The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-06-19
HELM DAY IN DANVILLE
The Present Congressman Sweeps the
Crowd with him in the Joint De.
bate in Boyle County.
(DanVille Messenger)


Before a large and intelligent audi
ence, Messrs. Harvey Helm, Jerre Sui
livan and Jack Chinn presented their
claims for the Democratic nomination
for Congress, at the Danville court
house Saturday afternoon. Much in
terest has been awakened in the fight
by reason of the prominence of the can
didates and the fact that both Mr.. Sui
livan and Mr.. Chinn have been making
all their fight on the record of Mr..
Helm. The Boyle county people, while
they were aware of the good work Mr..
Helm has done in Congress, were anxi-
GUS to hear what his opponents could
say against him. After Saturday after
Moons oratorical battle, our people
were only all the more convinced that
the attack on Mr. Helm is wholly I'M
warranted, and the speeches only made
them the more enthusiastic for him.
The Messenger does not desire to belit-
tie the claims of either Mr.. Sullivan or
Mr.. Chinn, in fact we would not do so
under any circumstances, as their long
and faithful work in the party entitle
them to the highest consideration, but
The Messenger is for Mr.. Helm because
he has been weighed in the balance and
cannot be found wanting We believe
in rewarding a good and faithful SER
want, and can not see the wisdom of
giving up c. rtainty for an uncertain
ty.
Mr. Sullivan spoke first. He made a
good speech, sketching his career from
birth, when he came into the world pen
niless and, when a mere boy, was
thrown upon his own resources. By
hard work, he managed to assist rela.
tives and secure for himself good
education Mr.. Sullivan certainly is
entitled to great commentator for his
manly struggle in the world, and the
surmounting, unaided, of many great
obstacles. His speech was devoted
principally to thrusts at Mr.. Helm, de-
claring that Helms record was blank
Mr.. Helm was the next speaker, and
when he arose 1t was shown by the
ovation that ten to one in the audience
were for him. He told of his record in
Congress, and referred to the fact that
the work of the present Democratic
house had made the election of a Re-
publican President an impossibility.
He told of his personal work in I'M
earthing frauds in the war department
whereby Sll,0OO,OOO of the peoples
money was being wasted every year
isn't that in itself enough to show l
earned my salary?" He Numbered at
his opponents. He explained that the
work of his committee in checking this
S1l, 100000 steal had been acted on by
the House, and checked by a Republi-
can Senate, but they would be compell-
ed to act favorably if a War Appropria-
ton bill is passed. Mr.. Helm called
attention to his work for the good roads
bill, whereby the Government will pay
SIS. per mile annually for roads used by
rural and star route carriers. He also
told of his fight for the farmers free
!. list bill, making saving of 1890, 000,-
, 600 to the farmers; the tobacco bill and
many other measures, in fact so many
accomplishments that the accusa-
, lions by his opponents became
abs o lu tie ly ride ul Gus 1t is
, we'll known here that Mr.. Helm
has done more to further payment OF
old war claims than has any represen.
tative the district has ever had. He
referred to his work on the Government
r buildings, and the fact that he quickly
, secured an additional allowance for the
I handsome structure now standing IL
q Danville. Mr.. Helm was cheered tt
D.. the echo, and at conclusion of the
@ speaking was surrounded by citizen!
+ and warmly congratulated.
, Col. Jack Chinn closed the debate il
one of his characteristic speeches. HI
r has a keen sense of humor and can tel
v a joke in winning way. He had thu
q audience laughing most of the time
n His remarks pertaining to the present
s fight were in attempted ridicule of Mr.
Helm, and he closed by appealing t
the farmers to send a farmer to Con
gress.
awhile the candidates threw the no
, shot into one another. the debate wa
l. gentlemanly throughout. Mr.. Helm
- friends are in high feather over tn
outcome of the debate and are all tn
more sanguine of his success