The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-12-28
A PRIMARY TO Be
! HELD ON MAY q
Is the Edict Sent Out BY
Party Managers.
MOST OF CANDIDATES PRESENT
Favored Convention - Sena-
torial Matter Not To
Be Voted On.
MANY EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS


BY vote Of 8 to the Democrat
ic State Executive Committee, in SEES
sion at Louisville Thursday, called
for primary to nominate Democrat
ic candidates for State Offices
for the election in November,
1911. At the same time the
committee, by a vote of 8 to 5,
with one of the members refusing to
vote, ruled that endorsement of
candidate for the United States Sen
ate should ont be considered by the
voters of the State in the primary.
The date of the primary, as fixed
in a resolution adopted by the COM
mittee, is Saturday, May 81. A sub
committee was named to look after
all details of the primary and collect
funds from the Democrats of the
State to assist in defraying the ex-
pense of it. This body is intrusted
with the duty of getting the call
for the primary in legal form and
attending to other matters, and will
report back to the committee as a
whole on Wednesday, January %.
Advocates of a convention were
largely in evidence at the meeting
and out of the twenty-one candidates
or prospective candidates on hand,
all but three favored that system of
>tation. Two expressed them
! Is as in favor of either method
one, former Senator James e.
Feary, while stating that he was
ing to enter either primary or
Invention, expressed his prefer
l. for the former plan, giving as
his reasons that it would afford the
people of the State better oppor-
tunity to voice their sentiments.
Those who expressed willingness
to enter either a primary or con-
lvention without committing them
selves to either method were Con-
gressman Ollie NJ. James, Of the
X First district, who is an aspirant for
the nomination for United States
Senator, and James p. Edwards, of
Louisville, aspirant for the nomina-
I ton for Lieutenant Governor. Both
men said they we're willing to take
their chances in either a primary or
convention. The fact that the COM
mittee refused to accede to the
wishes of Congressman James in in
GLIDING the race for the senatorship
nomination in the call for primary,
will not deter him in his fight for a
seat in the United States Senate. In
discussing the matter Mr.. James
said he would take the stump
in the next campaign and make his
views known to the Democrats in ev-
cry county in the State.
Following the speeches of the can
didates, which consumed practically
the entire afternoon, the committee
went into executive session. The
first matter taken up was the method
of naming candidates.
Those voting for a primary were:
A. G.. Rhea, from the State-at-
large; Henry r. Lawrence, of the
First district; Charlton Thompson,
of the Sixth district; M. ]. Meagher
(by proxy, Of the Seventh district;
]. Norton Fitch, of the Eighth dis
trict; William A. Young, of the
Ninth district; Frank A. Lyon, of the
Tenth district, and ]. R. Tuggle. of
the Eleventh district.
Those voting for convention
we're; j. A. Goodson, of the Second
district; Harry Lazarus, of the Third
J listriotS Sam T. Spalding, of the
7ourth district. and William p. Nc
,onogh, Of the Fifth district.
\ The second question taken under
tonsideration by the committee was
4 efative to the race for United States
~ nltnr. Those voting to allow the
Andotsement of candidate for Sena-
z tdr4Eo be voted on in the primary
were Committeeman Thompson,
4 Goodson. Spalding, Lazarus and
Lawrence. Committeeman McDon-
OCH, Meagher, Fitch, Young, Lyon
and Tuggle voted against the prop
osition. On this question Committee
man Rhea, from the state-at-large,
D refused TO cast his vote, the result
|standing six against including the
lsenatJrship race in the call for
.