Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-03-23
ANGEL ANNOUNCES
FOR COUNTY JUDGE
Sterling Democrat, Once Holding
This Office in Laurel, Offers
Services to Party Here


for the office of County Judge OF
Madison county is Judge G.. B.
Angel, of the Bcrea section of the
county, who offers for the demo
cratic nomination. His announce
ment is given below.
Judge Angel owns a large farm
near Berea, and is very popular
in that section of the county, and
his friends are predicting that
when his sterling honesty, integ-
rity and devotion to duty are fully
known, he will be just as popular
elsewhere.
His democracy is of the noun
tain variety-which means the
best and truest. He came to
Madison a number of years ago
from Laurel county. Now Laurel
county is about 1000 or 5000 re
publican, and as is other NOUN
tain counties. democrat usually
has very little chance for official
honors. In fact, to be democrat
at all in some such communities
brands a man as one of unusual
stability Of character and purpose
and as a firm and steadfast be-
lever in the principles of the
great principles OF the great par
ty Of Jefferson, Jackson and
Woodrow Wilson. Everywhere
such conditions are known, dem
ocrats from the mountain section
are often called fighting demo-
Gratis" and Judge Angel is just
that brand.
However, he is, the kind of
democrat and citizen in whom
those who know him have the ut
most confidence and respect. re-
3ardlcss of party. This is prov
en- we'll by the fact that while a
resident OF I.aurcl county. he ac-
crptcG the democratic nomination
Tor county Judge in one count
election, overturned the great re-
publican majority and was elect
od County Judgc-a feat that no
democrat had accomplished be-
fore in that rock-ribbcd republi- !
can county perhaps since the Civil
War. And his friends are now
saving that he can do the same !
thing if nominated by his party
light here in Madison county.
Judge Angel makes a clean-cut
statement of his position in his |
announcement which reads as fol
lows:
Judge Angels Announcement
| announce myself a candidate
for the democratic nomination for
County Judge of Madison county
in the primary election to be held
August 8, 1927, subject to the will
cl the voters in said primary. II
was born in the northeast corner !
OF Laurel county, Ky, December
1S, 1875, have farmed dll my life.
! moved to Marion conuty in 1917 |
then to this county in 1918. My
father bought a farm in Madison
county in 1908. | have had busl-
ness here since and still own the
farm. | was twice appointed JUS !
ticc of the Peace in the 3rd Mag !
isterial district Of Laurel county, !
was once elected from said dis !,
triCt. and was elected County |
Judge of Lau1 el county. My resi-
dence at the present time is near
Berea.
In announcing myself candi-
date for County Judge OF Madi- /
son county in the coming August |
primary, do so after informing |
myself as best | can of the Situa-
tion in this county, that we may |
properly adjust ourselves to meet
the issues that are shortly to
come. | believe every member of
a political party should be free to
discuss issues and candidates and
to arrive at conclusions most sat-
isfactory. In a multitude of Coun-
sci there is safety. Of course the
primary law was intended for
that purpose, but | think at this,
time in this county any candidate
for any office should be far more
submissive. A long drawn out
and hotly contested primary will
injure the candidate, the party
and the community. This is no
time for divided counsel or ac-
ton.
Think this matter over; inquire,
consult your neighbor, and if you
find an available person whom
you believe stronger, or fits into
the circumstances better, let me
know. In doing this you will
help yourself, benefit me, and do a
service to your county. l feel
that no person with selfish mo-