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10 JUDGE JOHN T. PENDLETON To the Voters of Fulton County: We beg a careful consideration of this communication in the interest of Hon. John T. Pendleton, who is a candidate, by request, for re-election at your hands as Judge of Fulton Superior Court. We feel at liberty to freely express our convictions, with refer ence to the fitness of Judge Pendleton in this communication, as it is prepared without his knowledge or concurrence. We are alone reponsible for its contents. Fortunately, with reference to Judge Pendleton’s character, there is nothing unknown. There are no charges to explain, to ex cuse, or meet, for none have ever been lodged against him, either as a man or a judge. In his entire life there has never been a sug gestion of either accusation or scandal. When sixteen years old he joined Gen. Forrest’s cavalry and served with him and Gen. Wheeler until his capture about one year before the war closed. He was a prisoner of war when peace came. He afterward graduated from the Washington and Lee University, his diploma being signed by his old commander, Gen. Robert E. Lee. He came to the Atlanta bar in the Seventies, where his rugged honesty, signal ability and tireless industry speed ily yielded him recognition as one of the leaders. Important, dif ficult and responsible litigation sought his services. A somewhat unique tribute was paid him by his fellow members of the bar in that he was associated with them in more cases than probably any other attorney then practicing. He was soon elected Assistant City Attorney, and in that capacity tried most of the cases in which the city was a party. le was one of the ablest and most successful legal representatives Atlanta ever had-—a compliment, for this city has always enjoyed legal services of high order. After several years he resigned and resumed a general practice where his ever increasing ability and experience yielded greater and more important results. His position and talents had become so clearly established that, when Hon. J. H. Lumpkin was appointed to the Supreme Court, he was selected as the successor and made Judge of our Superior Court. His career as Judge has kept even pace with his life as an ad vocate. Fearless, impartial, able, efficient, recognizing always that the office imposed great and grave responsibilities, he has become widely known as one of the best trial judges in the State. His record for efficient, practical, rapid, administrative abilitiy is equalled by but few judges in Georgia. A splendid tribute was Daid him as a judicial officer when 95 per cent ol the active mem bers of the local bar recently petitioned him to stand for re-election and voluntarily pledged their support. This event was quite sig nificant. for cordial co-operation and mutual respect must exist be tween the bar and the presiding judge before the business public can reap the results to which it is entitled. Walter A. Sims. B F Burdette Albert E Mayer T C Waters. Thomas B Brown. J W English. C T Ladson. B M Blount. H L Graves. Fred Paxon. Willis M Everett. W L. Peel. Charles T Hopkins E C. Stewart J A Branch. Dr W. S Goldsmith Jack J Spalding. Royal Daniel Edward R Austin J H Ewing. F E Radensleben. Mell Wilkinson. Ben J Conyers. Dr E L Connally. £ D. Thomas Dr. W S Elkin. Frank L Neufrl’le. Albert Boylston. Daniel McDougald. T. J. Buchanan Morris Brandon. Lucien Harris. H M Patty Waller G. Cooper. J. H. Gilbert. Edgar Watkins. Floyd Mcßae. P C McDuffie. A D Adair. M A Hale. J A Fischer. Bell * Ellis. V. A. Kreigshaber. William A. Fuller. G H. Fausee S. N. Evins Tom Egleston. L. C Hopkins. S B Turman. A H Bancker. George M. Brown. J S Slicer. Charles Nunnally. J. McSwain Wood. E P Mcßurney. Walter T Colquitt. John Eagan L Z Rosser. Sig Pappenheinier. J F Westbrook. W H Harrison Hughes Spalding Thomas J. Lewis. Albert Thornton. W. G. Whisenhunt. Alex C King. 'r M G Campbell. R B Blackburn J M Hollowell Ebb P. Upshaw Emile Breitenbucher C J Sullivan. Reuben R Arnold Gordon N Hurtel, Harvey Hill Arminius Wright. John L Tye Harry Silverman Sanders McDaniel. H C Peeples. THE ATT, AVI A GEORGIAN AND NEWS. CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE S J. Sheffield. Charles R Clark. Jr. Lee M Jordan. T P Westmoreland John M. Slaton. Eb. T. Williams. Alex W Smith. Jr. William A. Wimbish. Arthur Thurman. Asa W. Candler. Fred Schrimper. J. A Hunt John S Spalding. Lamar Hill. Harry Silverman. Lowry Arnold. J. Carroll Payne. Marion Jackson B W. Tye. E R. Black. Winfield P Jones. E A Neelyi Ben J. Phillips. Virlyn B. Moore. Alex W SiniuH. K. A Friedson. E S. Croft. T J Ripley. W H Lewis Samuel D Hewlett. P H Alston. E Zachrv Arnold. J J Barge. Van A Bachelor. T. B Higdon. Roger Boyd. Lowndes Calhoun. Elliott Cheatham. Nathan Coplan. R W Crenshaw. A H Davis. W C Davis. W S. Dillon. Harry Dodd. E H Frazer. W W Gaines. R F Gilliam George H Gillon. George Gordon. C P. Goree. E. 0 Horton. M C Horton. D K. Johnston. Robert H Jones, Jr M. P. McWhorter. George M. Napier. W. F Phillips. A C. Riley, Jr. E A. Stephens. George W. Stephens. J B Stuart. George P. Whitman. E Marvin Underwood George Westmoreland. C. M. Yeates. Arthur Heyman. T C. Battle. G H Cornwell. S C Crane. F A