Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-09-12
Election OF Seven Judges and
Commemorative Attorney
Next Year.
Endorsement of Education Menu
bers by Commercial Bodies
Not Consistent.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER'SRACE

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dulged in by the lawyers and
politicians as to the probable sue
cessor of the late Judge Smith, Judge
of the Common Pleas Court, Fourth
division, the appointment to come
from Gov. McCreary, and the ap-
pointee, in the opinion of many, will
have the edge in the contest for the
primary nomination next August. 1t
is expected that the gentleman ap-
pointed will also be satisfactory to
the local Democratic leaders and the
other Circuit Judges. Among the
names mentioned thus far concerning
the appointment are Muir Weis-
singer, Charles F. Taylor, Edward P.
Humphrey, William A. Perry,
Charles T. Ray, Merit O'Neal, Gen.
Bennett H. Young and Tyler Barnett.
all of whom are consistent Demo-
Gratis who would be acceptable to the
rank and file of the party, in addi-
ton to being recognized leaders at
the local bar. The announcement of
Gov. McCreary's selection is expected
any day now, and with the appoint
ment it is also expected that the
newly created Judge will announce
his intention of being a candidate in
the primary next year.
Speaking of Circuit Judges, there
will be quite field in the primary
of August, 1915, when the seven
Judgeships will be up to the voters,
and as the Democratic nominations
in judicial year are pretty near
equivalent to election there will be
many entries, among them several of
the present applicants for Judge
Smiths mantle. The present in
cumbents and the courts they sit in
are as follows; Judge James p.
Gregory, Criminal division; Judge
w. III. Field, Common Pleas branch,
First division; Judge Thomas r..
Gordon, Common Pleas branch, Sec
ond division; Judge Walter p. Lin
coin, Common Pleas branch, Third
division; Fourth division was Judge
Smiths court; Judge James Quarles,
Chancery branch, First division, and
Judge Samuel B. Kirby, Chancery
branch, Second division. The
Judgeships pay salaries of $4,000 an
nually and are for a term of six
years.
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Attorney will also be filled next
year, and it is expected that Joe
Huffaker will again be a candidate
for reelection, and as Joe is pretty
strong with the boys in the trenches
he will hardly have opposition in the
primary, while it is rumored his
present assistant, Lorraine Mix, will
be a candidate for Judge of the
court.
The present Board of Aldermen
and Councilmen will also be in the
primary next year for reelection,
and taking IL altogether il will be a
pretty lively year in politics.
In addition to the above local
races there will be a Railroad Com
missioner elected from this district,
which comprises this and several
neighboring counties, and it is not
known whether BILLY" Klair, the
present Commissioner, will be a
candidate for reelection or not, sew
eral of his friends wanting him to
again try for a seat in the Legisla-
ture, while Hon. George B. (Cack)
Barrett, one of our present legis-
lators, has thrown his hat in the
ring for Railroad Commissioner and
so far has been making quite a can
vass.
Not caring a whit and looking at
IL from disinterested standpoint, il
hardly seemed consistent on the part
of the commercial and good govern
ment bodies assembled the other
evening to indorse all three OF the
present Board of Education candi-
dates for reelection. especially when
1t is taken into account that DR..
Weaver and Edward Gottschalk were
elected on an opposition ticket to
that of the good government bodies
in 1910, and this act would seem to
indicate that they were not in accord
with the platform and principles of
the good government representa-
tives. For this act there was no
criticism from the representatives
present and there should be none for
any citizen that chose to be a candi-
date for the board this year. The
motive behind their candidacy was
known to all. and the underhanded
methods used for their election
would hardly commend them to any
fair minded citizen afterward, and
the same tactics were used against
Messrs. Strother and Englehard
when they were opposed to Bartholo-
NEW and Zimmerman, the latter
being candidates of the Weaver
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