Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-02-10
Hon. John I'll. Bradley of Ken.
net, Dunklin County, for Judge
of the Springfield Court OF APP
peafs.

In this issue of the REGISTER will be
found the announcement of the Hon.
John H. Bradley of Kennel, Missouri,
for the Democratic nomination for the
office of Judge of the Springfield
Court of Appeals. MI. Bradley was
born January 25, 1875, in Dunklin
County, where he yet resides, and was
raised on a farm; as a youth he at
tended the public schools in that
county. Later, he attended the Third
District Normal School at Cape Girar-
deau, and the Missouri State Univer-
sity at Columbia, from which latter
institution he graduated in the year
1902. He.is in the prime of manhood,
a ripe scholar, a high toned gentle
man, and a lawyer of recognized abil-
ity. For years, Mr. Bradley has en-
joyed a good practice in his county,
and has frequently been in circuit
court in a number of the Southeast
Missouri counties. Mr.. Bradley is en-
dowed with a judicial mind ana tenn
permanent which eminently fit and
qualify him for Judge of our appellate
court. The Springfield Court of APP
peals was created by Act of the Legis-
lature in 1909, and since that time the
following counties have had a repre-
sentative upon that bench: Laclede,
Jasper, Polk, Green and Newton. So
far, Southeast Missouri has not been
represented, and in justice to a faith
full democracy and a great and grow
ing section, Southeast Missouri is en-
titled to this nomination. Southeast
Missouri is a rapidly developing sec
ton, and owing to that fact, has al
ways had and will have, a large
volume of litigation involving drain
age ana reclamation problems in which
the people are vitality interested
furthermore, Southeast Missouri casts
a heavy Democratic vote, and upon
this section must fall the burden o.
electing a Democrat to the office Of
Judge Of the Springfield Court of APP
peals. Dunklin County, Mr.. Bradley
home, is the banner Democratic coun-
ty in Southeast Missouri, and in the
entire district; its Democratic ma
iority being greater than any county
in the district. Dunklin County and
her immediate nelghbors have beer
the saving grace to democratic candi
dates for congress, and other Demo
cratic candidates for state and district
offices for years, and she presents Mr.
Bradley as her candidate this year
and asks that the Democracy of thu
district return in a measure the favor
heretofore received from the faithful.
democracy of Southeast Missouri. M
man is closer to the people than JONI
H. Bradley, andno lawyerin the entire
district is better equipped and quail
fled, and we have no hesitancy in pre-
senting Mr.. Bradley's name to thu
Democracy of the forty-four counties
of this district, and bespeak for hin
careful consideration. Mr.. Bradley
practice has been a general practice
and he is not aligned with this or that
he is just a plain, experienced, success
full country lawyer, and liked by all
Southeast Missouri is entitled t
recognition and a place on the bench
of the Springfield Court of Appeals
and no man from Southeast Missouri
would better grace that position thai
Hon. Jno.H. Bradley Of Kenneth. He i
entitled to consideration at the handI
of the democracy of the district, no
only because of his ability and qualih
cations, but because ofhis geographica
location and the political significanc
attached to his candidacy. If Johl
Bradley, as he is known among hi
friends, is nominated for this position
it is predicted that it will greatly en-
nance the chances OF Democratic vic
tory in November The district an,
the Democratic Party win not max
any mistake by nominating John Il
Bradley Of Kenneth, Dunklin County
for Judge of the Springfield Court {
Appeals.