The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-09-24
pInsMoRe TO SPEAK
IN LINCOLN THIS WEEK


Having deserted the Republican
marty by which he was nominated
Tor Congress in the primary ON Aug
ust 3rd, Prof. j. w. Dinsmore, OF
Berea, has flopped straight into the
Progressive or Roosevelt camp. aud
will he put on the ballot as its nom,
ince, by petition. IL IL understood
that the republicans will also petit
ion 10 get a candidate on the ballot,
since Dinsmore quit them. though
there j. said to be some doubt
whether or not they can do this un-
der the primary law, since they
made their nomination under It's
provisions. =.
Prof. Dnsmore made his first
campaign speech at Lancaster Mol
day afternoon. lie was heard by a
large crowd of Moosers, for koose-
welt il very strong in Garrard. a
peculiar feature of the crowd was
that probably half Of them were ne
grocs, aud each one wore a big
Roosevelt button. Dinsmore made
N clean lieut. speech from his stand
point. told several good stories and
made good impression. He de-
voted all of his attention to the re-
publican party. and scored TAFT and
his henchmen for stealing the nomi-
nation at Chicago. lie said that
Roosevelt and Wilson stood for the
same things when IT comes to BRING
ing the government into the hands
of the people and putting down the
bosses.
Prof. pinSmore. IL out cam
paigning as II he really thought he
had a chance TO WIN. lie will IN
vnde Lincoln county. the home of
his democratic opponent this week.
A large advertisement will be found
on another page giving the dates ON
which he will appear here. rs he Will
speak four times IN this county.
Dinsmore doesn't spare the repub-
lean party in his letter of with
drawal from that ticket. lie wrote
as follows:
AT the primary election held on
August 3, 1912, received the nomi-
nation for the office of member OF
Congress for the Eighth District OF
Kentucky and thus became the can
didate of the republican party Tor
that office. nov deem i; ny ea.E
10 resign and do hereby resign from
fhis candidacy for the following
reasons:
"When | began circulating nv pc
titions a. candidate before the pm
mary, | considered II morally GER
tain that either Roosevelt or some
other Progressive would be nonina-
tod nj the Republican convention at
Chicago attended that convention
and was an eve witness to the
"steam roller" tactics employed by
the Taft forces. IL was plain case
Of the bosses riding the Will Of
a large majority of the party n ex-
pressed IN the primaries. would
not have thought that 81 fragrant n
case of uniaiiness and injustice
could have been peIpetrated IN "A
great national convention.
IL can not indorse the action OF
the Republican, convention. neither
do | consider that any Republican
Is bound by party LOYALTY to support
a ticket the nomination of which was
brought about by certain leaders
whose obvious determination was to
defeat the popular candidate Mt
whatever cost of honesty and de-
cency. Ii was common talk that
these leaders wer~ perfectly well
aware Of the unpopularity of their
candidate. and had no hope of hi,
election. but were willing to bring
defeat 10 the part" for the sake of
keeping Col. Roosevelt from being
nominated.
I'll the republican ticket il de-
feated in November. rs il is certain
to be. upon the head, of these un-
worthy leaders lies the blame. II il
time such high minded effrontery
were rebnked and the righteous
indignation of the voters will insure
she proper treatment OF the polls.
81 am progressive. | believe in
the rule Of the people in fact as well
as in theory. believe that the
Government can he safely entrusted
to the qualified voters either in
State or Nation. and | am heartily
IN favor of every office holder
whether administrative. legislative.
or judicial. being answerable to the
people.
III am in favor of tariff that
shall be an ADVANTAGE to the whole
people instead of to privileged
few, of the regulation of big bust
ness and of n square deal to every
body. In short. believe in the
principles of the Progressive party
as expressed in its platform aud |
therefore consider it my duty To ally
myself with that party, using Whit
ever influence ! may possess TO
wards its success.
IS..nall M nINSM0RE =