Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-07-12
J. B. M'CREARY ENTERS
RACE FOR SENATOR
He Announces His Candidacy Over His
Own Signature
To THE DEMOCRATS or KENTUCKY:


views declared my candidacy for Uni
ted States Senator and | now, owe
my own signature, submit to you m,
candidacy for the nomination of Uni
ted States Senator. according to th,
plan announced by the Democratic
Executive committee of Kentucky
For the honor conferred upon me
in 1902 when | was elected United
States Senator, | am sincerely CRATE
full have tried to be faithful and
efficient. and the manner in which |
have discharged my official dutie, !
leave to the uuprejudiced Judgment
of the people of Kentucky.
have always been in favor of pri-
mary elections, fairly and legally
held, and have always been opposed
to bossism or machine rule. When |
was first a candidate for United state,
Senator the other candidate, and my
self agreed to primary election Co
be held two month, betuc Che cleo
tion of United States senator by the
General Assembly. bu, the State De
mOcratic committee dij not deem it
for the best interest, Of tn Demo-
cratic party aud refused to order a
primary election.
The proposed primary election is
ordered to be held many month, ear
lier than any primary election to no.
inmate either state officers OF United
States Senator va, ever held in Ken
lucky. or in any other state. For
many year, primaries or conventions
in our state 20 nominate candidates
for state Offices have been held in
May or June of thr year .n which
the candidates nominated were to be
voted for at the November election.
and it ha, been heretofore believed
that said primaries should not occur
when presidential or congressional
election, are held. so that national
and state issues would Doe separated
The primary election ordered t.
be held on the 9th of November will
occur on the regular election day
when Representative, in Congress
will be elected, aud thi, primary cleo
tion was called eighteen month, be-
fore the election of United states
Senator by the Genera Assembly aud
two years and four months before the
Senator-elect eau take his seat i'm the
United States Senate, aud candidate.
for state offices will be nominated
twelve months before they can b,
elected, aud the call for a primary Ia
nominate them so early il in violation
of the rule adopted by the Dem,
Gratis at the last state convention il
1904.
The success of the democratic par
ty should be paramount 10 the sue
cess of any individual, aud the gov
erning authorities of the Democrat
party should act for the benefit q
the whole Democratic Party aud no
for the benefit of few democrats.
The outlook for Democratic victor
in the next national election is bri
ghter than it has teen in years. an,
becoming more favorable every day
Kentucky democrats must give u,
aid TO "rule or ruin policies, bu
uphold wise and just policies, tina
will keep Kentucky in the democrat
ic column, with an increased demo
cratic majority.
have perfect confidence in tn
Democrats of Kentucky, and | will
iugly and gladly submit to thei
judgment and their action my aspir
alton for second term in the Unit
ted States Senate.
have always been faithful, 10y
al democrat, and have worked an,
made speeches in every campaign i
our state for thirty years, and | hay
always when in office given all of IN
time to the faithful discharge of IN
charge of my duties, and when on
state had been republican seyera
years, and | was requested by tn
democratic authorities to take charg
- H. aa,,,na;rn Ia 1ouu | ,,onooo.