The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-03-26
= BY Bull Moose and Ele-
plant Saturday.
A VERY SMALL ATTENDANCE
And the Short. Cut.and Dried
Proceedings Provoked
No Enthusiasm.
BULL MOOSE "RID" ELEPHANT

Even with all the advertising
given the event by the two Hart
ford papers, there were only about
one hundred men, all told-includ'
ing a number of Democrats-who
attended the Moose-Republican con-
vention in Hartford last Saturday
1t was a very tame affair from start
to finish. There was absolutely nc
enthusiasm manifested. The men
sat and looked at each other and
at the cut-and-dried proceedings
with apparent little concern other
than mere curiosity. At intervals
it looked more ike a Quaker meet
ing than a political convention. -~-'-
Mooser NJ. l.. Heavrin constitut-
ed himself authority for opening
the proceedings and after short,
general speech, he called for NOM
nations for chairman. Evidently
to put an appearance of fusion on
the meeting, Mr.. c. Nj. Barnett
mated Mr.. John Henry Thomas ian
,old-line Republican, for the chair
manship. Mr.. Barnett said he
knew the Hartford Herald could not
object to this honor conferred upon
Mr.. Thomas. This was quite cor
rect, Mr.. Thomas sat and smiled
throughout the proceedings, which
was about all he was required to do.
Mooser Ney Foster was chosen as
secretary.
Mr.. Heavrin moved that the
chairman appoint a committee of
six to draft resolutions. which had
already been drafted several weeks
ago. The chairman. from a list
already furnished him, appointed
the following: M. l.. Heavrin, AL
bert Leach. A. d. Kirk, Henry Car
ter, S. l.. Stevens and w. R. Edge.
During the absence of the COM
mittee on resolutions, speeches were
called for. Judge Wedding declin-
ed to talk. Finally Mooser Wood
ward responded with short
speech. He exhorted the conven-
tion to stand by and uphold the
time-tried principle of protective
tariff. He said this was the great
political desideratum, the funda-
mental basis of good government
and a boon to the workingman,
and urged the members of the con-
vention to include it in their pro-
'ceedings. He seemed to think the
resolutions would be incomplete
without this well known principle.
He intimated that he was not for
fusion unless 1t was accompanied |
by vindication of well known |
principles. II is comparatively un-
important, said Mr.. Woodward, as
to who gets the offices down here in |
Ohio county, just so principles are
carried out.
When Mr.. Woodward sat down
there was long wait for the COM
mittee to report. There seemed to
be some sort of hitch In the COM
mittee room. Men sat and looked
put into space In solemn silence.
Several Republicans got up and left
the hall.
After being out nearly half an
hour, the resolutions committee
came fling in. Mr. Kirk proceed
I'd to read the report. The resolu-
ions were very lengthy and IRE
solved" upon almost every subject
imaginable, but carefully avoided
the meeting to any po-
itical affliation whatever. The
,ody was addressed as the "Pro-
,ressive Republicans" of Ohio
ounty. whatever that may mean.
There was no mention OF the politi-
al situation except TO condemn, as ,
lsual the Democratic State admin
stration. or course no mention1 ,
gas made OF the no oriously ineffi- ,
lent Republican administration q
ghich preceded II. The resolutions
dvocsted a large number of reme-
ial laws for county management. q
ut ignored the fact that for years 4
asst Ohio county has been under I
republican management and APP b
arently none OF these laws were y
ven thought of. This is true also n
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