The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-06-10
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
Held at Court House in Louisa
Kentucky, June 4th,
1904.

County Chairman, A. o. Carter, call
cd the Convention to order at p m,
and after stating the object for which
the convention was called announced
that nominations for Temporary Chair
man were in order, II c. Sullivan was
chosen Temporary Chairman, and W.
D. o'Neal. Jr., was chosen Temporary
Secretary.
Upon motion, the temporary organi-
zation was made permanent.
A committee ON resolutions was ap.
pointed by the Chairman as follows:
Frank johnson, James q Lackey. DR..
NJ @. Watson, Dir. Fred d. Marcum,
and D. G. ONeal
While the Committee was drafting
the resolutions the convention was en-
tertained by speeches by J. II Northup
and others
The Committee reported as follows
RESOLUTIONS.
1st. We the Democrats Of Lawrence
County. IN convention assembled ap.
prove the call Of this convention and Of
the State Convention at Louisville on
June sth.
end We feel Il our duty as well M
our privilege upon this occasion to ex-
press the general disapproval that exists
as TO President Roosevelt, whose ad-
ministraiiou Of the affairs Of the Nation
prove him 10 be Rough Rider in
deed reckless, dcspotic and unsafe
aud lacking the confidence Of the bust
ness aud conservative elements Of the
United States His exalted position
came 70 him not through any merit Of
his own, but as result Of the work Of
dastardly assassin. He is not the
choice Of his party for the nomination
this year. but by the death of Marcus
A Hanna, aud the power Of the presi-
dental patronage, and the sway of the
Roosevelt machine. he is to head the
Republican ticket,
srd Resolved that the vote Of Law
renee County be- cast in the state Con
ycntion for the following persons, as
long ma their names shall be before the
Convention IA candidates
For Chairman Of the State Central
and Executive Committees, Hon James
n. Kehoe. Of the 9th Congressional
District
For delegates from the Siate-atlargc
TO the National Convention, Senators
james d. McCreary and J G 5. Black
burr, Governor J. G w. Beckham, and
Thomas Brown, OF Boyd county,
For delegate TO the National Conyen'
tion from this district, John W Woods
For Presidential Elcctor Tor the oh
Congressional District, Hon. c. L. VIII
iams of Boyd county.
Resolved. That the delegates from
Lawrence county be and they are in
structed TO vote as a unit on question:
which may in any way effect the inter
ests OF Hon. James " Kehoe
The following persons are named ai
delegates from this Convention to III,
state Convention at Louisville, June 5
7. F. Frcese, w. NJ Justice, DR. NJ
IG Watson, L. W. Spencer, John i
Spencer. A. o. Carter DIR Fred D
Maruum. ID c. oNtal James q Lack
lay. II. c. Sullivan. r. + vinson. II d
Hulett. q. w Guunell, A J. CARED
j.. A. Yinson, John NJ Rice. RohertDix
on. Jay H. Northup, NJ +. Conley, Geo
II Fulkersou. W. NJ. FuIkerson, h L
vinson, Jay oDaniel, f +. shannon
Add skeens, q. ". wr6ten, IL $ Dean
q +. Fugiti K S Chafiin, Jesse Cor
die, /. NJ. Cared. Bert Shannon, j. G
Howard, Y. 7. D, Wallace, John Il
Thompson, Alexander Lackey, Jr
Tandy Giles. c. 4 Vaughan, AL Hays
James Peters, Robert Bickel. w l
o'Neal. Jr., Dick Moore aud g, r Viz
son