The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-05-08
TAFT CAPTURES
4TH DISTRICT
Heayrin Reelected State
Central Committeeman
HaSwell, JaCkSOri Tr0utman and
Irving. Delegates and Alter
mates, Proctor Elector.

The Republicans for the Fourth Cor
gressional district met in delegate con-
vention at Elizabethtown Tuesday for
the purpose of electing member of the
State Central Committee from said
district, two delegates and alternate
delegates TO the National Convention
at Chicago, June 10th, and for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for
Congress.
Tine convention was organized by
the election of John w. Lewis, OF
Springfield, as temporary chairman
after the meeting had been called 10
order by chairman, NJ. l.. Heavrin.
The temporary organization was on
motion unanimously made the per-
manent organization. 1t was appar-
ent from, and before the day of meet
ing that the most important race be-
fore the convention, was that of State
Central Committeeman. The race was
pitched between NJ. L. Hearinv and
Ben l.. Bruner. Mr.. Heavrin being a
Taft and DR.. Bruner a Fairbanks ad-
herent. The counties were not lined
up entirely on this basis, some Fair
banks counties having instructed for
Mr.. Heavrin and some Taft counties
having instructed for DR.. Bruner.
The various committees of the con-
vention were appointed and in few
minutes the committee on rules and
order of business reported. The report
which provided for the disposition of
the committeemanship race first be-
ing adopted, this matter was prompt
ly taken up. The call of the counties
showed the vote to be exactly as we
reported last week, except two dele
gates from Larue county gave their
votes for DR.. Bruner, making his
vote 81 and Mr.. Heavrin's 113. Before
the vo,e was announced by the chair
man, DR.. Bruner arose and made a
motion that Mr.. Heavrin's election
be declared ANONYMOUS, the motion
carried amid wild enthusiasm.
This race being disposed of, the
election of delegates and alternate del
egates were taken up and resulted in
the choice of Hon. joni p Haswell OF
Breckenridge county and T. c. Jack
son, of Mason county, as delegates,
and H. F. Troutman, of Bullitt, and
G. w. Irving, of Washington, as al
ternate delegates. Hon. Zachary Tay-
lor Proctor, of Grayson county was
then chosen as elector of the district
as was DR.. Gadey, of Hodgenville, as
a candidate for Congress.
The committee on resolutions was
called for and reported recommending
the endorsement of William II. Taft
for president. This was anticipated
by practically every member of the
convention as the committee on re-
solution consisted of a majority and
probably entirely of Taft supporters.
A call of the counties on the resolu-
lions was begun and the convention
listened in breathless silence to the
various responses from same, each
crowd believing that its man would
win the instruction. All doubt was
removed however, when Ohio county
with its thirty-one votes observing
the unit rule under which they were
instructed lined up for the big Sec
rotary. A tabulation of the vote show
ed that Mr.. Taft had received 103 "
and Mr.. Fairbanks had received "a ".
The final stroke Of the Taft ad-
herents came at this time, when a
motion was made that r.. p. Ernst
be endorsed as National Committee
man from KY. The motion was prom
pity adopted.
Ohio county was represented in this
convention by the following delega-
ties:
e. NJ. Woodward, c. M. Barnett, NJ. L,
Heavrin, r. B. Martin, Z. G. Barrass
r r.. Riley, r. r. Wedding, ]. Nj
DeWeese, DR. Clarence DeWeese, M
s. Ragland, U. G. Ragland, c. E
Smith,. b. S. Chamberlain, e. L. Du-
puy, Rev. Drain, Cary Birch, T. w
Stratton. e. p. Taylor, d. Baker
Rhoades, s. A. Bratcher, John A
johnson, David Moreland, w. S
Gaines, DR.. ]. A. Duff, and John Hen
ry Thomas.
The following alternate delegates
were present and seated instead
Of absent delegates: L. H
Condit instead of j. Thomas
Allen, Sherman Park, instead o
IT. H. Benton. Dudley Nor