The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-11

'enhootu s'iuiI coIIlp3DY NS. D. H, RiQ- de, circuit court, Coosa county spripn term l906 suit for $S2 26l: settled between parties.
 Birmingham Dry Goods company ys D. H. Riddle, circuit court, Coosa county spring term 1906; suit for s2195i; iudg- ment foD plaintiff.
 Bancroft Whitney company Qaw book punilshers) Vs. n. Il. Riddle. circuit court l 1oosa county, fall term 1906. suit to re- cover 100 vols American decisions; 6, vols American reports, 1o4 vols. Aneri- can state reports, and other books. sci tied between the parties.
 M, A. Guy vs. D. II. Riddle. circuit court. coosa county, fall term 1906; suit for $lOo; nonsuit by plaintiff
 Mrs NJ. A. Guy vs. D. W. Baker and u. H. Riddle, circuit court Coosa county fall term 1906; suit for $50: nonsuit by plaintiff. -
 West Publishing company Jaw book publishers vs. D. 1T. Riddle circuit corrt Goosa county. fall term 1910; suit for seoo' nonsuit by plaintiff. the defendant pleading that plaintiff could not collect because all books had not been delivered al the time of the institution of the suit
 l.. D Powell company Jaw book pub nsnersl Ns. D. II. Riddle, city court of | iailadega, fall term 191l suit for s9o. judgment for plaintiff.
 in fe +. G. Courtney, bankrupt D. H
 siuoie, representing the bankrupt was ordered on July 13, 1911 to return to tha estate $150 of the trust funds Fron, +his order Riddle appealed the decree of tbo reieree belng affirmed by District Judge drupb, July %. 1911. The trust funds nat l haVing been paid into court by Sentan,. Der ", 1911, the district judge made an additlonal order, allowing 10 days for 'ne payment otherwise the attorney would be held in contempt of court
 
 pupllshers) vs. D. IT. Riddle. city con, or Iailadega, fall term 1913; suit for s1ito. now pending Ao' Fiiio'
 1ohn A Carter, Jr, vs. D. IT. Riddle Justice court, Talladega, January 10. 1914 suit TOT Soo; Judgment for plaintiff.
 haui Lumber company vs. D. H. Rid die' city court of Talladega. March 1o1t bill in equity to enforce a vendors nar' on real property, balance due being s4ao. now pending "s sf'o'
 information Due the Public
 IS due the public that it know the character of the man who seeks state. III ene
 T owe it to myself to make this nub eAposure. A Witness on the stand IS subject to an Impeachment of his character MT. Riddle is the witnass against me and the people Of A1abama are the Jury. l, therefore. submit tbasa lacts Tor the people to determina whether or not any credit shall he slNeh any or his accusations
 Il T owe this duty to the demoora4,. party. Mir. Riddle has been r',nri.,e d. ic . TOT office for To years; if he is elected eo this one, the republican partv b1, nominating an honest man, could do, feat him. so"io ue- owe this duty to the state of Ala uiua "hiat ane ofiee of attorney general. "; ".In . is one or the most importan III the state, has heretofore heen Hllad py men of unquestioned honesty. Tn . attorney general prosecutes 40o crin, ihai cases year. If he be disbonas+ ne may be induced by an appellant to bargain for the reversal of his case ana gam new trial. If he be dis tionesl t convict can find a way of ob- 1 eaihihg at least one vote for a favor aple recommendation upon his ann1ioa- a- l .ion Tor pardon. for the attorney gen efai Is member of the board of n.r dons. oi par question of Special Counsel me question of special counsel upon which MT. Riddle is making tbis nshe, IS moot question:. The la,v passed py the last legislature authoriz- Ing the governor to employ counsel mas been declared unconstitutional hv the city court of Montgomery. and ia now pending in the supreme court. Tn my opinion there is no doubt of the un- fconstitutionality of the act. ITnder th,s law counsel has been employed to as SIS, soncltors under section 3646 of the l eooe and in criminal prosecutions. If has rarely been exercised to nerform any duty imposed by statute unon tba attorney general. '"o TOT the past seven years Messra oeiheimer and Weakley have devoted ai as .neir time to the rate legislation II .nis ntigation should ever be re- suhed, and IT 1t should be as heavy t, the future as it has been in the mast IL would be impossible for the attornev general to handle it and to devote his time to h's regular duties. Tn the recent south and North case, which was appealed to the supreme court of the united States, there were 30. 0O0 m oas of testimony in the form of direct nness 'ion and answer. which had to he changed into narrative form to reot the requirement. of the new rule of the supreme court of the United States TWO months had already been con- sumed by Messrs Selheimer and Weak ley in the preparation of approximate1v one-fourth of this transcript. Briefiny the case would have taken both gentle men anywhere from three to five months each. A'e
 "The preparation of the brief by any lawyer not already familiar with the 'oin Niio uiu HOL near the teStimOnV would have been impossible. IT oar' tainly would have been unjust to the state if this voluminous litigation had passed from these experienced lawvers into the hands of other attorneys who had not appeared in the taking of the testimony. which covered a period of 10 months in 1910.
 T had hoped to base my campaign entirely on my experience in the gen era1 practice, as assistant solicitor of the city court of Montgomery, on four-year period of service as assist ant attorney general, and on what abil- ity, If any, I might possess
 q regret the personal issues They are distasteful to me. The public has grown tired of the candidate who seeks an office, not on his merit alone but on the shortcomings of his opponent But cannot longer remain silent and these issues cannot be longer avoided"
 ING FOR ELECTION AND INSTAITA TION OF OFFICERS WEDNESDAY. MARCH II. AT F. M. AT CLOSE Or MEETING OF THE LODGE THE CHAP. TER OF ROSE CROIX COUNCIL. Oar