The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-05-20
Ranuhlinau Conxantian

Republican Convention.
Pursuant to call. the Republicans of
Butler county met in convention IN the
courthouse In Morgantown, KY, on
Monday, the 18th day of May, and was
called to order by G. w. Neel, Chair
man of the County Committee, and on
motion, n. II. Howard was chosen
Chairman and =. II. Tanner Secretary.
On motion the Chairman appointed
J. w. Ward, w. ). Taylor. Granville
Gray, j. G. Berry and J. w. Goodman
retiring, reported the following resolu-
lions:
We,the Republicans Of Butler county,
i'm convention assembled, refer with
pride to the achievements Of the Re.
publican party, and with pleasure to
the magnificent administration o.
President Arthur.
We refer with feeling sense of adj
miration to the patriotic manner in
which the Republican party yielded to
the Democratic party without any
threats Of war or violence.
We congratulate the Republican
party and the country upon the results
Of the investigation Of the records Of the
u. 5. Treasury by the Democratic
officials that of all the hundreds Of
millions of money handled by the Re
publicans, that but one mistake and
that for only two cents has been dis
covered, notwithstanding all the
charges of corruption made against
them by Democratic speakers for the
last "A years.
We favor IA liberal pension policy
and condemn the appointment of
Lamar, an Confederate Congress-
man, ~ Secretary Of Interior, thereby
putting in his hands the allowance or
rejection of all claims for pensions for
disabilities etc, incurred in the late
war for the Union.
We charge upon the Democratic
officials of Kentucky imbecility and
corruption. They took charge of the
State offices with an overlooking
Treasury and they have increased the
taxes from 30 to 52l cents per hundred
dollars and that they have bankrupted
the State and made il unable to pay
its expenses.
We charge upon them the attempt to
thrust into our mines aud fields, con-
Wet labor felOns convicted of every
crime and abomlnation to compete
with and disgrace the free labor of our
State, and to take from them the OPP
pOrtunity to support their families by
honest toll.
We condemn the Democratic party
that while it has increased our taxes
that 1t has given us no internal inn
proyement, but on the contrary has
given them away to rich private
corporations.
We approve Of the call for Senator's
a! convention to meet at Rockport on
the 10th day of June next, to nominate
Republican to represent us In the
next Senate of Kentucky, and recon-
mend as delegates to said convention ::
G. w. Neil, J. w. Ward, Jasper Berry,
w. Is. Taylor, VIM. Wand, Granville
ebay, ], f. Taylor, s. H. Tanner, Nal
Embrey, VIM. w. Embrey, j. w.
Goodman, III. b. Moorehead, w. r.
Citizens. w w. Reed, j. II. Rives,
VIM. b. Davis, Felix Gray, A. j.
Johnson, Nick Johnson, II. ID. Turner,
A. J. Rush, ID. Poole, Marion Berry,
w. w. Moore, Phillips Tuck and all
other good Republicans.
That We req uest the publication of
these proceedings in The Green River
Republican, the Butler county Ne,es,
the Hartford HERALD and Greenville
Echo.
Which resolutions were unanimously
adopted, after which it was moved that
the delegates from this county to the
ROckpOrt Convention be instructed to
cast the vote of this county for f. G..
Hubbard, of Hartford, to represent this
Senatorial District in the next Senate
of Kentucky, which motion was unani-
mously carried.
The Convention then adjourned sine
die. n. Il. HOWARD, Chairman.
s. H. TANNER, Secretary.