Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-18
DIR. oLARDY A CANDIDATE.

Oh, ULAhDY a UANDlDAIh.
Congressman John d. Clardy will
be candidate for reelection, and
from present prospects will have no
opposition for a denomination. This
This is as it should be, DIR. Clardy is
by far the strongest man to put for
ward in the present state of politics.
His splendid race two years ago when
he was elected by 5000 majority
showed that the party could unite
upon him and rally to his support
even in the face of tidal waves. Last
year the district went Republican by
nearly 500 votes and with nominee
who is not strong with the people
there is danger of losing this old
rock ribbed stronghold of Democracy.
We know what DR.. Clardy can do in
race before the people and to try
any new man would be to more or
less degree experimental at very
critical stage. In Christian county
DR.. Clardy overturned the Republic
can majority in 1890 and was elected
to the Constitutional Convention by
352 majority, In 1894, when running
for Congress against two opponents,
he ran only $50 votes behind. the
Republican candidate, Last year
this majority was increased nearly
900 votes and the party welfare i'm
peratively demands that DR., Clardy
be again put forward as the only
Democrat in the District who can
make Christian a doubtful county.
The indications are that Sebree will
again be the Republican candidate
and as he was formerly resident of
this county it is important that a
Christian county man meet him on
his own territory and contest with
him the county upon which Republi-
can hopes must be centred. With
his claim upon the people for an en-
dorsement; his faithful and vigilant
efforts in behalf of the agricultural
interests to strengthen him with the
farmers of all parties, and the record
he is making as an industrious, atten-
tive and efficient Congressman, he
will be even stronger than before, 1t
is indeed doubtful if Sebree could
carry this county over him at all in l
the present disorganized state of the
Republican party, growing out of the
effort of the Governor to force negro
rule upon the white people. Chris
tian county must be the battle ground
and with recent facts fresh in the ,
minds of decent people, many white
Republicans will vote for DR.. Clardy,
their home man and at the same time
a representative of that much neg
lected class who live by tilling the
soil. The district has not been rep
resented by farmer for many years,
although it is an agricultural district,
and even the Republican farmers
know that their interests will be bet
ter looked after by DR.. Clardy than
by lawyer or capitalist of their own
party. These are but a few of the
why DR.. Clardy is now and
will continue to be strong with the
people. Add to these elements of
positive strength, his own merits as
an able and influential leader whose
democracy has never been doubted,
and the claim for an endorsement
that is almost party law, and it
seems that DIR. Clardy should be Civ
en- walkover for the nomination.
This would enable him to save his
best efforts for the contest with the ,
enemy and not force him to waste his
his energies in struggle within i,
the party. So far as we are advised, !
there will be no candidate in this end =.
of the District. There are no an
nounced candidates, but one or two ,
gentlemen in Henderson have been
spoken Of. 1t is to be hoped that
they will conclude to remain out of i
The race for the reasons above stated
and for others just as weighty. If
here is to be contest within the !! !
party, it will be impossible to keep :
But questions upon which Democrats t