The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-03-11
IN OUR OWN STATE
Marshall BulIitt Resigns Place
Charges of Fraud in Louisville
Primary - Laurel Ex-Offlcials In
dicted.


CROPS BEFORE JAIL:-The first
| session of the Federal District Court
which met last week in Jackson,
Breathitt County, lasted only two day
The judge permitted all who were
given Jail sentences to go home I'M
der bond that they would return after
their crops were gathered in the fall
and serve their sentences then. This
was a great relief to the jailer,
as the Jail was full, the Circuit
Court having already committed some
sixty violators.
THAT APRIL PRIMARY:-A hear
ing now going on in Louisville is
bringing out testimony which if true
should bring a blush to every decent
Republican in the state. The testi-
mony is to the effect that at that
primary all the usual corrupt methods
were resorted to by at least one
faction, and that the whole primary
was reeking with corruption. and could
not in any way be taken as showing
the will of the rank and file of the
party. Many men are inclined 10
say that all Republicans are good and
all Democrats bad, but the facts are
that, while the vast majority of both
parties are decent citizens, there are
certain number of dirty criminals
who join one or the other party for
the sake of what there is in it"
and they occasionally get control Of
one party or another. That is what
seems to have happened to the Re-
publicans in Louisville last spring.
Every good citizen will do all he can
20 assist in driving corruption out CT
/ politics, and especially out of his own
rarty-for all disgrace that goes with
such corruption comes back on him.
There is evidence that both sides in
this primary were equally bad, and 1t
looks nightly like the Republican
party in Louisville needs a good
house cleaning.
EX-OFFICIALS INDICTED:-Indict
ments have been found against Frank
p. Elliott ex-sheriff and county clerk
of Laurel and Charles n. Provence,
also an ex-county clerk, ON charges Of
forgery There is very high feeling
both for and against both men, and
a special term of court has been APP
pointed to try them. 1t will meet the
first Monday in April.
$4,000 FOR A HUSBAND:-A re-
cent decision of the Court of Appeals
holds that Miss Frances McClellaDd,
a well known Blue Grass girl will have
to be married before she can collect
legacy of $4,000 left her by an
uncle. The money will be hers the
day she gets married, but not before.
OLD REPUBLICAN DEAD:-one of
the deplorable results of the bad
weather at Taft's Inauguration. was the
death on the Bradley special train
on the way home of Mr.. ]. w. Calvert
leading republican who was present
at the formation of the party.
NOMINATIONS IN 29rd:-There be-
ing no opposition, the District Com
mittee of the 23rd judicial District, at
a meeting in 3eattyville last week,
declared James p. Adams and Kelley
Kash the Republican candidates for
Circuit Judge and Commonwealth
Attorney. The primary election has
been called off.
A 100 FOOT FALL:-W T. How
ard, Of Harlan, was nearly killed Mon
day by his horse falling over a
hundred foot cliff on Glover Creek.
The horse became unmanageable near
the cliff and finally bucked over.
BULLITT RESIGNS: - Marshall
Bullitt, who was leader of the Taft
forces against Bradley. has resigned
his place as a member of the Board
of Public Safety of Louisville. 1t is
thought that the disclosures about
the April primaries have something
to do with it.