The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-11
Ed morrow
ON THE STUMP
Bradley's Champions Find
Cold Reception.
ESQ At Meeting and All "Bull
M0osers" But Fiji
teen.


licans of johnson County now know
where 10 get off," THIS Is the express
sion that one hears dozens of ames
every day and even more frequently
since the address made here in be-
half Of TAFT and standpattism by Judge
EDWIN =. Morrow and Wll.imm Webb
a. the courthouse.
Some of the "stantlpatterls'' had pre-
dict-i .hat rccord-brcalsin crowd
woull greet the mighty Morrow -csena-
tor Bradlcy's right hand nran and one
of uhc big guns of the shiacrcd Tast-
Bradley bailiwick in Kentucky. Thsir
hopes were blasted, however, when tn
auddeaec of only about 80 turned out
and MI of chose but fifteen wore Bull
Moascrs.
In striking contrast to bhe Bull
MooSa gathering hcre a month ago.
almost no enthusiasm was shown when
Morrow made his appeal. Judge Nor
row made no a,tompt TO delsvcr a logical
sp,oah 10 his bearers. but ouA.ei him-
self with the ante7bellum style Of
apaahng to the sontmrnt. and pass ons
of hss Buu Moose audience.
lie had mlie only a few remarks.
WHOM he took IN the whole sihutlcn
that h. WAS facing an aujicnce Of
American oitizens tina. believe in 1i'Tico-
done Roosevclt. This ahangod the whole
course of dis address, and he nndcrto TX
TO pay with the Passions of the noun
tainoors-reca'l, ng che nolb.dcal glorirs
of III Republican party in the pas'-
AMI cmsnlslni OF it's annoyanoes Of
the present. Judge Morrow esai,lIsl, I'd
h.msrif as a plaurriinaran, when Ike
regal "a the deeds of Lincoln. CART id
and McEinlcy. and made "a pauhs.i &c
appeal to the Btll Mooscrs ITO come
back NO the fold.
HIS autenp, TO connect Roosevelt
with che revettt.ans Of vhe Smtte
Probing Committee with the cam
paign contributions of Harrsrnan. Nor
gan, FHck and Perkms-wr.s nothing
short OF humorous. All the time he
was dong ibis the people in the pubic
square and on the STREETS were reading
in ,.is newspapers Of the vindioat ion
OF Roosevelt before the Pnqblng Com
mittee.
At frequent intervaas the speak r
grew emotional, clasped his bosom Eth
his hanis--boastcd of the @act tina. he
had always been Republican. The
outbura,s of applause THAT greetsi him
were few, low. AMI tar between. A
TAFT sandpa rer, by previous arrange
mnnt, had been placed ON the p'ptforn,
near Morrpw-wbth "a rollcd biincrh OF
newsplpers-to stct as cliief-rooher IN
the cheering. 1t was amusing to dis. IN
to HIS frequent rapping on "a nearby
table while nhe Bull Moose auddcn -
smiled IN their seats
Tine cMmax Of Judge Morrow's attempt
came at the close of his speech. He had
just taken has seat, when Zig Bull
Moose morlntapeer arose and said
May ] ask YOU a qnestion?''
"Certainly.'' said Morrow.
"You are UNITED States Disrct
Attorney?
Eyes SIR reported Morrow.
Appointed by Taft?"
''Yes SIR"
'nhat's all i wanted 10 know" SAID
the big mountaineer, Us the audimce
cheered Justify. As a whole, Mnrnaw' s
speech was mndeled after those pf his
beau ideal. senator bradley, and NJ
directed his venom Upward auoosevslt.
VIM. Webb's speech was ms,surs 81
by its volume of noise, rather than ~
depth of argument. He spoke naarly
two hours.
When the TWO "suandpatens hal
finished their remarks, Bird w,bb, a
Progressive. and menhhna of Pants-
vile. realized THAT 1he audience WAS OF
Bun Moose extraction. ami made a
short, happy speech, wddch caught
the crowd The evfnts of the Morrow
rally are significant. urhuepn lCoun' y
has long b,en "A rock -lbbed blIlmask q
Repablicanifsm IN Kentucky, and foe-
merly registered a I,epuhdcan majority
of from l,eOo to / 500.