Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-07-11

IN TOWN
Tuesday Largest Crowd
For Many Days Present
For Drawing Positions
on Ballot.
Republic an Candidates pledge sup
port OF Nominees and Adopi
Resolutions OF Harmony.


sembled here for wears. due to the
fact that this was the date set lot
the official drawing tor position on
the ballot in the coming August
primary election.
The drawing took place in the
afternoon and ut the conclusion the
Republican candidates met in the
court room and adopted resolutions
inviting all those who voted against
the straight ticket last fall To return
tn their party and vote tor their
choice regardless of their aitllia
tinus last year.
There have been reports clrculat
ed over the county To the effect
that the Republicans did not want
those who voted for | Dose welt last
tall to vote the Republican ticket
in the coming primary, hut this
report was repudiatrd Inv The reso'
TUTORS adopted at this meeting and
they extended an invitation Tor all
who so desired to vote ~ any man
ner IN which they wished, and as a
proof of their sincerity, adopted
resolutions asking the County Clerk
tn supply ballots At all precincts to
all parties IN sufficient number that
every citizen might vote for the
men Ut his choice.
The fnllnwing are the resolutions
adopted:
Whereas. vt places where vot-
ers were required To register for the
Presidential rlrctipd IN November.
1912, the registration s. owed that
but few voters had any intention
of leaving he old parties and athl-
iating with the new, or Progressive
Party; aud whereas, most of those
who voted for Col. Roosevelt for
President, did it because of his
personal popularity, or to rebuke
wrong which they considered
President TAFT and some OF his tot
lowers had committed, aud had no
intention of severing their connec-
tion with the Republican, party and
atfiliating with the Progressive par
~; ard whereas. most of them are
now expressing themselves as de
string to continue their atiilat on
with the Republican Party, and to
participate in its affairs, such as
escting it's candidates in the Pri
mary, and supporting them in The
hnall election, and in its other Off
cial acts;
Therefore, we the Republican Com
mittee of Knox County. constitute
ing the governing authority of SAID
party IN Knox county,
R,soIc,d THAT we invite al
who so registered and so voted ii
in Knox countv. To continue their
aihliation with the Republican Par
ty and to participate in all its al
fairs, elections, primaries, etc, ant
thus aid in redermlng American In
,Iustsv and Labor from the disa st
ers OF the free trade bill. now being
enacted by the present Democrats
Congress. a bill carrying with it 4
greater degree of tree trade thar, I h,
! Wilson. German bill. of Cleveland
second administration, which 81
pauperized the country.
ResoIcei 2-That we respectful,
petition the County Court Clerk, oI
Knox county. that lac cause to be
printed and sent to every voting
precinct in the county sufficient
number of Republican ballots for
every one who desires TO vote the
Republican ticket in the August
Primary. that he NAV thus aid and
have a voice in the selection OF the
officials Tor his county.
ResoIcod 3 That while We ask
this for our own party, because We
believe tie number desiring tn vote.
SAID Republican Party Will he as
large as heretofore We have no oh
lrc,ions Ia any other parties, or the
candidates al any other parties hav.