The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-19
AN EXPLANATION
FROM Mr.. LONG.
DID not Write Letter Read
at Horse Branch.
Democrats Cannot Take Advan.
tage Of Own Wrongs in
Coming Election.
Louisville, Ky, August Is. 1910.

EuilOI IbepuuiiCdi, tldItiOIu, ny
Dear Sir:-After the meeting of the
Second District Committee at Horse
Branch, you published the following
on your editorial page:
1--WE understand that at the meeting
of this Appellate Court district COM
mittee held at Horse Branch, last
mittee held at Horse Branch, last
Saturday some interesting develop
ments took place. For some unknown
reason the Federal office holders OF
this part of the State have been an
xious to prevent nomination
against Judge SetiIe. When the COM
mittee met, a telegram was read from
United States Marshal George w
Long, urging that no nomination be
made, whereupon Mr. Pe.yton former
ly County School Superintendent OF
GraysOn county drew from his pock-
ct and read a letter written by Mr..
Long about ten years ago and sent
out to many Republicans in the State
protesting against Federal office hol-
ders interfering in party nominations
and urging the people to disregard
such interference. That letter was
written by Mr.. Long, high private in
the ranks in the Republican party.
The telegram last Saturday was writ
ten and sent by United States Mar
shall Long, and indicates that he now
knows that the mere fact that one
holds a Federal office does not neces.
sarially remove his interest in the
affairs of his party. Mr.. Long is a
true blue Republican and we do not
believe that he would knowingly give
false advice to the boys in the trench
es, but we fail to see how he can con-
ceive of any benefit which could re-
suit to the party from a failure to
nominate a candidate in this district
at this time"
Where you got your information
| do not know | do know
that no such letter vas read
from me, as | never wrote such
letter. | am told that a letter was
read from me in which about ten
years ago, | urged the nomination OF
Legislative and, probably, county can.
didates. The State Committee al
that time requested me to get Repub-
lican candidates for the office to be
elected that year and endeavored to
fulfill the wish of the Committee.
did not then nor at any other time
send out letters to many Republic
ans protesting against Federal office
holders interfering in party nomina-
tons" l was then, and am now
opposed to Federal or other appoin-
tive officers being members of the
governing committee of our party.
fought hard to have such a rule
adopted and am still fighting for it.
You agreed with me then. even when
you was chairman of the State Com
mithee and a Federal office holder ,and
said you would get out of the COM
mittee as soon as you could do SO
in justice to your friends who had
placed you there, and you did.
am still earnestly in favor of nom
mating candidates for political Of
fices in every county and district
without regard to the possibility OF
electing them, unless in exceptional
cases where the conditions make wise
the nomination of independent or fu-
sion tickets.
With me, party platforms are guides
to official conduct and not merely for
buncoing voters into electing our can
didates. At our last State Convention
our party adopted the following plank
In relation to Judicial nominations.
iii. The Judiciary Of the State,
In both the Circuit and Appellate
Courts, SHOULD be chosen on non-par'
tisan grounds and the continuance
in office of faithful judicial public
servants should be determined by nc
other qualification than fitness"
I was a member of the committee
on Resolutions and helped to MAKE
the platform. The convention adopt
cd 1t unanimously and has nevel
changed 1t. l stand by Its declara
] tions to-day, after the election o