The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-01-31
UNCLE JEEMS"
IS NOT TOO OLD
And He's Getting There"
Like a Stripping.
EATS THREE MEALS EACH DAY
And is Onto the Job AS Gov
ernOr Every Minute
of the Time.
JUST FATTENING ON HIS JOB

John ID. Wakefield writes as fol-
lows from Louisville to the Cincin-
natl Enquirer:
During the recent campaign for
the Governorship of Kentucky, the
chief argument of those who were
opposed to the election of the DEM
ocratic nominee, James B. McCrea-
ry, was that he was too Old" From
the very start the Governor and his
supporters made a vigorous denial,
but the anti-McCreary men were
emphatic and went about declaring
that it required a young man of
vigor and man whose physical
and mental powers were at their
height to make good Governor.
They said this in the face of the
fact that, Notwithstanding his 10
odd years, Gov. McCreary hasn't
wrinkle in his face and not a gray
hair in his head.
Since the election the doubling
Thomases" who said they were
from Missouri, have been shown for
it is now generally conceded by men
who were in public life during the
first administration of Mr.. McCreary
as Governor and who have been en-
abled to observe him since he was
inaugurated, over a month ago, that
he has handled every question which
has been presented to him with
more vigor and with less perturba-
ton than he did during his first adj
ministration as Governor.
The Governor is an early riser,
is at the capitol before other State
officials reach there, and has done
good days work before callers
begin to arrive. II is said that
any number Of visitors. pie hun
tiers" and persons looking for favors
of all kinds and descriptions, do not
rufle your Uncle Jeems" for a
minute. He eats three good meals
a day and is on the job every mo-
ment He has a remarkable grasp of
the details Of every department of
the State government, and it is
claimed that he has more informa-
ton about them at his tongues end
than any other man in the capitol
building.
In addition to all this there are
more bills of Importance to the
State and to the Democratic party
pending in the General Assembly
than at any time for a number of
years.
The Governor has taken a strong
position on the most important ones,
but he is not permitting any Of the
trials and tribulatiOns which usually
come to a Governor during p legis-
lative session to disturb him for
moment. He is in the saddle and
knows every minute just where he
is at"
| Despite the strain of long cam
paign, his induction into office, fol-
lowed by q crash of Office seekers
and the converting of the General
Assembly, Governor McCreary is
simply fattening on his job. His
smile is much broader. his cheeks
roster and his eyes brighter than
they were 10 years ago, and, mark
you, he is keeping up the same Off
ciel and social program that he did
when he was Governor nearly 40
years ago. He has announced that
he is going to give a public recep-
ton every two weeks and that
things are not going to lag in the
executive mansion.
Ar ono who thinks for miu-
ute that Mr.. McCreary is too old
to be Governor, and that he is not
going to be here very much longer,
should go to Frankfort and look
him over. The Governors friends
feel that he has a new lease on life
and that he is going to be a factor
in Kentucky politics, and a very po-
tent one, for many years to come.
Governor McCreary has never con-
fded the secret of how he has kept
young and vigorous throughout
such a long, active and useful life.
One of his closest friends, when ask
ed the other day how it happened
that the Governor was 20 to rs
years younger than most men of his
age, said:
IT do not know, but I can say
one thing Cor the Governor and
that is, he can drink more sweet