The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-02-22
By a Committee Vote OF
Eleven to One.
A RAISE IN ASSESSMENTS
OF Candidates of IS Per Cent
Will Meet Again
March 8.
TALK OF PUTTING OFF VOTE

Rumors that a change was to be
made from the primary to the con-
vention plan of nominating candi-
dates for State Offices were effectu-
ally set at rest at the meeting of the
Democratic State Executive Commit
tee at the Louisville Hotel, in Louis
vile, Friday. BY vote of IL to 1
that body reaffirmed its action Of
December 22 last in calling a pri-
mary, and its subsequent action of
February in including the senator
ial race in the primary. 1t also vot-
ed unanimously to raise the assess
ment for all Offices rs per cent. over
the abount fixed at the meeting two
weeks before.
An adjournment was taken until
Friday, March 3, by which time the
committee will endeavor to have the
call for the primary in legal form
and decide on the date for the clos
ing of entries. 1t was for these pur-
poses the meeting was held Friday,
but it was found that the sub-com-
mittee had not prepared the call in
proper legal form. A. G.. Rhea, sec
rotary of the subcommittee, report
ed that William A. Young, the chair
man, and NJ. ]. Meagher, the third
member, had both been absent on
account of illness for the past two
weeks, and that he had not been
able to prepare the call himself. In
view of this statement it was de-
cided to postpone the meeting two
weeks and to give the subcommittee
additional help in framing the call.
Henry r. Prewitt, chairman of the
Executive Committee, and w. p. Nc
Donough, the Fifth district member,
both of whom are lawyers, were
named to prepare the call and have
It ready for adoption at the end Of
that period.
The only other business transact
ed by the committee Friday was to
fix the assessment for the senatorial
race at $4,000, and to lower the as
sessment in the Governors race
from $4,000 to $4,000. Later these,
with all other assessments, were
raised rs per cent.
Much disappointment was express
ed at the close of the meeting by as
pirants for various nominations over
the fact that the committee did not
FIX the date for the closing of entries.
1t was this feature that brought
practically every aspirant for nom
nation to Louisville, and when 1t
was announced that the executive
body had been unable to draft suit
able call, following a session of more
than two hours. several of the aspir-
ants stated they would return to
their homes and make no further
canvass until the question had been
definitely settled Although no def
mite confirmation could be had, II
was reported that the question of
changing the date of the primary
from May 81 to some date in June
or July was brought up in the COM
mittee and that, as it was not def
nitely acted upon, It likely will be
discussed again at the meeting
March 3. 1t was said to be the opin-
ion of some of the members of the
committee that in view Of the fact
that the committee will not fix the
time of closing the entries for an
other two weeks, the period for the
aspirarts for nominations to make
q thorough canvass of the State will
be entirely too short. For that reas-
on. II was said. II was urged that the
Fate Of the primary be changed to
some time the latter part of June or
the early part of July. It was stated
efter the meeting that several of the
rspirants for nominations were in
favor of changing the date of the
primary from MAY 81 to date a
month or six weeks later. None of
those seen, however, would confirm
the report. each of them saying that
the only thing he desired to know
was not when the primary would be
held, but when the entries would
close.
The fight TO have the primary call
ed of and a convention called In
stead to name the candidates, was |.