The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-11-15
REPUBLICANS Will URGE
NEW DISTRICAING BILL.
lnaugeratian of Gov. Wilson Will
be December 10, Will Con-
test Lexington Election.

ed that when the Legislature meets,
bills will be introduced, redistricting
Kentucky into new Legislative, senate
rial and congressional districts. These
measures have been drawn and are
now in the possession of A. S. Ben
nett, secretary of the Republican State
Central Committee.
The Republicans figure that even
if they should have a majority in
if they should not have a majority in
both houses there will be a sufficient
number of independent thinking Dem
ocrats TO assist them in this legisla-
ton which they declare is eminently
fair and just" They will appeal TO
the Assembly on the ground that both
parties should go into every election
on equal footing, and they declare the
way the State is now districted is not
fair and not just.
These redistricting bills will be
looked after particularly by the Repub
lican State Central Committee, and
every power and influence of the par
ty organization will be exercised in be
half of the measures.
The greatest changes proposed by
Senator Benefits bills are observed in
the mountain counties of the State,
where the Democratic gerrymandering
in past Legislatures was perniciously
active. The representation by sena-
torial and representative districts is
based entirely upon the 1900 census,
and is in full accord and spirit with
the Constitution, which provides that
the General Assembly shall, every
ten years, divide the State into thirty
eight senatorial and 100 representative
districts as nearly equal in population
as may be.
By the provisions of the proposed
measures Louisville will have ten Rep
resentatives instead of eight, and four
Senators instead of three, and several
of the larger cities will be affected
proportionately.
Although IL was announced some
days ago that the inauguration of Gov
ernor-elect Wilson would take place
on December 2,several mmbers of the
inaugural Committee al Frankfort in
sist that the date is December III
and they are making preparations ac-
cordingly. Mr.. Wilson says he pre-
fers that the ceremonies be as simple
as they can be made without marring
the dignity of the occasion. However,
the Republicans do not intend for the
ceremonies 10 be simple. They pro-
pose TO make them elaborate. Asso-
ciate Justice John NJ. Harlan and 9TH
er distinguished Kentuckians will trav
ell TO Frankfort to see Mr.. Wilson take
the oath of office. Republicans from
every county in the State will be on
hand and organized bodies of men
will parade through the streets in cell
ebration of the Inauguration of a Re-
publican Governor.
The oath of office will be admins
tered by Judge Ed c. O'Rear, Chief
Justice of the Court of Appeals,who
by the way, is the only Republican
on the Appellate bench. The platform
from which the Governor-elect will
deliver his inaugural address will be
built right in front of the old State
house and ON this platform all the
ceremonies will take place..
Republicans at State headquarters
are more overjoyed than ever over the
news from Lexington that several
thousand dollars were raised there i'll
just few hours time TO contest the
seats of the newly-elected Democratic
city officials of Lexington. The Re-
publicans say the Court of Appeals is
on record and there is no way for that
body 10 decide against the Lexington
Republicans. They assert their case
is ten fold stronger than the case OF
the Louisville Fusionists against The
Democrats here The Republicans as
sert further that the precedent was
set and the rule was fixed, and all
the vacancies will have to be filled
by appointment from the Governor.
Therefore, Gov. Wilson will have the
naming of all Lexington's officials In
the event of a decision adverse 10 the
Democrats. The case of the Lexing-
ton contestants is now being prepar-
ed. To start with the Republicans
feel that they have the votes of every
Judge of the court who voted to Gust
the Louisville Democrats, for, as they
say, the judges will not be able TO
get away from the evidence which the
Lexington complaintants will present.