The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-08-10
FOUR CANDIDATES
FOR NOMINATION
For Governor on the DEM
ocratic Ticket.
JOHNSON WAS FIRST TO ENTER
Adams. Senator McCreary
and Mayor Head Com
plete 0uartette.
NO MORE ENTRIES LIKELY

NJ MOhE EN lhAN'
The formal announcement of his
candidacy for Governor of Kentucky.
issued by former United States S'na-
tor James b. McCreary, Wed lesday.
came as no surprise to the Democrats
of this section, as they had been ex-
pecting it for some weeks.
The entry of Senator McCreary,
makes four candidates now in the
field. The others are: Congressman
Ben Johnson, of Bardstown; Mayor
w. o. Head, of Louisville, and Will
liam Adams, of Cynthiana. Mayor
Head and Congressman Johnson
have opened headquarters in Louis
Vile; Mr.. Adams is conducting his
campaign from his home town, and
Senator McCreary will probably open
headquarters in Louisville in the
near future.
The boom for Congressman john
son as good gubernatorial timber
was first started last winter, at
Frankfort, while the General Assem-
bly, was in session, and it soon gain
ed great proportions. Friends of the
Congressman took up the boom, and
now the Johnson sentiment is ex-
pressed upon every HAND. Johnson's
work in the campaign in Kentucky
last fall has won for him warm
place in the heart of every true
Democrat.
Mayor Head was also first men,
toned as a likely man to make the
race during the General Assembly,
and the Louisville delegation finally
succeeded in getting him tdAmake his
formal announcement.
From the present indications there
will be no more announcements for
the Democratic nomination, unless
two of the present candidates agree
upon a man whom their forces will
support, and that is not probable at
this stage of the game.
johnson Seems the FavOrite.
The greensboro Messenger, in COM
menting on the candidacy of these
four men, says:
The primary, or convention, which
ever the Democratic leaders elect
to have, is so far off that the leading
Democrats of greensboro and Daviess
county are averse to taking a stand
at this early date, but the prevailing
sentiment seems to be for Johnson.
A prominent Democrat stated yes
terday that he was of the opinion
that Johnson would carry both Ow-
ensboro and Daviess county, and
that he was not of the opinion that
McCreary's former supporters in this
county would lineup for him as they
had done before.
Several Democrats refused to make
any statements as to the probable
strength of the present candidates
in this county. However, County
Chairman Ernest Howell stated that
he had not decided between the can
didates, and as it was family fight
he would not make an active cam
paign for any one man, but that he
was of the opinion that the prevail
ing sentiment throughout the county
was for Johnson.
There is no doubt but that all of
the candidates have large followings
in this and adjoining counties, and
Mayor Head will come in for a por-
ton of the city votes, as he has made
an enviable record as Mayor of
Louisville. All of the candidates. ex-
cept Mr.. Adams, have been in State
politics and have taken prominent
places in the political fights in recent
years. Johnson will come In for a
large following of young men, as he
is considered one of Kentucky's ris-
ing young politicians and is known
throughout the State as a staunch
Democrat with unexcelled executive
abilities, and his knowledge of cam
paigning will go far to aid in the
coming fray.
Further on, in its editorial col
umns, the Messenger says:
Senator McCreary has been in
duced to enter the race for the DEM
ocratic nomination for Governor.
Senator McCreary's political life is a |
good part OF the history of Ken
lucky. He has given the State faith