The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-06-03
CHAIRMAN Y0UNG'S
RED HOT REPLY.
Head of the Democratic Party in
Kentucky Reads the Law to
the Louisville Machine.


nesday published the following:
The Hon. Allie w. Young, Chair
man of the Democratic State Cen
trial Committee of Kentucky, was
at the Hotel Honing yesterday and
gave out a very sensational inter
view regarding the political situa-
tion in Louisville. He said:
81 am accused of trying to get
control of the party in Kentucky.
l want to say that am endeavor-
ing to work for the best interest of
the Democratic party in Kentucky.
l supported Goebel in 1899 and
William j, Bryan in 1896. Those
people want to get hold of the party
machinery in Louisville and turn
it over to the Republicans as they
did in 1896. l am for tie Demo
cratic party, and, to quote Mr..
Watterson's words, there will be no
compromise with dishonor.' If the
political machine of Louisville,
headed by Aaron Kohn, can dictate
the policy of the Democratic party
in Kentucky instead of the consti-
tuted authorities, the State Central
and Executive Committee, the
sooneri it is known the better it will
be for all concerned.
81 understand / am in contempt
of court for making the changes in
the committee after the Injunction
was granted. In reply TO that l
will say | am ready to answer the
rule against me at any time, but
when L 60 to Louisville to stand
trial l will make an affidavit swear
ing the associate Judge, Aaron
Kohn, off the bench.
Il am perfectly acquainted with
the methods of the Louisville gang.
and know just what they mean by
the assertions made In the papers
Tuesday. 1t is a manufactured lie
when it is stated that have turned
the City and County Committee of
Jefferson county over to John
Whallen, or made any sort of a deal
with him to keep Republican oppo-
sition from me in my race for CIR
cult Judge in the Montgomery
Bath Menifee- Rowan district. l
donot suppose John Whallen knows
a dozen men in the entire district
Whether l will have opposition or
not | do not know or do not care,
but l am confident Of winning my
race despite the fact that the gang
in Louisville is against me. have
worked for the Democratic party
since | was sixteen years of age,
and l have the interest of the party
at heart now, and that is more than
some of the men in Louisville who
are denouncing me can say. Ny
only interest in the whole affair is
to see fair and square primary so
that there will be no trouble in
November"
Mr.. Young did not place Gre
dence in the stories printed in the
Louisville morning papers regard
ing the statements from Gov. Beck
ham and Judge Hagar, who de-
clared themselves in sympathy with
the primary and would support it's
nominees. He would not state jnst
what action will be taken in the
future, but he iutimated another
primary will be called in Louisville
and held strictly according to law,
in which every candidate will have
fair and equal representation at
the polls. He denied that John
Whallen wanted a majority of the
election officers, and said that dur
ing a conversation with Mayor
Granger he told him that if he was
interested in Democratic success he
would agree to an equal division Of
the election officers and abide by
the resultant support thenominees.
Mr.. Young did not seem in the