The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-07-12
O'REAR AND LEACH ARE NAMED
AS the Product of Its Process
in a Very Cut-and-
Dried Affair.
oNE-MAN POWER Is EVIDENCED

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ing delegates to the State Conven-
ton which met in Louisville yester-
day and also to nominate a candi-
date for Representative from Ohio
county. 1t was, however, more like
the assembling of Postmaster Heav-
rim in county convention than any
thing else, as ne seemed to dominate
every movement and act OF the body.
Just what the convention was go
ing to do in the steam roller line,
the men they were going to name
for Governor and Representative,
had been determined and arranged
in advance, and these facts were
known OF all men heresbouts who
were familiar with the situation or
who cared to inquire, The steam
roller had already had a trial run
ming in county precinct conventions
and was found to work exactly as
desired. The affair Saturday was
simply to give the machine its final
1broad sweep.
The convention organized by
electing Mr.. S. L. Stevens chairman
and Mr.. Ney Foster secretary, these
gentlemen acting in their chosen ca
ipacity throughout both meetings.
Mr.. Stevens made talk in which he
eulogized the farming classes, and
characterized them as the mainstay
of the Government and the moving
spirit Of political and deliberative
bodies. At the close of this talk
Mr.. Heavrin arose and moved that a
lcommittee on resolutions be ap-
lpointed. The chairman Immediately
named them right off the reel, as
follows: NJ l.. Heavrin, Thomas H.
Benton, John H. Thomas, w. s.
ITinsley and S. A. Anderson. But
one farmer by profession In the
bunch! This was a matter Of gen.
eral comment.
During the absence OF the COM
mittee, who had retired to re-read
the resolutions, Judge r. R. We'd
ding and Col. C. NJ. Barnett were
called for and addressed the au-
dience in behalf OF the grand old
party.
Upon the return OF the resolu-
lions committee, Mr.. Heavrin, In
stead of handing the resolutions to
the secretary to read and seemingly
afraid they would get out OF his
grasp, proceeded to read the report,
which, among other things, endors-
ed Judge f. C. O'Rear as the par
tvs nominee for Governor. The
resolutions also endorsed the Ma
tional and State administrations, but
wasted no words on the latter. AT
the close of the reading, Mr.. ]. H..
J Thomas made a motion that the
name of E. T. Franks be substituted
for e. C. O'Rear. A rising vote was
taken and Mr.. Thomas and his few
supporters were flattened out by the
steam roller in quick order. Mr..
Heavrin had hardly finished pro-
! nouncing the last word of the reso-
= lutions when he moved their adop-
, ton, and this slight interruption by
; Mr.. Thomas interfered very little
t with the roller process. The resolu-
lions, which included eulogistic en-
dorsement of the post-ofTice depart
= ment, were quickly adopted.
= The convention then merged itself
= into a delegated affair to name a
candidate for Representative, and
2 Mr.. Heavrin again moved that a
committee on credentials be appoint.
ed. Instead of quickly calling the
committee names off "by heart" as
before, the chairman asked for sug'
:, gestions and the names were quick
5 ly furnished him. Mr.. Heavrin was
again named on this committee
with Messrs. T. H. Benton and T.
l Wade Stratton to assist him. Only
a few minutes were taken In delib.
Grafton and then Mr.. C. p. Keown
got his'n with celebrity and dispatch
His opponent was Mr.. Alfred Leach
of Taylor Mines, who, It is alleged
was put into the race soon after Mr.
Keown had announced, but who haC
put very little personal effort into
the campaign, having his claims
pushed by the political machinists
Mr.. Keown, besides being a well
known and ardent party-supportine
Republican, had made a thorough
canvass. He was formerly Sheriff
OF Ohio county. and for many years
has been one of the wheel horses
and hard workers for his party. con
tributing both of his time and his