The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-07-30
PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS
FORM NEW PARTY
Prominent Citizens Found In 0rganl-
zatIon Of Roosevelt Followers
RESOLUTIONS Adopted

''S h'" itepuDtitHH ITOgFtNS1Nl
party had its formal birth !, n,
col, .o,n,, o..
""'"' '"e ""h"'eo men WIZ
nave htherto animated with the re-
publican party, banded themselves
together TO advocate the nomination
OF Theodore Roosevelt for President
declaring that the nomination given
Taft in Chicago was not honestly
obtained.
Among the men who me, here Sat
urday were life long leaders of their
party, who said that they have be-
come Disguised with the methods by
which it has been run in late wears.
and are unable to stand for the rule
Of the bosses longer.
Prominent ia this organization of
the new party in this county we've
men like =. NJ. RcRober,s. &. f..
Tate. II. u. King, b. T. Lunsrord.
Squire A. e. Carman. II. e. RIPLEY.
{. :. Lyon. John n. Menefec. Jr.,
John Stevens. y. l.. Thomas. a. II.
Long. J. II. llonakcr, J. ". Williams,
DIR. J. q. Carpenter. q. T. Miller.
George Young, q. W. Goodrich. VIM.
Ellis. T.. W. Shadoan, 7. Smith. John
Lunsford. NJ. A. Phelps, T. J. Jen-
nings. John Pritchett, Ollie Pritchett
ii. W. Mueller. John Delaney. John
burton. Tom Plummer, Henry Catron
j. V. Price, Sidney Dunbar. s. J.
He'll, John Chappell, W. u. kincaid,
Craig Camden, u. !. Blapkenship, X.
Z. Arnold. Gus Geiszl. and John n.
Menefee, Sr.
The crowd was in the main COM
posed of white men when Judge
John n. Menefee, Jr., called the
convention to order and read the
call of State Chairman Leslie Combs
There were eleven colored republic
cans in the audience, however. s. J.
ell nominated Hon. b. b. King for
chairman he was elected without OPP
position. and Judge Menefee was
made secretary. A committee com
posed of u. T. Lunsford, j. W. Will
ii"ms. VIM. Ellis, }. b. Honaker. and
). >. Bell was named to draft reso-
lutions, and reported the following
resolutions which were unanimously
adopted:
The Resolutions:
Nv hereas; We the Progressives Of
Lincoln county. Kentucky, believe
that the so-called nomination of Viii
lam ". Taft as the republican nomi-
nee AT Chicago was obtained by UNI
tar means, and that the verdict of
The people was set aside by the
bosses, and that Theodore Roosevelt
sas rightfully entitled to said nomi-
nation, and
whereas, We see no hope of re-
lei to the people from either the
'~'''""u' VI '"c Ie'ubilttl ptIlleS, !
therefore,, be il
"Reselved That We heartily en-
torse the action taken by the Pro-
;ressivcs calling a convention to be
held ut Chicago on, Aug. 9th, 1912
or the purpose 1T selecting candi-
iates for president and vice presi-
lent, and We endorse the action TAX
N by the Progressives in calling: the
hstnct convention for this. Il
Eighth congressional district, at
)anville, KY, 10 be held on August
st, 1912, for the purpose of select
ny delegates to said Chicago con
ention. We recommend the follow
NJ persons as such delegates: b.
). King, IL. L. Lunsford, W. l.. Cor
her. j. u. Honaker, George Young,
w. Williams, Sidney Dunbar. ;. J.
'cll. W. u. kincaid. }. +. Smith, G..
J. Tate. e. Camden. Jesse Price.
Ohm ID. i'urton, John n. Menefee.
r., Henry Evans. Ben Jones, Geo.