The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-09-15

anything on tnht euuJcNt'
10 me that II the hour OF euiogT han
arrived II would have been moe AZ
propriate for Bradley TO have cam
gized ORear, as he had JUS BEEN
nominated as the Republican caicia1is
for Governor.
JUDGE o'Rears Resignation az = 3sdgs
Of the Court Of Appeals.
Judge o'Rear In his Ellzabethonw1
speech. TO excuse himself for n0 ~
signing the Office OF Judge o. TIE
Court OF Appeals while Candidate
for Governor, referred TO me a. t1i
lows. "My distinguished opp1neAt
also holds an Office OF power and az
nifty as Peace Commissioner. perhnes
with some profit. also. He has nnt -
signed from that position. and ] Ago
he will not resign"
II Judge o'Rear had asked ne
about this. would have preVe1ssd
him from incorporating me. Va
President OF the American Peace and
Arbitration League. which has a lafSs
membership In various States. and
whose main object is the settlement ~
international disagreements wlunast
war by an international aroiirAiaaa
tribunal
When decided 70 he a canadians
for Governor was unwilling 70 bsiA
that ofioe and not attond 20 It's dub :
while candidate for Governor, A.
resigned. to take effect January :
1911. My associates tried for "a
! to keep me in ONCE. but my reslr :
ton was finally accepted, and iIs
J -eived no pay from the frst dAy =
4 January, 1911, The letter Of The nst-
/ eral Secretary OF tho American Pc. .
and Arbitration League accepting rgF
resignation IL as foiiowS;
Hon. James y, Mccreary. R!chmut-
Ky:
Dear slr-In compliance With yc1
proposal AT the directors meriiEg u
June. 1910, 10 retire January !. Sll-
IN favor OF Mr.. Clark or Mr.. clovA n
personal Affairs require your ana
ton I'm Kentucky, and In accord v21
/ your recent letter TO Vice Preshnnf
Clark. roafirminE the same. your TO
ignation as President OF the America
Peace and Arbitration League was -
] cepted Of an adjourned meeting Of n
Board OF Directors. held NJ Mr.. Ck,ur
once. April 10, 1911.
''vlce President Clark declined IN
honor on account Of business eugASor
mcnts requiring his absence nuT
months In the year. and Mr.. CiswS
was elected AZ President Of ths
League.
"by unanimous vote OF the brart
You xore elected as Honorary Vie
President. Kindly acknowledge ~
calpt OF this and ohlige, Yours trul1.y
\ ANDREW u. HUMPHREY,
General Secretary
! was under no obligation to rafgi
because did not hold either stat
once or United States cfiica, but
resigned because ] was unwilling
neglect the duties OF an Important
Zee while | was candidate for Cor
ernor. and which believed would o..
sumo noarly one year. ~
sa.ss>s,..!!aa &c. hare referred % -;
O'Rear holding an ofiice whilo 4 On
didate for Governor but Tor his rsf.rI
ence 70 me.
Judge oRear has been. according %
his own statement. a Judge % ns,
Court OF Appeals for eleven yearA H.
has ave years 70 servo as Judge b
fore his present term expires. Hur
two years Il has been currently -.
ported Judge O'Rear would be ea1v
didRts for Governor, and for nur1-
Dor OF months before the Court q AZ
peals adjourned for tho present s1r,-
mer recess he did not perform Tie
duties OF Judge, but was actively en-
gnged making speeches and cundnc,5
ing his campaign and consulting ffih
his political supporters. and he wld -
absent from his duties as Judge dur
ing the months OF September and 90
tober The average man viii 80
Judge oRear's situation and the an
Guilty Of discharging his duties -
Judge during the years he was prspAs.
ing TO be candidate for Goverrnr.
when voters. whose support BE- do
sired. had cases before him ID tks
Court OF Appeals which involved lthn.s
property. liberty OF life. They viz
also notice that during the moErna
Judge o'Rear engaged in an active
canvass for the nomination and IL sho
campaign after his nomination. a.
! though not performing any VI 80
duties OF his Office as Judge. he drew
the salary OF that Office. which amount
cd 10 $1,000 per annum. OF S4lo Der
month. and announces that he viii u1tI
resign unless elected Governor. and
that he will appoint his own sucocs,
sor, and not have HIS successor IN
| pointed by Governor Wilson. Il a
no excuse for him, as stated by SONS
, OF his friends. that in all the history
: Of Kentucky no ether Judge II ths
: highest court OF the State has e-ss
2 done before as the jurist candidAte n
the Republican party is now dnlnF
Q and that this 10 tho first act Of efr
T kind. and therefore should be orsl
g looked. GN
I Tho caseo Cited BY Judge o'Roar
+ Not Analogous 70 His cnse.
The cases cited by Judge ORet
T excuse him for holding the ofiice' I
! drawing the salary OF Judge N
Court Of Appeals while a cand
for Governor are not IN point, al!
not analogous TO his case. ECr
Mayor Head discharged al12Sft
? duties Of Mayor while a candidlpFN
! Governor. Hon. Ben johnson NJ
Z cd TO all of his duties as Col III
man while candidate for &c tU'
! and Hon Ollie James. while d "a
= date for United States Senator, y
u ed to all OF his duties rs me Inc
! Congress, and neither OF thed
men had cases before them
: the voters we're Interested, wi NJ
!. lport they desired; and II ma ~.
said OF Judge Paynter. wherI ts-Tl|