Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-07-09
RED HOT.

THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN AMI
SPEECHES MONDAY.
Synopsis Of Some Of the Speeches
The candidates for county Offices
spoke at the Court House Monday
afternoon. The Circuit Court room
was literally packed with crowd
pretty evenly divided, politically.
The speaking was opened by Coop
er and LlttleGeld for Assessor. Then
followed Champlin and Renshaw,
candidates for Superintendent OF
Schools. They fired into each other
pretty lively, though in good-na-
tured way. Judge Champlin re-
ferred TO his record in the Office for
the last IL years; said he understood
from long experience what the peo-
pie wanted and that the people
should be careful how they replaced
a STEADY pulling mule" fora Switch
tailed fllly" that they knew nothing
about.
Mr.Renshaw stated that he was sick
and didn't feel like speaking. He
began by criticising his opponents
record and charged derelction of du-
ty in not visiting schools as the law
requires. He dwelt at length OH this
and wound up by presenting his
claims for the Office and said the
"switch-tailed FLY" would come I'M
der the string in August several
lengths ahead of the "mule."
Long, the Democratic nominee for
jailer, declined TO speak and Glass,
colorcd Republican, took the stand
and made a very sensible appeal to
Republicans to support him.
lie credited to the KENTucKIAN a
number of editorial comments froM
the New Era, which he discussed at
considerable length. lie closed with
sketch of the advancement made by
his race during the last two hundred
years.
THE PLOT THICKENs.
Judge Winfree next spoke and
matters began to warm up. He
spoke of the record he had made IN
the Office for four years and asked
for an endorsement. The office was
one of great Importance. The Judge
had care TO a certain extent of the fis-
cal affairs of the county and was the
guardian of the rights of the widows
aud orphans Of tho county and often
had to stand between them and rapa-
cious administrators or guardians.
In making difficult settlements of es-
tates etc, 1t was necessary 10 have a
knowledge of law and competent
and qualified man should be elected
lie claimed the support of his party
as its nominee and denied that his
opponent was the choice of the Re-
publican party. In the committee
meeting where Esq, Anderson was
nominated he was pitted against a
worthy and well qualified young law
yer. His opponent before receiving
the nomination had sent to the COM
mittee room whiskey and glasses.
Such methods may, do for the pot
house policeman, but they were be-
meath the dignity of the high Office
to which he aspired. twas charged,
he said, that heremoved Wyatt Watt,
COL, from the position of coffin maker
for paupers. He did not deny it.
He removed him and appointed an
other colored man, Alex Thompson,
who supported him. He would have
been all migrate to have done less.
He declined TO appoint another color
ed man Coroner because the appli-
cant had canvassed the county against
him. He then turned his attention
to Esq. Anderson's record. lie said
that during the five years that he had
been a magistrate of the county,
sworn to enforce the laws, there had
never been term of Circuit Court
that indictments were not pending
against him for violating the crimi
nal and penal laws Of the State. A
recent grand jury had indicted him
upon the evidence of a list of witness
es as long as his arm, for a crime,
which, if he were found guilty of UNI
der the recently enacted law, he
would be sent in stripes to felon's
cell. lie had been indicted for per-
hitting a keno gambling table to be
set up and operated over his business
house and to this indictment he had
pleaded guilty and paid the fine.
This and numerous indictments for
violations of the liquor laws was a
part of his opponents record while a
magistrate, which he could not deny.
Such a man, he claimed, was not the
man for County Judge.
AS Esq. Anderson mounted the
stand the hearers pressed closer and
every face wore an expression of ca.
ger expectancy. Something was OK.
peCted to "drop" and it did. He said
he was unused to speaking and Oh
this particular occasion he was ex.
cited, scared and mad all at the same
| time. He had not avnacfod IN he