The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-07-21
THOMAS OPENS
CAMPAIGN IN
FAYETTE COUNTY.
Declares Charges Made
By Cantri| Absolutely
False
AND SUPPORTS SAME
BY AFF|DAV|TS.
Party Regularity of the Con-
gresham in the Beckham-
Bradley Contest For Sen
ate Questioned.
INTRODUCED BYHOBBS
IN ELOQUENT ADDRESS
Lexington Lawyer Makes a
Hit in Presenting the
Bourbon Candidate.

Hon. Claude M. Thomas, former
State Senator from the Bourbon
rk-Montgomery district, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Congress against J. Campbell Can
trill, the incumbent, addressed an en-
thusiastic crowd that filled the Cir
cult Court room of the Fayette Coun-
ty court house, at least a hundred
standing about the walls and many
others being unable to enter, Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock and stated his
position on the liquor question as be-
ing opposed to "everything for which
the saloons stands" Mr.. Thomas also
declared himself in favor of sub
hitting the Hobson resolution for
nationwide prohibition to the States,
because it was good Democracy to
let the people themselves say whether
or not they wanted prohibition" He
again denied the charge of Mr.. Can
trill that he had made deal with
the liquor interest while candidate
for the Senate or at any other time.
Meets CantriIPs Arguments.
Mr.. Thomas met the arguments of
Mr.. Cantrill that the prohibition of
the liquor traffic would cause every
man who wanted it ito set up still
in his back yard" by quoting from
decisions of the Supreme Court of
the United States that no man had
right to run such still for his own
use.
He said he doubted if $5,000,00O
worth of property in Kentucky would
be "confiscated" by prohibition law,
against the valuation of 500, 100000
placed upon these plants by his Oppo-
nent.
He declared also that Cantrill him.
self had promised to vote for such a
bill as the Webb-Kenyon bill, when
he made the race for the nomination
| four years ago, and that a minister
now in Indiana had written him that
| Cantrill made such a promise direct
ly to him when he (CantrilD made a
speech in Henry County, where the
minister was then located.
| Later, Mr.. Thomas said, Cantrill
voted against the bill after having
supported an amendment that would
have made it unconstitutional, though
| the reason he gave for voting against
it was that the bill itself was uncOn-
stitutional.
Question for the Courts.
Mr.. Thomas was of the opinion
that questions affecting the constitu-
| tionality of laws were properly for
the courts and not the legislators to
Ipass upon.
On the platform with Mr.. Thomas
were Hon. w. G. G. Hobbs, who in,
troduced him, and Colonel George
w. Balm, dean OF temperance orators
of America, who delivered the ad
dress at the local option campaign
opening at the Auditorium Sunday
night.
Mr.. Thomas was frequently inter
rupted by applause and every point
he scored against the interference OF
the liquor interests in politics was
roundly cheered. A feature of the
meeting was the considerable number
of Bourbon and Scott County Demo
Gratis in the audience. Mr.. Thomas
made the prediction that he would
carry Scott County and the district
Hobbs Speech Makes Hit.
Mr. Thomas was introduced bJ
Mr.. Hobbs in speech which made
distinct hit with the big crowd:
This district is patient, forbear
ing and long suffering" he said
mo district in the nation in the day:
that are gone was represented o!
greater statesmen or more brllllan
men than the old Ashland District
In those days public Office was pub
lie trust and the officehOlder pubii'
, servant and trustworthy one.
eff one contemplates the cond!
lions in those days with condition.
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