The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-06-28
SPEAKING AT
JAMESTOWN
Candidates for Circuit Judge and
for Commonwealth Attor.
ney Present their
Claims.
HEARD BY A LARGE AUDIENCE.

Last Monday week, July Goth, was
the opening of the June term of the
Russell circuit court, an unusually
large crowd being in attendance.
The great mass of people were drawn
to jamestown more to hear the can
didates speak perhaps, than business
they had in court.
The writer has been attending the
Russell circuit courts for number Of
years, but upon this opening there
were more people in Jamestown than
he had ever before witnessed on SIM
liar occasions. The court auditorium
was inadequate to hold one-half of
the crowd, and the speaking was in
the grove on the courthouse plot of
land.
1t is not our intention to undertake
to quote the speakers, as their ad-
dresses were made along the same
lines brought out at their meeting at
Liberty. 1t is our intention to give
fair and correct statement of the sit
uation in Russell county, gathered
from representative Republicans who
live in various sections of the county,
men that we have known for years,
and who would not knowingly make
a misstatement.
Mr. Hebron Lawrence, of Monroe
county. candidate for Circuit Judge
Judge led of, speaking about thirty
i've minutes. He is anxious to be-
come the Judge of the 10Th Judicial
district, and most of his time was ia
ken up in telling his hearers of his
qualification for the position, and how
he had struggled from his young man
hood to the present, eating sorghum
molasses and corn bread, in order to
save money sufficiently to qualify
himself for his chosen profession.
From his statements he is exceedingly
popular in Monroe county where he
was born and reared, and where great
pressure was brought to bear in order
to induce him to become candidate
for Circuit Judge, and it was with re-
luctance that he entered the contest,
but as he was now in the fight, and if
Morning Glory" the name Of his
saddle horse, lived. he believed that
he would win the contest. A portion
othis speech was directed personally
to Judge Carter, and in our judg'
ment some expressions were made
that could not possibly redown to his
advantage.
He was followed by Judge Carter
who spoke about the same length Of
time, taking care Of what Mr. Law
renee said personally directed to him.
He then spoke of his long tenue upon
the bench and his faithfulness to du
ty. He had not missed a court, anG
4 had shown no partiality, but had done
Yhis duty without fear or favor. II
was his intention in the present can
vass to hold his courts; that he wa
elected for that purpose, and did moi
care to neglect his duties. He inform
ed the people that his opponent was ;
member of the last Legislature anC
voted for the present school law which
adds an additional tax upon the PEG
pie, both men and women. He de
nounced the law and said it should bt
repealed, that the people were al
ready heavily burdened with taxation
when that bill became a law. Hi
speech, all the way, was pointed an,
heartily received. Mr.. Lawrence, il
his speech was also cheered for som
/ expressions he made.
Mr.. Huddleston and Mr.. Smith
candidates for States Attorney the
made addresses, and their RESPECTIVE
friends were well pleased with th
manner in which they presente
their claims, and when they conclud
ed, candidates for the State Senat
spoke.
The crowd dispersed about 5 O'CLOCK
good feeling prevailing.
As we intimated in the beginnin