The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-09-22

he said he did not know what position
his opponent would take but would like
to ask him If he is not Judge Gordon's
confidential real estate ageut at Mar
ion and il he is not serving as his mas
ter commissioner and trustee of the
jury fund, aud IL Mr.. Gordon should
undertake 10 build the new court house
regardless Of the action Of the grand
jury, he said he would like TO know
what position Mr.. Rochester would
take.
Regarding the road question, Mr..
Blackburn said he would help the boys
out Of the gullies all down the line as
he did his opponent on the way 10 the
speaking. whose conveyance turned
over Mr.. Rochester interpoiated and
said he would plead guilty. (APplause.) }
Mr.. Blackburn said that we had one Of
the wealthiest counties In the State.
lie said there was untcid mineral
woalth in our hills and nothing would
trSng il out so well IA the inducements
afforded capital by means Of good
ceunty roads. lie gave County Judge
Towery credit for his mtiring efforts
trying 10 imr0ve the county roads.
He endorsed and spoke q good word for
ALL the Republican candidates on the
county ticks; and alse Robt. l. Moore
for the state senate and NJ. B. Clark
for representative. lie asked Mr..
Rochester II he would resign the posi-
tions he holds under Gordon and also
read a eertIan order as recorded ..,n
the county clerks Office by ID. Wool,
and asked Mr. Rochester TO state why
the amour, allowed him was ISfi
blank.
lie also sAed Mr.. Rochester II b,
did not claim the county was Out oi
debt four years ago. and asked him .,
state % the audience whether he m,
ever entered protest 10 Judge Cor
don and he hrother.in-law. T. H.
Cochran. for the kind Of jurios the,
were selecting in thisrounty. and r..
fcrrcd him to the fAai that both Num-
and Pratt when .theE served in hi
district selsutod mixed jury oommis
sioners. In eonclusionhc said he hops
the voters In this county would rally L
the Gag Of ra,ht and justice and sens
down 10 defeat T. II. Cochran and hi
party. the harhingers a. partisan court
In this county.
Rochester began by saying that h
had no set speech butikat he had eom'
out 10 hear ue,Ai ISSUES the Republican.
would make.
I Regarding fhe court house questsor
he said that h. already iad a record or
that but did mt deny The charge Tia
he had made a statement on the stree
10 the effect that We would have \ ncv
sYari house iu few mere years. "
said that when the majority Of the yot
ors In the couniy voted for the ncv
court house h. would b. Tor Il. bu
loft the audicnnc In doubt a. 20 how b,
would vote should Il be- pcfcrrcd 10
vote. A. the only step now open q
Gordon is 10 try and 20; a suihcicn
rutc 10 have tbs present building con
6cmncl. Il is thnWht Mr. Rochester
statement rcgardihg the majority ha
reference 10 an effort being planned 3
that end BY Gordon and his friends I
tiuf county, Mr. Rochester also sar
that bis best effects in the past ha
been made towas,l securngiirc proo
vault Tor the county records lie ID
not nay what he would DO about N
ofiio,s he hold. sndcr Gordon bu
do,lrsd the quostlar by asking his ~
ponroi what he szould do with IN
b ppsitsn he had bcoa holding IN l.oui'
! vile. sihich cNpirvs before January
For obvious reasons Mr.. Rcchcst,
b was ven prolific in le praise of N
administration of oouniy Attain b
Judge TyNcry.
Mr. Roahcstcr said tAnt the blAn
. order a. sptrrcd In the county rcc0aI
, had rcfcrcncc To S25 - GSo paid hii
by Magistrate Lynn Philips Tor dclis
, pucnt taxes which had tsscn paid {
. him. but he LEFT the audience wonder
: ing Why the amount was nd cntcrc,
: End u he remembered At this time N
4 details surrounding it 80 wcil WI,
+. reference to the statement thai a III
4 mcr speaker had made, to ths cfTc,
Z that about six ycars ago when n
p. Offices at Frankfort were being take
r from the Republicans duly elected
4 them. that Mr. Rochester, then count
!. Judge. telcphoncd to lrun Hill ana sal,
= stand by your guns, boysW tn
a speaker said this was the first time !
n had ever heard of t. lie said thS
y whcnhc went out Of office he left a su
9 plus Of siOO In the Treasury. he the
y devoted considerable time In paying h
. yengcful respects 10 TnE CRlTTEgpE
\ RrcoRn. uc said he was glad n