Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-09-07
Judge O'Rear's Resignation as Judge
Of the Court Of Appeals.

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Judge o'Rear's Resignation as a Judge
Of the Court Of Appeals.
Judge O'Rear. in his Elizabethtown
speech, to excuse himself for not ~.
signing the office |of Judge of the
Court of Appeals while a candidate
for Governor, referred to NE as fol
lows: My distinguished opponent
also holds an Office Of power and d g.
nifty as Peace Commissioner, perhaps
with some profit, also. He has not re-
sgnel from That position, and | hoIe
he vii not fesign.n -F7as, =
II Judge O'Rear had asked ne
about this, would have preventel
him Ir0hf disappearing ME. I aa5
President Of the Amerlcah Peace and
Arbitration League. which has a large
membership in various States, ami
whose main object is the settlement OF
international dsa agreements without
war by an international arbitration
tribunal.
When | decided to be a candidate
for Governor | was unwilling to hold
that office and not attend to its duties
while a candidate for Governor and
| resigned. TO take effect January :.
1911. My associates tried for a while
TO keep me in office, but my resigna-
ton was finally accepted, and | re-
ceived no pay from the first day of
January, 1911. The letter of the Gen
eral Secretary of the American Peace
and Arbitration League accepting my
resignation is as follows:
April 20, 1911.
Hon. James B. McCreary, Richmond,
KY: <.ass. =. -, 90. "a. -,
"Qeal. Sir-In compliance with your
proposal at the directors meeting of
June, 1910, to retire January /, 1911,
in favor of Mr.. Clark or Mr.. Clews, If
personal affairs require your atten-
ton In Kentucky, and In accord with
your recent letter to Vice President
Clark, reaffirming the same. your res
ignation as President Of the American
Peace and Arbitration League was ac-
cepted at an adjourned meeting Of the
Board of Directors, held at Mr.. Clews'
office, April 10. 1911.
Vice President Clark declined the
honor on account Of business engage
ments requiring his absence many
months In the year. and Mr.. Clews
was elected as President Of the
League.
by unanimous vote Of the board
you we're elected as Honorary Vice
President. Kindly acknowledge re-
ceipt Of this and oblige. Yours truly.
ANDREW B. HUMPHREY,
General Secretary"
! was under no obligation to resign,
because did not hold either a State
Office or a United States office, but
resigned because ! was unwilling to
neglect the duties Of an important Of
ice while was candidate for Gov
ernor, and which / believed would con-
sumo nearly one year.
l should not have referred to Judge
O'Rear holding an office while a can
didate for Governor but for his refer
ence to me.
Judge O'Rear has been, according to
his own statement, Judge of the
Court of Appeals for eleven years. He
has five years to serve as Judge be-
fore his present term expires. For
two years 1t has been currently re-
ported Judge O'Rear would be a can
ddate for Governor, and for a num-
Der of months before the Court of APP
peals adjourned for the present sum-
mer recess he did not perform the
duties Of Judge, but was actively en-
gagged making speeches and conduct.
fng his campaign and consulting with
his political Spnpoyters, and he will be
absent from his duties as Judge dur
ing the months Of September and Oc-
tober. The average man will see |
Judge O'Rsar's situation and the difi-
guilty OF discharging bis duties as |
Judge during the years he was prepar-
ing to be candidate for Governor,
when voters. whose support he de-
sired, had cases before him in the |
Court Of Appeals which involved their
property, liberty or life. They will |
also notice that during the months
Judge O'Rear euxaged in an active