Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-05-22
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moved from the Guardianship OF the
Christian County Democratic Com.
mittee by proxies obtained Tor an
other purpose, that no CAUSE was
stated, and consequently that am
not legally Chairman OF the County
Committee and ex oficio Chairman
of the Committee of the Third Judic-
ial District, The New Era is at
times wrong. This is one OF the
times. Wrong on both counts too
for those proxies were given "for
nominating election officers and for
recognizing the committee, and
with possibly one exception it was
perfectly understood, the members
giving them were specifically in
formed that Mr.. Green's removal
was contemplated at that meeting.
During the past two years / have
been repeatedly asked TO accept
the Craftsmanship of the county com
mittee, but invariably declined it,
because did not want it, and only
yielded in this instance because the
four chairmen of the respective
county committees Of this judicial
district, and who constituted the
returning board in the Judge S race,
were all Cook men and | wanted
Judge Bush to have representation
on that board.
When the vote was taken upon
Mr.. Green's removal, the result in-
dicated that one more vote was
counted than was present. Upon
remarking on this afterwards to
another member, he stated to me
that he saw a Green supporter
write out two votes and place them
in the hat, premonitory symptom
of kindred malady that proved
very prevalent on May 9th in an
other part of the district. Furth-
ermore two illegal votes against re-
moving Mr.. Green were cast by
committeeman from Casky and Con-
cord, who both voted in Hopkins.
vile May 9th and did not live in
those districts. Now as to the
CAUSE. In his motion to remove,
Mr.. Fox stated tthis committee Of
Christian county wants rePreseD-
tation on the District Committee for
her favorite son, Chas. H. Bush. ~
He forbore to add that Mr.. Green
was bitter opponent ofChristian S
candidate, and had stated publicly
on the streets of IIopkinsville, that
he would do everything in his pow
er to defeat Judge Bush.
This was the cause and addition
al cause was found IN the fact that
Mr.. Green was a candidate for
Office and was consequently ineligi-
BILE. Furthermore / was recognized
as chairman Of the judicial commit.
tee by the only Cook member of the
regular committee, Mr. J. Frank
Ladd, having been asked by him tc
meet with him and former members
from Lyon and Galloway counties,
and having previously been recog
nized as chairman by my predeces-
sor when he turned over the funds
OF the committee to me. Want of
facts alone makes it impossible for
the New Era TO M AXE out a case,
and when it appears before tie bar
OF Christian county demanding TO
plead that case, with the political
scalps of all the favorite sons of
Christian county for the past quar-
ter century dangling at its, belt, its
cause is hopeless. Petree, Champ
lin, Mcpherson, McCarroll,. Sypert,
Morrow and Mckenzie have all felt
its ruthless hand. They have
all but two passed over and joined
the silent majority, but who shall
say that their influence is not felt?
Yea, that their voices are not heard
demanding that this fratricidal war.
fare cease and the nomination OF
Bush herald the dawning of a new
day in Christirn county politics?
As to the legal standing of the
other members of the committee
which acted at Eddyville there can
be no question in the judgment of
any fair minded man, and this COM
mittee acting under oath discharged
its duty conscientiously as they saw
it. GEO. f. GARY.