The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-03-28
CONVENTION
WELL ATTENDED
Republicans and Progress
ives Get Together
In Ohio County by Adopting Prog.
ressive Platform-Log
Cabin is Emblem.

Responding to the call recently is
sued by the Republican and Progress
sive Committees of Ohio count,
therA assembled at the court hous,
In Hartford last Saturday Afternoon
q large and representative body Of
men from nearly all of the precincts
Of the county. It was a serious
thoughtful crowd. met with one pur'
pose in view. and that the bring
ing together of the two elements OF
the Republican party, which had sup.
ported Taft and Roosevelt last fall,
upon a platform which would appeal
to many thoughtful people who had
not heretofore acted with the Repub-
lican party. By request of the two
county chairmen the meeting was call
edd to order by Hon. NJ. l.. Heavrin,
who made a brief talk, outlining the
objects Of the convention, and had
read the call heretofore published
The chairman then suggested nomina'
lions were in order for a permanent
chairman whereupon, Mr.. c. NJ. Bar
nett placed in nomination, Mr.. J. II.
Thomas, of Narrows, In brief speech
euoligizing his sense OF fair play and
stating that Mr.. Thomas was the
first man in the county to purpose a
getting together for the county race.
Y election was unanimous and he
made a splendid speech of acceptance,
coLIselling harmony. and pointing
out the necessity for united opposl-
fion to the Democracy. Mr.. J. Ney
Foster was then elected secretary.
On motion the chairman appointed
this following platform committee:
A. ID. Kirk, NJ. l.. Heavrin, j. A.
Leach, S. l.. Stevens. w. r. Edge and
ii. l.. Carter. While the committee
was out, Hon. Ernest Woodward was
called upon and spoke along the lines
mapped out for the work of the con-
vention, giving some good and whole
some advice, concerning politics in
general, and suggesting that II upon
no other question, the two elements
Of the Republican party were uunited
upon the question OF a Protective
Tariff, to the tearing down OF which
Democracy was pledged, an6 he pre-
dicted that before twelve months Of
the Wilson administration had pass
ed, wider discomfort and suffering
would ensue because OF it's Free
Trade position than had existed un-
der the last Cleveland administration.
This he said would have the effect
to bring together all the advocates of
q Protective Tariff. under one ban
ner and this party would control the
next Presidential election.
Platform committee then reported
the platforrn. which is printed in full
elsewhere In this issue and it was
adopted unanimously by a rising vote.
Then convention adj0ined sine die.
NOTES OF THE CONVENTION.
c pte a number of local Democrat
ic politicians and somee from dis
lance were on hands to seee the
''circus" and witness the ROW" which
did not materialize. and they went
away with sad hearts.
Read the platform, study every
word and line and see II there is any
thing contained therein which you
do not approve.
II was the most quiet and orderly
convention ever held In Ohio county.
The men came to act. rather than to
shoot fireworks.
The mere fact that a county con-
yention should meet and adopt a
platform In advance Of the nomina-
tions in which the candidate for mem
Der of the Legislature should be in
structed how to vote upon vital ques-
tions is the most progressive move
ment ever attempted in Kentucky.
After the convention adjourned
there was a perceptible falling off in
Democratic enthusiasm over their
prospects in the coming county cleo
ton
We will all vote upder the log cab
IN once more.