McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-07-10
Of
STATE JUDICIARY
GREAT ISSUE or 1910 le AGAIN
RAISED IN WlLLiAMs-BURRoW
RACE FOR SUPREME COURT.
NOT PARTISAN CANDIDATE
Independent Democrats and Republl.
cans Have Endorsed Williams. and
Many Regulars support Him.
Must Come Out and Vote.
Fine Record On Ranch

with the single axoent,on NJ thu ~ra.t
| fight for 4 freq ana untrammalad tudI-
| ciary waped ana wo, IN ,aI0 No ,,a,c,ot
| race IN Tennessee has avar attracted tho
| attention Of tho naon,a ~ tha stot. 20 ~.
| extent that tho nreaant contest hetwaar
Judge Sam G will,am. and Iudoa Robert
Burrow In doing
Should the neonle of the state .hov
their real interest In the preservation NJ
the freedom of THAR tud,ciarv nv com,nv
| To the polls and voting on August q thor.
IA no doubt NJ .Judoe Williams, e,sct,on
There IA hut .o.e daneer 10 hia canSi-
dacv and that 10 tho tandencv n, tbos.
who have M locaI candidota. In tho ,,ald
to fail tn come n tbs ro,la A largo ora
strong element ~ Ray,,i,r Democrat. has
come 10 the snnnort ~ Jusgo Wu,ia ms
and n thu uspai indie andent Democrat
and Republicap vote 10 cast tbere q. M
doubt Of his a,act,on
The 1910 FIGHT attracted NOR. alienation
perhans than tho nrasant contest for tho
sole reason that there were ten tudres tn
be elected then and only one now other
wise. the issues are almost prec,selv tho
same.
In 1910 thres memh.~s NJ tn. Sunr nm.
Court with two other attorney. ana five
Candidates for the Court az civil Anneals
declined IN suhmit thar cana,dacv 10 a
no,tical urinary ana went airectIv 10 tho
neonle on this ground that tho t,,s,ciarv
Of the state should he free from and
above political considerations either n
its decisions or In the selection >of III
members The neonIa Of the state an
dorsed This nosition by the greatest ma
ioritv ever given anv ticket in Tennassas
-Four wears later The situation reneat.
itself A vacancy on the sunreme Court
arising from the resignation Of Judpe
John X Shields, was filled by the APP
,,,.,, ~ ,', uop.i VI cam =
~, ~ ,uan,. var. r..,sant !, -
Dut Ior twenty years RESIDENT OF Johh-
son City, and one Of the ablest and most
honorable lawyers OF East Tennessee, to
the bench Judge Williams was a law
,-s
yer as'o a business man ana was nor
never had been. and Ii not yet poll
tician.
Even before the vacancy arose. how
ever ana "hiie Judge ohieids was can
dtdate for the Senate. Judge Robert Bur-
row, a fellow townsman and close friend
Of John /. Cox, whose efforts had been
put forth In 1912 to keep down opposition
to him In his legislative race, was in
Nashville working rbr Shields election.
It was then currently reported that
'uuss nurrow was 70 DC Shieius SUCCESS
sor. II the Chief Justice became senator.
That this report was true later events
have proven.
I,a.,o u,u,.. .~x.a Van. na 4.
~.
faction of bar and public. but when the
time came Tor him 10 offer Tor reelection
II was also time for the redemption OF
Senator Shields political obligation to
Judge Burrow.
Why They Oppose Him.
InAt iact 10 'he TeAsoh poFuoh u
Williams.
A further reason for opposition Of an
other portion Ii that Judge Williams did
not submit his claims for election to the
held In Nashville In May. His claim
was not upon the Regular organization
for political service rendered, II was
upon the people Of the state. for faithful
mitted 1t. therefore. direct to them. and
In 30 doing gave mortal offense to that
portion Of the Regulars who still regard
political lines az of controlling importance
He. might. even at the last. have pla-
Gated these and secured Regular nom
nation II he had been willing to 90 into
a fractional scramble for judicial honor.
that s II" In Regular county eonventions he
had received considerable number OF In
structed votes without asking for them.
and that Judge Burrow had failed to Sc
cure endorsement In probably a major.
fly OF the counties Of the state.
The indepenoenS principle.
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O.
tnough' Mnen ar.s mayor,y OF tne
voters. wms.ner Iesu.a,s, Amuvpsu'..s;
q nepuomcans, W NO. sppy .pon.lca.
.es.s IN yl luaiciai aac ~ ny .ncse psopIe
INK s1anar Mv ~ ,os 1ns rt,sa,
Ip.e =. ah Inuepoaus .. anu mom pa' LISA"
Ju1iciary. makes stsonE appeai.
ne put. n'y case u.asSty " NV pSople
Aukust. ne Iesei y sne eauorssMeht
or the lnQeDen0enL DoynQCrAtlC ana he- |