The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-01
JAMES URGES
Instruction. Of, Democratic Dele
gates TO National COnvanti0n.
DENOUNCESTIPIE;! HUNTERS.

Washington, April 25.-Spe-
cial. Some gentlemen in Ken
lucky may have large vest pock-
cts, but l do not think their
pockets are quite large enough
to hold $50, OOOsDemocrats."
Mr.. James returned to the cap
ital from Kentucky to-day and
said that heiis..positive the State
will send asChamp Clark delega-
ton to Baltimore. He added that
ten days before the convention
he will go to Kentucky again to
remain overlthesconvention date.
The Senator-elect has his fight
ing clothes on to the last joint
and buckle.
His statement.in full follows:
JAMES STATEMENT
II fought last year for the right of
the Democracy:of Kentucky to instruct
their representatives in the Legislature
as to theirichoice for Senator. am
fighting now, just as then, for the
right of the Democracy of Kentucky
to instruct their delegates to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention as to
their choice for.President l opposed
last year an uninst-ucted Legislature,
so | am opposing this year an unin-
structed delegation to the National
Democratic Convention. | think the
Democracy off Kentucky just as wise
this year as they were last year, just
as qualified to select their candidates to
express their choice, as any small ring
of politicians could possibly guess, as
to whom they desire Some gentlemen
in Kentucky may have large vest pock-
cts, but do not think their pockets are
quite large enough to hold $50, 900 Dem
Gratis. l favor the peoples rule.
am opposed to boss rule. am perfect
ly content to trust the Democratic vo-
tiers of Kentucky, and | am utterly I'M
willing to trust a small number of pie
hunters, who will be almost as busy
hunting jobs for themselves, as they
will be in selecting a candidate who is
the choice of the Democratic party for
President.
FIVE TO ONE FOR CLARK
81 think am we'll within the bounds
of reason and truth when ] say the
Democrats of Kentucky are five to one
for Speaker Champ Clark. | want
them to say so in their county conven-
tions. | want them to instruct their
county delegations to vote for him, and
to vote to instruct delegates to the Ma
tional Convention to carry out their
will The strength he has shown makes
it certain in my judgment that he will
be our nominee. His record as minori
ty leader gave us a Democratic Con
gress. His record in a Democratic
Congress is the platform upon which
we must win the presidency. Why moi
select the candidate who made it posi-
bic, yes, certain that we should have ;
great national Democratic victory, ant
for Kentucky to turn upon Champ Clarl
now, when he is one of us, and within
easy reach of the greatest office in thu
Republic. would be like mother turn
ing upon her children.
II want the gentlemen who advocat
the masked delegation to uncover thei
/ candidate, take off their masks, tell u
from whence their candidate halls, hov
reactionary he is, trot him out in tn
1 open. No dark lantern methods in m
, judgment will be permitted when tn
great unterrified Democracy of Ken
lucky ASSEMBLIES in State convention
! and very much mistake the tempe
and the good judgment, and the unwav
ering loyalty of our Democratic voter
D if they do not instruct their delegate
o for Champ Clark for President; bu
whoever they are for, if not my choice
! shall regret it. but let them say VIII
their choice is. This is their party
/, They make it great. and have a rig h