Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-05
HAMILTON MAY
RUN FOR JUDGE
Internal Revenue Collector MAY
Be Candidate To Succeed
John .. Carroll

Democrats all over this appellats
court districts are interested in the
rumor that Collector of Internal
Revenue Elwood Hamilton may be
candidate for Judge of the Court of
Appeals to succeed Judge John D.
Carroll, who has announced that he in
tends to retire and practice law in
Louisville. Collector Hamilton, whose
home is in Frankfort, is proving one
of the most faithful and efficient Of
ficials anywhere in his rigid and i'm
partial enforcement of the state pro-
hiDition laws, served several terms in
the Legislature from Franklin county
and is conceded to be one of the ablest
attorneys at the bar at the state
capital
Many country newspapers over this
district are giving him hearty en-
dorsement for the position. 1t has
been reported that Hon. Rogers Clay,
of Lexington, who is Commissioner Of
the Court, would be candidate, but
it is hardly biieved that if Collector
Hamilton announces for the office,
that Clay will oppose him, as it is
conceded that Mr.. Clay is continue as
Commissioners Of the court as long
as he wants to, and that place pays
the same salary as Judge.
The Stanford Interior Journal and
the Danville Advocate both announce
their support Of Mr. Hamilton if he
becomes a candidate for the appellate
bench. The Stanford paper prints the
following strong editorial in his
favor, which the DanviIle paper re-
prints with its hearty endorsement:
For many years after the Civil Wei
the unsettled conditions of the country
made possible the bringing of thou
sands of lawsuits, and brought before
the public the best talent in the
land, both as practitioners and judges.
The recent world war has to a GER
tain degree brought out a demand for
legal talent, more especially on the
bench than in the bar. This year
Judge Of the Court of Appeals is to
be chosen in this district to succeed
Chief Justice John D. Carroll, who
will not seek another term. The in
terror Journal has no interest in any
candidate further than d desire to see
that he is a man OF clear, sound in
lteliect, young vigorous and capable of
bearing the burdens thatwill be placed
upon his shoulders. In Hon. Elwood
Hamilton, of Frankfort, we believe
the people could look to with Ger
]; tainty that the many intricate ques
tions coming before him as judge,
would be disposed of with clearnesa
and precision. AS many of our read
ers know, Mr.. Hamilton is Collector
of Internal Revenue for the entire
state. AS such he has shown to a
marked degree judicial soundness of
mind, for the hundreds of knotty
problems coming up as result Of
Federal taxation and the Federal pro-
hibton amendments, have made it
necessary to render many decisions,
which have been models Of judicial
soundness and purity of diction. The
Interior Journal does not know that
Mr.. Hamilton wants the office, but it
does know that if he should enter the
race he will be hard man to down
not so much because he may under
stand what is commonly known as the
game of politics, but because Of the
splendid record he has established as
the head of the Federal revenue Office
of Kentucky. We hope Mr.. Hamilton
will give the matter serious consid-
Grafton.