The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-14
WANTS UTTERBACK
AS STATE AUDITOR
GEORGE W, LANDRUM STARTS
BOOM FOR PADUCAHAN.
Says He Is Dreamer. Whose Dreams
Materialize. and kentucky's
Best.
ALWAYS BEEN SUCCESSFUL

George w. Landrum, in the Liv.
ingston Banner, starts a boom for ]
c. Utterback, of this city, for state
auditor. In this weeks issue he
says:
Western Kentucky and more es-
pecially the First congressional dis
trict furnishes the great certain and
solid nucleus of rock ribbed democ-
racy. always reliable and fixed in its
loyalty and support of the genuine
true principles of old-time jefferson
ian-Jacksonian Democracy, should be
entitled to some substantial recogni-
tion at the hands of the state Democ-
racy in the coming contest for state
nominations for next year. Not a
recognition in a half-hearted way,
but in a way and manner that speaks
out in ringing tones that will resOund
throughout the state, from the Big
Sandy to Mills Point and from the
Ohio to the Tennessee and mountain
Kentucky line, that the rank and file
|of the people of the greatest party
on earth appreciate loyalty and fidel-
ity to honest principles and honest
convictions. OF the great places TO
be fined there Is none greater or OF
more Importance. not even that of
governor. to the people than that OF
auditor of public accounts. He Is the
man that is the guard over the doors
'of the vaults of the treasury of the
state. He 1t is. that practically car
rles the keys to the treasury, for not
a dollar can the treasurer pay out
until the warrant of the auditor is
first issued. He must pass upon the
legality OF all claims presented, and
you can readily see that unless he is
a man Of good character, honest con-
victions. sober. discreet and with le-
gal attainments and business sagac-
ity, the people would be imposed up
on by the spurious and fraudulent
claims against the state. and great
loss would result and bankruptcy
and ruin follow in the wake OF the
administration of this Office by a man
not possessed OF the qualifications
above outlined.
We are not going to say We have
scores and scores of men in the First
district who would fill the bill. be-
cause We have not. The bill is hard
to ill. The requirements are hard
TO meet, to find Q man who possesses
all the necessary requisites to dis
charge satisfactorily all the multifar-
ious duties OF this exacting position.
But we do have one man, possibly
more, but one who Is young. and not
too young-just in the very prime OF
life, One who Possesses in an emf
nent degree all the necessary requis-
ties and fully in every way well quail
ified to take charge OF. and discharge
the duties OF this Office to the salts
faction Of every one, with credit and
honor TO the great party OF which
he has all his years been loyal and
devoted supporter His merit and
worth has been recognized by the
best business people Of every county
in the state of Kentucky by electinl
him president OF the greatest bushes,
Organization of the state viz:-pres
ident of the Kentucky Bankers asso
lciation. and he has filled the plac,
with ability and care and such a wa,
that would have given great credi
to a much older man. He is th'
youngest man who has ever held tha
/ position in Kentucky. and perhaps IN
the United States, but he brought tC
that Office a life and business career
ripe with experience and blessed
with success from early childhood
and a long service in a great bank
ing Institution as Office boy through
every step up to that OF cashier
which position he now holds with
one of the largest Paducah banks. He