The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-08-25

In this instance to commit themselves
to any set of men, however eminent In
character, without knowing also for
what they stood besides holding Office.
The failure Of majority of the Demo
Gratis to participate in the committees
primary made Il easier for the com
mittee to provide the result, as II Is
reasonably sure that all whom the
committee could control did partici-
pate.
In every holly contested primary
election or convention, unlawful means
are used to debauch such electors as
are vulnerable by that means. The
fewer decent people who participate
makes IL easier for the briber to get
In his work. He has fewer votes to
overcome in that event That such
means we're used in the late primary
there are many evidences. How far
that affected the result can not now
be known. II Is pointed out as one OF
the great dangers attending commit
tee primary arranged, managed, and
executed in every particular in accord
with the previous purposes of the
committee. IL is one of the great dan
gers of the machine system.
When the platform convention
was called the committee was careful
to protect its own tenure In office
from the people by declaring in the call
that the committee should not be re-
organized by the State Convention, al
though the party law provides to the
contrary without that safeguard in
serted in the call by the committee by
the consent of the Democratic nomi-
nees, 1t is certain the committee would
have continued to refuse the party a
platform at all. as 1t was mainly con-
terned with its own tenure in office,
therefore of power. Thus do the nomi-
lnees agree in advance to continue In
power over the Democrats of the State
a committee which is a veritable po-
litical machine, In spite Of the party
law to the contrary, and In spite OF
any desire on the part OF the Demo
Gratis to change their committee. Inc
platform is yet in doubt. SO Is the
fate of the State ticket. But not so the
Democratic machine. 1t has wisely
provided for its own security and per-
petuity, regardless of the popular VIII.
But that is the way Of party machines.
The point | make Is, the Democratic
party is under the domination of a
party machine, which 1t has not a
chance to rid Itself Of.
O'Rear Choice Of the People.
Now let us look at the other side.
You will easily recall my campaign for
the nomination. 1t was distinctly a
call to the people. A majority OF the
Republican State Committee was op'
posed to me. | never attended meet
ling of the committee before the nom1'
nation.
The Republican State officials, with
one exception, were all either opposing
nv nomination, or we're so concerned
in their own as to be somewhat ndlf
ferent as to me- 1t is supposed the
Governor did not desire my nomina
ton. Naturally and not Improperly
he favored his Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor was himsell
candidate for the nomination. Tht
Secretary of State managed his cam
paign. The Attorney General man
aged the campaign of another one O.
nv opponents. The superintendent o
Public Instruction supported energet
Ically, his kinsman and county-man
Mr. Cox. The Treasurer, Auditor ant
Commissioner of Agriculture wer'
each candidates before the con
vention. and whatever their persona
preferences, were properly most con
cerned in their own races, and whetne
, so or not. disclaim any part In Tn
, final actions of the convention In pro
: curing the nomination Of the presen
! Republican ticket That left support
, ing me alone but one State official, IN
q Clerk of the Court of Appeals.
: Among Federal officeholders. tn
, Senator was neutral, so far as l know
!, There are FIVE Collectors OF lnterna
! Revenue in Kentucky. Two supporte
> one of my opponents; one the Other
! one supported me, and one was neu
: tral. The two United States Marshals
= offices opposed me; so did the Pension
: Agent for Kentucky. The Surveyor o
: the Port at Louisville and the Unite
: states District Attorney at Louisvill
!. supported me. The postmasters, Wit
, two or three exceptions, in the Flrs
, and Second Districts, where they wer
, also County Chairmen "a bad policy
a as well as unlawfuD were nearly Solo
!. ly against me. In other districts tina
a support was fairly well divided anon
q the three candidates for Governor.
!. Won see that even il there was mt
a chine in the Republican party, 1t oil
!. not prevail in this instance. My nom
: nation was most distinctly made b
/ the people in the country. In CONVEX
: tions in which were gathered NOR
I than fifty per cent of the voters in Tn
a party. The remainder OF the ucke
: was nominated by the delegates to tn
convention, some 2,40O men, not d
I rected by any interest save the publ
!. interest, and not controlled by the maj
!. date of any man or set Of men. Tn
h purpose Of certain partisan newspaper
n to show that the convention was bosi
r ridden, though silly in the light OF Tn
a facts. is aimed to distract attentio
n from the true conditions in their ow
/ party. In one sentence they say tina
i Senator Bradley controlled the col
4 yention; in another they say that
n controlled 1t, and routed Bradle!
r Both statements are untrue. But VIVA
r ever may be unblushingly mis-state'
v none has yet arisen TO say that an
G special interest or any lobby, or an
corruptionist dominated the Repu
!. lican Convention. or had the slighte'
! CONTROL ovar A That Ia one point tn