The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-03-05
SUCCESSFUL FARM
ERS' INSTITUTE.
Designing Persons Raise
False Cry of Politics.
Program Full Of Interesting and
Instructive Subjects
Carried Out.

Suate Farmers Insti ute was held at
ID .izabethtown last "Wednesday Thurs
day and Friday. IL was we'll attended
by farmers from all over the StaJe
and would have been very much better
attended had 1t not been for me high
waters which prevented the running
of trains on number of railroads Just
at the time THE institute began. The
program was we'll arranged and in such
way as 10 provide for the discus
sion of al tine scientific problems con
nected with agriculture, by men MOI
ed for their learning in the various
lines suggested by their subjects. Tine
people of ElizabeJhtown threw open
their homes for tine reception and en-
tertainment of delegates during their
stay in their beautiful little ely and
on Thursday evening delightful en-
tertainment was given the visitors at
the opera house by local talent in the
way of musical selections and reciba-
lions. Everyone present was delighted
with tine way in which the entertain
ment was conducted. The institue was
called TO order Wednesday morning by
State President H M. Froman, of
Gent, Ky. The welcome address was
delivered by H. A. Summers, of Eliza
BEETHOVEN News, in pleasing and
sensible talk. The response on behalf
of delegates was made by President
Froman.
A great deal OF exaggeration has
been resorted TO, especially in the
Courier-JouTnala nd Times of Lou
isville. criJicising tine institute on the
charge of INDUCING in politics, and
the effort has been made TO show
that uhe Republicans introduced poll
itics into the institute. This is abso-
lutely false. A resolution at sha be-
ginning of the session was introduced
providing for selection of the various
commit ees by the body along the same
lines which had been taken by Sen
aUor Newman, a Democrat, last year,
taking the appointment of the commit
tess OUT of tine hands of the State
President. 1t was then tnau Senator
Newman, and he alone, raised a cry
of poll Oman ging that it was done
In the interest Of tine Republican can
didates for members of khe State Boar
of Agricu ture. Senator Newman offer
cd a substitute for the resolution
which was defeated by "a vote of two
to one, and i'he original resolution
was adopted providing the various com
miutees for the institute. These COM
mi,tees contained Democrats as we'll as
Republican members and each one of
them made a unanimous report back
to the body. The Credentials Com
mittee settling every contest in
an amicable manner, and the commit
tee on organization report nominated
presidnet Froman, a Democrat for an
other term and his election was sup
ported by every Republican member
OF Uhe Institute. When Senator New
man and other Democrats found that
they could not run the institute nney
attempted to break IL up by introducing
resolution declaring than no insti-
tuUe could be held and that all of the
delegates had been Illegally elected.
It will be remembered that when the
State Board of Agriculture was first
appointed all seven of the members
were Democrats, and there was no
change in the political composition of
the Board until Hhis year when two
Republicans were selected one in the
Second and one in the Seventh Appel
late Court District.
1t is also charged that the pro-
gram was packed with Republicans,
when in fact out Of about thirty ad-
dresses, featured i'm the program less
than half dozen We're by Re
publicans. All of the talk about far
mers leaving the convention In dis
gust is bosh. Those VINO remained
until tine close know that this is I'M
true and that some of tine very best
addresses heard during THE institute
were delivered on the hast day and on
the afternoon of the last day and were
listened to with keen interest by hum
dneds of farmers. 1t Is true that a
number of Democratic politicians left
] In disgust simply because they could