The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-02
Third PARTY
MOVEMENT
Started in Ohio County
last Saturday.
Provisions Made for Organiza-
tion-.-W. S. Tinsley Endorsed
for National'D Delegate

The Convention of the Progressives
WAS held at the court house here sat
unkay afternoon. pursuant 10 the call.
The IN citing was called 70 ontier at
o'clock by MIR. c. NJ. Barnatf, and MIR.
Sslas l.. stevens, OF CrunweAl, was olecf
tsi as permanent clpairman of the con-
w,ntton. and Prof. w. H. Hcdrick -
lected a. Secretary.
Ugsnn taking tir, CHAIR MIR. Stevens al
dressed the mc,,ting and stated clearly
thaa he was in perfect sympathy with
the Progressive movement. and of the
fiyhf 6 the dr.ol,le.. to rule. lie presented
the following committee pn rssplusions;
~. T.. Brown. ErncSt Woodward. WIN.
H.milton. c. NJ. Barnett and w. s.
Tinsfy.
While the committee was delhi .rltihg
Judge u. IL. Welding addressed the
oonv-,nr bon. Tive oommSfee then brought
In thdr report, which was as follows:
Your commit,ee an r>rsolaA.ions sub
init the following rsdprf:
First: We endorse tiic caIl for .hs
cunvAnt,on and the convention o. le
hold at E.llztbctlrown on August LIST 30
srlcct .lelcl gates Ia the oonv m,son of
Prcs.ressiyes 60 he hoh tn Chsae,o
August 18th. 1912.
Snond: We dcnounce the conduct II
the Republican National Committee for
ats highland a action In thwhrting the
will of the Rcpuhiican voters In uu-
SEATING Roosevelt Delegates TO the
RNpt,hN-an National Convcntion, thus
turning a Taft minority into "a majority,
w'h,reby for the first time In the histor
of the United States n nomination for
the high offIc, of Prssidcn, ny any amr'y
was s.p.sn Having denounced eleotion
tlslevcry in all of Ms farms In lsath State
and nation In the Ipst. We dociarc as
hoTlorabie oitixens we cannot copdone
nor support II benausc II happens 10
original IN our own household. We There
fore declare ii to be the sanse of this
convention that no Republican Is bound
by the action of the late Natsonal Con-
frp,duicnt and corrunt decttsion IN re-
tanning the Delegates fr,,ldulcntly seut
, I'd ny the national committee from the
,cS,ates OF Kentucky. Texas. Washington,
Indiana and elsewhere by alhowing them
to vote on the reports pf THE committea
on Credentials TO snat each other, and
we hereby call npon all voters to join
with us On the fight which Is to be
~aged On bealaif of the common people
anon a platform TO be adopted a,
Chicago. the forcas of wlsich furnishes
/, evidence that Il Is to be tive greatest
declaration of principles ever ennunotated
, by any marty which has heretofore gone
beAone oiae people asking support since
the foundatlon of our government
1gykrd: We endorse and instruct Our
aielssates TO the Ehxahetlutown Conwen-
ton TO vote for instructions for rheo-
dore Roosevelt for Rresident of the Unlt
ed States, and hereby pLedse ourselves "a
,,tse every honorable effort TO secure his
nomination and election, believing that
'he more ahnpughly saabodies the pr+n-
aiple nf govornment by the people, with.
out which the discussion III adj other ts-
sues IL mere waste Ut time, than any
mon In public life to-day and that with
him as our PresbdtMt peace, prosperity
hapusless and contentmant will follow
Cor all.
Fa,lnth: Our delegates are further in
s5trunteh to vote for W. S. Tinsley Of
Ohio County AS one of the delegates
from the Fourth Congressional District
to tAle National Convention. The follow
.lowing are hareby appointed delegates
= and urged to aaend tlue convention al
, EazaheuStown August list:
M. A. Falrsht, e. q. Barrass. Henry
Leach, S. L. Stevens, ERNEST Wood
wand. J, T.. Dempsey. DIR. A. ID. Park
ID. r.. Ward, Dr. +. b. peWht. W
s. Dean. Andrew Thorpe. J. A. C. Park
s. A. Bratcher, w. c. Ashley, C. NJ
Bamatt. ]. Il. Park. 7. II. BLACK. w
p. Midhaff, DIR. A. b. Riloy. T. II
= fseptnn, j. II. Williams. Roy Keown. j.
AN. Rogers. X. II. Wedding, w. s. pirs-
10y. C. +. Smith. W. B. Taylor. Thps
II. As~ary, O, II. seom. H. H. nrawn
Horny Carter. nr. Il. r. Ragans Dr