Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-11-15
BEREA PLAYED BIG
HAND IN ELECTION
Aui The Citizen H. Fi-ssed With
keHuits and 14as 4aies sktinE
Observations

| ilat good paper. the i;crea
Citizen. has some very tiinciy OBJ
ssrvations about the results uf
the recent county election in Mad
ison county. which will be read
with iSterest all over the county.
1t SAYS
! The election Tor county officers
OF Madison county, held on Tues
day OF this week. was from many
viewpoints \ browning success.
Never have we had more order
~ election. People moved about,
used their automobiles for bring
ing friends TO the polls. gossiped
and jolled about politics and can
didatcs, all day long. 1t is re-
ported that the same condition
obtained throughout the county
! As ! always the case in IN dec
ton. some good men ON both
dcs we're defeated The p0lit.-
al friends 81 the defeated cand p
aics have personal regrets. bat
lie majority 81 the voters are
--i~iird sijb the character auj
Haii,l of the n1cu chosen irr All
Ice positions.
NJ. Il. kcliord. candidate
rr circuit nudge and present IN
'uutb,nj 81 that office. had nu o.
,.s;.-G anil needed to make NJ
ace. Judge Ihackclf"rd lir>
made "a rcputaiiou rhrouehout ,''c
~t9t- ~ Kentucky for bcin" one
rf tn most fearless jud&cs WHO
ever Sai Oh TIC bench IL kC,'tiit
Ky The IA; circuit court male
one ~ the greatest record, Tor
ining and in.priSoning iavhrrai
erS pf any court during Judge
Shackeliord's administration.
William Baxter was elected
commonwealth attorney without
opposition. Mr.. Baxter. a young
lawyer. living al Nicholasvilie
performed the rare feat 'of over
whelming Hon. Benjamin Crutch
er. who has been prosecuting AZ
torney for thirty years.
John ID. Goodloe. IT.. democrat.
was elected county Judge over
the present Judge. W. X Price,
by a majority OF loo votes. Judge
GOodloe Is neighbor TO Berea |
He lives only four miles north of
town, and has children drive in 10,
school each day. Judge Good
loe has been member and dea-
con OF the Christian church Tor
many years, and has the ooniid-
nee OF the people in both parties.
Elmer DeatheraEe MAS elected
sheriff over his republican oppon-
ent, w. II. Burgess, BIZ MAORI
~ of $50 votes. The entire cam
paign seemed TO center around
the Sheriff'S office. since i; is the
most important one in the coun-
~. Mr.. Deatherage's principal
lead over his colleagues was in
the town OF Bcrea and in his
home precinct in Richmond. HIS
most hearty supporters were the
members of his church, where he
is deacon. Mr.. Deatheraee is;l
temperance man, never using
liquor in ANY form. He is pledged
TO make war ON lawlessness and
to clean up where cleaning is
needed.
Toe =. Chenault was elected
county attorney over his republic
can opponent, w. T. Short, by al
majority of III votes. Mr.. Chen
ault IS a young attorney i'll Rich
mond. who has been gaining rap
idly at the bar in the last few
years. He i we'll endorsed BY
his neighborS and promises TO en-
ter into vigorous prosecution OF
lawbreakcrs y
". W. Adams was elected tax
commissioners over his republican
opponent. W T. Taylor. BY a ma
ioritv Of $ votes. Mr.. Adams
: a native of Silver Creek. near
Paint Lick. and is brother OF L.
{. Aiafns. postmaster at Berea.
M Adams IS we'll known in Be
tTea. As we'll as Richmond. 10 be n,
man Of honor and integrity
Charles Rogers was elected
ja;ler oyer his republican opppn-
ent Owen Douglas, by a majority
OF E06 votes. Mr.. Rogers is a
native Of southern Madison conn-
y. and for nanny years lived in.
Befea. He is a good citizen aud
has many friends IN both republi-
can and democratic parties.
Luther Todd was elected eir-.
czIf clerk pver his democratic pp-
pnneut, james W. Wagxrs, By a
majority of 166 votes. Mr.. Todd
is. a citizen of the vicinity OF.
Kingston, and is well known IA
Berea. He is recognized through
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