The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-28
The Primary Governs Democrats.

The ISSUES between the Democratic
and Independent candidates are made
up. The primary has declared distinct
| ly i'm favor of Little for Judge and Noe
| for Commonwealth Attorney.
| AS to the race for Judge there has
been no complication. The issue is be-
tween a Democrat, eminently qualified
and endorsed by IL Democratic primary
election, and IL gentleman whose excel
lent and agreeable qualities cannot OBJ
scure the fact that he is not a Demo-
crat and does not claim to be. Demo-
Gratis, however, strong i'm their personal
ties to the Independent candidate, and,
however much they may attempt to
persuade Others to vote against the NOM
inee will generally plant their votes on
the record for the Democratic candi-
date. Getting their neighbOrs on the
wrong side of the record is % small mat
ter to them, but clOuding their own re-
cord is quite different thing. Aside
| from the few who are bound by special
ties to the Independent candidate, and
Il few who suffer themselves to he led
astray by those who are pointing others
to Il path they dare not pursue them
selves, there will be 10 Democratic
votes lost to the Democratic nominee
for Judge.
AS to the race for Commonwealth
Attorney, the nomination has made
there too with entire validity. Mr.. Noe
Is the nominee as surely as is Judge Lit
tie, and as rightly as if Major Haycraft
had never been Democrat, nor ever
went before the primary election, which
has rendered verdict that cannot be
successfully attacked.
The only pretense now found for an
objection is the letter of Ed. Jones. \
little information us to the manner in
J which this came forth will soon remove
it. 1t was prepared by partizan Of
Major Haycraft ut his request, was
adrOitly worded, was presented to Mr..
Jones while on hurried visit to Ow-
ensborO, and its signing urged by Major
Haycraft's friends. II Wds not eren
signed by NJ. Jones, although the sign
ing was authorized. Mr.. Jones under
stood that ii was to he presented to both
candidates, and with their letters pre-
scented to the Ohio county committee
simply to induce them to do their duty.
He had no right i'm advance, and We are
sure did not intend, to assume the priv
ilege of prejudging the situation. In
deed, SD soon us he sufficiently consid-
cred the effect of the letter and saw that
it was made an instrument for disOr-
ganizing the Democracy he disclaimed
the error it contained and insisted that
the non-actiOn of Ohio county could not
silence the Democrats of the whole dis
trict. This was known to Major Hay
crafts friends several days before the
primary election, as was the fact that
Ohio county would at all events hold
her primary i'm spite of the treachery of
some of her committeeman. The effort
to hold Mr.. Jones responsible for Major
Haycraft's unfortunate attitude is too
thin. Rather should Major Haycraft
and his overshrewd managers be held
responsible for the mistake first made,
then honestly confessed and dsavowed
by Mr. Jones.
But whatever may have been the ac-
ton of Mr.. Jones it could not affect the
result. Any one familiar with
Democratic usage or the reason of
the subject, knows that the fiat of
Mr.. Jones alone did not and does not
govern the subject. Even if it did, the