The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-01-24
Politics In Meade.
The Boys Are Having Lively Time,
and Several Races are Already
al Blood Heat.
A Large Crowd Witnessed the
Opening Of the Campaign at
Brandenburg Monday
"Old Red" Makes Speech, and Is
Received With Great Applause
by His Constituents.
CIRCUIT COURT IN SESSION

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CIRCUIT COURT IN SESSION
Circuit Court convened at Branden-
burg last Monday. Judge McBeath and
Commonwealth Attorney Chelf were
on hand and got their matters in good
working shape before the hour of noon,
when the court adjourned for dinner and
as usual, an indefinite space Of time be-
yond that hour, to give any aspirants for
office, who were present and wished TO
air themselves, a chance to do so.
Things up in Meade are in about the
same shape they are down in Brecken-
ridge. The woods are full OF candidates,
and it is no trouble to run one out of the
bushes most any time you step out. Up
in Meade the fight is all before the pri-
mary and the boys only have one siege
of it while with the Breckenridge county
fellows it's fight all the time from start
to finish. The Democratic County Com
mittee held a meeting to day, Monday,
and ordered Primary for Saturday,
Aug. 18th, which will give the seekers
ample time to air themselves before their
Democratic hosts and have three months
left in which to fight the Republicans
and Populsts. There's a scarcity, in fact
we have failed to hear of either of the lat
ter. Elisha Ashcraft was not in townand
Col. Clint Fairleighis saving wood and
saying nothing. Democrats are decidedly
in the asccndency, 50 much 81 that il an
opponent does appear, he is Immediately
wallowed up by theboys in the trenches
andhe dare nots ay word.
NOW FOR THE CANDIDATES.
The liveliest, keenest and most inter
esting fight of all promises to develop in
the race for County Judge. The aspi-
rants are the present County Judge, II.
c. Rawlings and the present sheriff, S.
p. Voolfolk, They are both good men,
very popular all over the county and
have warm and fighting friends. The
general prediction is that there won't be
p votes difference either way.
The race for County Attorney seems
to be in the same uncomfortable fix and
will be 50 light that very little daylight
will show between them when they come
under the home string Thos. Hamil-
ton, the present County Attorney, and
Jack" Trent, an Ex-County Attorney
are the candidates.
r. II. hewitt, who was wishing
and praying that he would
not have any opposition for reelection
to County Clerk was Unexpectedly con
fronted with bomb to day that prom.
Uses to be troublesome. Dick is the
cleverest fellow in the world and it pains
him to do anything that would in the
least mar the pleasure of bis friends
But if a man hobs up and needs curry
ing, Dick generally does it in good
style. Beverly Mattingly, from the
upper end of the county says Dick has
had it long enough and he would like to
get in" and take look. "Bev" is
something of an orator and quotes poetry
and things and makes the boys laugh.
w. II. Rhodes, the present deputy
and a splendid good fellow and an excel
lent collector, is a candidate for the first
place on the sheriffs ticket. He is OPP
posed by good man also in the person
Of Henry Jones.
The candidates for Jafler are ii. II.
Harrington and Neal Neafus.
Jas. T. Bland and Noah Greenwall
seem to have cinch on the Assessors
office, as they have no opposition as yet
for that place. They are both excellent
offers and deserve to be reelected.
"Old Red" Meade's Representative in
the Legislature, was on hand, and
after the candidates got through with
their say, he mounted the rostrum and
gave an account of his stewardship so far
in that body. He told the people if
there was anything he could do for them
he was at their service, and all they had
to do was TO make known their wants;
that he was there TO serve them and lie
proposed to do their bidding and repre-
sent the whole people regardless of poll
tics lie was enthusiastically cheered
by the crowd, which was a pretty good
indication that his work so far was salts
factory.
After the speaking Judge McBeath
proceeded with the business of the court.
The following is list of the present
grand jury: 7. =. CundiH foreman;
Stephen Hardin, T.. w. Rhodes, w. S.
Arnold, Robt Il. Trent, Sylvester Clark,
w. Bergman, II. X. Smith, VIM.
Miles, Emmett Jordan, B. j. Carrico and
John Bryant.
The petit jury: Sam Massey, j r.
Wiles, 5. j. Simmons, Stephen Mills,
VIM. Basket, c. NJ Hunt, Henry Stiff,
Joseph Grear, Il. T. Owings, w. f. Yes
sells, j. w. Rhodes, q. +. Greenwall, NJ.
Fountaine, j. w. Fountaine, NJ w.
Flaherty, John Whelan, Robt. Ensor
W. +. Bates, Richard French, NJ. n.
Bewley, Jr,, Blant Shacklett, James
Payne, VIM. Foushee, q. G. Dowden, A.
John Yates, James Tin
dali and ID. 5. Roberts.
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