Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-11
Lawyers, Judges, District Attorneys
County Attorneys, Railroad Men
County Officials, in Fact, Persons Of
All Occupations, Including the Press
of the District, Endorse Him.

The reason is, General Ethridge's
career in the Mississippi Legislature
was one of service to the entire peo-
pie. He advocated a law a%bolishing
the defense of contributory negli-
| gence; likewise, the law a%bolishing
the fellow servant doctrine. He
worked in and out of the Legislature
for the elective judiciary. He assisted,
more than any other man in Missis-
sippi, in bringing about the election OF
Judges, because it was he, as Assistant
| Attorney General, along with Attor-
ney General Ross Collins, who fought
through the courts the Jones case,
wherein the constitutionality and
validity of the elective judiciary was
established. The work of General
Ethridge's two opponents in favor Ct
the elective judiciary was insignificant
compared to his labors. AS Assist
ant Attorney General of Mississippi,
! General Ethridge has represented the
State in the trial of some of the most
important cases ever tried IN the
courts of the country; his work, IN
this respect, being not only in the ST.
preme Court of Mississippi, but in all
the Federal Courts, including the SUI
preme Court of the United States. He
above all men is responsible for the
law guaranteeing the deposits in banks
for he sustained tie law in the courts.
His wide and varied experiences quail
lily him beyond that of any of his OPP
ponents, and this is the reason that he
has been so uniformly endorsed. Here
are some of his many endorsements;
Lauderdale County Endorsement.
We, the undersigned members OF
the Meridian Bar Association, unhesi-
tatingly endorse the candidacy OF Hon
orable George H. Ethridge for STU
preme Judge.
We unhesitatingly testify to his
efficiency as a lawyer, his high char
acter, and answering integrity as a
man, and we recommend him to the
voters of this Supreme Court District
as a man, who, if elected, will preserve
the highest tradition Of the Supreme
Bench of Mississippi.
S. A. Witherspoon, Y. w. Gilbert
A. c. Hulett, S. NJ. Graham, D. R
Solomon, S. B. Watts, L. A. Thigpen
w. L. Scott, O. O.. Summer, John T
Buckley. C. NJ. Wright, John w. Nc.
, Call, J. M. Harwell, Earle N. Floyd
G.. w. Lindsey, Gabe Jacobson, c. B
Cameron. Wyatt Easterling, Thoma:
G. Fewell, U. J. Clark, w. c. Sans
, w. T. Walton. S. NJ. Houston, c. D
, Christian, George B. Neville, Altar
McCants, ]. f. Parker, NJ. V. B. Mil
Ter, District Attorney; R. F. Cochran
ex- Circuit Judge; John L. Buckley
, ex-Circuit Judge; Thomas L. Bailey
Representative; Cliff Mulloy, Count,
Attorney; Harden Brooks, ex-Distric
Attorney; Harry Gully, H. Talbo
Odom. F. X. Ethridgc, R. D. Cooper
H.. r. Stone, ]. ]. Ferguson, ]. H. Cur
RE, Ross A. Collins, Attorney General
: General Ethridge is likewise en-
r dorsed by thousands of other person
of all vocations of Meridian and Lau
derdale County.)
Kemper County Endorsement.
l To the Democracy of the First, o
Middle, Supreme Court District o
Mississippi:
We, the undersigned lawyers an
, officers of Kemper County, take prid
: and pleasure in recommending an,
: presenting to you for consideration
= Hon. G. H. Ethridge, candidate 70
f Supreme Court Judge, term beginniny
January |, 1917.
= Mr.. Ethridge is an able lawyer, alb
l Solutely honest, and would Law dow,
: his life before he would betray
4 trust or desert a friend.
We have known him all of his life
His private and public character i
| above reproach. He is in every wa
qualified to make a good Judge of on
Y highest Court, and, if elected, he~wiI
s decide cases and interpret the law Jus
las it is written, He will be actuateI