The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-03-09
MORE POLITICS THAN ANY
THING ELSE COURT DAY
Stock Yards Closed; Mule Market
Dull, But Candidates Are
Busy In Big Crowd.

Notwithstanding the fact that
Nunnelley's stock yards here are
closed for a short space of time on
account of the quarantine, big
crowd came to town Monday, March
county court day. Stock, naturally,
was very scarce, but a few droves
changed hands Saturday on the roads
leading to Stanford, several local
feeders going out after herds that
they got word of coming to town for
quick sale, without going to the
Stockyards.
Mule owners brought in large
number of the hybrids and several
buyers were here looking for them,
but very. very few sales were made.
Frank Tolliver, of Lebanon, Tenn,
said that the prices asked were alto
gether too high for him, and others
reported the same thing. Horses
were also very slow in moving. Lusk
and Strader, of Hustonville, took
down a nice young stallion at $3.50
and |. c. Browns big black Perche-
ron did not sell.
Although the day was fair, cold
wind kept the crowd on the sunny
side of Main street, and the candi-
ddNCS LdO a llSlO OlAIlNo mao
begun to warm up in the local dis
trict races. Both Judge Charles A.
Hardin, of Mercer, and Hon. C.. c.
Fox, of Danville, candidates for the
democratic nomination for circuit
judge, were on hand, and put in a
mighty busy day, as did the three
candidates for Commonwealth At
torney, Judge J. S. Owsley, of STAN
ford, E. V. Puryear, of Danville, and
r. w. Keenon, of Harrodsburg. The
circuit clerks race between j. d.
Wearen and NJ. c. Newland began to
warm up. The former announced
last week and the latter was telling
his friends that he would announce
today.
Considerable interest and specula-
ton has been aroused in the Circuit
Judges race, over the matter of the
appointment of Master Commits
sioners by the two candidates, in the
field. So far as known Mr.. Fox has
not yet made public the name of the
democrat whom he will appoint Mas
ter Commissioner in Lincoln in the
event he is nominated and elected.
Nor has Judge Hardin, it is under
stood. Friends of present Commits
Sioner Z. ID. Pennington are pulling"
hard to have Judge Hardin retain
him in the place, but it is said that
several other prominent democratic
workers would like to have the place,
and that they or their friends have
so informed Judge Hardin. An in
tereSting scramble for this nice lit
tie plum promises to develop, as the
judges race wakes warm.
Judge Hardin's Master COMMITS
sioner in Boyle county, popular John
B. Stout, was over with him Monday,
and it is understood, is an applicant
for reappointment if his chief wins.
1t is reported that Mr.. Fox will ap-
point AID I. Lanier as his Commits
sioner in Boyle, if he wins. In Mer-
Ger, Judge Hardin's Commissioner is
his brother, E. NJ. Hardin, who was
here with the Judge Monday doing
some effective work for his brother.
IL is reported that FoX's Commits
siOner in Mercer will be Squire Black,
a very influential democrat of Judge
Hardln'S home county. Just what
the situation is in Garrard, is hard
TO ascertain. 1t is reported that a
close friend of James |. Hamilton,
is to be named Commissioner by Mr..
Fox in the event he wins, and friends
of popular "Boge" Brown, who is
Judge Hardin's present Commission
er, expect that ne will be reappoint-
ted in the event of Judge Hardin
success.
Interest in the state races was
manifested on the streets here Mon
day though nothing like as keen as
in the district races. The entrance
into the governors race of Harry V.
McChesney on a statewide prohibi-
ton platform seemed to be hailed
with delight by the enthusiastic
temperance people of the county.
Many shrewd political observers ex-
pressed the opinion that the govern
Or's race will narrow down between
McChesney, Stanley and Bosworth.
Wesley Embry was over from Frank
fort putting up pictures of Barksdale
Hamlet, present Superintendent of
Public instruction, in whose office
young Embry has a position. AS
this is the old home county of Col
W. p. Walton, few believe that it will
go against him in this, the only
thing he has ever ASKED of the dem.
ocratic party after lifetime of ser
vice