The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-01-20
GREENSBORO GETS
A. S. OF E. Meeting
Convention at Bowling
Green Votes for 0wensboro.
Delegates to State Convention are
Well Entertained in the
Park City.

Bowling Green, KY, jan PA
large delegation of over 100 repre-
ssntatives attended the opening sss-
sion of the convention of the Ken
lucky Society of Equity, which con-
vened at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and which continued throughout
the day. The convention was open
ed by prayer by DR.. S. NJ. Miller, of
rhe State-street NJ. f. Church after
which come a program of music and
recitations by the student body of the
Southern State normal and the Bow
ling Green Business university. The
address of welcome was made in a
well worded speech by City Prose-
cutor A. C. Dulaney. who on behalf
of the mayor turned the keys of the
city over to the tobacco growers of
the state and his address was pleas
ingly responded to by the president of
the state organization, the Hon.
Campbell Cantrill.
This part of the program con-
summed the entire morning The bal
ance of the day was devoted, after
the election of officers, to the work Of
the organization, and speeches by diff
lferent delegates. 1t is hoped that a
great deal of good will be accomplish
ed at this convention for the tobacco
I industry of the state, and that better
prices and better facilities for the
handling of the $3.50. 900 900 pounds of
tobacco annually raised in Kentucky
will result.
The convention of the National
Tobacco Growers association COM
posed of districts in the different
states, is also in session and is fair
ly we'll represented with good delega-
tions from the various tobacco grow
ing states.
The delegates from Daviess, Nc
Lean, Ohio and Hancock counties had
an eyemtful trip, annd arrived in Bow
ling Green at 1918 Tuesday night
and were met at the train by COM
mittee of Warren county Equity men,
conducted TO the Potter house where
the delegates from IL or Is counties, (
were waiting for those from Daviess
Mclean, Ohio and Hancock.
A preliminary caucus was held, and
a list of names for the various COM
mittees prepared for submission to
the convention.
Among those present are such old |
warhorses of Equity as T. t. Barnett
OF Henderson. Senator j. H. McCon-
nell of Princeton, E. l.. Davenport,
of Muhlenberg, J. w. Dunn of Daviess
q M. Barnett of Ohio county. R. E.
Ray of Rracken county.
The fellow who thinks the A. S. of
e. is dead. or has ever thought of
making its will. has another think
coming. ....
The following are the committees
named by President Cantrill:
Committee on Credentials-S. l..
Stevens. Ohio county; e. d. Dowell,
Hancock county; w. P. Stevens, Nc
Lean county.
Committee ON Order of Business. /
Biggerstaff. Warren county; w. H.
Kitchen. Butler county; s. o. Sears,
county.
Committee ON Legislation--R. e. I.
Ray. Hardin county F. X. Moseley.
Daviess county; James Mastin. Butler
county.
Committee ON Resolutions. II.
Caldwell county; T. T. Bar
rett, Henderson county; James A.
Thompson, Braclen county; Il. w.
Jackson Ohio county; E. l.. Daven-
port Muhlenberg. u
Committee ON Nominations-W b. a
Vessels. Hardin county; William Rem q
ock, Warren county; II. E. Route. a
Bracken county; C. A.. Harris, Allen I
county; ]. w. Dunn. Daviess. b
The address OF President Cantrill b
ssoused great enthusiasm among the {
audience and was highly enjoyed. He b
recommended tn cooperation b
II the farmers declaring that all s
'hanges and policies ought to come b
rom the membership and not from 4
he heads of the Organization. a
"The present organization of the b
armers throughout the country Is one
4 the most important movements sine