The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-02-09
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9.


I1Om NdsuhlnSuoii ehNNO eho A,"S~s l"'S
prevails DIN Democratic minds about
tine nedis.rcding of K-ntucky into
Congressional districts, and thsre is
no doubt tha. the same feeling is pre-
vaLemt as ITO Legislative districts The
dispatch quotes Hon. r. Y. Thomas
of the Third district, who If nCiahing
else is brutally frank. Here is his
high estimate of thu dudes Of the
legislature in redistnctting
I'm order to promote D5mooHtic
success he said Butlar county should
be put in the Fourth distinct; Ohio
county in the Second district and Nc
Lean county in the third district.
II see that Senator Pnichard has a
bill in the Legislature rodi stTicdng
the State into Congressional d-s4riots,'
said Mr.. Thomas. This bill it s.atms,
seeks to strengthen all close D. mo
cratic districts in the State but this
Third distric.. The Ninth dietrtct
has about 1000 Democratic vo.eS add
ed to it, taking The McCrNaly vote us
a basis. 1t is true 1he Thind dis
trict went ovsr 1890 Damooratlo ma
jority at the last State ol1ct;Cn, but
that was because a gnaat numbnr CT
Republicans in that d,stIict s.ays,d
at home and did net vote.
I'm the race beiowan mysil and
DR.. James, when a full woe was poll
ed by both PARTIES, l r-ceived ma
jority of 496. At that .leceion l re-
caivsd 20,019 vCtsas and DR.. J@nl1s ~
caivad 1858. In the las. STATE .lec-
ton although McCneAy calrLsd the
district by something liks 1000 vo1ss,
he recoivod 19,435 vOTtes, 14S llss than
DR.. JAMES r:ceived and GA Notas lass
than l racelU-d in the district The
district is very close. McCrRary re-
ceivad 644 VOTES T. mn than the Rapub-
licans poilod in the d.sIdc. i'm she lakl
presidential el5cbicm, and this Year
thera will be a prs;.dIom ial Ell'aodiOn.
so the Third dis rot nEtais to be
changed and strstngyh med wonss than
amy district in the Sta eyand the prop
er change would be to put ButDr oOun
~ in the Fourth district, Ohio county
in the Second district and NlGLean
county i'm the Third disn,iot. This
would leave all of thu three dis.Uicts
about 1000 Democratic, the Fourth
district from 5000 to 1000 DemoolMtic
and tine Second distinct from 1000 to
5000 Democratic and the Legislature
ought to make this chnng..''
In order 10 promote Democratic sue
Cess Butler must he put in this Fourth
Ohio i'm the Second and Mclean in
the Third No Thought as to whether
this would leave the districts i'm bas-
ter shape geographically or in squat
population. Mr.. Thomas s,ams TO
be especially anxious that his dis
trict should b. strengthened, and
he points out the fact that he only
defeated Dr. James some years ago
by 496 votes and that Gov. McCrealy
received 14S woes hiss than DR.. James
Now We submit. that it is absolutely
necessary TO ep Mr.. Thomas i'm Con-
gress, and If nscsssary add DavicsIs
and Union 20 his district. 1t mighs
be long stretch but Glavss also
might be hacked ON 10 insure this no
oassary scalp of tho all-impontanh
Thomas. Democratic SUCCESS" must |
be promoted, at Mhatever cost. OF
course THESE Counties which Mr.. |
Thomas would like to have added 20
his district will not mind this change.
Will they not be hOncred by b;dng
represented in Congress by tho Hon. |
r. Y. Thomas? What more could
they ask? We are fer anything in
reason TO help Mr.. Thomas, but
does he mot underestimate himsslf?
Surely IL MoCrcar could carry his
district by 1000, such a mighty man
as Thomas should no. display such "a
Lack of confidence in hims az as 70
intimate that h. NE ais help. Besides
thele Us Logan County which can
give 5000 Democratic majority, If ne-
cessary. With dead men se!aelte,d for
election officers to REPRESENT the Re- |
publloans thsre is never amy trouble |
rhans. Dead men can't count votes.
much less pnewsnt whiting into thu
returns votes which WIRE nay-
er cast. However 1t is Fsdrnl
which is TO be hsld and no
Thomas also had this in
mind Democratic success cannot b.
promoted" in Logan county as well
In q Federal election as in thoNa
held for State or oounty purposes. At
least the usual way is dangerous ut
nich an election. Considering ths
difficulty which is mo doubt eNpsr-
sncad by Mr.. Thomas workers sn get. I