Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-07-29
CANDIDATES have
A LIVELY SCRAP.
ln Commonwealth's Attorney Race
At Princeton Speaking
|, Monday.
,LAfFO0N MAKES ATTACK
On Young Who Defends Himself
And Makes a Counter
|, Attack.

The speaking at Princeton Mon
Z day turned out TO be real red hot
aifair and has been the general
theme OF talk In Princeton and Cald.
well county. and news OF II has
spread TO the other counties. Bs-
|. low will be found n synopsis OF the
scrap" between Lanoon and Young
and will convey q fair idea OF the
geneaal nature OF the debate and
the result.
+ In reporting the speeches The
Hustler has tried to be absolutely
fair and tell az nearly like Il hap
pened as possible and We believe
7 every man who heard Il will say the
report 10 substantially correct.
4 In discussing the speeches In q
crowd on the streets OF Princeton
Tuesday morning. q gentleman said:
They have been trying 10 tell me
that Ed Young was too young and
inexperienced for this Office. but I
would hate for him TO skin me In q
prosecution like hs did that big fsl-
low in that speech yesterday"
LA6oon's speech.
Mr.. Laifoon opened the speaking
and said In substance that Ed Young
, wes not running with the expecta-
lion OF winning but In the interest
Of Baker. That he was not eompe-
tent TO all the office II he got II.
That he had never done anything to
amount TO anything. That his
father, Jim Young. 10 rich and all
be does 10 to walk around Madison.
vile esvssdropping. That all "a
had to DO to get money 10 TO ask his
father for II.
He said Ed was well bred on his
mothers (Lafoon) side but the less
said about the breeding on his faith
c's side the better.
We said Ed was posing ~ . tem'
terance man. but that he acted 81
challenger for the "wets" In one oi
the elections In Madisonvills and hiI
father Jim Young vas wet" and
was sued for siander In connection
with the same election, and went OF
the appeal bond to ecutrst the slec
ton. ~ p --i' IS :
He said Judge 0ivens was ais'
backing Ed Young and talking sbou
his (IAdoon'sl attitude on the TEN
perance question. but that oivens
record On the Temperance ousstior
70 summed BY his toivens) makinI
q hght for the "wets" In Madison
vile. and then later making . nsh
for the "drys" and then mailing |
Eight for the "vets" In Hsadsrsoa
He said oivsns vss sore at him b
cause he voted against Givsns 70
Congress.
He said the Hustler. . vould-b
Newspaper. was not In reality
pewspspsr. but had been used prin
cipally a. an organ to bolster u
somebody connected with Il vh
vas running for Office.
He referred TO Judge Givens q
spotted Horss Buddie." - "oivsn'
the Hippodroms Driver" "Fal
Fakir." and other expressions iih
these. aS4j
He paid his respects TO Mr.. Bake
claiming In q general way that b
(Laroon) was the best qusline
man on the track and could me-
any republican they put out In joiI
debate and put him out Of eommi
sion.
Young's Reply.
Mr.. Young apoiogised for beir
forced 10 discuN personalities bt
that Jaffoon had forced him to do
THAT Lanoon had made simill
speech at Marion and Wilson's War
q house picnic during his tYouAg'
absence elsewhere In the district.
lie said Lafoon's attack upon b
father was vnmanly. that his faith
is not running for commonwealth
attorney. lie said his mother al
when he was six years old and !
father had been both father n
mother TO him. He had been
= good father and he proposed TO
fond his good name. lie said
grandfather and his people w
reared In Caldwell county and
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