The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-15
notice as written hv me

hOsANS dO WIltlcIi NY lie.
After this notice was published | re
celved copy of the official call which
stated the hour for holding the conven-
ton was two o'clock instead of one.
Immediately upon receipt of this notice
l went to the editors of the Paris Ken
tucklan-Cltizen and Paris Democrat and
asked each of them to correct the orig
lnal notice and state that the hour of
holding the convention would be at two
O'Clock instead of one. That this is
true IS shown by the fact that the
notices did appear as | have stated.
And instead of deceiving the people, as
this man-destruyer would have you be-
lleve chad the mistake been intenc
tlonaD would simply have brought them
out In good time for the convention.
About the agreement with the opuon-
ents: will say that never had any
agreement whatever, and the only
proposition which | ever heard from
them was that | accept one of their
number as chairman of the convention,
which declined to do. The place of
holding the convention was never
known or stated by me until a short
while before the convention was called
to order, when stated to Mr.. Thomas
that 1t would be held out in the street.
where it was held.
was not closeted or concealed in
Judge Stitt's Office before the ccnven-
ton was called to order. as stated: in
fact, was never in Judge Stitt s office
until after the convention adjourned.
For one hour previous to the calling
OF the convention was out on the pub
lie square South of the Court House.
where the crowd was assembling, and
when the time came for holding the
convention called to the crowd to as
semble, and there were repeated calls
by others announcing that we were
ready to proceed with the business of
the convention. But the crowd headed
by that gallant leader and ex-Bour-
bonite, Hon. John MANSFIELD, followed
by three hundred ex-BoIrbonites which
he had promised to bring to support his
cause here, paid no attention to the call
or the chairman, and repaired to the
court house yard, where they "re-
solved me off the face of the earth.
to the entire satisfaction of nv dis
tinguished antagonist.
These statements which | make are
matterse of record and can be proven.
he again condemns my action as nm
democratic and says such actions
caused this State to be Republican
to-day. This statement brings me
back to the regular election on last fall
when Governor Wilson was TIE Re-
publian candidate for Governor ard we
were hard pressed to elect Democratic
member for the Legislature from this
county. 1t was | who called the Cam
palgn Committee together, ard worked
with them day and night, giving nv
time and money to save the Demo-
cratic party in this county and State
and If the distinguished author of this
resolution ever contributed one dollar or
made one speech. of which he is so
fond when seeking office, | never
heard of such fact. Nor is this the
only instance. | have been an active
worker in the party since | have been
old enough TO vote, and if, within the
past ten years. this MISUNDERSTANDING
professional office-seeker has ever done
anything for the party save to RIM
for its offices, have failed to discern
it; and he would create great prei,-
dice among the people against me
and remove me from the committee
for what Not supporting Democratic
nominees? Or not helping to elect
Democratic nominees a. he has done7
All. no-not that! 1t is because / am
not his tool and henchman. What
ever may be said of my activity in
Democratic primaries, or however
much my judgment NAV differ
from the majority as to the choice of
Democrat for nominee, no one has ever
accused me of Tagging CIR giving in
different support to the nominee of the
Democratic party.
weigh well the words of designing
politician whose sole and onlv nnrnose
in espousing any cause before the peo-
pie is to lay the foundation for a claim
which must soon be paid in the form
OF public office. Do not condemn too
hastily an over-zealous Democrat
whose past services have been ,onsi st.
ent with his ability to perform them,
and whose reward has been simply the
satisfaction of duty well done.
Respectful,