The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-06-23


All classes are FOR judge O'Rear for
Governor. The latest to champion
his interest is the Journal OF Labor
n Louisville Newspaper, published in,
the interest of the Labor Union OF
Kentucky. This paper stands high
in Che labor circles, and Is officially
Endorsed by the Kentucky Stabe Fed
Grafton of Labor. The issHS of June
IL, contained the following ooHoern-
Ing Judge O'Rsar.
That Judge I'd C. O'Rear would
loom mp largely on the political hor-
lion in Kentucky some day was pre-
dioted some years ago Born in Mont
gomery county in 1868, he early
evidenced untiring industry, becoming
the helper of a widowed mother
and sister, though that industry was
merely selling papers on the streets
OF his home town. After entering sae
printing office of the Sentinel" he
passed through all the successive
stage of printer and newspaper man,
from office boy TO editor. His ca
reer has b5en thu subject of 50 many
newspaper articlss that 1t would be
useless to repeat 1t here.
1t is in the legal ani political
field, however, that he established
a reputation which has gone beyond
the confines of his own Stale. Nom
mated by the Republicans for County
Judge of Montgomery county against
his personal wishes, he was elected
by a good majority, although the
county was strongly Democratic In
1900 he entered the race for Judge
OF the Court Of Appeals from the
Seventh Appellate District, and over
apparently tremendous odds was
elected by a large majority In the
capacity of Judga. He wrote num-
Der of Important opinions, among
them the decision uphOlding thg
pooling statute in favor of the far
mers, the antitrust statute, and an
opinion very important to the pso-
pie Of the mountains of Kentucky,
clearing their land Titles from the
claims of the Virginia Land Gran
ters.'' as Well as other DECISIONS of
large import. His services on the
bench was characterized by such fair
mess, patriotism and imIsarfallty that
ne was re-nominated and re-eIscted
without opposition. Patriotic to the
core, he believed that the time had
come for some man to got out of the
rut and make an attempt, at least,
30 redeem th9 State from slsuses which
have held it down in progress and
Development. After due and careful
reflection, he decided to sacrifice
personal interest TO the public will
and become the candidate for Re-
lpsblican nomination for Governor In
announcing for this nomination, he
set forth boldly and unsquivocally
his Views ON questions affecting the
State OF Kentucky, having Out ma
tional politics which as he APPLY
said In his now famous Hopkinsville
speech, lis a matter to be attended
10 next year. but at present We are
concerned with homs government.
That he has divorced himself from
rneanlpgless paltisudes his platform
demonstrates. The man who neads
n cnn understand 1t aud Alere can
he no excuse for installing his poll
sies cd intcn.ions. The people--
me sunk and file OF his party-wlll
nomlnnae him because they know how
ne slnnds lie believes in fair re-
presant1on OF the people IN the leg
sslatirs branches OF government, la
the bsttsrment and uplifting OF edu-
cation In Kentucky; Ia good roads;
In a revision of the States systsm
OF revenue and taxation; the rsgula-
ton of the liquor traffic by law;
t.ns abolition OF the Third House"
ana If 1t does not affect the de-
sired result, then the adoption OIL