The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-03
Hon Jere Sullivan OF Richmond Enters
Congressional Race.

Upon the request of Judge John W.
Hughes of Mercer county all of the
gentlemen in the eighth district who
have been mentioned as probable can
didates to oppose Hon. Harvey Helm
for the democratic nomination for
Congress, gathered in Louisville last
Saturday for the purpose of endeavor-
ing to come to some amicable adjust
ment of the situation, and to see if it
be not possible to divide the counties
of the district and the organizations
against the incumbent. Mr.. Helm.
Those to whom Judge Hughes sent in
vitations and who were present, were
Col. Jack Chinn of Mercer, Hon. Jere
Sullivan of Madison, Judge John H.
Welch of Jessamine, Hon. w. E.
Bowling of Anderson and Hon. w. J.
Price of Boyle. Mr. Price after ap-
prising the gentlemen of his having
made up his mind not to enter the race
did not participate further in the
caucus. After preliminary caucus in
which the situation was fully discussed
it was decided to decide by ballot which
one of the gentlemen present was the
most available man to oppose Mr..
Helm. Those balloting were Messrs.
Chinn, Bowling, Sullivan, Welch and
Hughes and it is said that each of the
gentlemen agreed to consider himself
bound by the result of the ballot. The
ballot resulted in three votes for Mr.
Sullivan and one each for Judge Hughes
and Mr.. Welch. After the ballot Mr..
Chinn announced that he believed the
ballot was method adopted to force
him out of the race, and that he would
not abide by it but would continue in
the race. He admitted casting his
vote in favor OF. Mr.. Sullivan, and the
gentlemen are said to have all agreed
that it was their understanding that
they should each abide by the result of
the ballot. Judge Jullivan announced
his candidacy Immediately following
the caucus.
Judge Sullivan is one of the most
brilliant men in the district if not in
the state of Kentucky, and he would
most assuredly serve his constituents
in an acceptable manner and reflect
great credit upon the Eighth District
of Kentucky in the Lower House of
the National Congress.
Mr.. Sullivan was born in Madison
county, of humble parentage, he is es-
sentially a self made man, secured a
splendid education both literary and le-
gal by dint of his own efforts, he has
risen to place of prominence, not only
in his own county but throughout the
district and state. He ranks high in
the legal profession, a man of attrac-
tive personality and pleasing address,
slendid conversationalist, he attracts
attention, and all with whom he comes
in contact are drawn to him; in his own
county there is not more highly es-
teemed man than Judge Sullivan.
He has been particularly active in the
promotion of the cause of education in
Kentucky, and it was chiefly through
his efforts that the Eastern Kentucky
Normal School-was established, and he
never allows an opportunity to pass him
to do something in behalf of the educa-
tional institution of the state, not con-
filming his efforts to colleges, but the
country schools also have benefited by
his perseverance in their behalf. Judge
Sullivan because of his splendid legal
attachments, was selected as legal ad-
visor of the late session of the Kentuc-
ky legislature, and passed upon the
constituniality of the various measures
which were offered for passage by that
body.
He is frequent visitor in Lancaster.
and has host of warm friends and adj
mirers in the county, who are delighted
at the opportunity of giving their sup
port to such an able gentleman, and the
predictions freely made that he will
be the strongest contender with which
the 'Tall Sycamore of the St. Asaph"
has yet tried conclusions.