The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-09-05

voters 10 take an interest IN the can-
didstes, and In the election. We must
have methods FOR The nomination OF
the party candidates which will In.
sure general participation In the cleo.
tion, and ! believe primary election
according 10 the statutes Of Kentucky
lis the best plan 10 select the nomi.
nees for the various Offices.
The statutes OF Kentucky prescribe
| the rules and regulations for nominal
ing in primary elections candidates
for State district, county OF munici.
pal Offices There IL no statute regu.
lating state conventions or county
conventions.
Success Is alw avs greatly promoted
II we have equal rights for all and
special privileges for none. and op
| portunities given to all Democrats "a
assist In nominating the candidates
they will support at the general cleo
ton are encouraging TO the voters
The humblest Democrat has as much
right IN participate In the nomination
OF Democratic state officers as the
most prominent and influential Dem
ocrat. and the farmer in the country
should have equal chances with IN,
Democrats IN a town or city. Com
parative few persons attend court
house conventions, and often 100 per
sons, or a less number, In a cohrt
house convention choose delegates Of
instruct for candidates, while severa
thousand Democratic voters of th'
county are absent at their homes.
Advantage OF Primary.
The government should be brought
close to the people, and there can ~
no bosses or rings or machines in con
nection with primary legally anC
honestly held, and all who know m,
know I would not accept a nomination
unless II came 20 me honestly an1
fairly. Experience has taught tn
people 10 appreChte primary cleo
tions In every Democratic county II
Kentucky primary elections are hell
10 nominate the county officers an
every state south OF Kentucky hold
primary eientions TO nominate count.
and State officers. and many Of tn
Northern and Western states nom
nate their county and State officers 1t
primary elections
7 A few months ago there was con
ference Of Governors and Governors
a
IN a discussion on primary election
all except one favored primary eleC
tiuns. and thirty seven we're present
The state Democratic Executiv
Committee ordered a primary election
20, be held on the first day OF July
1911. in every precinct Of the State
b under the primary election law OF tn
state " Kentucky. 90 nominate can
didates for the State offices and
United States Senator.
| was nominated az were an IN
other Democratic candidates for stat
offices. az the primary election he'll
July J. 1911. according TO the plu
suggested by Judge ORear as a rem
edy for machine rule. except that an
state did not pay the expenses. hu
! the Democratic platform recent
adopted at the state Democratic cor
. vcntion contains resolution decl3l
ing In favor OF "a direct urinary cleo
ton law ~ the pubiic expense.
How Were Judge ORear and His
Ticket Non, nated2
Z Judge q Rear and his associates o
+ the Republican, ticket we're nominate
7 by convention held I'm LOuisvill,
Ky He wrote the platform. and h
SAYS the provisions of the platoon
= were In the main set forth IN the an
b nouncement OF his candidacy thro
, months before the convention wa
p held. According 10 the statements q
Republicans. he named the candidate
r 10 be nominated for the various stat
Offices. and he also named the chair
man Of the State convention Abou
1 L., II
lican convention which nominate
Judge ORear over 100000 Demo
Gratis voted in the primary election 4
which | and other Democratic cand
dates for the State Offices were nom
mated
, Very little perception is required I
see that Judge ORear's nominatlo
and the nomination OF the other car
didates on the Republican ticke
looked far more like boss rule an
, machine rule than my nomination an
, the nomination OF my associates o
, the Democratic ticket by a primar
election.
, N ever there was in any State a fai
, primary election wherein the peopl,
uncontrolled and unintiuenced al
, sembled at their respective votin
. places and nominated candidates G
their choice. IL was at the Democrat
, State primary election held on the IL
. day or July last
! Turbulent Times and DissracefuI
Scenes.
, We all remember the turbuler
/. times and disgraceful scenes tina
> marked kentuckys history about te
! years ago. when motley crowd {
! Republicans marched 10 our State Cal
i itol. and cannon were placed In tn
, the Capitol grounds and legislators an
, Judges OF the Court OF Appeals wer
! driven TO the city OF Louisville 70
safety and protection. Where was judo
O'Rear then and why did ne not rails
i his voice then as now for clean pol
tics and law and order? Why did h
not refer 10 these times In his pla
, form, adopted by the Republican col
, venton, as did Democrats In thei
: platform, adopted by the Demrrati
convention.
While | am speaking OF the late r.
publican State convention | must r,
|, fer to conspicuous events In that col
4 vention. which have attracted wide a
. tention.