Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-18
Only Square Deal is Wanted
BY Paul M. Moore, of
Darlington.
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE.
Believes it Is His Duty to
Remain on Ticket as His
Party's Candidate.

a 10 the RepuDllCduS VI CuS OSSOH'
Congressional District of Kentucky
:, The Republican district COMMITTEES
of this district made call for district
convention to be held at Dawson
Springs October 9th, to nominate 9
: candidate for congress. By the terms
of that call all candidates were re-
quired to give written notice of their
candidacy to the district chairman
by September goth. Three persons
complied Herewith, viz: Hon. David
Browning, Col. M. d. Brown and
myself. The two gentlemen named
withdrew in my favor. 1t was dis
covered, just in time to remedy the
error, that the date fixed was too
late for legal convention to be held.
1t therefore became necessary for
me to become the legal candidate by
petition, which was accordingly done
by my friends in various parts of the
district. AS had complied with the
terms of the party call and had be-
come the legal nominee of the party
by petition and was the only candi-
date whose name could go on the
official ballots, district convention
was only considered as perfunctory
meeting to ratify my lawful nomi-
nation. 1t is true that several gen.
tlemen were urged to enter against
me, notwithstanding they could not
in the circumstances be the lawful
nominee of the party. Of course
they declined to do so, having some
sense of propriety and some self
| respect and party loyalty. My
friends over the district naturally
concluded that no fight would be
made against me and assumed that
no one would be so needless of party
good as to prevent the party from
having any legal candidate in the
district. Hence they relaxed their
vigilance and in certain counties
made little or no effort TO control the
county conventions. However. GER
tain element of opposition took adj
vantage Of the situation and selected
unfriendly delegates. who unlawfully
undertook to make the district con-
vention a nominating convention,
selecting Mr. Adair as their choice.
Mr.. Adair did not comply with the
call of the district committee; it is
impossible for his name to be print
ed on the official ballots; he was not
selected by a convention with legal
authority to nominate; he is not the
lawful party nominee; and | am sure
he is man of too high sense Of hon
or to permit himself to be placed in
the attitude of claiming to be the
party nominee. | am importuned
by the party all over the district not
to withdraw my name as the legal
nominee of the party. Personally !
would gladly withdraw, if | could
do so honorably and if it were posi-
BILE for our party to have any candi-
date at the coming election. But we
are confronted with situation which
must be met by me regardless of any
personal wishes. The question is:
Shall the rank and file of the party
in this district have no candidate
whatever to vote for at the coming
election? ! am the legal nominee.
This is no time to attack those who
unexpectedly made effort to select
delegates unfriendly to my nominal
ton. | have very decided convic-
tons Of certain gross improprieties,
but these matters should be buried
for the welfare of the party. Upon
due reflection / have concluded that
it is my clear duty to remain as the
candidate OF the Republican party
for congress in this district, and am
confident that this is the wish of the
whole party. The voters Of our par
| ty demand a candidate for whom
they may vote at the coming cleo
ton, and for them | am willing to
make the fight even at great person
al sacrifice. | believe that every true
Republican owes the duty at this
election to vote for candidates in
hearty sympathy with the matches
administration of our great presi-
dent, Theodore Roosevelt. In this
spirit | ask the earnest support Of
every loyal Republican in this dis
trict. Respectfully, "a
II 7" PAUL M, MOORE. >