The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-14
LOCAL OPTION
vs.. COUNTY UNIT
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS CHOSE
DELEGATES TO STATE CON
VENTION ON THAT
ISSUE.
MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY
Hard Fight Looked For-Conserva'
tive Faction Believed To Be In
C0ntrol--Ninety- seven
Counties Dry.

lions were held yesterday afternoon
IN every one OF the 1l9 counties in
Kentucky by the Democrats for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the
convention which will be held in
Louisville next Wednesday afternoon,
when a platform will be chosen up
on which all of the Democratic NOM
inees for state office will run. A
majority of the delegates come to
Louisville uninstructed, although
many of the dry counties instruct
their delegates to vote for plank
indorsing an extension OF the county
unit bill. There were also number
of counties which instructed for local
option.
Reports from the Tenth and Elev-
enth districts will be received Mon
day. There was more interest shown
in the county conventions than an
anticipated, which according to lead
ers of the Democratic party, tends to
show that the men in the trenches are
well up on the situation and have
taken off their coats to aid in the
fall campaign, which will be launch
ed Immediately after the convention
here next Wednesday.
While there was lively skermish
until few days ago between two
factions, one for local option and
another for the extension of the
county unit bill, all animosity seems
to have fallen by the wayside, and il
Is believed now that there will be
little contention in the state con-
yention. 1t is also believed that the
plank concerning the liquor question
will satisfy even those who hoped to
see plank adopted which would
call for the extension of the county
unit bill.
The plank which probably will be
adopted has been offered by some OF
the leaders, and though it is consid-
cred liberal one, many believe that
| ii viii bring about better Telling in
the ranks of the party and that the
result will be satisfactory.
The plank follows:
Recognizing that ninety-seven OF
the counties in Kentucky come under
the provisions of the Cammack local
option law, and, further recognizing
the fundamental Democratic priciplf
Of home rule in municipalities having
ample police protection, we are OPP
posed to the further extension of the
said Cammack law
eve pledge the Democratic party
to securing the enactment Of such
legislation that will make more dras-
tic the punishment for violations of
the local option law in communities
now operating under the provisions
Of the Cammack act"
The above will be submitted to the
convention by leaders of the party
who have studied both sides OF the
question, and according to them
they have assurances that the con-
vention will adopt it.
There will be a full delegation
present next Wednesday from prac-
tically every county in the state ant
besides adopting plank on the
liquor question will also adopt var
Gus resolutions concerning good
'oads, better public school system
and other minor planks.
Both parties are beginning to be-
lieyes that the fight will be much
harder than was at first anticipated
and are not only planning for this
fall, but for 1912 as we'll. Every in
fuenee outside of the state which car
be brought to bear upon the voters
will be enlisted under the two ban
ners. Judge O'Rear will probably
have one or two speakers Of the Re
publican party of national reputa-
tion to come to Kentucky to aid in
he campaign.
The real opening Of the Democratic
campaign will take place at Carlisle
IN the Ninth district on August 81
when practically every prominent
Democrat in the state will be present
at a great barbecue which will be
held I'M the woods near the town
Tatted beeves, chickens and lambs
viii be killed for the occasion, and
'nough to feed 49, 900 hungry Demo
rats will be.prepared Champ CLARK
'peaker Of the house, and John Sharr
Williams will be among the speakers
''tlip day. Both of these leaders Of
ne party have signified their inten-
ion of coming, and it will be a gala
lay for the Democrats