The central record., 1911-07-26
Platform Primary Called.

The already assured success of the
Democratic ticket this fall is made
doubly sure by the action of the State
Central Committee, who after hear
ing an address by Senator James
B. McCreary in Louisville last Thurs
day, issued a call for a state CONVEX
tion to be held in that city on August
18th to formulate a platform upon
which the state ticket shall run at the
coming November election.
The folio wing resolutions unanimously
adopted by the committee in secret
session contain the call for the conven-
tion:.
Be it resolved by the State Central
and Executive Committee of the
Democratic party of the 6 e of Ken
lucky, in joint session assembled in
Louisville, KY. on July 20, 1911 Ia
quorum of each of said committees
being present in person.. That a
Democratic delegate State convention
be held in the city of Louisville on
Tuesday, the 18th day of August, 1911,
for the purpose of adopting and pro-
mitigating platform of principles for
the guidance of Democratic officers
and of the party in Kentucky and for
the consideration there of by the peo-
pie in approaching campaign to be
followed by November election of 1911,
and at which election a State ticket
and members of the next General AS
sembly are to be elected.
Second-Delegates shall be selected
to said convention on the basis of one
delegate for every 200 votes and every
fraction of 200 over 100 votes cast by
the Democratic party of Kentucky at
the presidential election of 1908, and
which delegates shall be selected in
mass conventions held in each and
every county in the State; provided,
that in cases of counties having two or
more legislative districts, seperate con-
ventions shall be he'd in each legisla-
tive district. Said mass conventions
shall be held in each and every county
and legislative district in the State as
aforesaid, beginning at 2 o'clock p. m.
on Saturday, August IL, 1911, and sad
conventions shall be called to order and
held in the manner provided by the
party law.
Third-All known Democrats, all in
dependent voters and all minors who
will be legal voters by the November
election, 1911, and all voters who de-
clare purpose to offiliate with the
Democratic party in the next State
election of 1911, are declared eligible to
participate in said mass conventions
and to be elected delegates to said
State convention.
Fourth-As the present party organ
ization was selected only three years
ago and has not yet served full term
of four years, and as State conven-
tion will be held in 1912, the State con-
vention to be held as aforesaid on
August Is, 1911, is not called for the
purpose of selecting committeeman or
party organization.
Fifth-Said committees Jointly as
sembled ratify the action of the State
primary of July l, 1911, in selecting
nominees of State offices, as declared
by the State Executive Committee,
and with confidence appeal to all lib
erty-loving voters of Kentucky to aid
in the election of the said magnificent
State ticket nominated in said pri-
mary, and also to aid in the termina-
ton of Republican misrule in Ken
lucky and in the election of Demo-
cratic members of the next General
Assembly, so that the Hon. Ollie
James, the Democratic nominee for
United States Senator, shall be elected
to represent the people of Kentucky
and of the nation in the great contest
now being waged at Washington, D.
Co. between Democratic Senators. as
the representatives of the people, and
Republican Senators, as representa-
tives OF the protected and privileged
interests of the country. The term of
said James to be elected as aforesaid
shall begin on March A, 1913.
Sixth-Said mass conventions shall
be held at the courthouses in various
counties constituting one legislative
district, or where two or more coun-
ties constitute legislative district, !
they shall be held at places to be disig-