The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-09-06
NINETEEN QUIT
COMMITTEE
designations From Ohio
County Organization.
Members We're Forced by State
Committee to Support
Taft or Resign.

THE Republican Executive Computes
of Ohio county met herc Saturday after
noon at the court house for the purpose
Of carrying out the resolution recently
adopted by the State Central Commit
tee to expurge the various county COM
mlttces of members who we're INCLINED
to support Roosevelt. instead of Taft.
The meeting was called to order by
County Chairman Il. Il. Martin, who
read the resolution referred to above.
After this reading Secretary Foster pre-
s.nted the resignation of nineteen mlm-
bers of the committee, 2iaving four
teen members on the committse. The
resignation was accepted, and the re-
ma.inder Of the committee tmmediataly
went into executive SECESSION.
Mr. Il. +. Taylor of Beaver Dam, was
selected. 10 fiji i1lse vacancy of iSecretary
Foster, WHO resigned. Attorney Quito C.
Martin was selected as chairman of the
campaign committee, wlsich Mr.. john
II. Thomas. of Narrows, as secretary.
The fo,owing statement, sitting
forth their reasons for resigning. to-
gather with their names, was read.
Hartford, KY, Aug, 81. 1912.
Hon. II. r. Martin, Chairman Re-
publican Committee Ohio County, Hart
ford, Ky.
Dear Sir:
The undersigned members of the Otrlo
County Isepubltcan Executive Commit
tee hereby tender our designations as
members of said committee to take ef-
feet at once.
Our reasons for this action we de-
sire to state briefly. Having been RE-
for a free ballot and a fair count. and
we have understood this to be one Of
the fundamental pninoapies of the Cd
Republican party and together with
other Numbers of that panty we have
denounced election frauds, nomination
frauds and crimes against the ballot,
In season and out of season. and we
have never failed to bow to the will
Of the majority whenever expressed In a
fair and honorable manner.
We denounoe the nomination of WIN.
H. Taft at Chicago as fraudulent and
brought about by tire most high Rand
ed and brazen suppression of the
voice of the people known in
the annals Of history IN tllts Or any
other country. II was more than a se:-
ting aside of the expressed will Of the
people, 1t was a rape of the princi-
pes OF seif-sovernment, and with thou
sands Of others, as good Republicans rs
ever drew the breath of life we decline
to support Mr.. Taft In his stolen NOM
nation and shall give our sliIapOrt to
Roosevelt and johnson and nhe Pnosr as
sive platform adopted at Chicago at
the convention beginning August g.
Not only is Mr.. TAFT not the nomi- |
nee of the Republican raity. as was
shown wherever the people had the
riislM TO express their choice from
Maine to California. but the present Ma |
tion organization and the Kentucky |
Stai1e orsani1aton Is fraudulent and not
the choice of the people. Had the Re-
pub Joan voters of Kentucky hcen al
lowed to express thoir preference On q |
primary election Mr.. TAFT would not |
trict and Mr.. McCu;ooh would not BE-
National Committeeman, nor Mr.. Franks
iShbe Chairman. In other words had |
the voters been given a chance their
pictures would have been turned TO the
vac.
Much as we rasrat to party company
with the party, name, which we have
40 hong followed. yet we readze there
. noehins I'm name, hut there Is every
hiring In honesty and true p>lnoip es
and ON every hand we are cpnsoled by
.he fact that we touch ellbows with com
rides and friends who have been keap-
ng step with us for years In county.
State and National Campaigns and who
With ans viii not follow the mere par
" name when 1T falls into tine hands
II corrupt and dishonest men, who care
leither for principles nor the right of
he psople to have Nfoe In the maxi
ny OF their platforms or the selection
" thor nominees. A fsw years ago