The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-04-05
PURCHASE ATTIRE
FOR JUDGE REED
Standing Behind Him Like
Rock of Gibraltar.
DEMOCRATS ARE UP AND DOING
His Friends Are Going In for
Meat and They Propose
to Have 1t.
SOME POLITICAL MANEUvERs

Paducah, KY, March 3l.-HaV-
ing put his hand to the pillow, Judge
William Reed will not turn back,
but as soon as he concludes the term
of court at Mayfield this week he
will enter actively on his canvass
for the gubernatorial nomination be-
fore the Democratic State Primary,
July /.
Judge Reed will open campaign
headquarters at Paducah and at
Louisville, and w. A. Berry will be
his campaign manager. No joint
debate with McCreary is contemplate
ed. The campaign will open at Ow-
ensboro the first week in April and
will continue thence all over the
State.
Support of influential interests at
Louisville and the approval of John
c. Mayo and the Eleventh District
crowd, which defeated McCreary in
his race with Beckham, are said to
have been secured for Judge Reed,
and the Purchase politicians regard
his race for the nomination as won.
There seems to be no doubt that a
big change has taken place in the
situation since the last committee
meeting, and it is believed McCreary
alienated many of his big supporters
by throwing his influence on the,
side of the senatorial primary. This
support has gone to Reed.
Judge Reed will not resign until
after the primary anyway. but it is
probable he will relinquish the
bench if he is nominated for Gov
ernor.
The live wires in the First district
Democratic organization are feel
ing pretty "chesty" over the kind of
politics they have been playing up to
this time, and regardless Of how far
they have been aided by fortuitous
circumstances and how far they are
entitled to credit for their ability to
take advantage of those circum-
stances, the situation in kentucky
at this moment naturally looks pref
ty good to the Democrats of the Gil
braltar.
In the first place they have boost
ed Ollie James up and made a va
cancy in the lower House of Con-
gress from this district to be filled
by some aspiring patriot, and they
did this to the honor and glory of
Ollie, thus giving them a grateful
friend in the Senate, if Ollie becomes
the Senator.
No one down here denies that II
was due to the work of the First
District folk that McCreary was fore
ed into supporting the senatorial pri-
mary, thus making it possible for
Ollie James to enter the race.
The act created a breach among
McCreary's erstwhile supporters,
which was widened through the eff
forts of interested politicians. 1t is
believed in the Purchase that Nc
Crearys championing of the senate
rial primary resulted in the loss of
the Eleventh District support to him.
McCrearys apostasy to the pri-
mary alienated the support of the
Mayo crowd, who expected to put
McCreary in the Governors chair
and name the Senator.
1t was after this became appar-
ent that Owsley Stanley was men
toned for the nomination, and his
period of consideration covered the
time while his friends were sound
ing the Eleventh District party men.
Stanley wouldn't do, so he decided
that his duty is to his District in
Congress.
Then the State was secured for
the proper man. Every district lead
err bethought him of some one in his
section who could be made to serve;
but Judge william Reed proved the
most available and best qualified.
Again the First District boys won
out, and If Judge Reed is successful,
they will have a friend in the Senate
and friend in the Governors chair,
and a new Congressman and a new
Circuit Judge to elect.
Down here where there are so
many Democrats and all eager to
serve their country in some capacity,
1t requires frequent changes in Office
to keep the oncoming generation
half way satisfied.