The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-06-15
TICKET NAMED
Republican Convention Nomi-
mates Full Ticket for County
Offices.
Resolutions for Roosevelt
And Against Tobacco Trust.
Negro Leader Said in Speech That His
People Wanted no Office. Sought
Higher Things.
THE NOMINEES.

County Judge Chas. Ashby.
County Attorney Letcher R. Fox.
County Clerk Will Robinson.
Sheriff -Jno. B. Devers.
Assessor VIM. Mitchell
County school Superintendent
Fred Tucker.
Jailer VIM. Crick.
Representative r. r. Graham.
Surveyor Dabney Bishop.
Coroner Chas Vandiver.
AT | o'clock in the afternoon
Monday j. b. Harvey, Chairman
Of the Republican County Elk
ecutive Committee, called the
county convention to order. Will
T.. Scott was made temporary
chairman and j. 7. Mcdonald
temporary secretary, the tenn.
porary organization being made
permanent later. Mr. Scott made
a brief speech aud then named
the following committees:
Rules and Order.of Business
J. b. Harvey, George King,
Chas. Cowell.
Credentials r j. Salmon, b.
G. Rice, Thos Blair.
Resolutions @. j. Waddill,
NJ. j. Clark, Ben T. Robinson.
The committees retired and
Judge Clifton j. Pratt was called
on for a speech.
Mr.. Pratt responded and said
in part that'it was perhaps the
last time he would have the
privilege of addressing a gather
ing of Hopkins county Repub-
licans. He expected to move to
Oklahoma soon in the hope that
change Of climate might save
the life of some of his family.
He had always been Repub-
licsn and had always done what
he could for the growth of the
Republican party in Hopkins
county and in Kentucky. He
had seen the Republican party
grow through many a struggle
and tribulation until now the
party had hope that by har-
mony and unity, by long pull
and strong pull, it might win
in the contest at the polls next
November. Mr.. Pratt made a
complimentary reference to Will
liam Lynch, the party nominee
for State Senator, and paid a
tribute to President Roosevelt.
He asked the convention to send
a good, strong man to the legis-
lature and TO nominate a clean,
vigorous ticket throughout.
The committee on resolutions
reported as follows:
1--WE approve the call for this con-
vention and pledge our loyal sup
portSt6 its nominees. We renew our
loyalty to the republican party and
heartily approve the wise states
manship and courageous leadership
of our great President Theodore
Roosevelt. We oppose trusts of all
kinds, including the tobacco trust,
and extend our earnest sympathy
and support to all efforts to give a
fair deal to farmers and producers
We rejoice that the signs Of the
times point Enthusiastically to po-
litical change in Hopkins county
which will result in the wise and
economical rule of county affairs
under republican management. 1T
behooves this convention to nomi-
nate candidates for all the Offices
: that our action may meet with the
approval of all citizens who desire
"a proper administration.
1.-THE nominees of this convention
shall be candidates of the republi-
can party for the respective offices
and their names shall appear on the
official ballots at the regular Nov
ember election, 1906, in the republI-
can column under the usual device
OF the log cabin.
1--WE call all republicans to sense
of their duty at this election and
then 8 splendid victory in good old
HOPKINS county will surely result, u