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

Of the Court Of Appeals.
Judge ORear. In his Elizabethtow1
speech. 10 excuse himself for not ~
signing the Office /of Judge Of the
Court ~ Appeals while a candidate
for Governor. referred To- ne as FOL
loWs My distinguished opponent
- holds an Once % power and q =.
mtg a. Peace Commissioner. perhaps
with some profit. also. lie has not re-
Cne4 lr9I i.at position. and hoIc
% MI not scslgn" - = :.
II JUDGE O'Rear had asked ne
aaoui ihis. would have preycD'el
him ir0.f wisreprosenung ne I .sl
President ol the Amerlcih Peace and
Arbitration i.eagle. which has large
member hip In various States. AMI
~hose main object H. the settlement OF
International Disbursements without
war by an International arbitration
tribunal
Mbea ! decided to be candidate
for Governor | was unwilling 20 hold
that once and not attend 20 its duties
while a candidate for Governor. and
resigned. 90 take eject January :.
1911 Ms associates tried for a while
Ia keep me In Office. but my resigna.
ton was finally accepted. and | ~.
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 IL as follows:
April 20. 1911.
Hon. James u. McCreary. Richmond,
Ky. -SsSa - -.
psaI- Sir-In compliance with your
proposal NJ the directors meeting OF
June. 1910, TO retire January l. 1911.
In favor OF Mr.. Clark or Mr.. Clews. II
personal Affairs require your atten-
ton In Kentucky. and In accord with
your recent letter TO Vice President
Clark. reafiirmins 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 AZ Mr.. Clsws'
once. 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 a. President OF the
League.
by unanimous vote Of the board
ypu Ntfe tittNtu as Nft'
President. Kindly acknowledge re-
ceipt OF this and oblige. Yours truly.
ANDREW u. HUMPHREY.
General Secretary"
was under no obligation to resign.
because did not hold either a State
ONCE or United States office. but !
resigned because I was unwilling TO
neglect the duties OF an important Of
nee while I was candidate for Gov
ernor, and which believed would con-
sumo nearly one year
I should not have referred TO Judge
O'Rear holding an Office while 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 Ave years to serve as Judge be-
fore his present term expires. For
two years Il has been currently re-
ported Judge ORear would be can
didate 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-
gaged making speeches and conduct
ing his campaign and consulting with
his political importers. and he will be |
absent from his duties as Judge dur
ing the months OF Beptember and Oc- |
tober. The average man will see
Judge o'Rear's situation and the DIM
Guilty Of discharging bis duties as
Judge during the years he was prepar-
ing to be a 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 ORear engaged In an active