Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-07-04
TO FIGHT
FOR FEDERAL COURT
Stanley and Cantrill About To
Slip Over Their Scheme While
9Th Has No Congressman

Unless strong action is taken by
the people and business men of Rich
mond, the. semi-annual sessions of
the United States District Court
which is held here, will be removed
from Richmond.
Hearing that Judge A. M ] Cochran
Hon. A. M. ]. Cochran, U. S. District
be called upon for a recommendation
in the matter, number of local men
sent him the following telegram this
morning:
Hon. A. M. Cochran, u. S. District
Judge, Maysville, Ky.
Citizens of Richmond protest
against any proposed endeavor to
remove our federal court, civil or
criminal, and respectively request
your Honor to make no suggestion
or recommendation to that end. We
have had but little notice of hearing
and would like opportunity to be
heard of desired. r. E. Turley, w.
c. Bennett, r. r. Burnam, C. C.
Rhodus, L. P. Evans, R. C. Stockton.
A dispatch from Maysville yester-
day had the following to say about
the matter:
Maysville, KY, July 3LLexington
wins the fight for United States Court
sessions The Department of Justice
requested Judge A. M. Cochran to
hear arguments in favor of contest
ing towns and today listened to
delegations from Lexington and Win
chester. Winchester was represented
by Judge ]. M. Benton, County At
torney S. 7. Davis and Green Gar
rett. Lexington was represented by
George R. Hunt, George c. Webb,
r. l.. Northcutt and Baily D.. Berry.
After hearing the arguments pre-
sented by these gentlemen, Judge
Cochran decided that Lexington was
the proper place in which to hold
sessions of the Federal Court,
whereupon the gentlemen from Win
chester stated that they would join
with the lawyers from Lexington in
a request to Representative Cantrill
to substitute Lexington for Win
chester in the pending bill.
The utter uselessness of this fight
to change the federal court from here
is patent to everyone except those
who want it removed to Lexington.
The. government spent over $4,000
only few years ago, enlarging and
improving the local federal building
in order to accommodate the court
here, and the large and commodious
rooms of the building would be
utterly useless if the court is re-
moved. 1t would be necessary also
to spend a. large amount of money
enlarging the federal building at
Lexington to take care of the court,
for the building there is taxed to its
capacity now, handling the post
office and the Internal Revenue in the
governments building in Lexington
and large amount of money would
have to be spent to enable it to ac-
commodate session of federal court.
The sole motive behind the matter
is the desire of Congressman Camp
bell Cantrill to get a federal court
for his district and petition from
Lexington to Senator Stanley. Judge
Chas. A. Hardin, Democratic nomi-
nee for congress in the 9Th at the
special election, was here this week,
and said that he will do all in his
power to prevent the court being re-
moved from Richmond in the event
he is sent to Washington August End
at the special election. At present
the 9Th district is without con-
gresham, so that protests have been
made to Senator Beckham to block
this scheme until Judge Hardin can
ct on the job for Madison at Wash
inptOn