The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-07-17
NO EXTRA
SESSION NOW.
Democrats Blocked Temper
ence Legislature and
Gov. Wilson Refuses Request Of
Methodist Conference to Convene
Body In Extra Session.

Lexington, KY, July BE. l..
Evans, secretary of the Lexington
District Methodist conference, which
called upon Gov. Wilson to call an
extra session of the Legislature to
pass the County Unit Bill sidetracked
by the last Legislature, has received
letter from Gov. Wilson declaring
that the responsibility for the nom
passage of the bill was with the
Democratic Senate and that the
first thing he would ask for in the
event of calling an extra session would
be fair redistricting bill which he
says has been neglected for fifteen
years. The Governor says:
shall give the matter the consi-
deration which the character Of the
conference and the importance OF the
subject make just and right. | shall
not undertake at present TO call an
extra session of the General Assembly
for any purpose. Several serious re-
quests have been made to me and 1t
may be necessary in order to provide
money for the expense ordered by the
last General Assembly. But ! shall be
very reluctant to call any special ses
sion involving the expense which
would be necessary when there is
already a great deficit in the State
treasury. Unless circumstances should
absolutely force such action | should
not be willing to call an extra session
TO consider the measure Just to make
Il political point.
There can be nodoubt that the re-
sponsibility for the defeat OF the Coun-
ty Unit Bill rests upon the Democratic
Senate, which by majority indie
pendent of the three Republican votes
SO changed the rules as to defeat all
chance of passing the County Unit
Bill at the last session. | have not
such confidence that call would
accomplish anything as to think it
would iustify mourning the expenses.
Whenever | shall come to decide fl
nally upon the question of calling a
special session it will be my duty
as an officer 10 consider all the ques-
tons which press for attention and
decide how many of them ought to
be brought up if special
session should be called and
have always insisted earnest
ly in order to have a true re-
presentation OF the wishes of the people
of Kentucky, expressed through the
General Assembly on the County Unit
Bill or any other subject the first and
indispensable thing necessary was .
redistricting of the State according
to the constitution which has been
postponed for nearly fifteen years,
maintaining a condition flagrantly un-
just and unfair. wish to say to
everybody who demand an extra ses-
sion that the first object of any call
or any message shall be for a fair
redistricting bill and after that such
other measures as seem desired by
large majority of our people, and are
material to the WELFARE of
the State. | do not intend
to take up this matter for some time
to come in any event, and the present
inclination in my judgement is against
any session of the General Assembly
except those required by the Consti-
tuition but the matter has not been fin
ally decided and will be considered
when the occasion seems to
me'to make 1t my duty to consider 1t.
AUGUSTUS Il. WILSON.