The bee., 1913-07-08
SENATOR SALMON
FOR RE- ELECTION
Senatorial Race In Sixth District To Be
Contested For BY Present Senator

O. Crenshaw, OF Christian, can
didate for the democratic nomina-
tiou for Senator, outdrsw Hon. r
M. Salmon. Of Hopkins, and will
get hts name frat on the primary
bsllott." IL will take them q mon III
to couot Senator Salmen's msjority
after the primary. Rom" Salmon
did IS much, u not more, to make
ollie James success for United
States Senator than any man IN Ken.
tucky. It was this silver haired
Kentucky gentleman who told big
Drained Ollie To draw on him when
he needed ada higher minded or
more honorable gentleman or better
democrat does not live IN the con-
fines OF old Kentucky than RON"
Salmon, as he is affectionately call.
ed. A friend OF the poor and needy
always, he is on the side OF the Peo-
pie and the Taxpayers ut every
crack ofthe gun. There never was
auy doubt In the state senate upon
any proposition as to how he stood
upon any question when the inter
eats OF the people were at stake. II
that district WAITS to nominate q
mau that witt reflect honor end
credit upon. 1t ana the democratic
party. IL viii nominate him by
thousands in the primary. "A vote
Tor Rom" Salmon lie q vote to re-
ward a faithiui aud true friend Of
Senator ollie James,"
The above article copied from the
Anderson News, Lawrenceb burg. Ky.
states only partially the truth, as to
Senator r. NJ. Salmon, who an
nounces In this issue of the BEE, his
csndidscy for State Senator from
the Sixth senatorial district.
This article will perhaps be OF
more interest when IL is known that
the editor of the Anderson News is
j. M. Alverson, who was assistant
clerk of the senate during Sen. Sal
mons term OF office, and who is q
candidate for the position Of chief
clerk. 1t would seem to indicate
that he knows who the winner IN
this race will be, or that he is fear.
less in the expression OF his opinion.
r. NJ. Salmon. who 10 q candidate
to succeed himself as senator from
the Sixth senator al district, was
born aud reared in Christian county
until "a years OF sge, when ne mai
ried Hopkins county girl aud has
for thirty-three years been resi-
dent OF this county, and for thirty
years of that time has lived at lis.
ley. His business is operating a
coal niue, but he has gotten along
on remarkably well with his EN-.
ployes all this time.
Mr.. Salmon has been a member OF
the democratic executive committee
Tor many years, perhaps the oldes,
IN this state. He has al
Ways takeL an active interest in DO
iticsl affairs, and had never offered
himself for any positIoa until four
years ago when he was solicited by
of HOPKINS and Chris
ian couutIes to make the race. As
IN evidence OF his popularity it is
,uly necessary TO state that he car.
led Hopkins Co. by l,lO0 majority
Ind Catistian Co. 500, counties that
he year before had given President
Taft majority OF 800.
While in the senate, Mr., Solmou
ook great interest in all affairs per-
aiming to the farming class OF peo-
lie, He advocated the free use of
chool houses for the purpose OF
loldIng meetings of organisation
among farmers. He advocated the
lew primary laws, bnt did not favor
he inquItuous petition clause which
lie enormously opposed while in the
enate. He favored liberal pensions
or the Confederate Veterans and the
lirect vote OF the people for state
enators. He advocates the ten
lour law for women employees, and
tauds for all measures for the best |
interest IN this district.
The many friends Of Senator Sal
non feel that in this race, he will
vim hands down, aud that he will
,lle up such majority as has never