The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-10-03
B0MBSHELl THROWN
INTO REPUBLICANS
BY Expose OF 0'Rear's Double Deal
ina With the Liquor Interests
Inside OF Plot LAID Bare

greensboro, Ky. Oct. IA
bombshell was thrown into the ranks
oi the Republicans and O'Rcar sup
porters of this end of the state when
the original of the letter sent out by
Col. i. ". McCulloch OF Greensboro.
Il millionaire distiller and president
Of the Kentucky Distiller,' Associa-
ton asking for contributions to the
Republican campaign fund 10 elect
Oliear Governor and a Republican
to the United States Senate, fell into
the hand, of the Democratic oryapi-
Dation. The letter was sent broad
cast to employees of the Internal Re
venue Service, postmasters and 9TH
or workers IN the Federal service.
Ia stationery of the "Republican
Sinte Campaign the names OF joan
". Langley, chairman. aud Alvi- :.
Bennett, secretary, appearing at the
top. Colonel Mctulloch is sending
pnt his appeal Tor aid.
I'm interesting story Is contained
IN special from Paduch on the or
ganlzatlon of the branch headquar-
terS at the Palmer House in that
city on Sunday, August p.
Colonel McCulloch went TO Pada-
cab that day to meet Judge O'Rear
Chairman Langley nd other Republi-
cans. Ii II said O'Rear and Lang
lev had written Mr.. Me Cullochr
more than once urging "A conference.
TN the sunday of tins meeting. il
vas gwen out IN the newspapers that
Judge DRear went to hear hi, old
pastor. now located in Paducah.
preach aud enjoyed the sermon very
much: also that Judge O'Rear spent
the remainder of the day at rest.
refusing always To travel on trains
or transact any worldly affair ON
sunday.
According To the story Just pub
h~hod, after dinner ON that SUNDAY
there assembled in Judge O'Rear's
room about 20 prominent repubil-
cans. who had come by his invita-
ton, from the First and Secord Con
grcsslonal districts.
Judge ORear immediately took
charge of the busines, IN hand. and
at hl- dlctation the following off
GERS were chosen for the branch or
.ganization, with headquarters al
paducah: I. W. Nmson. of Clld-
well county chairman of the Execu-
i've Committee; W. L. Scott of Hop
Elns county chairman of the speak
ors tommlttee Wallace Key of Cal
loway county chairman of Publicity
tommittee, W. 7. Fowler, of Chris
tian county, chairman of organi-
cation Committee; John W. McCul-
hrch of Daviess county chairman OF
Finance Committee. Mr.. McCulloch
was made chairman OF the Finance
Committee on motion of Mr.. Lang
ley, with Langley. with Judge a.
Rear nodding and smiling approval.
Mr.. McCulloch accepted the honor.
aud in his characteristic, business
like way said there was no time like
the present for beginning the work
o. raising money. lie, therefore.
announced his own subscriution 10
the campaign fund. and in a few
minutes had raised among those N
the room $500.
This put some enthusiasm into the
meeting, and O'Rear. il is said. slap
ped McCulloch ON the shoulder, say
inG he had never known before what
a good fellow he was and added:
"Get out and get il: don't eonline
yourself to the First and Second dis
tricts, but get it anywhere"
And McCulloch, heading the add
ponilion of his leader, has flooded
Western Kentucky with letters TO
store-keepers aud gaugers, postmas-
ters, rural route carriers and repub-
licans generally, appealing for funds
10 elect O'Rear and make Kentucky
safe for Taft next year