Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-07-29
IN THE INTEREST
OF JUDGE KITTLE

ItOuUCeIIlellt VI JuQSc wall eli
&. KittIe in the last issue of the
Progressive for denomination
The people of this county will be
glad to again have the service of
such,.a man as he has proven
himself to be. That he is hon
est no one denies, and all know
by experience that he is AM
able Judge and the people
should be glad of the opportun-
! ity to secure the service Of so
valuable man. /
In educational qualifications,
Judge Kittle is peculiarly quail
flied because of his many years
of hard study and legal train
ing. He holds the degree of
Bachelor of Law from the West
( Virginia Law School, from
which he graduated in 1894.
For seventeen years he engaged
in the active practice of the law
with great success. During
that period he served as Prose
cutting Attorney of Barbour
County and was one of the lead
ing members of the Bar. Co.
ing upon the bench in 1911 un-
der the appointment of Govern.
or Glasscock, Judge Kittle was
two years elected for the full
term of Circuit Judge. He has
so impressed the voters of his
district during his first service
as judge tht he was elected by
the largest majority that was ev-
err given Republican in Bar
bour and Randolph counties.
He carried Barbour county by
SAT majority. and has the con-
spicuous distinction of carry
ing Randolph county by 22O
votes, making his total majority
Il167. In that same year Presi-
dent Wilson carried Randolph
county by 1852. Judge has been
the only Republican to carry
Randolph county in 20 years
and in doing SO ran over 1000
votes ahead of the Republican
J. ticket. This extraordinary
compliments of him was due alike
to the popular personality of
Judge Kittle and to his conspicu-
Gus ability as judge. The ten
years that Judge Kittle has
spent on the bench has ripened
him in experience, and the new
Judicial District will be extreme
ly fortunate in availng them
selves of his service.
His standing among | !
: the lawyers and judges, as well
as all the people, is such that he
has constantly been importuned
to be candidate for the SUI.
preme Bench, but he has al
ways refused tc allow his name
to be used in that connection,
because Of his preference for
his home people, and the duties
of circuit judge.
For many years Barbour and
Taylor Counties were in the
same judicial court and for 16
years Barbour county loyalty
supported the late Judge John
H. Holt, of Taylor county as
Judge of that court. The two
counties being again united,
, Barbour county naturally feels,
without the slightest disparage-
ment of the members of the
Taylor Bar, that it is now our
turn, particularly that she is
, presenting a candidate of the
+ ripe judicaial experience, per-
sonal integrity and conspicu-
+ Gus ability of Judge Kittle
Neither of his opponents have
: had any judicial experience
and neither of them had prac-
ticed at the Bar near so long as
. Judge Kittle, and the people OF
: Barbour county are not disposed
' to turn down a man who has
3 been tried and not found want
/ ing. No one ever discharged 8
' servent because he faithfully
' and efficiently performed his du-
\ ties To do so would be like thu
: man who cut off his nose to spite
his face.
/, Judge Kittle is we'll known al
4 ovar thn TTpitad StatnS &C 8
: legal writer. He is the author
e of two standard and widely
II read legal text books. He is {
: scholar in the law and possesses
n one of the largest private Ii
e braries in the state. With one
: accord, lawyers who have prac
ticed before Judge Kittle agree
: that he has the unique ability
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