The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1922-07-06
10 THE VOTERS or THE 4TH
\ CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT.

/ notice from some Of the news
papers in the district, carrying the
announcement Of Hon. r. w. Cutrer
for reelection as Chancellor, that the
statement is made that during his
incumbency of the office, he has been
reversed by the Supreme Court only
eight Oh nine times. This statement
was made by Judge Cutrer in my
presence before an audience at the
court house in Port Gibson, in June
18th, where he appealed TO the voters
Of Claiborne County to re-elect him
on account Of this remarkable record.
Upon my return to my Office set
about investigating the record Of our
Chancellor, and upon consulting the
Southern Reporter, which gives the
disposition Of every case appealed to
the Supreme Court, whether an opn-
ion is rendered or not, my findings in
regard to affirmances and reversals
from the court Of Judge Cutrer, dur
ing his incumbency, are as follows:
Judge Hicks died on October 18th,
1918, and on either the 18th or 18th,
Judge Gutrer was appointed Chancel-
lor by Governor Brewer No Commits
sion was issued until April 9, 1914,
yet, Cutrer drew the salary Of Chan
cellor for the latter half Of October,
1918, ct seq. / obtained this informa-
tion from the Secretary of State.
DURING THE INCUMBENCY OF
JUDGE CUTRER, THE SUPREME
COURT HAS PASSED UPON 100
APPEALS FROM HIS DECISIONS,
AND HAS REVERSED THIRTY
EIGHTH OF THESE DECISIONS,
AND AFFIRMED SIXTY-TWO.
On June 26th, / wrote Judge Gu
trer, calling his attention to the state
ments Which he had made, and which
I presumed he had published, and also
advised him Of my findings upon in
vestigation Of his record, and suggest
ed to him that / had the style Of the
case, and number Of volume Of tht
Southern Reporter, in which they
were found, and that / would be glad
to show them to him should he desire
ito check them up, as ! did not want
to misrepresent him to the public.
also advised him in detail that | had
compared his record with the other
Chancellors Of the State, from Octo-
ber, 1918 to June IL, 1922, two days
prior to his making his statement at
Port Gibson, and that / found that his
percentage Of afirmances was 10 per
cent lower than the average Of af-
frmances for all the Chancellors in
the State, and also lower than any
other Chancellor in the State.
In answer to this letter, Judge Gu
trer asked that send my findings to
him, to which / replied that his rec
ord was contained in data which en-
braced the record Of all the Chancel-
lors in the State, and that it was vol
luminous, but that if he would come to
my office, he could check his record in
a short while, and If had made any
errors, ] would ike TO have them
pointed out. as ! did not desire to mis-
represent him in any way. / have
heard nothing from Judge Cutrer, and
while | do not intend TO criticize him
as a man or an official, yet, he has
put his record in issue, and in justice
to myself and my candidacy J feel
that the actual facts should be known.
Of course, do not criticize the news
papers for making the assertions a.
bove referred to, because am IN
formed by the editor Of one Of these
papers, which is being extensively
quoted, that the information from
which the assertion was made, came