The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-06-05
THE BANNER OF
SPEAKER CLARK
Heads United Forces of
Kentucky Democrats.
STATE LEADERSHIP PRICE PAID
BY Ollie James for Delegates
Who Are Instructed for
MiSSOurian.
GREAT ORGANIZATION WORK

Louisville, Ky, June 3.-Kcn-
tucky's DcnucIrtic warriors have
been to battle and the soldia' haze
returned + their homes, some
wearing the laurel wrudths C. vie.
tory and the others Scared ana
wounded, but all united under tho
banner for Speaker Camp Clark
Tor the Dcmocr1ic nomination for
President.
The state convention held in
Louisville on Wednesday, to select
delegates 10 the Baltimore conven-
ion and 10 name the part organi-
zation tlat is to conduct the Demo-
cratic party's affairs in Kentucky
for the next four years. was a bat
tie royal United States Senator
elect ollie NJ. James offered him
self as % sacrifice on Champ
Clark altar. He secured instruc-
lions for the Speaker in this State,
but lost everything else so far as
convention plums We're concerned.
However. it required the Governor
of the State, the entire army of Of
fee holders, the State organization
and the combined power of Ken
tucky's sO-called Millionaires' Club
to down the Congressman from the
First District.
When Mr.. James first declared
that Kentucky should instruct it's
delegates to Baltimore for Speaker
Clark. Governor McCreary, General
Haly, ]. C. c. Mayo and all the 9TH
er leaders of the State administra-
tion we're opposed to instructions.
Had the fight not been made by Mr..
James there is no doubt but that
the Kentuckians would have gone
to Baltimore uninstructed and
would have been free to have cast
their votes for Wilson, Harmon or
any other candidates favored by
this small but powerful body of
men. The fight for Clark aroused
the Democrats of this State like
wildfre. When the shrewd poliI
ticians who had been opposing in
structions saw that the Clark boom
had gripped practically every con-
gressional district Of the State,
Governor McCreary announced that
he was for Cousin Champ Clark"
Gnd Immediately proceeded to crawl
into the Clark band wagon. Follow
ing the Governor came the others
and then the fight for the control of
the State convention developed into
an organization fight. Mr.. James
friends and the original Clark men
felt that they were entitled to con-
troll the convention and TO send the
delegates to Baltimore.
They insisted on the Senator
elect being the temporary Chair
man of the convention. Mr.. James
had been for Trey Woodson for re-
election as National Committeeman
all the tilae, and inasmucn as it mad
been reported for months that the
state administration favored Mr.,
Mayo for National Committeeman,
Mr.. WoOdson and his friends en-
listed under the James banner. In
the meantime the State administra-
ton forces, realizing that they had
but one man who could make
fight against Mr.. James, selected
Governor McCreary as their candi-
date for the temporary Chairman
ship. Perhaps there was never In
public life in Kentucky a more pop
ular man than Ollie NJ. James He
certainly has no peer in the State
as an orator. When he arose and
placed himself in nomination fc1
the temporary Craftsmanship, the
enthusiasm for him was so great
that the convention hall was the
scene of the widest disorder. Del
gates thought it was 2 stampede,
but it wasn't. Delegates selected
by General Haly, ]. C. w. Beckham,
John C. C. Mayo and other polite
ians of their foresight, do not STAN
pede. To be stampeded is about
the last thing that would happen
to them. They are all practical.
They stand hitched. They were Sc
lected to vote, and that is all they
do. They don't mind applauding
and cheering Ollie James. and they
will all tell any one who asks them