The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-06-13
GOV. NCCREARY
Announces For United States
Senator.
viii Be a Candidate at The 1914 PTi-
mary. Formal Announcement
Was Made Monlsv.

FRANKFORT. KY. June TO-
Gov. James b. McCreary will seek
the Democratic nomination for a
seat in the United States Senate in
the primary to be held in Aug. 1914
His formal announcement was made
yesterday.
In his formal statement he refers
to his party record during his two
terms as Governor. his service in the
State Legislature. in the lower house
OF Congress and In the Senate. He
says he believes the Republicans,
both OF the Taft and Roosevelt
wings, will be able TO find a candi-
date upon whom they can unite. ant
pointing 70 his majority when he
was elected Governor. he says he
believes he can be elected II nom
mated.
Text of announcement.
His announcement follows:
ITO the Democratic OF Kentucky:
did not expect TO be a candidate
again for office. and have so stated,
but hundreds OF Democrats have, by
letter and In person, stated 70 me
that my obligations to the people
and the interests of the Democratic
party. 10 which have belonged all
my life. require that ! should be a
candidate for United States Sena-
tor; and when the statements OF my
friends are added to my desire to be
OF service TO Kentucky and 10 the
Hrited States have decided TO be-
afos 1ina1didate for the Democrat
hsr- at Tia Lor United States SEN
a. De- primary election to be
ED IN August, 1914, and. IL nom
,Inated, submit my candidacy TO the
people OF Kentucky at the Novem-
Der election, 1914.
II delayed the announcement Of
my candidacy because l believed the
Seventeenth amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the United States would
be ratified and made part of the
Constitution, and United States Sem
ators would be elected by direct vote
OF the people.
This amendment to the Consti-
tuition, for which voted three times
while member OF Congress. Is very
important TO me. because the pri-
mary election Will not occur until
August. 1914. and the election OF
United States Senator will not oc-
cur until November, 1914, only a
few months before my term as Cow
ernor expires, and. IL nominated and
elected Senator, ! can serve my full
term as Governor before l take the
Office as Senator.
Thinks Election Sure.
Another very important matter
10 be considered Is that Democrats
OF kentucky should nominate can
didate for United States Senator who
will certainly be elected at the No
vember election, 1914.
AT the last presidential election
Woodrow Wilson only carried the
State OF Kentucky by majority of
1900 over the combined Republican
vote for Taft and Roosevelt, with
out considering the $4,000 votes
cast for the Socialist and Prohibi-
ton candidates. The Republicans
will be sure to find a candidate up
on whom the Taft Republicans and
the Roosevelt Republicans can unite,
and. unless the Democratic candi-
date can secure the full vote OF the
Democratic party. Republican will
be elected to the United States Sem
ate from Kentucky November, 1914.
As was elected Governor of the
State OF Kentucky in 1911 by 31.-
600 majority, and also overcame a
Republican majority OF $4,000, l
feel that ! can state with GER
tainty that II l am nominated
will be elected United States SEN
ator
n claim nothing for having help
ed to redeem Kentucky from Repub-
lican rule. although 1t was the long
est al 4 most arduous campaign in
which l ever participated and my
opponent was proclaimed by Repub-
leans as their inyincible candidate.
rendered Democratic service in op-
posing him. which have freely rem
dered in many campaigns for nearly
forty years. and am proud of the
results and thankful to the Demo-
srats Of Kentucky for the earnest
ind united support with which they
nonored me.
Fiiclity and Achievement.
Every candidate, when he asks
'or further honor and support shorld