The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-07-05
CASEY COUNTY LEADERS
ALL STRONG F0R HELM
Prominent Democrats Over That
County Enthusiastic For Their
NeIghbor Candidate.

No one can go TO Liberty, the
capital Of the State Of Casey, ant
not he impressed with the prcsres:
that the little city manifests, al.
though it is about score OF miles
from railroad station. The fact
tina, there are almost a dozen QUITO
mobiles owned there goes to show
without further argument that the
people are hustlmg, progressive and
ere going to have the best that Is
going.
Although there Is No town corpor-
alton at Liberty and therefore no
town tax. the city is kept in n condi-
fion of cleanliness for the most part,
and IL Is said TO be pleasant place
out.
One great advantage which the
citizens there enjoy, which il not
vouchsafed TO the people of the
more pretentious village of Stanford
Is a tweuty-four hour electric cur
rent. Through the enterprise of
Messrs. Cundiff and Herrin, of the
Liberty Milling Co, patrons are
supplied with the 'juice" morning
noon and night. Every home is cleo
triG lighted ia the evening, and in
the day time, electric fans keep the
people cool, electric irons and wash
iny machines. heaters. toasters. etc..
make easy the work of the house
wives. The current is obtained by
the operation of small dynamo at
the mill, which supplies the day eur
rent, and at the same time charges
a large storage battery for the light
ing OF the houses at night.
In this connection. it may be of
interest to note that the Stanford
Water Light q Ice Company is now
investigating the cost of operating a
2i-hour current here. and General
Manager Penny hopes to soon have
1t IN effect. In addition TO the
small uses to which the current Is
nut IN Liberty, there Is an immense
amount of power service to which
electric current would be put if it
could be obtained in Stanford.
Casey county has been strongly
aepuhlscaH for the past score of
years but on one occasion, the dem
ocrats caught their opponents I'M
awares and slipped in few Off
Gals. On that occasion NJ. l..
Sharpe was elected County Judge
on the democratic ticket. Judge
Sharpe IL one of the most popular
men IN the county and it's no wonder
that he won anything he started af-
ter. lie IL an enthusiastic Helm
man IN The present race for Con-
gress and with Lige Moore, Charley
Montgomery. Wat Brown and other
leaders IN town, are seeing to il
that the congressman's fences are
being Kept in fine shape far the pri-
mary.
Ont at Powers Store resides a
democratic wheelhorse. who has
been fighting the party's battles for
10, these many years. lie first voted
for McCreary for governor in rs. |
and has been hitting her straight
e5er since. lie is Frank WolfJrd |
Powers, and he was present there
last Monday and had front seat |
when the Helm-Sullivan joint debate
was held. Mr.. Powers l. an out and
oui Helm man and will be found on
the firing line for the Lincoln coun-
ty candidate when primary day
comes. |
Jacob johnson, precinct commit
teeman of the democratic party at |
Ellisbui2, l. another democratic
leader. who is an enthusiastic sup
porter, and put in some strong hcks
Tor the congressman on court day.
lie says that il - mighty hard to
find man in his part of the county
who will vote against Helm.
As the |. J. has often stated, as a
general thing great many republic
cans always vote for Harvey Helm,
for they appreciate the good work
he is doing. II looks like the state
of affairs is going to continue in
Casey. James Lane, well known
republican leader of the Ellisburg
section of Casey, says that he is
going TO east his first democratic
vote this fall. and takes great pride
IN the fact that it is going to be for
Harvey Helm. Mr.. Lane is out
workin6 for Helm. and says he
knows number Of other members
of the same party who are going to
be found voting as he does on this
proposition.
Down in the Phil country, the
sentiment il practically all for Har-