The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-10-06
POLITICAL.
Matters Of Interest to the
Voters.
Items For Those Who Want to Know
About the Kentucky State
Campaign.

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Friends and supporters OF Edward
G. o'Rear, Republican candidate for
Governor, were thrown into a
panic today, when It became known
that Col j. w. McCullocb, the mil
lionaire distiller of owensboro, and
president of the Kentucky Dlstill-
ers Association. is flooding West
ern Kentucky with letters to Unit
led States guagers. postmasters and
other Federal employees, calling for
funds TO assist in financing the Re-
publican campaign in Kentucky this
fall
While Judge O'Rear is positively
refusing to discuss national issues
in any of his speeches, Mr.. McCul-
loch, in his circular letter, says
that victory in November will not
only mean Republican State long
er than we live, but at the next
meeting of Kentucky Legislature, it
will give us another United States
Senator He declares that it will
aid in the denomination of Taft in
1912. He declares that the eyes
of the national organization are
centered on this campaign and
that t is the duty of all Republi-
cans to come to the aid of the
State ticket
On stationery of the Republican
State Campaign" the names of
John w. Langley, chairman, and
Alvis S. Bennett. secretary, APP
pearing at the top. Col McCulloch
is sending out his appeals for aid.
When Col. McCulloch was asked
today for an explanation for his
sudden activity in behalf of the
man he had threatened to bolt if
nominated, he merely grinned and
refused to discuss the subject
An interesting story is contained in
a special from Paducah on the
organization of the branch head
quarters at the Palmer House in
that city on Sunday, August 27.
Col McCulloch went to Paducah
that day to meet Judge o'Rear.
Chairman Langley and other Re-
publicans. 1t is said both 0'Rear
and Langley had written Mr. Me-
Culloch more than once urging a
conference. N
On the Sunday OF this meeti1g,i 1t
was given out in the newspapers
that Judge O'Rear went to hear
his old pastor. now located in Pa
ducah preach and enjoyed the SER
mon very much; also that Judge o.
Rear spent the remainder of the
day at rest, refusing always to
travel on trains or transact any
worldly affairs on Sunday.
According to the story just pub
lished, after dinner on that Sum
day there assembled in Judge o.
Rear's room about twenty promi-
nent Republicans, who had come
by his invitation, from the First
and Second congressional districts.
Judge O'Rear' Immediately took
charge of the business in hand,
and at his dictation the following
officers were chosen for the branch |
organization, with headquarters at |
Paducah; T. w. Vinson, of Caldwell |
county, chairman of Executive Com /
mittee; w p Scott, of Hopkins
chairman of Speakers Com
mittee; Wallace Key, Of Galloway
county. chairman of Publicity Com
mittee; w. T. Fowler, of Christian
county, chairman OF Organization
John w. MeCulloch, of
Daviess county. chairman of Fi-
nance Committee. Mr.. McCulloch
was made chairman of the Finance
Committee on motion of Mr.. Lang
ley, with Judge o'Rear nodding and
smiling approval. Mr.. McCulloch ac-
repted the honor, and in his char
acteristic, businesslike way said
there was no time like the present
FOR beginning the work of raising
money He Therefore announced his
,wn subscription to the campaign
'und, and in few minutes had
-aised among those in the room
$500.
This put some enthusiasm into
he meeting, and o'Rear, it is said.
'lapped Mcculloch on the shoulder, I