The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-27
GREAT CROWD GATHER TO
HEAR BRADLEY AND LANGLEY
Standing Room At Premium When Republican Orators Plead For
Election Of Congressman.

The Clark Circuit Court room was
crowded with great audience to
heur Senator w. o. Bradley and
Congressman John W. Langley speak
IN behal fof the election Of Langley
as Republican nominee from the
Tenth Congressional District. The
meeting was called to order by Mr..
II. g. Garrett who called the meeting
to order and called attention To the
different issues presented by the
! Democrats in each Congressional
district. ! am for the farmer every
time introduce John W. Langley.
Langley was greeted cordially and
said III part:
81 want to say to You that from
the moment You commissioned me a.
your representative | have done ev-
erything i'll my power To stand foI
, the best interests of this district
shall not III the home of my opponent
give utteronce Of anything unjust to
him. Thirty wears ago | WIS =
Schoomate of Mr. Byrd and formed
friendship which hope has never
been broken.
"Mr. Byrd has said that | am not
identified with the people of the dis
tlict and said that | declined to be
enumerated is Il citizen of Pikeville
while IL matter of fIct | had my
census taken at Pikeville said to
Tim he should apologize in every
point in the district where he had
made such speech.
AT West Liberty, and other points
he said had introduced a bill to
pension the Confederate soldiers and
hen had il smOthered in committee
| said then that q man who should
10 50 should be expelled from Con-
gress. Go to Washington and get the
'ecord and if did that | would with
lraw from the race.
II have always been in favor of
he income tax and made speech in
Is favor i'll the House Of Representa-
| tiveS.
"On the Confederate matter Il res
| )lution was introduced extending
ime in which ConfederateS to file
.laimS for lost horses. and personal
property. | called it up in Congress
md it was passed. There were eight
~ nine instances where | contradict
/ ID Byrd by record evidence and he
las not taken them back. Twice |
ave gone to his appointments and
sked for 4 division Of time and he
las never asked it of me. In speech
1t West Liberty Mr.. Byrd told of Re-
)ubhcanS who were working for him
md mentioned Mr.. Hopkins anon.
others. Hopkins is for me and saiG
80 yesterday in the presence Of Nj
Byrd.
81 have worked in Washington for
Democrats as well as Republicans.
81 have special pension acts for
Democrats as well as Republicans.
| could read YOU testimonials from
some Of Clark's le3ding citizens tell
ing of what | had done. | got tho
appropriation for the bridge out here
and jim Evans would never have got
ten it but for me.
''There has been controversy bon:
the building here in Winchester. Foui
years ago | took position that Thu
section of Kentucky had not got IT.
part of the governmental appropria-
tons. | introduced the bill increas y
NO the appropriation to 10000
They made it $4,000. Iagain intro
luced it again in the house. We
rould not get il i'll the house and SEN
ftorS Bradley and Paynter introduce
ID and got 100000 additional which
| got retained in the BILL
81 do not intend to discuss pros
)erity Of county and reason for IL
Mr.. Byrd says our resources are such
that they are bound to be prosper
Gus. But it wa snot prosperous II
wears AGO because we tried the pol
icy Mr.. Byrd was advocating. There
was no money therefore nothing could
be bought in those dny, If there
ever was time when the farmers
were having the best of it ii Is IN
this year. 1910"