Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-05-04
. OPENS CAMPAIGN
Congressman Ollie M. James
Delivers Opening Address
at NichOIasvi|le
LARGE CROWD HEARS ORATOR
Address Was In Interest Of His Can.
didscy For the United States Sen
atorship In Race Against
Senator Paynter.
LARGE CROWD HEARS ORATOR

Nioholasville, Ky.-Congressma OIL.
Ne NJ. James. candidate for the
Democratic nomination for United
States Senate against Senator T.
II. Paynter, opened his campaign in
this city Monday. The largest crowd
In tlle history Of Jessamtne county was
IN town 30 hear the big orator Of West.
ern Kentucky. After an Introduction
by Senator b. NJ. Arnets, Mr.. JanSes
spoke as foiiows:
| Senstor Paynter states that fse did
Not Undertake TO take any action peh.
tive TO tnfiuepcing n,cmbers OF the
State Executive COMMITTEES about call
Ing . primary or taking any action
relative To selecting nominees for che
United States Senate. He says he
thought any action they should take
would be with q view Of conserving
The best Interests o. the party. AZ 70
whether lie undertook any action or
not. h b q fact well known to che
people II Kentucky u,nt every ciuse
| personal friend OF bis. together with
the Democrats from che district In
which be lives or dAd 1.-Two, vuoed
against including the rsce IN che pri.
mary, and after q URINARY Ind bean
ordeged for all Stare officers che Uni-
ted States Senatorship wNs exchsSsd
from the primary In direct vtulatbun of
Democratc doctrine and platform
promises for almost a quarter Of Q
century.
The Senator still sat silent as be
says, | presume stiil believing. that
any action taken would be with view
TO conserving the BEST intcrests G his
party And, yet. he must have kuJvn,
and l charge that he did know, thai
such action as this w0s ructiunary
and undemocraric and was scabbinx
Democratic hopes 20 The very heart
And, yet. no rcmained silent. sell be-
heving. as be tells US, that tho action
the committee should take would be
TO best conserve ttse interests G the
party" Senator Paynter has never
favored q primary election, and to-day
Is dragged unwilhngly ba1ore the
prUud electorate Of the Commnxealth
to stsbmit has claims for their conf
10 their erbttramcnt SenArur Payn-
OF Kentucky vf,an be vNs eSected 90
tAt cttIn&lfs Ee - III NA0 lNl4I1(uf IN Nflf
people Of Kentucky now. bcligve |
I'm we'll within the bUxuds of reason
and truth whom I cay cfBf Senator
Payuter could not have pulloi, when
he was elected % do Senate, more
than one vote OIt If i've In Kezfencky
against Senator Blackburn
But the Senator dodgrs the proposition
when he states II is unnscesxary 20 state
what his preforcnce was as 60 eNe nomi- |
nation of the candidates for state officers |
and the United States Scnate. Senator. I |
am no mind reader; but ! know your
know what Il l.. There was time wfsen |
II was necessary for you to act. When |
Dcnpocratic platforms we're bscng tram |
pied upon and Democratic issues were |
Unparalleled you remained ah-nt.
I was toh quite frs>luently at Louisville. |
when the COMMITTEES mes the time before |
the last. that the primary call was nu< |
LATELY legally drawn because senator |
paynter INTENDED TO institute n suit IN /
the courts enjoining the holding ~ the /
senatorial primary; that ~ would not be
done by him openly. but by eoms other /
person who really would BE- acting In his |
Interest and that n would h. said. Of /
course. that Senator Paynter knew moth
ng about 4; that a primary was entire
~ satisfactory to him.
Ny Record.
Senator Paynter says In his card Of an
that ! arm a member OF a
great committee OF the House and the
people of the state can not afford to
spare my eervices from the House. and
hat ! Will still remain melnts-r of the
House during his term az senator The
Senator doubtless loses sight OF the fact
am elected expires at the same time that
The senatorial office which he now holds
expires and of course the statement that
would remain a member Of Congress Is
n
'or the purpose OF decoiy1ng the people
II Kentucky OF without the knowledge |
II tho fact that member Of congress
$ only elected for two years. II IL in
,xtreme TO know that after a service
" eight yeArs I'm the House in trying
lines. when groed and oppression were
,atter1ng at the very entrance. whan lob
,ies. great and corrupt, were crowdIng
very hall. when measures affecting the
Iublic interests were many and complex.
hat my opponent can not find one flaw
n my record. and was forced 10 urge
he senate that ! had proved too faithful
n the House. No greater tribute could
he pay me, no greater compliment would
seek than the admission that the eve
4 the critic and the enemy could finf
10 fault and he was forced 90 this adj
mission. And YET this argument simply
means that 90 prove worthy OF trust II
o be denied greater trust; TO prove ca.
"a Bile II not TO be promoted. and 90 prove
aithful IL not 20 ind reward.
People OF Kentucky can well say, I'VE
want the services OF such a man who has
isen so high and holds such a prominent
,osition in the ranks of his party 20 act
or the whole state for the good OF the
Get of the state why circumscribe the
ervicee OF such a man 60 the narrow
Units OF a single district. why not let
UGH good services come 70 all Kentucky
like" The argument the Senator makes
hat because member Of congress haN
zen capable and worthy and prominent
n the house, he should he kept there. |
would have kept Henry Clay out OF tho
enate. would have kept James n Beck
n the house would have kept John j
representing district would
ave kept John O. Carlisle acting for the
xth Kentucky district, would have kept
ohm c. Breckenridge In the house and
oseph G, s. Blackburn representing the
Inland district While the Senator adj
rGsScs this argument to the people OF
he whole state n IN the only one in NV
b. which the Senator could
ave ever been elected 70 the Senate. and
presume for that reason Il Is near ana :
ear 70 him While nv own dist riot mirh, .
emand that ! should remain in the hoAisa
et n delights mo beyond expression 20