The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-09-25
With a Very Bitter Attack
On Roosevelt.
TOUCHES DEMOCRATS LIGHTLY
And Skins Over the Charges
Of Fraud at the Chica-
20 Convention.
4DEFENDs HIS BELOVED PARTY

Lexington, Ky, Sept. 21.-Form-
ally opening the Republican cam
paign in Kentucky here to-day, SEN
ator w. o. Bradley devoted prac-
tically the whole of his speech to an
attack on Col. Roosevelt and a de-
tense of President Taft and his Adj
ministration. What Is more, he de-
Tended the Chicago convention and
found no fault with the methods re-
sorted to by Taft and his managers
to secure the Republican nomina-
ton.
It was a typical Bradley speech,
replete with picturesque and Brad
leyesque language. For those who
declined to condone the infamous
Chicago steal, Senator Bradley had
words of abuse and condemnation.
He could see no good in men VINO
would desert the old Republican
party even II everything was not as
it should have been at Chicago.
The speaker made use of the old
threadbare argument that the Pro-
gressive party was made up OF dis
gruntled and disappointed office
seekers.
One naturally expected the Sena-
tor to pay his respects to Col.
Roosevelt and he did. He referred
to the former President as a polit-
ical migrate and a selfish politician.
Addressing himself. to the Progress
siyes, Senator Bradley asked them
not to desert the old Republican
party.
Roosevelt, he said, was running
as a Progressive and not as Re-
publican and the Senator could not
understand why it is that hundreds
OF thousands of voters are desert
ing the Republican party. He APP
pealed to them not to turn their
backs on its traditions; on its glo-
rious record, and not to vote
against the party for whose policies
their fathers fought and died.
Little of the Senator's speech was
directed to the Democrats. Once or
twice he depressed to pour volley
or two into the Democrats, but In
the main his speech was directed at
Roosevelt and the Progressives, al
though he spent considerable time
In defense of Taft and the Chicago
steal. Senator Bradley went out Of
his way to praise Senator La Fol-
lette, whom he called the real lead
er of the Progressives, for declining
to follow Roosevelt
The principal speaker besides
Senator Bradley was former Con-
gresham Ralph ID. Cole, of Ohio.
William Worthington, the lawyer,
who directed the fusion campaign
in Lexington last year. presided,
and the big crowd in the Opera
House gave the speakers a cordial
reception.
Mr.. Cole defended President
Taft and his administration, and
declared the Executive right in
common justice to be reelected.
Discussing the bitter fight at Chi
cago, Senator Bradley said:
after the Chicago convention
defeated Mr.. Roosevelt, he and his
friends for the first time discovered
the necessity for the creation of a
new party. because, as ne said, the
old parties had lost their usefulness
and we're mere husks, but in reality
because he was not nominated. In
the convention of this new party,
Mr.. Roosevelt was nominated, not
as Republican candidate, but as a
so-called Progressive candidate for
President. ,res ,l'
81 pause to inquire whether, il
Mr.. Roosevelt had en nominated
at the Republican National Conven-
ton at Chicago, there is any sane
man who doubts that he would
have accepted the nomination and
his new party never been heard of.
1.-THE new party was formed be-
cause I, the Republican Party. is
claimed. had become obsolete in
twenty-four hours. II so became
because it did not nominate Roose-
velt." 49,,
Mr.. Bradley then entered into an
elaborate defense of the !. National