The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-28
Big CROWD HEARS
CANDIDATES FOR
JUDGE OF COUNTY
They Will Debate at Mechan.
icsbure Tonisht...Much
Interest.
New Subject Matter at Gall.
mans Hall.
FOR BARLEY AND HAZELIP

campaign heard the debate between
Thomas N. Hazelip and Alben w.
Barley, candidates for county Judge,
last night at Gallman's grocery,
Twelfth and Burnett streets. The
audience stood through the speeches
and listened patiently to the exposure
of the machine and gang that have
manipulated county affairs.
In his discourse Mr.. Barley took
occasion to criticise the state admin
istration. Mr.. Barley said that he
had received a letter in which ii was
stated that a magistrate in Caldwell
county fined a prisoner and failed to
turn over the money. He said the
magistrate was indicted, and when
the case was called in circuit court
this magistrate presented a pardon
from Governor Wilson, and now that
man is the Republican nominee for
county Judge of Caldwell county.
In his reply Mr.. Hazelip said he
was not familiar with the case, but
that Mr.. Barley sought to prejudice
the people against the state admins
tration by Information he had re-
lceived In a letter when Mr.. Barley
had told the people he would not use
an idle rumor in his speeches. Mr..
| Ilazehp said the magistrate might
have been indicted for political pur-
poses, as has been done in some
counties. or by night rider influences,
but that he could come closer home,
and show Mr.. Barley had apparently
been slow about paying over money
due the county and state.
Mr. Hazeilp read a copy of a check
which was dated August 2S, 1908,
and drawn on the Citizens Savings
bank for s22.S4, for the state and
county taxes and penalties for the
years 1907 and 1908, owed by II. A.
Blakeley. The check was made pay
able to Alben W. Barley, signed by
! w. Mike Oliver, attorney for Blake
! ley. and was cashed August 81, 1908.
Pausing a minute, Mr.. Hazelip
read an extract from a letter from
the state auditor in regard to the
case. The letter was dated March 3,
1909, and says: at does not appear
that the Judgment against Hugh
Blakeley. II any was entered, was
ever certified to this Office. The
Judgment should be entered, certified
to the sheriff and this Office, and paid
TO the sheriff"
As further proof. Mr.. Hazelip said
in order book 20" of the county
court on page 426 in the session of
county court August 4, 1909. nearly
year after the check was cashed
the judgment was recorded against
Blakeley for the taxes.
Mr.. Hazelip said he wanted the
audience to understand that he was
not accusing Mr.. Barley of having
any intention OF misappropriating the
money, as he thought he would not
do that. He said 1t was simply a re
minder that If the magistrate of
Caldwell county was remiss he
thought Mr.. Barley was a trlfle dila-
tory in turning over public money.
The County Machine.
Comparison of the county machine
with the state Democratic machine
elected applause. Mr.. Hazellp point
ed out how the county politicians
were trotting in the footsteps of the
state machine, and reinforced his
statement that the same tactics of
eievating present ofliceholGers we:1
| followed. while both machines he'd
their primaries. year before the
election in order that the soreness"
might have an opportunity to work
out.
He said Mr.. Barkley's own state
ment convinced every fair minded
man that there was a machine. Re-
peatedly Mr.. Barkley has said that
he would have had no opposition had
he chosen to run for county attorney
again. as the four candidates In the
last primary assured him that they
would not run against him. Mr.
Hazelip took his opponents own state
ment and proved that the other can
didates for the nomination did not
desire to butt their brains out against
a brick wall such as has been built
around the county Offices by the ma
chine. Mr.. Hazelip also cited that
Col Joe Potter wanted to run for
county Judge, but when Mr.. Barley
announced for the Office he realized
that il would be useless for him TO
make the race.
Mr.. Hazelip said that IL was i'm
possible for anyone in McCracken
county TO do road work unless he
belonged to the side order known as
the road gang. Mr. Hazelip said he
did little investigating Wednesday
iafternoon, and visited the Clark's