Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-08-24


| O any set OF men. however eminent II
/ character. without know INK also 10
what they stood besides holding once
The failure of majority OF the Demo
Gratis 10 participate in the committee
primary made II easier for the com
mittec 10 provide the result. as II Ia
reasonably sure that all whom th'
committee could control did partici
pate.
In every holly contested primary
election or convention. unlawful meant
are used 70 debauch such electors a'
are vulnerable by that means The
fewer decent people who participate
makes II easier for the hriber 20 get
In his work. He has fewer votes to
overcome in that event That such
means were used In the late primary
there are many evidences. How far
that affected the result can not no"
be- known. II is pointed out as one OF
the great dangers attending commit
tee primary. arranged. managed. and
executed in every particular In accord
with the previous purposes OF the
committee. IL is one OF the great dan
gers OF the machine system.
When the platform convention
was called the committee was careful
20 protect It's own tenure In once
from the people by declaring In the call
that the committee should not be re-
organized by the State Convention. al
though the party Law provides % the
contrary Without that safeguard IN
serted I'm the call by the committee by
the consent Of the Democratic noml.
nees. q Ii certain the committee would
have continued to refuse The party .
platform AZ all. as II was mainly con.
cerned with Us own tenure IA once.
therefore Of power Thus DO the nomi
nees agree In advance % continue In
power over the Democrats of the State
"A committee which Is a veritablc 20.
litical machine. In spite ~ the party
law 10 the contrary. and in spite OF
any desire on the part ~ the Demo
Gratis 20 change their committee The
platform is yet In douh, So IN the
fate - the State ticket hut not So the
Democratic machine n has wisely
provided for It's own security and per
petuIty. regardless ~ the popular vii.
But that IL the way % party machines
The point I make Is the Democratic
party Is under the domination ~ a
party machine. which r. has not a
chance % rid Itself -
o'Resr Choice o. the People.
Now let Ms look AZ the other side
You will easily recall my campaign FOR
he nomination u was distinctly
'all 20 the people \ majority 81 the
Republican State Committee was op
posed 90 me never attended meet.
NIX % the committee before The nomi.
nation
The Republican state officials. with
me exception. We're all either opposing
uy nomination. or we're So concerned
n their own as 90 he somewhat lndif.
'ereni as 90 me II H. supposed the
Governor did not desire ms uom.na.
ion Naturally and not improperly
ie favored his Lieutenant Governor.
The Lieutenant Governor was himself
candidate for the nomination The
secretary OF State managed his cam.
iaign The Attorney General man
gcd the campaign % another one of
ny opponents The Superintendent ~
'uhlic Instruction supported .ucrgct.
cally his kinsmau and county man
ir Cox The Treasurer. Auditor and
'ommi ssioner OF Agriculture we're
ach candidates Lsfore the con
..ntlon. and whatever their persona
references. were properly most con.
erned In their own races. and whether
10 or not. disclaim any part In the
Inal actions OF the convention ia pro
uring the nomination Of the present
republican ticket That left support
ng me alone but one State Official. the
Jerk OF the Court Of Appeals
Among Federal ofnceholders. the
was neutral 80 far as I know /
here are Ave Collectors OF Internal
revenue In Kentucky. Two supported
ne OF my opponents dne the other /
ne supported me. and one Was neu-
raj The two United States Marshals /
fices opposed me. so did the Pension /
gent for Kentucky The Surveyor OF I.
he Port at Louisville and the United I
tates District Attorney nj Louisville /
Imported me The postmastsrs. with |
wo or three exceptions. I'm the First 4
nd Second Districts. where they were /
lso County Chairmen On had policy /
s well as .unlawfulD were nearly solid !
! against me. In other districts that /
upport was fairly we'll divided among
he three candidates for Governor. SO |
on see that even II there Was ma.
hine In the Republican party. II did |
OF prevail In this Instance. My nomi-
alton was most distinctly made by
be people In the country. In conven.
IONS In which were gathered more
nan nifty per cent OF the voters In the
arty. The remainder OF the ticket
AS nominated by the delegates TO the
some 400 men. not al.
acted by any interest save the public
interest. and not controlled by the man
ate of any man or set OF men The
urpose Of certain partisan newspapers
, show that the convention was boss
Idden. though silly In the light OF the
acts. Is aimed 10 distract attention
-om the true conditions In their own
arty. In one sentence they say that
enator Bradley controlled the con
ention: In another they say that
)ntrolled II. and routed Bradley
9th statements are untrue But what.
YER may be unblushingly mis- stated.
one has yet arisen 10 say that any
Decial interest or any lobby. or any
dominated the Repub
can Convention. or had the slightest
,ntrol over H. That Is one point the
eople have gained Nor did | use