The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-05-29
MUCH INTEREST
IN The STATE
Manifested i'm the County
Conventions.
CHAMP CLARK SWEEPS STATE
All Interest Now CenterS
in State Convention at
Louisville To-Day.
CLARK WIRES APPRECIATION

Louisville, Ky, May 25.-Speak
er Champ Clark swept the State oil
his nativity to-day in the Democrat.
ic county conventions, only a few
dissenting votes being cast in the
115 counties in which conventions
were held. He is now assured OF
Kentucky's twenty-siX votes in the
national convention at Baltimore.
With reports received from near.
ly 100 counties, ollie James, nited
States Standardized. has a.. MAORI.
ty of 100 votes over Governor Nc
Creary for the temporary chairman
ship Of the State convention here
next Wednesday, but the result is
extremely doubtful,as several coun-
ties which have not yet reported
are in the territory of the admins
tration.
The fight for tie temporary
Craftsmanship hangs in the Sixth
district. County conventiorss will
be held in Covington and Newport
on Monday, and the result in the
State convention depends largely
upon those two districts. In the
event that either of them instruct
for James, he will be elected tenn
porary chairman over Governor
McCreary.
With Congressman James and
Governor McCreary running close
ly together in the race for chair
man of the State convention, the
fight between ]. NJ. Stevenson and
Rufus Vansant for chairman of the
State Democratic Central Commit
tee, is no less exciting. Both are
claiming the place, with Stevenson
holding slight lead over his COM
petitor. However. as in the other
fight, the result hangs in the. Sixth
district, and the outcome will not
be known until Monday night,
when the votes OF Campbell and
Kenton counties have been record
ed.
Senator-elect James won out in
the First. Second, Fourth, Fifth
and Seventh Congressional dis
tricts. with the Sixth in doubt,
while the others are all conceded to
Governor McCreary. 1t is the clos
est race in many years, though the
outlook is more or less gloomy for
the anti-administration forces. Ac-
cording to local leaders of Democra-
cy, the State convention may be in
session for more than the single day
allotted for the instruction of dele
gates to the national convention.
The vote in Kenton and Campbell
counties was a surprise to even the
most sanguine MeCreary and Van
SAINT men. Out of SO delegates
named in Kenton county, SO are for
McCreary and Vansant.
In Campbell county McCreary
and Vansant will receive SO out of
As delegates.
No reports were received of any
trouble, with the exception of
Franklin and Cumberland counties,
and in both instances it was mere
ly a walkout without any demon
stration.
Here in Louisville, precinct con-
ventions were held in the city and
county and delegates were named
to be sent to the county convention
on Monday. In every instance del
egates who favor Ollie James for
temporary chairman of the conven-
ton, Champ Clark for the Presi-
Dental nomination, and John NJ.
Stevenson for chairmantof che State
Executive Committee, were named.
The 131 votes of Jefferson county
may be added with safety to the an
administration column.
In instructing their delegations,
several counties mentioned Will
liam Jennings Bryan as second
choice, provided the name of Champ
Clark was withdrawn.
There were several votes cast for
Henry Watterson as delegate-at
large to the national convention
Mayor Head, Governor McCreary
]. c. w. Beckham, John c. C. Mayo
Rufus H. vansant and ollie James
also received the instructed vote
Of several counties as delegates-at