it. It Is seldom these
days that the ollice seeks the man, but
this seems to bo an exceptional ease.
Mr. HlacMedge is also an exceptional
man and well qualified ami worthy ff
the position. Uesides, Webster county
has never had the judgeship, the pres
ent incumbent has hail nine years of
set vice, and there is no question but
what Mr. black ledgii U now the popu
lar ami logical candidate.
Blackledge Is In The Race For Judje
Lewis II, Lihkokledge of Koil Cloud,
says The I'ruukliu Comity Tribune,
(Democrat), certainly stands high in
the esteem of his acquaintances In the
different parts or this judicial distriot.
Petitions for the purpose of placing
him in nomination for district judge
Federal Courts of the state and the Supreme Courts of Nebraska and Kansas.
It is well known that in recent years he has been engaged on one side of
nearly every important case contested that has been tried in the District Court
of his (Webster) county. He also served two terms as County Attorney here.
For the years 1915 and 1916 he has been President of the Board of Educa
tion of the Red Cloud City Schools.
He is eminently well qualified by age, experience, ability and character to
make a good judge, and the people of his home town and county, regardless of
party, are enthusiastically supporting him for that office.
Others Say
luivo been signed up by over u thous
and votei.s, without an droit upon tho
part ol Mr. Illackledge to procure tho
same. It has beuti purely conjectural,
up to the piesent time, whether Mr.
Illackledge would consent tu got into
the i ncu for that position. Now, in
view of the wldespu-ad sentiment ex
prcsed Mr. Hhiok ledge has decided to
make tho nice. This decision upon tho
pint of Mr. llhiek'ledgo will bo hailed
, with delight b Ills old friends hero,
whete ho spent his boyhood days. It
is likewise ii source of pleasure to tho
voters generally to bo given an oppor
tunity to vote for a man of Mr. Ulaok
ledge's anility ami temperament for
this responsible position.
To Adams County Voters
Mr. illackledge, Webster County's
eaudidato for Distriot Judge, ooaies to
you asking jour support. Hastings
aud Adams county hare now had thut
otllce fjllld. by a distinguished citizen
of HftitiQjlf for the past nine years,
The yir pttun'ty voters helped to
elecjrom prtiaat judge. Twice we
gave m a splendid . majority. Tho
first tt (1007) both candidates were
1 A public olTice is a favor grant'
ed by the people.
2 He has now held the office two
terms and an extra yenr 9
years in all.
3 He also held the office of Coun
ty Judge six years, and County
Attorney two years.
4 In the last 21 years he has
either been holding office, or
been a candidate for office: at
every election except one (1900).
5 He has held office the whole
time for the past 15 years.
6 He has drawn in salaries,
$37,500.00 of the public
money.
7 He has had enough.
8 The people of this District and
of Adams county have been
good to him and neither Re
publicans nor Democrats owe
him more.
9 Former Judges Adams and
Beall set the precedent in this
District of retiring after the
second term.
10 Judge Dungan. and Hastings
and Adams county, having had
the honors, emoluments and
benefits of this office for nirie
years should now cheerfully
step aside and give the rest of
the District and the rest of the
people in it, a fair chance.
About Him
rrom Hastings. The last time (1011)
when he was u omdidato for his sec
ond term, wo gave him a majority
even against a homo man. Wo have
been fair to ynu and your candidate.
Wo do not believe lie is entitled to a
permanent tenure of tho olllco. The
judges befoie him did not consider it
so, and ro tired after the second term.
We believe that it is our turn and
that tho voters of Adams county are
fair enough to see it. Wo do not be
lieve they want to tnonopolUo. tilings
to tho prejuiieo of other clti.aus and
other countlos of the district Webster
county so far has never had tho judge.
The voters of Adams county have
already done royally by Judge Dungan
iu tho way of public olllee. Ho is a Hue
man and has many fiicnds, but it Is not
the policy of ourstatogovernmont that
he should hold the ollice permanently.
It is wise that there should be a change
occasionally, and it is fair that others
should be given a Chance.
Webster County, having helped elect
your man twice, looks for fair consid
eration at your hands for its press nt
candidate.
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