Viewing Douglas A. Hedin, "Chief Justice Gilfillan is Re-elected" (1882).Douglas A. Hedin, "Chief Justice Gilfillan is Re-elected" (1882).In 1882 both major political parties endorsed incumbent James Gilfillan for re-election to the office of Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. This had not happened before. An incumbent would not run unopposed until Charles M. Start ran in 1900 and 1906. This story of the 1882 election of Chief Justice Gilfillan follows. |