The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-09
EL|zABETHTOWN
CONVENTION
Bull Mo0sers of Fourth
District Meet.
E. R. Bassett Selected Progress
sive Candidate for
Congress.
Especial to The RpuitlicanD

tSpeclal 10 lie ft'puulcap)
EshSas,ethtown, KY. Avg. 4, i9i2.-Pur-
suane TO "a call by the Naconai Pro-
vlsianal COMMITTEES of the Nsstional Pro-
srsssive Party and also in pursuance of
call by the Hon. Leslie Oonybs men,
Der OF the provisional committee as af fore
said for the State Of Kentucky, the
Prosressiv,,s Of ase Fourth Omnr, rssional
Ihstnict Of Kentucky @sssunhled in con-
vsDtion AT Elizabethtowm, ny. August
I. 1872. The convention was srllleyi to
at MIb by the Hon. e. M. ,Bamott. OF
/Harxford. Upon motion and s,Fenid Hon.
q. W. Stane. of I.iotpbfbeld. KY, was
DECLARED eleutcd al'virnr,n of ~ cOrven
ton AM J. NJ. wiinaIns- SECRETARY. A
rod cah Of tse countics In the dis
trict Showed all counties IN the d.stri}t
represented except RuIat and Taylor.
All counties with there two exceptions
held conventions AMI sseb,oted det,ltcs.
Upon motion of W. +. Neikirk. the
county presented its ns,mh,or on the
foilpwins committees: towlt. Creicrytia
Rules and order OF business. Pernnneit
Organization and Resolutions, After the
sel.ution Of the Committees on nation
the oony'nhion adjouiTssi untdl o,uinck
y. IN. Al O'Clock A.. IN. tile convsnstion
r.Rae 1..l NL.A,. 4
Tor reports of poii,tFL cnndstions An the
various counties In fhe district md 81
cousasinS IMPORTS wcn made from al
couutics. The committo, on rules and
order of business thcn r>,rnrted as fol-
lows: lst. the election pf Two dsleglac IS
and nj two altcrnasss to represent the
Fourth District in the Nafaonai Con-
vsntion at ca fcaeo August s. 1912: Ind.
Che election Of a member Of slie Static
Central Committees for the Fourth Con-
xressional district; Ord. the rocoininenda
ton of suitable candidate Cor eleo,or
Tor the Fourth Congressional District
and Also for assistant elertor: 9Th. Re
sress for the Fourth Congressional
DISTRICT.
The committee On credentials ttian re-
/, ported as follows: We. the committee
on credentials respectfully report ,hat
there are no contests from any county !
and that all the credentials presented
hx md
mittee on permanent organization re- !
ported as follows: We your commtta q '
on permanent organization respectfully I,
secGmmerd that the temporary osgnn- /
sxatton of this convention be made per- |
manent.
Committee on resolutions reported as
follows, FIRST. we approve the eau for /
This convention and also tire call wD,ici,
mas been ISSUED for a NaIaonaI con-
Ssutton Ia convene in Chicago August |
3 TO nonslnate candidates for President
and syice President Of the United
SHADES; Second, We denaunae the So
'oatiea nomination of President Tam Mt
Chicago as fraudulent, binding upon
no one. and We cali upon the voters OF
this district regardless of past party
affiliations to join with US In support
Of candidates unon a true progressive
platform and upon whose titue will rest
no stain; Third, we condemn tits present
basis of representation in the National
sos,Ht |
wlriah win make THE ratdo conform
TO the votes cast In the several states
at the preoeesihg general election;
Fourth. the people are the Government
and TIRE source of all wealth. isence
they should govern In fact, Rs we'll as
in Nation State. County and Muniuipal-
lily; that this right may BE- exsrris,d
free from POLITICAL hosses and conven-
tion thieves; We favor the primary In
all oantests from the office of President
down. Fifth. We favor amendments to
The Federal constitution making Pres
idant. Vice President, Unated State $
Senators and all Federal Judges elective
~ DIRECT vote OF the people. sixth We
further declare Tor graduated Inherit
tence and income taMs; for. the init
aative and raferendutn; uecaA OF Officials. /,
reasonably safeguanded; 6or "a worlang- /,
mans compensation act; for a.holuttan {
at al needless offices which unneces-
sauily tax the people; q gradual peyis- {