The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-04
Colin P. Mckinney, Esq.

We take pleasure this week in pre-
senting the name of Colin P. McKin-
ney, ESQ.,, of Ripley, Tenn, who has
decided to enter the race for Chancellor
of the Ninth Chancery Division to sue
coed Judge Cooper, We take pleasure
also in the fact that Mr.. Mckinney is
Endorsed as a lawyer of splendid ability,
citizen of the best character and a
man of the broadcast type, young man
comparatively and professionally man
of very large practice, He is therefore
particularly and specially qualified for
the arduous and continuous work of a
very large division, one of the reasons
probably which led to the retirement of
Judge Cooper. A greater portion of
Mr.. McKinney's practice has been in
the Chanc@y Court, embracing a pro-
| fessional experience of about seventeen
years. This also adds to his qualifica-
tions and claims for Chancellor. The
Ripley papers have very complimentary
Endorsements of their fellow-townsman
an index of the estimation in which he is
held at home. The Enterprise is quot
ed as follows:
In the proper column in this issue
appears the formal announcement of c.
P. Mckinney, ESQ.,, to succeed Judge
John S. Cooper as Chancellor of the
Ninth Chancery Division of Tennessee,
composed of the counties of Dyer, Fay
cite, Gibson, Haywood, Lake, Lauder
dale, Obion, Upton and Weakley.
1t is with pardonable pride that The
Enterprise presents to the Democracy of
this chancery division such splendid
lawyer and exemplary citizen as our
fellow townsman, Mr.. Mckinney. He
was born and reared in the good old
town of Ripley, and practically all his
| life has been spent among us. In every
respect he is an ideal citizen, and a man
whom the Democracy can honor with
the assurance that he is one worthy to
succeed to the mantle SO ably worn by
Judge Cooper. He was admitted to the
bar at Ripley fourteen years ago, and
while he has practiced in all the courts,
the major portion of his professional
service has been in the chancery court.
AS chancery lawyer he ranks with the
leading legal talent of West Tennessee,
which peculiarly qualities him for the
high Office to which he aspires. He is
man of the highest type of Christian
character, and his whole life is without
blemish. His well-rounded legal train
ing fits him well to cope with the most
intricate legal problems. We commend
him to every voter in the Ninth Chan
Gerry Division as the one wholly worthy
of the office he seeks, which he will fill
with honor, dignity and satisfaction il
elected. !"
The following is extracted from the
News:
Judge Jno. S. Cooper, who at the
expiration of his present term will
have served the ninth division as Chan
cellor for term of sixteen years, will
not be a candidate to succeed himself.
The decision of this eminent iurist
to retire from the Chancery bench will
create a vacancy which, those familiar
with the enviable record of the retiring
Chancellor realize must, in order that
the high standard which he and his
worthy predecessors have established
for this honorable tribunal, be supplied
with a gentleman without a blemish on
his character, a man of conversation,
equity, breadth of mind, and lawyer
whose knowledge of law is not yet to be
proven, but which is recognized as a
fact beyond possible question wherever
the aspirant himself is known
Without reference to or intended re-
Election on any candidate who may
have announced himself, Ripley pro-
poses to furnish this ideal man for the
position in Colin P. Mckinney, Esq,
Christian gentleman, splendid citizen,
lawyer of sterling qualifications.
At the solicitation of large NUM-
Der of friends at home and throughout
the division, Mr.. Mckinney has decided
to enter the field, and, since making his
decision, besides having the unqualified
endorsement of the Ripley bar as a