Quillian J W. Bachman. H W Jones. J H Porter. John W. Cox. A C Corbett. Charles J. Mo<>re. Janies E Warren Paul Donehoo. G A K Stevens. L. Z Rosser, Jr. We venture the assertion that no party, witness or juror, ever took part in a trial in his court who will not testify to the prompt ness and ability with which he has discharged the duties of the office. You have probably attended his court in one of the capacities mentioned and have personal knowledge of this matter. One of the necessary qualifications of this position is business capacity and experience, for, without it, the office can not be admin istered satisfactorily. This element is frequently overlooked. A very large per cent of the taxes paid by you goes to the pur chase and building of court houses, to the payment of sheriffs, bai liffs, witnesses, jurors, salaries, etc. A still greater sum is repre sented by the proper handling and disposition of the property in terests that are presented for trial and determination. A judge may be impartial, but if he is incompetent the extent of the injury resulting from his honest error is difficult of computation. The Superior Court of the County disposes of business matters aggre gating annually millions of dollars, and it means many dollars lost .to the litigants and the tax payers if the judge is not up to the mark. The selection ot a judge for Fulton Superior Court is a mat ter of grave importance. The offlice requires a man who has dem . strated I PRIVATE CHARACTER LEGAL ABILITY BUSINESS CAPACITY LEGAL AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE We present, in Hon. John T. Pendleton, a man who has fur nished the public ample evidence that he possesses all these quali fications. There is nothing unknown, untried, untested about him. He stands out distinctly, vividly, for what he is. Time and public office have applied the test—he has made good. He is a correct, high strung, brave gentleman; a splendid law yer; a capable, just judge, with wide business experience. He is a live, virile, active, powerful potentiality and a valuable asset to the bar, bench, peace, good order and business interests of Georgia. He has made you for six years an honorable and an honored judge. Let’s don’t grope in the dark for unknown, untested, untried, undemonstrated experiments. There is no present need for exper imentation. We earnestly solicit your consideration and vote in behalf of Judge John T. Pendleton at the Democratic primary August 21st. J. D KILPATRICK. Chairman. A. A. MEYER. E. D. THOMAS. R J GUINN, JAS. L. MAYSON, MARION M JACKSON. FRED J PAXON, MARION SMITH, LUCIEN HARRIS. STILES HOPKINS, THOS. J. LEWIS. TULL C. WATERS, C. T. LADSON, J. A. FISCHER, Executive Committee P. H. Brewster. Williarti S. Thomson. W. C. Munday. Edmund W. Martin. Joseph W. Humphries. W. C. Cousins. W. W. Tindall. H. A. Etheridge. John D. Humphries. J. H. Dodgen. William H. Withers. Malvern Hill. C. B. Rosser, Jr. C. H. Cox. H. L. Parry. Morris Macks. James J. Ragan. Walter R. Daley. Robert C. Alston. W. D. Thomson. Shepard Bryan. W. P. Bloodworth. John S. Candler. Herbert A. Sage. A. M. Brand. J. E. McClelland. J. R Burress. R. R. Shropshire. Howell C. Erwin. Lawton Nalley. Paul L. Lindsay. Alonzo Field. Lowndes C. Connally. Tinney W Rucker. J. L. Moore. John D. Little. Harrison Jones. I James W Mason. W. G Brantley. Jr. iHarold Hirsch. L. F. McClelland. John Y. Smith. Henderson Hallman. John W. Moore. J. A. Dodgen. W. E. Suttles. James L. Key. Carl N. Guess. John F. Methvin. Thomas E. Scott. Ulysses Lewis. John Clay Smith. M. Herzberg. Clifford L. Anderson. D. W. Rountree. James L. Anderson. F. A. Hooper J. M. Terrell. Parker & Scott. H. L Luttrell. David Eichberg. Edward L. Meyer. John A. Boykin. E. L. Douglas. E. V. Carter. H. W. Dent. H B. Troutman. James T. Wright. Thomas L. Bishop. Frank L. Haralson. T. B. Felder. C. G. Wilson. B. A Lowers F. E. Callaway. Brown & Randolph. W. W. Visanska. C. B Reynolds. Ernest kontz. C. W. Underw’ood. Alvin L. Richard.- John A. Hynds. W. R Hammond. Paul E. Johnson. Samuel A. Boorstin. Geo. B Rush. H. C. Holbrook. Hudson Moore. W. W. Hood. R. H. Harris. Courtland S. Winn. W. D. Ellis, Jr. Chas. B. Shelton. John K. McDonald. Jr. Roy Dorsey. M. F. Goldstein. Julian S. Chambers. A. E. Wilson. E. W. Born. Claude C. Smith. J. F. Golightly. Burton Smith. J. D. Kilpatrick. J. A. Noyes. E. E Pomeroy. Jas. W Austin. Paul S Etheridge. W. 0. Wilson. Arthur G. Powell. Philip Weltner. Joseph D. Greene. Cam D. Dorsey. E. H. Barnett. A E Ramsaur. Robt. P. Jones. Spencer R. Atkinson. W. E. Suttles. R. J. Jordan. J. J. Hastings. Ronald Ransom. J»nu»s K. Hines. Stiles Hopkins. SC. Williams. J. S. McClelland. T. 0. Hathcock. Jack Wilson. W. Floyd Johnson. W. J. Tilson. Chas. D. McKinney. Jesse M. Wood. J. L. Mayson. Eugene Dickey. / L W. Thomas. C. L. Pettigrew. E A. Angier. Eugene M. Mitchell. C. J. Simmons. Peter F. Smith. H. L. Culberson. R. E. Church. Gordon F. Mitchell. Herbert J. Haas. J. V. Poole. Charles W. Smith. J Howell Grcnn. Harvey Hatcher. Felix Camp. Mark Bolding. E. V. Carter, Jr. Aldine Chambers. A. A. Meyer. W. H. Terrell. Walter 0 Marshburn. H. A Alexander. J. A. Watson, Jr. A. C. Broom. W. A. James. Leonard Haas. Walter McElreath. C A. Stokes. Earl Sims.