Mountain advocate., 1917-07-13

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As to tho Liquor Club men.
toned by him in his Times Ar
ticle," will say that there was q
club Incorporated at q time when
! was not in Barbourville, and
knew nothing about it, and that
it run less than week and had
been shut down before return
ed home.
AS to my writing the article
in the Advocate, will say that /
did not write it, and knew moth
ing about it until l read it in
the paper.
l think the article flatters me
as | am only human, and to be
human is to err.
Answering further the Sny-
der article in the Corbin Times,
charging me with immortality, l
desire to submit the following,
as the opinion of my neighbors,
who are not interested in this
race, but who are interested the
good name of their neighbors.
1--WE the undersigned Citi-
zens of Knox county residing in
Barbourville, the home of W. K.
Lay, desire to say that, we are
personally acquainted with Mr..
Lay, and that he is a Christian
gentleman, and stands for the
uplift of our people, and that he
literally and actively supports
religious and educational insti-
buttons giving both his time and
money to their support and we
com mend him to the people of
this district, as clean. honest
and upright gentleman"
r. L. Creal, Pastor Baptist
Church; T. M. Anderson, Pastor
Methodist Church; F. @. Moore,
Supt. of Christian Church Sun
day School; A. M. Decker, Supt.
First Methodist Church Sunday
School; E. T. Franklin, Pres.
Union College; W. W. Evans,
County Supt. School; B. E. Par
ker, Supt. Baptist Sun day
School
Answering this charge / will
say that 1 heard Rose make his
speech at Whitley City as well
as did a crowded court house.
aud Mr.. Rose made no such pro.
position, and that statement is
only an idle Dream" in the
mind of this (Astute Democratic
Politician?) who thinks he is in
structing the Republicans as
their Guardian, in selecting a
Republican candidate for Cir
cult Judge. 1 am not afraid to
meet Rose on a test of our eligi-
bility for the place, before the
people, before Duly all d Legal
ly appointed Committee, or
Board of Examiners.
But to the Citizens | ask that
you do not take my word for this,
nor the henchmen of my oppo-
nents, but get our Court Re-
cords and our REPUTATION
AMONG THE LAW YERSI
WITH WHOM WE III A V E
PRACTICED.
Here is what the lawyers of
my home bar say of met
I'VE the undersigned men,
bers of the Bar of Barbourville,
Knox county, KY, respectfully
state that We are personally &C
quainted with w. R. Lay, who
is a candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for Circuit Judge |
in the 34th Judicial District ell
Kentucky, being mem bers of the |
same bar, and having practiced |
in the same courts with him,
feel that we can truthfully say
that he is a man of unquestioned |
honesty and integrity and we'll |
qualified to fill the Honorable
position of Circuit Judge, tc
WHICH he aspires:-
j. ID. Tuggle, Thos. d. Tinsley,
S. B. Dishman, V. @. Mcdonald,
j. D, Main, Hiram ii. Owens,
p. ID. Black, j. B. Campbell,
j. j. I've. j, J.. stamper,
Jas. ID. Black, Sawyer A. Smith.
Answering same will say that
this charge is absolutely untrue
and was known by Mr.. Snyder
TO be untrue when he wrote it
and caused it to be published,
and for that reason he would not
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