Judge Kinne As Supreme Judge

JUDGE KINNE AS SUPREME JUDGE
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His Name Will be Presented by Washtenaw
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HIS PREVIOUS CAMPAIGNS 
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He Has the Record for Big Majorities in the City and County- In Every Way He is Well Qualified for the Office.
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     The approaching state republican judicial convention will undoubtedly name the successor to Judge Hooker on the supreme bench of Michigan. The republicans of Washtenaw will present the name of Judge Edward D. Kinne, of this city, for the nomination. The Judge's friends are not all in the republican party as his three runs for the circuit bench have demonstrated. He has the distinction, for instance, of having received the largest majority in Ann Arbor of any man who ever ran with an opponent on the opposite ticket and he did it at a time when the democratic state ticket carried the city. He carried the city for circuit judge by 1,002 majority, receiving in addition to all the republican votes a majority of the democratic votes. He would carry this city today for supreme court judge by an even larger majority. In 1887, he carried Washtenaw county for circuit judge by 2,775 majority, running against a good man on the democratic ticket, although in that election the democrats carried the county on the state ticket by 1,131. He ran way ahead of his ticket in Monroe and received an enormous majority. Six years later the democrats put up a lively campaign with the hope of redeeming the district composed of two strong democratic counties, but Judge Kinne again carried both counties by large majorities. Six years later the democrats put up a popular candidate, a shrewd campaigner and a good man, but again Judge Kinne repeated his feat of carrying both counties. In addition to being three times elected circuit judge by such flattering majorities, Judge Kinne was elected to the legislature from a democratic district and was twice elected mayor of the city by very large majorities. In fact the democrats, although possessing the most votes, have never been able to defeat him. If Michigan were a close state there would be no doubt of Judge Kinne's nomination.
     Before he went on the bench Judge Kinne was recognized as the leader of the bar here. His ability, his legal knowledge, his eminent fairness, his insight into character, his possession of high judicial qualities have never been questioned. He has made a circuit judge of whom the district has always been proud. He would be an honor to the supreme bench and if merit, qualifications, previous judicial training, as well as practice at the bar are to count for anything, Judge Kinne has very strong claims to the nomination.
     Judge Kinne's written opinions have a finished literary style. He is an educated man, having commenced his education by taking a classical degree in the University of Michigan in 1864.
     It has been twenty years since Washtenaw was represented on the supreme court and the last representative from the county was Judge Tomas M. Cooley, recognized during his life-time as the greatest constitutional authority in the country. Judge Cooley was never a practicing attorney in this county. The Washtenaw bar has always had in its ranks so of the ablest lawyers in the state, yet none of its practitioners have ever been called to hold this high judicial honor under the present constitution. It has not been for lack of legal ability. The republicans of Washtenaw will vigorously push Judge Kinne's claims. He has several times stood aside for others when his friends have desired to push his name. It is now time that he should be given the nomination.