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JUDGE JOHN T. PENDLETON To the Voters of Fulton County: I We beg a careful consideration of this communication in the We venture the assertion that no party, witness or juror, ever < interest of Hon. John T. Pendleton, who is a candidate, by request, took part in a trial in his court who will not testify to the prompt- i for re-election at your hands as Judge of Fulton Superior Court. , ness and ability with which he has discharged the duties We feel at liberty to freely express our convictions, with refer- of the office. You have probably attended his court in one of the I ence to the fitness of Judge Pendleton in this communication, as it capacities mentioned and have personal knowledge of this matter. i is prepared without his knowledge or concurrence. We are alone One of the necessary qualifications of this position is business i reponsible lor its contents. , capacity and experience, for, without it, the office can notbeadmin- Fortunately, with reference to Judge Pendleton’s character, istered satisfactorily. This element is frequently overlooked. N there is nothing unknown. There are no charges to explain, to ex- A very large per cent of the taxes paid by you goes to the pur cuse, or meet, for none have ever been lodged against him, either chase and building of court houses, to the payment of sheriffs, bai | as a man or a judge. In his entire life there has never been a sug- liffs, witnesses, jurors, salaries, etc. A still greater sumis repre- i gestion of either accusation or scandal. sented by the proper handling and disposition of the property in i’ When sixteen years old he joined Gen. Forrest’s cavalry and terests that are presented for trial and determination. A judge | served with him and Gen. Wheeler until his capture about one may be impartial, but if he is incompetent the extent of the injury ff year before the war closed. He was a prisoner of war when peace resulting from his honest error is difficult of computation. The I. came. He afterward graduated from the Washington and Lee Superior Court of the County disposes of business matters aggre- L University, his diploma being signed by his old commander, Gen. gating annually millions of dollars, and it means many dollars lost " Robert E.-Lee. He came to the Atlanta bar in the Seventies, to the litigants’and the tax payers if the judge is not up to the mark, where his rugged honesty, signal ability and tireless industry speed- The selection of a judge for Fulton Superior Court is a mat ily yielded him recognition as one of the leaders. Important, dis- ter of grave importance. The offiice requires a man who has dem ficult and responsible litigation sought his services. A somewhat strated ’ unique tribute was paid him by his fellow members of the bar in PRIVATE CH ARACTER if that he was associated with them in more cases than probably any | EGAL ABILITY fl other attorney then practicing. He was soon elected'Assistant BUSINESS CAPACITY I City Attorney, and in that capacity tried most of the cases in LEGAL AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE which the city was a party, lie was one or the ablest and most successful legal representatives Atlanta ever had—a compliment, . e present, in Hon. John T. Pendleton, a man who has fur for this city has a ways enjoyed legal services of high order. After wished the public ample evidence that he possesses all these quali several years he resigned and resumed a general practice where fications. his ever increasing ability and experience yielded greater and more There is nothing unknown, untried, untested about him. He important results. stands out distinctly, vividly, for what he is. Time and public | His position and talents had become so clearly established office have applied the test—he has made good. that, when Hon. J. H. Lumpkin was appointed to the Supreme He ls a correct, high strung, brave gentleman; a splendid law- Court, he was selected as the successor and made Judge of our yer; a capable, just judge, with wide business experience. Superior Court. He is a live, virile, active, powerful potentiality and a valuable His career as Judge has kept even pace with his life as an ad- asset to the bar, bench, peace, good order and business interests of ► vocate. Fearless, impartial, able, efficient, recognizing always that Georgia. the office imposed great and grave responsibilities, he has become . He has made you for six years an honorable and an honored widely known as one of the best trial judges in the State. His .iudge record for efficient, practical, rapid, administrative abilitiy is Let’s don t grope in the dark for unknown, untested, untried, | equalled by but few judges in Georgia. A splendid tribute was undemonstrated experiments. There is no present need for exper paid him as a judicial officer when 95 per cent of the active mem- imentation. bers of the local bar recently petitioned him to stand for re-election We earnestly solicit your consideration and vote in behalf of I and voluntarily pledged their support. This event was quite sig- Judge John T. Pendleton at the Democratic,primary August 21st. nificant for cordial co-oneration and mutual resnpct must exist bp- j. d. kilpatrick, chairman, a. a. meyer, e. d. thomas, lllllCdUL, lUI KHUIIIUJU|RIdUOIIdIU II UlUdl I IllUbl UXlbl DC R J GUINN, JAS. L. MAYSON, MARION M JACKSON, tween the bar and the presiding judge before the business public fred j. paxon, marion smith, lucien karris, .11. . 1 • 1 •; ■ r 4 te 11 f STILESHOPKINS. THOS. J. LEWIS. TULL C. WATERS. can reap the results to which It IS entitled. C T. LADSON, j. A FISCHER, Executive Committee. CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Walter A Sims. J A Fischer 8 J Sheffield. A. H. Davis P. H. Brewster. L. F. McClelland, John A. Hynds Stiles Hopkins. B F Burdette Bell & Ellis. Charles R. Clark. Jr. W. C. Davis. William S. Thomson. 1101111 Y Smith. W. R. Hammond S. C. Williams. Albert E Mayer. V. A Kreigshaber Lee M Jordan. W. S. Dillon W. C. Munday. Henderson Hallman. p aul E j o h nson ,j. s. McClelland. T 0 Waters. William A. Fuller. T. P. Westmoreland Harry Dodd Edmund W. Martin. John W. Moore. Samuel A. Boorstin. T. 0 Hathcock. Thomas B Brown. G H. Fausee John M. Slaton. E. H. Frazer. Joseph W. Humphries. J. A. Dodgen. Geo. B. Rush. Jack Wilson. J W English. S. N. Evins Eb. T. Williams. W. W. Gaines W. C. Cousins. W. E. Suttles. H. C. Holbrook. W. Floyd Johnson, C. T. Ladson Tom Egleston Alex W. Smith, Jr R. F. Gilliam. W. W. Tindall. James L. Key. Hudson Moore. W. J. 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