The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-03-13
ABOUT THE CANDIDATES.

ABOUT THE CANDIDATES..
Last Monday was one of the pioneer
days for the numerous army of candi.
dates for municipal, county and district
Offices, and in the afternoon the oratori-
cal splendor Of some and the matches
spread-eagleism Of others was made man.
ifest to large and dumb-founded con-
stituency. At the ringing of the bell
large crowd rushed to the Circuit Court
room to be entertained with that excru-
tiating eloquence peculiar to county can
didates.
John $. Van Wrinkle, Esq, being
present, occupied the attention of the
audience for few minutes in dignified
address, announcing himself candidate
for Judge of the Eighth Judicial Dis
trict, subject to the ruling of the Demo-
cratic party. He deemed the Office of
Circuit Judge of too much Importance
to be made the spoils Of a mere partizan
warfare, and did not make the race alone
upon his political record, but based his
claims up,n his fitness for the position;
modcstly pointing to his judicial qualiii-
cations in mind, morals, public and pri-
vate character. At the close Of his re-
marks he was greeted with appropriate
and generous applause.
Mr.. r. G. Warren, candidate for
Commonwealth Attorney of this dis.
trict, made a peat little speech announc.
ing bis candidacy; in which he modest,
y pointed his couutymen to his private
character and official course as the At
torney of the county during a term Of
nearly four years; asserting If the coun-
ty would give him the same generous
support, in his race for a higher and
more responsible position. that he had
received from them in the past, he would
certainly be successful in securing the
nomination of his party in the district,
and, If elected, would endeavor to dis
charge the duties of the Office creditably
to himself and satisfactorily to the peo-
pie, of all parties. He was a lifelong
Democrat, and had always supported
the nominees Of the party, but boosted
not Of that especially.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Warren's
announcement Mr. Saufey announced
his candid2Ffar re-eleSion 10 the Judg-
ship of & county. He assumed that
those of HIS own party. who opposed his
reelection based their opposition upon
what NY conceived to be sufficient rea-
sons. To those he proposed to address
an argument, calmly and dispassionate,
ly, in his own behalf. Elections and re.
elections to Office, he placed upon the
footing of all business transactions. If
q laborer, in any department Of indus
try, having served the term Of his Dir.
ing, desires a renewal Of his engagement
to work, it is both right and in accord
ance with usage TO give him tEe
benefit of renewed employment, provid-
ed his work has been satisfactory. No
objection had ever been urged TO the
manner of his discharge of official ia.
ties, and the sole reason urged against
his reelection was the fact that the ma
jority Of the Magistrates Of the coumy.
constituting court Of claims, had al
lowed him greater compensation than
had been allowed his predecessors. He
said that, while he constituted no part of
the court when the question of his sala-
ry was presented, and had no voice in
regulating it, one way or the other, he
nevertheless was more than willing 10 as
sumo all responsibility connected with the
increase of the salary. II il was wrong,
he desired to shoulder the blame il il
was right he wanted the Magistrates to
enjoy the credit. [Applau'el lie under
took 10 say that ii was right. and would
not for the sake Of reelection so much
as equivocate touching the justice of the
allowance. or evade a jot or title of
such responsibility as any one might de.
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