The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-03-08
STANDS
BUT CHANGE DATE
Saturday, July 1st, is the
Time Set.
THE CONVENTION ADVOCATES
Give Up Early in Game-Ben
JOhnSOn'S Telegram
Turns the Tide.
MAY BE ANOTHER CANDIDATE

MAY BE ANOIHEh OhNDlDAAb
Democratic candidates for State
Offices at the November election will
be nominated by a primary, and the
Democratic candidate for the United
States Senate will be endorsed by the
primary, but so far as any>action ia
ken at Fridays meeting in Louis
Vile of the Democratic State Execu-
tive Committee indicates, these can
didates will run merely as the candi-
dates of and with the support and
backing of that party, without any
platform or general declaration OF
principles.
BY a vote of nine to three, the COM
mittee voted down a proposition 10
Issue a call for a platform conven-
ton to be held before the primary,
and there was no talk of holding
such convention after the primary.
Plans heretofore adopted to hold
the primary on May 81 were chang
bed so as to have the primary on July
1. and an official call for that date
was adopted. This cali provides that
all registered Democrats and indie
pendents may vote at the primary
and have a hand in selecting the
Democratic candidates for State Of
fees.
The committee fixed fifteen days
before July 1 as the time limit for
the entries to close in the primary,
but urged all. candidates to file no.
tice of entry at least thirty days be-
fore July s1r s-S.-saas-
Prior to the committee meeting
Friday, it was generally believed
that an effort would be made to re-
n scind the former action of the COM
mittee to nominate by State pri-
mary, but the convention advocates,
finding themselves in the minority,
abandoned the plan.
Judge Allie Young, over the long
distance telephone, announced he
would not enter the gubernatorial
race as long as Senator McCreary re-
NAMED a candidate. McCreary has
no idea of quitting the race.
The backbone of the convention
advocates was broken when Sam T.
Spalding, committeeman from the
Fourth district, who had been cham
pioning the convention idea, reeeiv-
ed a long telegram from Ben John
. son, from Washington, urging him
to'stand by the primary, in behalf of
kJOnie NJ. James, for United States
Senator. The effort to call off the
primary was mainly from the oppon-
ents of Mr.. James. When Spalding
changed over, they acknowledged
their defeat and threw up the
sponge.
At a meeting of the committee two
weeks ago. this attempt was also de-
feated.
It was announced this would be
the last meeting of the committee
until July 20, when a meeting VIII
be held to count the vote in the PRE-
mary and declare the result.
y It is the belief of many that a plat
form convention will be held in July.
A new subcommittee to have
charge of the details of the primary
was chosen. consisting of Messrs.
Thompson, McDonough, Fitch, Law
renee and Young. This was done on
motion of Mr.. Spalding. The former
committee consisted of Messrs.
Young, Rhea and Meagher.
The date of the primary was post
poned because so much time had
been lost by the candidates in the
canvass, owing to the uncertainty
created by continued jockeying In
the committee since the first call,
that It was thought more time
should be allowed for the primary
campaign.
It is the current belief that at
least one new candidate for Cover
nor will be in the field in few days.
Onicial Primary Call.
The ofacial call issued by the DEM
ocratic State Executive Committee
is as follows:
Democratic State Primary Elections:
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the Democratic State Ex-
ecutive Committee Of Kenucky, held