The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-09-04
DENOUNCE THEIR
( PARTY AND QUIT
A Grand-Stand Play of
Local MoOsers.
DccInuITjnuc ADC hnnEDTCn
RESERVATIONS ARE ACCEPTED
But Obnoxious Document of
Party Denunciation Is
Quickly Rejected.
tHE "pARTING OF THE WAYS"

The Ohio County Republican Ex-
ecutive Committee met at the court
house in Hartford, KY, at | O'Clock
D. m, Saturday, August 81, 1912,
pursuant to the call of the County
Chairman, r. B. Martin, and also
the call of the State Central Com
mittee, to carry out the resolution
passed by the Republican State
Central Committee at a meeting of
the said committee held in Louis
willie, KY, ON August Z, 1912. Com
mittee was called to order by Chair
man Martin. Mr.. Martin then
stated the purpose of the meet
ing and read the resolution of the
State Central Committee. Mr.. j.
Ney Foster, ex-secretary of the
committee, then read a document.
purporting to be the resignation of
IS members of the County Com
mittee, which document was a de-
nunciation of the Republican party.
The committee then voted to accept
the resignation Of the members, but
unanimously voted to reject the
denunciation which Mr.. Foster read
as the reason of the members re-
Agning. Committee then went into
executive session. filed the vacan
cies caused by the resignation Of
the members, elected E. p. Taylor
Secretary TO fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr.. Foster.
perfected an organization and adj
journed.
The following is copy of the OBJ .
jectionabIe resolution:
THE undersigned members OF
the Ohio County Republican Exec
utive Committee hereby tender our
designations as members OF the
said committee, to take effect at
once.
Our reasons for this action we
desire to state briefly. Having been
Republicans all of our lives, we
have stood for free ballot and a
fair count, and We have understood
this to be one of the fundamental
principles of the old Republican
party and together we have de-
nounced election frauds and crimes
against the ballot. in season and
out of season, and we have never
failed to bow to the will of the ma
iority whenever expressed In a fair
and honorable manner. (
I'VE denounce the nomination of
William II. Taft at Chicago as
and brought about only
by the most high-handed and bra
zen suppression OF the voice of the
people known In the annals of his 9
tory. in this or any other country. 9
1t was more than a setting aside of g
the expressed will of the people. II e
was rape OF the principles of self Q
and with thousands of d
other Republicans as good as ever a
drew the breath of life, we decline
10 support Mr.. Taft in his stolen y
aomination and shall give our sup "
port to Roosevelt and Johnson p
Ind the Progressive platform adopt q
ID at the Chicago convention be- c.
ginning August 6. CT
mot only 10 Mr.. Taft not the p
of the Republican party. Ip
Is was shown wherever the people d
lad the right to express their
hoice. from Maine 10 California,
nut the present national organiza-
ion and the Kentucky State or p'
anizs ton are fraudulent and are ca
ot the choice OF the people. Had 81
he Republican voters of Kentucky q
cen allowed to express their pref a.
rences in primary election. Mr.. u
aft would not have carried sim ca
lie congressional district, and Mr.. IN
IcCulloch would not be a national 10
nor Mr. Franks ee
tate chairman. In other words, 10
ad the voters been given a chance, y,
leir pictures would have been -
irned TO the wall. hr
Much as we regret to part COM q,
any with the party name, which ~,
e have so long followed, yet we ~,
,alize there Is nothing ina name, A.,
Ut there is everything in honesty a.
Id true principle. and on every ~,
Ind We are consoled by the fact
at we touch elbows with COM Sui