The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-09-15


sure general participation In the cleo
ton, and believe a primary election
according to the statutes OF Kentucky
| Is the beat plan to select the nomi.
nees for the various Offices
The statutes Of Kentucky prescribe
the rules and regulations for nominal
ing In primary elections candidates
for State. district. county or munlcls
pal Offices There is no statute regu'
lating State conventions or county
conventions
Success Is always greatly promoted
n we have equal rights for all and
special privileges for none, and OBJ
portunities given to all Democrats TO
assist In nominating the candidates
| they win support at the general cleo
ton are encouraging 10 the voters.
The humblest Democrat has as much
right 10 participate In the nomination
OF Democratic State officers as the
most prominent and influential Dem
ocrat. and the farmer In the country
should have equal chances with the
\ Democrats In town or city Com
paratlve'y few persons attend court.
house conventions. and often 100 per
| sons, or less number. In a couc,.
house convention choose delegates or
instruct for candidates, while several
thousand Democratic voters OF the
county are absent at their homes.
Advantage OF Primary.
The government should be brought
close 70 the people. and there can be-
no bosses or rings or machines In con.
nection with 4 primary legally and
honestly held. and all who know me
know would not accept q nomination
nnlaaa IL came to me honestly and
fairly Experience has taught the
people to appreciate primary cleo
tons In every Democratic county IN
Kentucky primary elections are held
to nominate the county officers. and
every state south ~ Kentucky holds
primary elections 10 nominate county
and State ofiicerB and many Of the
Northern and Western States MONT.
nate their county and state officers In
primary elections,
A few months ago there was con,
ference OF Governors and Governors,
elect at Frankfort and Louisville. and
In discussion on primary elections
all except one favored primary cleo
tons. and thirtysevcn were present.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee ordered primary election
to be held on the flrst day OF July,
1911. IN every precinct OF the State,
under the primary election law OF tho
State Of Kentucky. to nominate can
didRtes for the State Offices and a
United StAtes Senator.
was nominated. as were all the
other Democratic candidates for State
Offices. at the primary election held
July l. 1911. according 10 the plan
suggested by Judge oRear "a 4 rem
cdy for machine rule. except that the
State did not pay the expenaes, bur
the Democratic platform recently
adopted at the State Democratic con
vention contains resolution declar
ing In favor OF n direct primary cleo
ton law at the public expense
How Were Judge o'Rear and hls
Ticket komlnatedi
Judge O'Rear and his associates on
the Republican ticket were nominated
by convention held in Louisville
Ky He wrote the platform. and he
says the provisions Of the platform
were in the main set forth in the an
nounoement Of HIS candidacy thre'
months before the convention WA
held According 10 the statements o.
| Republicans, he named the candidate,
r 70 be nominated for the various stat
=. Offices, and he also named the chair
man OF the State convention. Abou
1000 Republicans voted In the Repub
lican convention which nominate,
crnts voted In the primary election II
which and other Democratic candi
dates for the Stats Offices were nomi
nnted
, Very little perception 10 required q
!, see that Judge o'Rears nomination
and the domination OF the other can
didates on 1.-THE Republican tickle
| looked far more like boss rule an,
machine rule than my nomination AM
I the nomination OF my associates OF
! the Democratic ticket by prifnnr.
election.
II ever there was in any State fai
! primary election wherein the people
uncontrolled and uninHuenced al
; sembled at their respective votinI
!, places and nominated candidates o
their choice. II was at tho Democrati
State primary election held on the 1s
= day OF July last
Turbulent Tlmos and Dispraoefu
!. 9conee.
! We all remember the turbulen
I times and disgraceful scenes thu
Z marked Kentucky's history about To
: years ago, when a motley crowd q
:. Republicans marched 10 our State Car
y !, itol, and cannon we're placed in tn
= the Capitol grounds and Legislators an
y Judges OF the Court OF Appeals wer
Y driven to the city Of Louisville 10
= safety and protection. Where was Judg
J O'Rear then and why did he not rails
u y his voice then as now for clean pol
d tics and law and order7 Why did h
not refer to these times In his pia
y form, adopted by the Republican COZ
II vention. as did Democrats In thel
y platform. adopted by the Democrat
" convention7
~ While am speaking OF the late r.
publican State convention | must r
. fer TO conspicuous events In that col
y vention. which have attracted wide n
% tention
,r That convention approved and Il
a. dorsed the Republican administrator
% of the affairs Of the State and a
means employed by that administer
} ton for the preservation OF law an
order. and although Judge O'Rear
h. said TO have criticized Governor WI
" sons military exploits he was quic
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