The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-24
PREFERS A POSITION
On the Federal Bench to Being
Governor of Kentucky.
Caruth and Blackburn Withdraw Their
Opposition TO the Goodnight Bill.
CAPT. JOHN F. HAGAR TALKS.

"The true ambition there alone resides,
Where Justice vindicates and wisdom guides;
Where inward dignity joins outward state
Ourpurpose good, as our achievement great
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1t was the positive belief of Mr..
Hagar's friends a week ago that he
would ut once announce his desire
for the nomination for governor
from the Democratic party. In
deed. it was told of n letter writ
ten by one of his closest friends
making a positive statement that
this announcement would be made
last week. This announcement has
been indefinitely postponed for the
following very good reasons:
Capt. Hagar is man of great
native strength, great energy, and,
in the line of his profession, of
great ambition. In the best sense
he is self-made man. He is still
young, and his following increases
year by year. At this time his
friends all over the state are be-
sieging him with letters, urging
him to enter the gubernatorial race,
but Capt. Hager's ambition lies in
a different direction. He desires
to be United States judge for the
Eastern district of Kentucky.
Until recently it has been con-
coded that the opposition of Sena-
tor Blackburn and of the Hon.
Asher Caruth to the bill dividing
the district would insure its defeat.
This opposition has been, or will
be, withdrawn, and the bill will
pass.
The expectation that something
would intervene and secure the pas
sage Of this bill has kept Capt. Ha-
gar ont of the governors race up
to this time.
As a lawyer Capt. Hager's ambi-
ton naturally leads him to the
bench. If the bill should pass no
one in the Eastern district would
stand forward so distinctly for the
nomination as John f. Hager, of
Boyd.
This announcement explains the
apparent hesitation on the part of
Capt. Hager to respond to the call
Of his friends to enter political
contest within the state.
1t may now be accepted as set
tied that the bill will pass and that
the nomination will go to Capt.
Hager, who henceforth will be not
Captain, but Judge Hager.
The nomination will be heartily
approved by the lawyers and the
politicians in Kentucky. Undoubt-
eddy it will strengthen the Demo-
cratic party in Eastern Kentucky.
1t will lower the fees of Marshal
Black burn and Jailer Dick Watts,
but these are of minor considera-
ton when weighed against the in
fiuence which will work for the good
Of the Democratic party, where
William O. Bradley has a strong
following.
1t removes Capt. Hager from the |
contest and adds
new interest to the various politi-
cal combinations which are daily
being formed, reorganized and re-
formed from one end of the state
to the other.
What would be the effect of
Buckner's nomination for COVER
nor?' was asked a gentleman Of
who has taken IA great
interest in politics and is as well
on current matters as any
man in Kentucky.
He would sweep tho state like
and in my judgment it
would insure his election to the
States senate. that IL. pro-
vided 10 Blackburn cannot get the
place. At any rate, this is his best
chance to get to the senate.
do you think that Buckner
would accept the nomination. Il
II am certain he would not, un-
less il should come i'm such form as
it came To David Il. Hill or to Ho-
ratio Seymour, that is, unless the |
convention by reclamation should
call upon him to sacritice personal
wishes TO party interests. In that