Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-09-07

In a Card to the Voters of
Christian County.

} To THE VOTERS:
At a mass convention Of the Dem
ocratic party, held in the city o.
J Hopkinsville, KY, on the Slst day o.
last July, ] was unanimously nomin
ated as a candidate for the office Of
County Judge, to be voted for al
the next November election. 1t will
be remembered by those who at
tended that convention that stated
in my speech of acceptance, that, if
within the next 30 days from that
time, formidable objection was
raised to my name being on the
ticket, and the representatives of the
party would make the matter known
to me, and say that they thought
they had found a better man for
that Office, that would cheerfully
yield my place on the ticket and
pledge myself to do what could to
secure his election.
More than thirty days have come
and gone since that time, and as yet
| have heard Of no formal protest or
objection to my name remaining on
the ticket.
While do not expect to receive
the vote of every Democrat in the
county, shall hope and expect that
as party | will receive their votes,
no objection to my name remaining
on the ticket having been made
known to me.
During the four years that l had
the honor of serving as Judge of
this county, tried in an humble
way to discharge, in a faithful man
ner, the duties of the office as | un-
derstood them. With that four years
of experience, l feel that l could, if
elected, improve on the record of
your former judge, and through this
means | ask each and every one of
you to give this matter due thought,
and if on the 7th day of November
| receive majority of your votes, l
will be most thankful to you, and
promise you that the business of the
office shall receive my personal and
undivided attention, and my every |
effort will be to give the people of |
the county no cause to regret having
given me their support.
AS in the past my motto will
be: GIVE every person a square
DEAL" ~
The question may be asked why it
is, that l, Republican, am candi-
date for Office on the Democratic
ticket? In answer to which will
say, because that party in mass con-
vention voted that should be their
candidate; and for the further ex-
cellent reason that large per cent
of the Republicans of the county in
sisted that | accept place on the
Democratic ticket, saying, that on
account of their being denied the
right of a voice in the selection of a
ticket for their own party, when
many of the candidates and the peo-
pie were demanding primary cleo
ton, that they intended to vote
against those who claimed to be the
nominees of the Republican party,
when in fact they were chosen by
few members of the county com
mittee who had been called together,
not to nominate ticket, but to fix
the time and manner of holding a
primary election, or a convention.
Hence they deny that the candidates
on the so-called Republican ticket
are the party nominees, and they do
not feel under any obligations what
ever, as Republicans, to vote for
them.
My candidacy is in the interest of
the rights of the people, which every |
true American citizen ought to be
in favor of, and l ask all who are
willing to stand for that right to
give me their support.
| am respectfully,
POLK CANSLER.