Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-06-10
BLACK DENOUNCES
AUTHORS OF ATTACK

GOvefOr James u. Black address,
ing good audience Saturday at Cen
trail City, hotly denounced the wide
spread distribution of circular men
tioning the fact that he wrote let
ter several years ago to the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad Company
asking that a neighbor and friend
be permitted to retain his annual pass
for the remainder of that year. "That
circular contains moe or less caustic
reflections against me, but it does
not say that when became ieuten-
ant governor of Kentucky I surrend-
cred my pass and resigned as attorney
for the railroad company" said the
governor at does not say that l
was instrumental as lieutenant gov
ernor in causing the passage of
law requiring the railroad to pay
their employees twice month, or that
l assisted in securing passage of the
law forbidding the granting of passes
to any persons, citizens, of public
officials, except employees of the rail-
road company.
"T noticed several days ago that
Col. Denhardt, one of my opponents
for the nomination, stated that he
knew nothing of such methods. / as
sumo that Col. Denhardt meant what
he and that therefore he had moth
ing to do with the circular printed
distributed over the State of Ken
tucky, and call upon Judge Carroll
to say, without equivocation or re-
serve, whether or not he has had that
circular printed or Disseminated or
whether or not he has consented thAk
someone else may do so. reserve
the right to speak further in this
proposition after Judge Carroll has
answered this question" said the
governor. j.
on the demand made, seventy-two
hours after he had taken over the
affairs of the state at Frankfort that
he remove certain appointive officers.
ssIn that connection the name of
Thomas B. Pannell, fire marshal, has
been mentioned. The truth is that
Pannell receives his appointment
not from the governor but from the
auditor of public accounts, and is in
no way under the executive depart
\ ment," said the governor. He t.
MED the report that he had entere>
into any agreement with former
< governor Stanley to retain his ap-
pointees.
The good roads question, his posi-
ton on the manufacture and sale Of
J liquor, taxation and the Bingham taz
case were discussed. Speaking of thu
latter he said: 81 have heard it sale
: that should, with one stroke of thu
pen undertake to cancel the contrac
entered into between Governor Stan
, ley and certain attorneys employed Il
; assist the attorney general in the col
) lection of the inheritance tax due tn
state from the Bingham estate.
! have been looking into the matter a
rapidly as could under all the cir
Z cumstances. did not endorse tn
: position of the imperial chancellor o
: Germany when he said treaty was
scrap Of paper, I realized that ther
9 is some thing more that in the coz
. tract. The contract in this particu
: lar matter was, as am informed, en-
tered into under authorization of th
% Legislature by the attorney genera
: and Governor Stanley, and the sal
= tcounsel entered upon the discharg
;s of their duties and have rendere
more or less valuable services. By
10 if find that I can do it under Il
= laws of this state and conscience an
. fairness dictates that the contra
20 can and should be Cancelled witho,
e doing the state injustice I will cane
it."