The Bourbon news., 1912-05-10
is. KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1912
Bourbon Man May Be Appointed.

That Hon. E. NJ Dickson, of Paris,
will be named as Circuit Judge to sue
ceed Judge Bobt J.. Stout who will
move from Versailles to Frankfort,
! leaving a vacancy of the bench in the
Bourbon-Scott- -Woodford district, is
the opinion that prevails here. 1t is
said that the constitutionality of the
act, cutting Franklin out of this dis
trict and placing it in a district by
itself will be upheld. The announce
ment that CommOnwealth's Attorney
/ Franklin will remain in the new dis
trict and the removal of Judge Stout
from the old will make the appoint
ment of a Judge and Prosecutor of
this district.
From the present outlook every
thing is favorable towards Mr.. Dick
son, and it is more than probable that
he will get the appointment His
! chances We're strengthened yesterday
morning and his followers received
more encouragement when former
State Senator Claude NJ Thomas who
has been tipped for the position of
Commemorative Attorney and also
for the Judgship, took occasion to
to make known his intentions of re-
thing from the race for the Attor-
neyship and also Judgeship, leaving
a clear field for Mr.. Dickson in this
county.
Mr. Thomas was the last member
of the Bourbon bar to sign the petition
to Governor McCreary asking the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Dickson. and in a
letter to the Chief Executive of the
State he declared he was not can
didate for either appointment.
Every lawyer i'll the city of Paris
placed their names to the petition,
and Wednesday delegation went, to
Frankfort to preseut the claims of
the Bourbon man to Gov. McCreary,
but owing to his absence from the
Capitol they failed to get a confer
ence.
1t is understood that Woodford
county will have an aspirant for the
appointment in the person of Hon.
Harry Schoberth, Of Versailles, but
as he is from Woodford county, at
we'll as Judge Stout, who has elected
to go to the new district of Franklin,
it is the opinion that the Governor
will hardly go to Woodford for the
either Circuit Judge.
tits said that Scott county is over
WEelmlngly IN faVOr or the Bourbon
county man for the appointment to the
Judgeship and friends of Victor A.
Bradley, of Georgetown, will lend
their influence in support of Mr.
Dickson, it would m aterially increase
the chances of the Scott county man
for the Attorneyship, kfor which he
announced himself as a candidate,
shortly after the act passed the recent
Legislature creating the new district.
Mr.. Dickson experienced no trouble
whatever ingetting the endorsement
of the local bar, together with that
of some of the most representa-
tive citizens and it is the opinion that
his appointment will meet with the
universal approval of the bar asso-
Citations all over the district. In event
of his failure to secure the appoint
ment to succeed Judge Stout he will
be a candidate in the next primary
election to be held, to secure the
nomination for the vacancy
Mr.. Dickson is one of the most
prominent members of the Bourbon
bar, and is well qualified to fill the
position. He has served as Master
Commissioner of the Bourbon Circuit
Court and served Bourbon county in
the Lower Branch of the Legislature.