The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-02-28
CONGRESSMAN
AS DELEGATES
To Baltimore Are Very
DESTROYS of Job.
JOHNSON WANTS A PRIVATE
Citizen 10 Go in His Place
Ollie James from
State'at.Large.
TARIFF A CAMPAIGN SLOGAN

Was ington, Feb 24.-If the
Kentucky Democrats in the House
adhere 70 their present mental at
titudes, nearly all of them will be
receptive candidates for delegate
ships to the Baltimore convention
in June. Representative Ben John
son is excepted from this list. il be-
ing reliably understood that he will
urge that a private citizen from the
Fourth district be given the honor.
and If he goes 10 Baltimore at all.
he will attend the convention as a
spectator. Representative w. ].
Fields has not been in Washington
for some weeks, owing TO a long i'll
ness, and his views on the subject
are not known.
But it is generally known here
that most all Kentucky Represen-
tatives feel that they are peculiarly
entitled TO go to Baltimore as del
egates. They say that the House.
being the only natura! political
branch in control OF Democrats. is
largely responsible, by reason Of it's
sensible and efficient record, for the
happy condition of things in Demo-
cracy, This fact is generally admit
ted, they say. They contender
most of them do-that President
Taft is certain to be renominated,
which will make the tariff a vital
/ sue in the next campaign. All
tariff measures must originate in
the House, and its members there
fore are the better fitted for SER
vice as National Convention dele
gates.
THE House took what was left
OF the Democratic party after
1905 said one of the Kentucky
Democrats to-day, "and nursed it
carefully and we'll. From a puny,
emaciated invalid. it has been res
tored by the House to manly stat
ure, to victorious vigor, and It is
now able to command success.
Therefore. we who watched by the
sick bed, took our turn at nursing
and doctoring and assumed respon-
sibility for the recovery Of the pa
tient, feel that we ought to be per-
mitted 10 buckle on his armor at
Baltimore before he goes into bat
tie. At least | do"
Other members of the delegation
spoke in this general strain, al
though none other put the case so
POLITICALLY.
Gossip here is that Representa-
tive Ollie James will be one Of the
delegates at large from Kentucky.
and that sentiment in their dis
tricts already prevails to send Rep
resentatives A. o. Stanley, r. Y.
Thomas, Jr.. Swagar Sherley, Ar
thur b. Rouse, j, Campbell Cantrill
and Harvey Helm as delegates or
alternates to Baltimore. Ben John
son, it is believed here, is the real
choice of his district for p delegate
ship, but when his views are known,
in accordance with his wishes, the
honor will be given to another.
The Kentucky delegate situation
is typical OF that the country over.
With the tariff predominant as the
campaign issue, it is already appar-
ent that more members OF Congress
will sit in the convention and in its
important committees than for
many recent years. Only the fact
that Representative Oscar Under
wood and Speaker Champ Clark are
mentioned for the Presidency keeps
their States from sending them at
the leads OF delegations, where
both would be potent factors in
drafting the platform. From Ne
braska the word comes that Col.
Bryan VIII head the dale""''or r.
that StPte, and eyorv irdicG 'ion is
that IN 80 a~morv Hoor. i"e'csd Of
in the galleries. will he found the
most noted leaders of Democracy.