Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-10-26
CANDIDATES FOR
The JUDCESHIP
ARE ENDORSED
Aspirants For Judicial HOnOrs In
The First District Receive
High Praise
NINETY PER CENT OF
LAWYERS SIGN PAPER

Unqualified and unsolicited endorse
ment Of Benjamin A. Johnson for
Chief Judge and James M. Crockett
and T Sangston Insley for Associate
Judges of the First Judicial Circuit
was given today by approximately
ninety per cent Of the members Of
the bar in the four lower Shore coun-
ties.
The endorsements, similar in text,
declared the three Democratic candi-
dates will perform judicial duties
with the intelligence, impartiality,
courage and dignity characteristic Of
the best traditions of the bench"
Significance was attached to these
endorsements by reason Of the fact
that they were entirely unsolicited by
any of the candidates and because
they come from fellow lawyers who
have been in position to observe the
ability and integrity of the candi-
dates over a period of years.
In making the endorsements known
today, members of the bar said those
signing the documents were prompted
by a "sense of duty Ito the public
to make known their conclusions that
the bench of this Circuit should, in
their judgment, consist of these can
didates."
Except for change in name Of the
candidate, the endorsements read:
eve, the undersigned members Of
the bar urge all citizens of our
four counties to cast their votes for
him tMr. johnson, Mr.. Insley and
Mr.. Crockett), for that high office at
the General Election on November 6
next.
"Mr. johnson (Mr. Insley, Mr..
Crockett, is an able and distinguish
ed lawyer and man, and if he is
elected he will perform the duties Of
Judgeship of our Circuit with the in
telligence, impartiality, courage and
dignity characteristic of the best ira
ditions of the bench and to the very
great credit and distinction of him
self and of those who assist in con-
ferring the honor upon him."
Signers of Mr.. Crockett's endorse
ment are:
Edmond H Johnson, John S. Whal-
ey, William H. Price, William F. john
son, William G. Kerbin, Jr., Franklin
Upshur, Thomas F. Johnson, Snow Hill
Godfrey Child, Pocomoke City.
F. w. G. Webb, J. Edgar Harvey,
William w. Travers, L Atwood Ben
nett, F. Leonard Wales, Franklin X.
Cooper, Rex A. Taylor, Seth P. Tay-
Tor, Hooper s. Miles, Levin G. Bailey,
A. Everett Williams, May H. Truitt,
c. w. Wheaton, Carroll E. Bounds,
Charles E. Hearn, Jr., Lewis c. Merry
man, Alexander M. Jackson, Curtis
w. Long, Benjamin A. Johnson, w.
Edgar Porter, Salisbury.
Emerson c. Harrington, V. Calvin
Trice, J. Richard Jones, Thomas S.
Simmons, William D. Gould, Sd, Jas.
S. Sheppard, Emerson C. Harrington,
Jr., Henry Lloyd, Jr., w. Laird Hen
ry, Jr., T. Sangston Insley, Leroy
Wallace, Calvin Harrington, J. Cor
man Hill, Calvin Harrington, Jr., w.
Laird Henry, Cambridge.
George H Meyers, Gordon Tull, Ed
gar A. Jones, Harry c. Dashiell, Rob-
ert H. Jones, Princess Anne.
The signers of the endorsements
for the other judicial candidates were
practically the same. These approx
ais should cause every Democratic
voter to stand by the three Democratic
candidates: Johnson, Crockett and
Insley. Further, it would be well to
remember to vote for both Mr.. Crock
EFT and Mr.. Insley, since split vote
would endanger the chances of one,
and might allow a Republican can
didate to slip in. Vote for all three
judges, Johnson, Insley and Crockett.