The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-06-14
AUGUSTUS {. WILSON
FORMALLY ANNOUNCES
His Candidacy for Gubernatorial
Nomination Of the Proud Com
monwealth of kentucky.

Hon. Augustus r.. Nllson mas ioi
mally announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor of Kentucky in the following
statement:
81 am earnestly grateful for the
good will and in many cases the affec-
ton shown TO me by our people here
in Louisville, and in many counties
through the State, as Republican
nominee for Governor, and | shall feel
strong confidence of election If nomi-
mated, and above all | should prize as
beyond my price and sacrifice the hon
or of being chosen and trusted by the
choice of the people to work for the
good of my native State as Governor
of Kentucky, and if should be chose
as the Republican administration, in
the hope that it would be blessing
the State and revive its old-time glory
old-fashioned honest pride in Kentucky
and in Kentuckians, and would seek
to make the Republican party in Ken
tucly a better party with new ideals,
new hopes, in step with the best
thought and best work of this age Of
prdgress.
Il should also hope that Republican
success in Kentucky would free Ken
lucky Democracy from the thrall Of
organized greed and graft, prejudice
and practices OF prescription and
hate, and inspire the Democratic
hosts with new and kindly preaching
and practice, patriotism and public spir
may reach the ideal condition IN which
all may hope that all future party ri
vally in Kentucky shall be contest
between parties equally honest, earn
est and hard working, TO see which can
do most 10 honor and bless the State.
and better the conditions, the comforts
the happiness of all of its people, and
to clear away the feuds, jealousies
and unfriendly rivalries between and
within all parties, places and sections,
and 10 make Kentucky one of the fore
most instead of one of the most back
ward States of our country in all that
makes for noble thought and feeling
and splendid achievement.
Il believe that can secure substan-
italy a fair election in jefferson
coun-y. and there are number of
grounds upon which | can reasonably
expec- TO have the support of many
thousands now in the Democratic rank
some Of whom were formerly Repub-
licans, and some who have never vot-
ed for Republicans before, and that
these votes will be sufficient to win a
victory for good government, and this
makes me feel it duty TO undertake
the campaign if the Republican party
nomnates me, and to hope that the
nomination will be made
Al the same time ] wish it under
stood hat | do not make any claim
on the Republican party, and | do not
admit any claims on me which in any
way could hinder or embarrass me in
performing my duty under the law i'm
partially, fairly and justly to all in
all matters connected with the office.
"Le, us all agree that we shall do
all in our power to have the people
choose their delegates according to
their own wishes, and without dicta-
ton or unfair influence, and let us
have n friendly and fair convention,
without any contested delegates, and
the fair unbiased judgment of that
convention as to the nominees and the
selection of a ticket composed of men
who have done their duty and can be
trus'ed 10 work ably, hard and unself-
ishly for the real good Of the STATED
the hope that Republican administra
ton b. chosen in this spirit will be a
blessing to the State.
My we not hope that all of our
people and both of our parties will
enter upon new period which shall
make a clear line of separation be-
tween mis- new era and the period of
political bitterness, hate, prescription
and nunciation through which we
havc 50 recently passed?
"Can we not all now and here h gh-
ly res I've to wipe out hate and abuse,
to eX'end the glad hand and helping
hand 20 every neighbor and brother,
TO d.plore and shake off the faults
and mistakes from which neither side
has bon free, even in their own mon
scionc-e. and to highly resolve that
Kentucky shall no longer be frowning,
angry and censorious, but shall be the
good, old-time, warm-hearted, great
hearted and glorious Kentucky.
IN This spirit ! have pledged my
devotion to the cause of humanity and
good government, to the ending of
ha.os and feuds of abuse and reproach
80 good will to all our people without
reserves as to party or sect. to liberty,
ideal liberty, liberty under The Con-
stitution and the law. liberty in So