Blue-grass blade., 1891-02-07

to perfect some plan for the estab-
lishment of a newspaper which
should be the organ of this State.
The effort seemed to come to
dead lock. The people said they
would not give their money to it
unless they knew who was going
to edit it, and Chairman Harris
said they could not tell who was
going to edit it until the money
was raised and board appointed
who should determine who the
editor should be.
In the Conference no mention
was made Of any man that would
be a proper one to edit it.
Privately, | was talked to about
my undertaking its editorship. !
never had thought there was
enough probability of my being
made its editor to give the matter
much thought until since it was
suggested to me, and having care
fully gone over the whole ground
in my mind have concluded that
I would be exceedingly glad to
have the position, if the party in
this State wants me, but shall most
cheerfully decline in favor Of any
other man that the party may Sc
lect.
was asked by Chairman Har
ris if l would be willing to 20 to
Louisville to live, if it were deter
mined to edit the paper there, and
/ nswered that l would.
Different persons have OCCASION
ally expressed their preference
that should be the editor of the
State organ. | have taken no
pains to remember them, but as far
as I can recall and to the best OF
my knowledge they are Chairman,
Hon. Josiah Harris, of Paducah,
James T. Barbee, of Glasgow,
District Chairman Winslow, OF
Carrollton, George E. Handy, OF
Harrodsburg, j. j. Rucker, OF
Georgetown, Moses Fort, of Lou
isville, possibly, and g. M
Brooks and A. P. Morton, of Lex.
ington, These expressions have
. been made when, as the party will
readily see, there has been little OF
no occasion to call them forth.
AS far as / can learn it seems to
be the preference of the leaders OF
the party that we shonld have q
daily paper; and this is my own
opinion.
AS to any influence that l may
personally exert it would make nc
difference whether l were stationed
at Lexington or Louisville.
Mr.. George Handy expressed a
decided preference for Lexington
as the place for the State organ,
but said he would support me any
where, and without having heard
anything from W. w. Goddard or
Judge U. S. Poston, of Harrods
burg, l can safely assume that they
would say the same thing.
l do not believe l would lose
any support from the Bluegrass
Region by moving to Louisville,
but think that the enlarged pro-
portions of the State organ and the
still further evidence that 1 was on
substantial basis, would at once
increase my support not only in
the Bluegrass Region but in parts
of the State other than such as are
under the special influence of Lex
ington and Louisville, and of
course I would hope that the pres
ence of the paper in Louisville
would make it more friends there.
Even outside of Prohibition cir
cles I would not be without inhu-
entail acquaintance in Louisville.
Gen. John B. Castleman and Judge
John G. Simrall and Mrs. George
Eastin were in boyhood all of
them my playmates in sight of my
home where l now write. Mrs.
Postmistress Virginia Thompson
and l used to 60 cunning when We
were boys together at College.
/ have the honor of the acquain-
lance Of Douglas Shirley, whose
mother was reared as my neighbor.
The Hon. John d. White l per-
sonally know and admire as man
whose convictions ought to put
him in the Prohibition party, and
no little of the romance Of my
clerical days is connected with his
estimable and distinguished rela-
tives and immediate family in the
mountains of this State.
Hopper, Of the editorial staff OF
the COurier-Journal, and / are
alumni OF the same college class,
and with Hon. Charles ID. Jacobs
l have short but very pleasant
acquaintance.
Col. Stoddard Johnston is my
friend, and am slightly acquaint-
ed with Gen. Basil Duke.
In the event my plans should
materialize of course l would try to
combine the patronage OF the Blue.
grass Blade and the Southern
Journal.
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