The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-07-02

Lincoln county. and Judge Jere Sui
Ivan, of Madison county, met in
Joint debate at Liberty, Casey coun-
ty, Monday afternoon in their cam
paign for the democratic nomina-
ton for Congress, and it was Helm
Day al! the way. The biz congress
man spoke in fine style. and had
the crowd completely with him. II,
will overwhelm his opponent in Cas-
ey county. There were hundreds OF
democrats in town that day and o
careful poll by the |. J. man failed
to disclose a single man in town who
will vote against Helm for the nom
ination. The situation in Casey
seems to be rather remarkable. Re-
ports are heard of few scattered
voters in remoter sections. who NAV
vote against him, but the support OF
the Congressman for denomination
by the rank and file of the party
seems to be almost unanimous. The
democratic workers in every section
of the county are for him enthusi-
astically. and predict an overwhelm-
ing majority for him on August 3.
The democrats of Casey have
been so long immured in hopeless
ly republican district, that they APP
preciate to the fullest extent the
privilege of having a democratic
Congressman, and of hearing q good,
old-fashioned democratic argument.
They turned out by the hundreds to
hear the joint speaking by the two
candidates. Judge Carter very kind
ly adjourned court for the afternoon
and turned over the courtroom to
the speakers.
Judge NJ. l.. Sharpe. one of the
few democratic county judges Casey
has had, presided and introduced
both speakers. Mr.. Helm spoke
first. He made a hit right at the
start BY recalling the close personal
relations he has had with the dem
ocrats and the people Of Casey, the
good neighbor of Lincoln, and de-
clared that he felt almost as much
at home there as he did in his own
county. He took up in detail the
work which he has accomplished at
Washington during his term of SER
vice there, and told how he had
worked faithfully and earnestly to
decrease the burden Of taxation
upon the farmer and the laboTine
man, how he had sought to lower
the high cost of living and through
out it all had stuck faithfully to his
post of duty, working honestly and
truly for the interests of the COM
mon people. He asked if it was be-
cause of this character of service
that the democrats of the district
were to be asked to turn him out
and place in his stead. one who had
been selected by a coterie of poll
ticians at a dark lantern meeting
in a Louisville Hotel. And then he
described the celebrated Victoria
Hotel meeting when Judge Sullivan
was picked bv a number of men
over the district to make the race
against Helm. The speaker pointed
out very significantly that although
Casey ccountv at that time was
part of the Eighth district. not one
of her leading democrats had been
asked to participate in that meet
ing, and say who was a good man to
represent the district. His oppon-
ent. it would seem. was claiming
great credit for helping to bring
Casey into the district. vet he had
not sought to have Casey repre-
scented at this select meeting. On the
other hand, Congressman Helm
came before the good democrats of
Casey and sought his nomination bv
their help in the open democratic
primary. and not as the choice of
any CLIQUE Of noliticians. He told
how even Col. Jack Chinn had seen
the "snake tracks" Mt that Louis
vile meeting. and had declared that
it was "frame-up" pure and sim
pie.
Congressman Helm laid partic-
ular stress upon denials of the
reckless statements which have been
printed in papers over the district
and paid for bv Judge Sullivan, the
greater part of which. the speaker
declared, are absolutely without a
scinti,la of truth as foundation. He
deprecated that a man of JUDGE
Sullivan's standing would stoop to
the publication of statements which
have been proven absolutely untrue
He fatty denied that he had ever
made any attack upon the demo-
cratic state administration as Sui
livan and his paid for statements
had charged. He read an extract
from the Interior Journal. published
after the democratic
state convention. in which it was
shown conclusivelv that he had
stood like a solid rock with the
friends of Gov. McCrearv. lie did
declare. however, that Judge Sui
livan had before. and would probah-
w do il again. practically bv i'm
il not actually sought TO
fampt the good democrats 10 sunnort !