The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-16

And now. ladies and gentlemen,
Mr. Barley will speak TO you. keen
YOU In a good humor. amuse you with
his jokes and with them slip around
the issues. while Col Gus Singleton
will lead the applause. said Mr.
Thomas y. Hazollp. Republican nom
lnee FOR county Judge, IN closing his
speech at the debate at Lone Oak
lsft night, while the audience APP
plauded.
And you can see who Is getting
me applause. too" replied Col Sim
gieton from the floor.
Yes. and the people can gre who
il leading the applause. too, re-
Joined Mr.. Iiazelip.
That q an example OF how spicy
the debate az Lone Oak was last
night. when before the largest audi
ence Of the campaign the speakers
entered into a red hot discussion Of
the issues. Both speakers were ap-
plauded throughout their addresses.
The Smedley settlement was the big
gest bone OF contention last night.
and Mr. Hazellp entered into a thor
ough discussion OF the hurried set
Element with the bonding company.
prefacing his remarks about the set
Element he said: "Mr. Barley Will
say that I am charging him with
charges OF Smedley's shortages.
have never made any such charge.
bat ] do say TO Mr.. Barley and the
present county administration that
somebody at some time. and some
how, allowed a county officer TO steal
systematically for twelve aud one
half years"
lie began the story OF the Smedley
settlement by saying that w. NJ. Hus-
bands was appointed revenue agent.
and a few months after entering into
the discharge OF his duties discovered
that Smedley was short. Smedley
paid him over 5000 aud said II was
all. and begged that II be withheld
until after the Democratic primary.
Later Mr. Husbands found that
SmedleY was short TO the state for
county and state delinquent taxes as
well az licenses. and he notified the
fiscal court verbally, and brought the
suit in circuit court Mr.. Barley as
county attorney was marked up as
attorney for Mr.. Husbands, and one
Of his first acts was 10 have the suit
dismissed as far as the county was
concerned.
Then Mr.. Hazelip took up the dis
cusslon OF the settlement with the
bonding company and how the coun-
~ should have had 1000 turned In
to her treasury Instead OF $1.2GG.
Mr.. Hazelip said Mr.. Barkley adj
mitted he went 10 the books of a de-
faulter TO settle with the bonding
company. that stood good for every
cent due the county. Mr. Barley
had said the private cash book Of Mr..
smedley contained every cent ne had
collected and nobody knew how
much money had been collected. but
Mr. Hazelip said last night he had
learned that the book contained the
money only that hls deputies had
collected and nobody knew how much
money had been collected by .smedley
himself for delinquent taxes. lie
said committee. consisting of Mr.
Barley, Judge Lightfoot and Magls-
trate Broadfoot was appointed "a
make the settlement, Mr.. HazellT
said Mr.. Broadfoot admitted to him
that he had called on the other two
members OF the committee several
times to make the examination Of the
records. but they were always busy
One day he said he met Mr.. Barley
who told him the investigation had
been completed and Just to sign the
report. Being assured II was correct
Magistrate Broadfoot signed II. and
Mr. HazelIp informed the people
that Il was the way the settlement
was made. He showed that the rev
enue agent had IN his hands TO-DAY
Al Il.