The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-05-29
WENT FOR CLARK
At CONVENTION
Instructions At Hartford
LastlSatnrday. y
PRAISE FOR HON. BEN JOHNSON
MeSSrS. OlliegJameS, VanSant
and WOOdsOn Also Get
Endorsement.
MIR. SINIMERMAN WITHDRAWS

[ A representative crowd of Ohio
County Democrats met in Hartford
last Saturday for the purpose of Sc
lecting delegates to the State Con-
vention which meets in Louisville
to-day and also to decide as to in
structions for the Presidential nom
nation and other questions which
might come before the body. On
account of the fine farming wealth
err, which kept many farmers away
attending to tardy crop conditions
there was not as large crowd pres
ent as there would have been 9TH
erwise.
The convention was called to or
( der by County Chairman G. B. Lii
kens. who stated the object of the
meeting. He thanked the Demo-
Gratis of the county for their hearty
cooperation and aid, in recent
years. this being the last time he
would meet with them in an official
capacity, having been appointed
several months ago as Assistant
State Auditor in the present Demo-
cratic State administration. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Likens' talk, Mr..
H. p. Taylor was unanimously chos-
en- as chairman of the convention.
!. Mr.. Taylor made a rousing speech
and was heartily applauded. Heber
Matthews was chosen as secretary
of the meeting.
Before proceedings were entered
into, the SECRETARY read letter ad-
dressed to the body from Mr.. M. ].
Reid, of Rockport, one of the lead
ing Democrats of the county, who
bespoke great success for the party
in county, State and nation.
The chairman appointed the fol-
lowing committee on resolutions:
Messrs. ]. S. Glenn. R. T.. Collins.
S. ]. Weller, C. B.. Likens, Lon
Phillips, A. B. Tichenor, s. F. RI
ley, B. F. Graves and w. T. Wood
ward. While the committee retir-.
ed, to agree on the resolutions, the
convention was entertained by
hearty talks by Messrs. w. II.
Barnes, T. ]. Smith, Ozna Shultz,
]. p. Sanderfur, F. L. Felix, F. w.
Pirtle, Rowan Rolbrook, c. NJ,
Grove and Mr.. Geo. B. Thompson,
formerly of Ohio county, but of late
years a resident of Crowley, La.
The Committe on Resolutions
returned and their report was read
: by Mr.. S. ]. Weller, one of its
members. At the conclusion of the
reading of the resolutions, Mr.. r.
f. Lee Simmerman withdrew as
candidate for Delegate from the
Fourth District to the National
Democratic Convention at Balti-
more. The resolutions endorsed
Mr.. r. H. Vansant for Chairman of
the State Central and Executive
Committees, and also Mr. Trey
Woodson for reelection to the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, and
also heartily endorsed Mr.. Simmer
man for Delegate, but the latter
thought it inimical to his interests
that the. delegates should be in
!. structed any further than for
Champ Clark and himself, and he
therefore asked that the section of
the resolutions pertaining to him
self be eliminated and that he be
considered as out of the race. At
Mr.. Simmerman's request, vote
was taken and this was done, with
much regret, as there was not a
Democrat in the convention who
was not heartily in favof OF Mr..
Simmerman for Delegate.
Mr.. Smmerman then made mo-
ton that the delegates be instruct
ed for Hon. J. M. Stevenson, of
winchester, for chairman of the
State Committee, but this was vot-
ed down. A motion by Mr.. Sim
norman that the delegates be in
structed. to vote for Hon. Ollie M.
James for temporary chairman of
the Democratic State Convention
was carried.
The resolutions as adopted and |
signed by, the, committee were as
follows:
The Democrats of Ohio County /.
in Convention assembled May rs,
1919. do resolve as follows;