The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-01-30

The Democrats of Bourbon county,
! in a mass convention Saturday after
noon, adopted resolutions condemning
the action of the FIVE members of the
Seventh Congressional District Com
mittee. in calling a primary for March
| Is, appealed to the committee to re-
scind it's action, and in event of their
refusal put the matter up to the gov
erning body of the party to take action
setting aside the order and endorsed
State Senator Claud M. Thomas, of
Bourbon county, for the office to which
Hon. j. Campbell Cantrill, of Scott
county, aspires to succeed himself.
| The meeting was very harmonious
| and all matters coming up before the
gathering of Democrats were passed
with one accord, not dissenting voice
| being registered against the organiza-
tion or the resolutions which tend to
voice the sentiments OF the majority
of the party in this county.
When Chairman c. 6. Clarke, of the
Bourbon County Democratic Commit
| tee called the meeting to order at 2 10
clock, the county court room was
ocrats from both the city and county
being in attendance and the atnos-
phere was clearly indicative of the
purpose for which the voters had as
SemDled.
Chairman Clarke stated briefly the
object of the meeting, saying he had
been prevailed upon by leading Demo
Gratis in every precinct in the county to
call the meeting to test the sentiment
in regard to the action taken by the
Committee on January Is. He said on
the date set for the meeting he mad re-
ceived notice Of the Committee meet
ing to be held at Frankfort, which was
issued on Saturda Y but thinking the
matter of little consequence and the
committee was only to meet to discuss
matters of trivial Importance, and
owing to the inclemency of the wealth
er, decided to remain at home.
A permanent organization was then
perfected by the selection of Mr.. John
L. Collins as chairman and Mr.. JAS. II.
Thompson as secretary. Mr. Collins
was placed in nomination and his cleo
ton to the chair was made by unani-
nous vote as was the election of Mr..
Thompson as Secretary Of the meeting.
Chairman Collins called for COM
mittee on resolutions and upon motion
of Mr.. Chas. Clarke. Mr.. Jas. H.
Thompson and Mr.. c. A. Mcmillan
were selected. The committee retired
and in short time made a draft Of
the resolutions which were submitted
to the voters in the meeting and upon
motion were unanimously adopted,
The resolutions are as follows
Whereas. on January Is, 1912, five
members of the Democratic Committee
of the Seventh Congressional District,
each of said members being friend
and ally Of the present Congressman
from this district, met at Frankfort
and by their action called a primary
election to be held on March 16, for
the nomination of Democratic candi-
date for Conrgess to be voted fog. at
the November election 1912, and
Whereas. notice of the purpose to
make said cali had not been given to
| the public, nor TO the individual mem
! bers of the committee, previous to its
assembling at frankfort, and
Whereas, said action was unjust and
unfair to the Democratic kparty in
general, and to any member of that
party who entertains AN ambition tC
| become a candidate for said nOmi
nation, and
Whereas, the Democracy of Ken
lucky in State Convention held ir
Louisville in the summer Of 1911
pledged itself to the people of Ken
lucky that should its candidates b'
elected in the election held in Novem
Der 1911, laws should be enacted a.
speedily as possible providing Tor ;
compulsory primary election, the ex
penses thereof to be borne by tn
state, and under the provisions of which
! all men, rich or poor, might have al
!. opportunity of presenting their claim
for the sutfrages of the people, an
! that said primary election law Shouts
be fortified by the enactment of
Corrupt Practice Act, whose provision
, should be sufficiently severe to brini
speedy and just punishment to thOs
who might, through money or Othe
corrupt means, undertake to thwar
the will of the majority. Now. there
fore. be it
Resolved, that it be and is the sens
of the Democracy CT Bourbon count
that this call by five members of the
District Committee for said primar
was made for the purpose of holdin
said primary before such laws could b
passed and put into effect,
! Resolved, further, that the DistriC
Committee be, land is hereby request
ed to meet and rescind said call. and
publicly announce that no prImar
election will De held for the nominatio
of candidate for Congress until tn
General Assembly shall have ha
opportunity to enact this promise
legislation, and
Resolved, further. that should tn
District Committee fail to so meet
and act, then, in that event, tn
governing authorities of the party
Kentucky are appealed to to take sue
action as will set aside and annul til
unWise and unjust action of tn
SEVENTH Congressional District Con
mittee. Be it further
Resolved, that we earnestly protes
the action of the five members of tt
District Committee on account of tt
fact that Bourbunscounty is prevents
at this time from presenting the nan
of her favrOite son, the Hon. G. 4
Thomas as our candidate for Congress
who we recommend and endorse f,
this high homer