The Hartford republican., 1911-11-03
O'REAR SHOWS
THE OTHER SIDE
Replies to General Buckner'S
Criticism Of His Tobacco
Attitude.
RAPS THE BECKHAM MACHINE
Judge o'Resr Asks J. w. c. 6eckham
n He Takes Back Accusations He
Made Against Mecreary Four Years
Ado
TBy l.. Vance Armentrout.l

Munfordville, KY, October 1S-The
best demonstration of the campaign
bearing the genuine impress of spon'
taniety was witnessed here this morn
ing, when the 500 population of Harts
county seat was augmented by the
presence of 5000 country people, and
hundreds of tobacco growers, in bug
gies and on horseback, formed a pro.
cession and met Judge O'Rear at the
train.
Headed by the Hardyville Band. two
horsemen carrying Old Glory and the
carriage conveying Judge O'Rear, the
parade moved through the town and
around the Courthouse square to the
Walton Hotel, where it disbanded.
The carriages bore huge banners and
were decorated with flags and bunt
ing, and the horsemen carried trans
parencies, with notices and inscrip
tions taken from Judge O'Rear's utter
ances.
Down With the Third House was
one of them; Punish the Night Rid
ers, but Punish the Trust as WeU
was another, and some read, Shall
the Constitution Prevail?"
Demonstration Significant.
Compared with monster barbecues,
paid for out of the State campaign
fund and advertised like a circus with
cheap railroad rates and the Biggest
Herd of Performing Presidential Can.
didates Every Exhibited Under One
Management" as the chief attraction,
the turnout to-day was significant.
my Old Kentucky Home," which
has become the anthem Of Judge
'O'Rear's campaign for clean politics
and progressive government, was the
most popular tune the band played,
and it swayed the audience into
patriotic frenzy of applause just be-
fore the meeting was called to order.
Capt. II. c. Martin, formerly County
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
by way of introducing Judge O'Rear,
declared this to be the most remark
able political race ever run in Ken
tucky. The candidate he was intro
ducing announced his principles when
he announced his candidacy, and the
force of public opinion carried him TO
victory in the Republican State Con-
vention. Since then, without acampaign
fund, having alienated, by his declared
policies, every source of corruption
fund, he has been making fight for
purity in politics and appealing TO
good citizens to rescue their State
from corrupt rule.
Campajqn of SANDER
At the outset, Democratic papers Of
Kentucky felicitated the voters upon
the fact that they had their choice be-
tween two good and able men. With
in a few weeks the contest on that
side degenerated into campaign Of
slander and abuse, without one word
OF argument or justification.
The crowd cheered until the room
rang when he said he believed Ken
lucky would neither sell nor be fooled
this year, but would elect Judge
O'Rear by an overwhelming majority
Judge O'Rear again challenged Nc
Creary to agree to the publication of
campaign contributions before the
election. showing how much they re-
ceive, from whom and for what spent
He said: This election may be the
first gun Of 1912; but remember it is a
double barrel gun. You should fire off
one barrel at State issfes this year
and the other at National issues next
year.
Will Beckham Retract?
Judge o. Rear asked ]. C. w. Beck.
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against McCreary four years ago, dur.
ing their contests for the Senatorial
nomination, when he said McCreary
found full treasury and left the State
bankrupt, after having reduced the
school per capita.
Since Beckham has taken the stump
and Percy Haly is managing the State
campaign. Judge ORear asked Nc.
creary if he still thinks, as he stated
four years ago, that Beckham and
Haly are manipulating a Democratic
machine in Kentucky.
He took occasion, too. to-day to reply |
TO a charge made against him in this !
same room few weeks ago by Gen. /
Simon Bolivar Buckner who resides
in Hart county.
Was Hard Picture.
In the politest language doubtless
that he could command" said Judge
ORear, "the effect of his statement
was that General Buckner could not
support me for Governor because
had expressed sympathy with night.
riding during the troublous times in
Kentuckys history, Immediately after
the inauguration Of Governor Wilson.
"And the General drew a picture
OF the conditions existing in Kentucky,
which was, indeed. hard picture TO
look upon; but which was. doubtless,
q true picture, and that was the
women and the children aud the poor |
men upon their farms who were in
suited and who were In some instances
whipped andstheir property destroyed
by armed and, disguised marauders In
~ night breaking the peace OF the