Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-01
SHANKS SAYS HE'S
not A CANDIDATE:
But Woods Promise To Be Full
Of Democrats Who Want
To Oppose Swope

oldlIlOIu, WHO spent iieI WtCh-
end here with his wife, who is at
the bedside of her brother, Tom
Baldwin, Jr., says that he has
about decided not to make the
race for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Congress in this district.
Mr.. Shanks is president OF Lin
coin County National Bank, and
since the death of Cashier w. NJ.
Bright, much of the burden Of
that splendid big country bank
has fallen upon his shoulders. A
new cashier has been elected but
he does not as yet know the COM
munity and business as thorough
ly as Mr.. Shanks, and the latter
feels that he could not properly
take the time to make a thorough
canvass of the district, which
would be necessary. Mr.. Shanks
has had tenders of support from
many prominent Democrats, iii
the event, he should announce, it
is understood, and we'll posted OBJ
servers thought he had a splendid
opportunity,
The fact that he is not to en-
ter will make this race the more
interesting. There is as yet but
one ,candidate-Judge Ralph Gil
bert, of Shelbyville. 1t is being
reported that Col. Frank Ripy, OF
Anderson county, will also shy
his castor into the ring, but as
yet he has not sent formal an
nouncements to the newspapers
of the district and until that is
done, no candidate is in the
race.
Reports are circulating that
there will be number of other
candidates. Editor and Attorney
Joe Z. Robinson, of Garrard
county, is said to be a sure start
er now that his friend, Judge c.
A. Hardin has declared himself
out of the running. Then, Sena-
tor Jay Harlan, of Boyle, is re
ported to be feeling his way, with
a prospect of entering.
Former State Senator Charley
Montgomery, Of Casey county,
who once made creditable>race
against the late Harvey Helm,
has a number of warm friends
over the district who would like
to see him make the race, and
Adair county has a strong demo-
crat in the person of Attorney
Gordon Montgomery, who would
make a fine race. Then there is
Attorney Everett Hoover. OF
Jessamine county. Admirers OF
Judge w. r. Shackelford, here,
have told him repeatedly that he
could win this race hands down,
if he would enter, but Judge
Shackelford says he is "out OF
politics" as Circuit Judges proper
ly should be and as most OF then
are-the nOn-partisan judiciary
advocates to the contrary not
withstanding. However, Judge
Shackelford's friends up in this
end of the state, knowing his
great abilities and qualifications
are going to offer him as a candi-
date for the governorship along
about the time Ed Morrow gets
through with it, and so they. are
not urging him very strongly to
get into the congressional race,
Just at this time.
However, there will apparent
1y be plenty Of candidates and a
merry little contest for the nomi-
nation. Just now, however, Judge
Ralph Gilbert, of Shelbyville
seems to be getting quite jump
on the boys, for he is the only
one who has proven that he IS ii
the race with both feet by putting
his announcement in the district
papers, and it is understood thai
he is right now out over the dis
trict shaking hands with the deal
voters. It's some pleasant little
Job, to travel over the II counties
of the 9Th district if fellow
likes that sort of thing
Judge Gilbert has evidently al
ready mapped out delightful
spring and summer tour, before
his prospective opponents have
even looked up train and stage
schedules.
Speaking of Judge Ralph Gil
bert's candidacy. the other day
the Louisville Times politlca
writer had this:
The entry of Judge Gilbert il
the Eighth District congressiona
race recalls two memorable con
tests for the same nomination
made by his father, the late Con
gressman George G. Gilbert, wh'
served four terms. In 1893, afte
a bitter fight he won the nofnina
ton in the district convention a
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