The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-07-07
Hite Huffaker Writes a Letter

4 IN desperation owl WHAT app AIS "
be the certainty OF the nomina ION o
H. L. w. Beckham Tor the dcmJcraii'
nomination for the long term senator
ship ON August LIST, the forces whici
are fighting him, chiefly the hqd)r IN
itcrcsts and Congressman Stanley, are
now trying to make 1t appear thai
Beckham mus he held personally res
ponsible Tor all ot the sins of orissior
Tor commission of the last legislature
State Senator Hite Hufiaker, Of Louis
vile. VINO was the candidate of the
ouur interests for president pro tenn oi
l,bc s,natc-apd who was dcfcd,cd--iS
sending ,ut letter all over .hS state
declaring t1a; Mr.. Rcckham must not
n, Nominated for the United states
.cp,t, saving the senate was. as It has
Ib,cn for a humble, oi years, controlled
IIIak. Rhal, Shackeliurd gang, who
|bav, always used every office end ev-
cr, legislator, for their own PERSONAL
ends. as 'ar as they could. regardless
OFF me interests 81 the state Hu'iaker
soe, on 20 "a, further that 1T Wa this
,,mc gang that organized the last lcgis-
laturc and is responsible for it, mis-
deeds"
NOW ii happens that We were d mem
Der oi the last legislature as wei! a.
the suddenly virtuous Mr.. Hutiakcr,
and that we are a very wdrri i-,rnu
ot Mr.. Bcckham, have been fof years
and expect to be Tor some time, ii fact,
We get hotter Tor him each day a. we
notice the character of men and poll
ticians who oppose him and the things
Tor which he and his friends stand.
Huiiaker says that this same gang
meaning friends OF Beckham.-''o i gan
lied the last legislature and is .cspon-
,ibl, for ITS misdeeds.'
Well. lets see about that. 1t true
that majority of the MINOR officials
OF the legislature elected 10y the mem
bers were friends OF l;cckham. We our
selves voted :or the ncn for place who
were friendly to Bcckham, wherever
We could, We also voted Tor some men
who were moi friendly to HIM, whct {
we knew ot their superior qualiticd-
tons Among those MINOR official, fl
the legislature to be elected was the
president pro TEN OF the senate Hut
faker was a candidate fer this hon /
ana was opposed by Mike Scot %!
Metcalfe county. The united support
OF the liquor interests was set N hc
hind Hufiaket for they wanted l man
friendly to taem in the senate char
when important temperance Legislation
should come up Huifaker talks IDouI
! Haley, Rhea and Shackelford. We die
| not see the latter name. gentleman
taking any part III tina; t.. hit at all, iC'
the fi~st two named 4idti very mater.
lally in defeating Huiiakc, with an oI
and out temperance man and gave The
liquor libby the worst beating ii mas e
ceivcd in many a year in the Jnsan'za
ton 0; a legislature Haly and !;hc.
are fr,onds ii Beckhan. ard OF course
he should be punished AMI delicate. 10
the state-so Mr. Huffakcr says-be
cause his friends controlled The or.
gamzation OF the legislature AMI hell.
cd elect a Temperance man over HUFF
aker the tool Of the licuor Inrerc,, ;
| Quite so.
Now let's see how TIL, same gang
rs Huifaker calls thea, we're response
bic for "misdeeds' Of the last legis-
lature. The organization OF the leg
islature showed that majority OF II,
members were friends OF Mir. Beckhan
But what did that amount to when II
came to the consideration and pas>ds,
Of bills affecting the state; The poll
teal aspect OF the situation had beer
disposed Of when the General Assembly
chose its officials; that was where the
politics was played, if such 1t could be
called. As we stated before, We hav,
long been the personal friend OF Mr.
Beckham and likewise oil Mr.. Haly an'
Mr.. Rhea, and knowing them as we do
we are proud OF 1t, and it is reasonably
well known that we are pretty hot
Dockham man Now we are confIdenl
ttaI If these gentlemen had any desire
IL prey on legitimate business throug!
4 Il. IL l.t a.stn al
Mr. Huffaker says, they would have
taken us somewhat into their conf
dence. We believe we may say thai
our relations are sucn that, being Il
member OF the Legislature as we were,
had Mr.. Beckham, or Mr. Haly or Mr..
Rhea desired to put ever" any certain
legislation or To "kill' any certain lie
gislation they would have mentioned
the matter To Us, for we do not believe
that Beckham had a warmer friend in
the last legislature than ourselves or
one who would have been happier to
have done anything he conscientiouSly
could as a member, TO favor him Now
the fact is that during the entire time
we were in Frankfort, Mr.. Beckham.
Mr.. Haly, Mr.. Rhea. or Mr.. Shackcl-
ford. for that matter never once sought
e influence our vote upon any meas
are that came before the General AS
cmbly. None of them at any time
suggested to us that it might be eX-
pedient for political or other purposes
TO vote for or any against any bill