Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-08-28
URGING HENSON
TO ENTES RACE
Friends of Popular Jurist
Want Him to Run For
Congress.

Judge j. w. Henson, circuit Judge
Of the Henderson district for the
last ten years, was in the city Tues
day. He is probable candidate for
Congress to succeed Mr.. Stanley.
Judge Henson is a nephew of Mr.,
NJ. V. Owen, Of this county, and has
VIDE acquaintance in the county,
He would have a strong following
here.
The Henderson Journal says:
with the primary out of the way
interest has turned to the con-
Pressional race, which is likely to be
lively one now that the Hon. A. o.
Stanley is making the race for the
senate.
The congressional race for decade
past has been rather tame affair
too one-sided on account of Stan
ley's hold on the voters, to be exact
ing.
But with an open field there is
now both interest and speculation
as to the result.
The Lexington correspondent to
the Cincinnati Enquirer notes that
Judge Gordon, D. H. Kincheloe, La
Vega Clements and others are
all possible candidates, but it is not
likely that all of these will enter.
There is still another candidate
who will be heard from in the race,
or the Journal misses its guess, and
this is the Hon. j. w. Henson. Judge
of this circuit.
A boom for Judge Henson sprung
by Union county newspaper men
and politicians several weeks ago.
took hold and was cons derably dis
cussed until overshadowed by the
county primary.
Judge Henson would do no more
at the time than take the matter un.
Der advisement and listen quietly to
guage the sincerity of the call from
his friends of several counties in the
district.
There is no longer any mis,aking
the desire of Judge HeDsun's friends
that he should make the race for
congress for the Second district.
he is not ready with a formal an
nouncement, but it seems certain
that he will accept the call of his
friends,
Il am seriously considering the
matter" said Judge Henson to re-
porter for the Journal Saturday
evening. who asked him whether he
would announce at the proper time.
| have had many friends over the
district to urge me to enter the race
for congress. assuring me that they
believe that could easily win it. I
am comforting with friends in vari-
GUS parts of the district right at this
time and am approaching greatly
tkeir counsel in the matter.
The outlook as far as | have gone
is more than encouraging. The So
licitation of leaders from every
county in the district has been most
gratifying to me. | have the assu-
rance that can win in the event
that decide to enter and | expect
to reach this decision shortly"
WIDELY KNOWN.
Undoubtedly the voters who
would like to see Judge j. w. Hen
son enter the congressional race are
many. He is a gentleman of educa-
ton and culture and has had broad
experience as attorney and jurist.
The cases before him in several
years on the circuit bench have been
makers of legal history and prece-
dent.
Judge Henson's activities have
been confined not alone to the bar
and the bench, but to the farm as
well, Of which he has practical
knowledge, for he has been extern
sively engaged in farming.
Friends Of Judge Henson contend
that residerce and connection in
such counti,s as Unior. Webster
and Henderson. give him a distinct
geographical advantage. and that
his candidacy will start with
whcop."
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