The Semi-weekly leader., 1914-07-08
]. B. HOLDEN.

the grounTs just stated.
j. B. HOLDEN.
Judge j. B. Holden was the next
speaker who took the stand in the
interest of his candidacy for the
office of Judge of the Circuit
Court. Judge Holden told of his
election to the Office of County At
torney of Pike county and of how
he, at one term OF the Pike County
Circuit Court, had saved TO the
county in fines and forfeitures i'm
posed during that term of the court
which paid more than the entire
running expenses of that term of
court. He then proceeded to state
his experience as a Circuit Judge.
He said the appointment to the
office to which he now holds, was
rendered him by Gov. Brewer with
out any application or solicitation
on his part. That it was voIuntari-
ly rendered him by the Governor
and accepted by him. He made a
brief comparison of the expenses
incurred on account of the holding
of the May term of Circuit Court
of Copiah county, presided over by
him and that of any other previous
term presided over by Judge D M.
Miller. He claims this comparison
will show that his court term was
held at much less cost to the tax
payers than that of his predecessor
He disliked a report which had
been circulated on him to the effect
that officers of the Commercial
Bank & Trust Company had used
their influence and caused the Gov
ernor to appoint him to the posi-
tion which he now holds. He
branded this, as an infamous false
hood. gotten up for no other pur-
pose except to injure him in his
campaign for judge. Judge Holden
read several letters which he had
received from lawyers and other
court officials as to his quaiIfica.
tions and fitness for this position.
Judge Holden also endorsed the
elective judiciary.
D. M. MILLER.
Judge D. M. Miller was the next
speaker who appeared in the inter.
est of his candidacy for the office
of Circuit Judge. He said that he
was glad to meet the people and
look in their faces and shake their
hands. That he had been their
public servant for a number Of
years and had always been homes,
and faithful to them in the dis
charge of the duties imposed upon
him. He had run the courts with
the very least possible expense to
the people of the county, consistent
with the strict enforcement of the
law. He said that. at the Septem-
ber 1911 term of the Circuit Court
lof Lincoln county he had more thar
saved to the taxpayers of the
county the running expenses OF
that term of court in fines and for
FIXTURES imposed. That at that
term he and the other court off
cIajs had put forth every effort
possible to run down and convicl
the blind tigers and other law
breakers of the county and succeed
ed in bagging among others the
Moses gang" and the notorious
Carrie Powell. /" He referred Il
the lawyers being against him, de-
claring that he was aware of the
fact that most of the lawyers ol
the District were using every effori
| to accomplish his defeat. That hi
had been fair and impartial in BIZ
rulings and treated all alike anC
that the activities of the lawyers o.
1.-THE district against him was from
purely personal motives. He ap
pealed to the voters as a whole tC
stand by him without being dictat.
ed to by any clan or set Of men
He declared that he was the only
lawyer in the district that votel
\ for the elective judiciary, ant
charged that his opponent woult
mot now tell the people how b,
voted on that question.
He stated that no two cour
terms could possibly be held at thu
same cost. That there would b,
murder cases and large damage suit
which perhaps would take d ful
week to try some Of them, and tina
at other terms there would be les
of these suits to dispose of. Eli
claimed that the June term Of th,
Circuit Court In Lincoln count.