Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-20
JOHNSON N. CAMDEN ACCEPTS
APPOINTMENT TO u. S. SENATE
rendered BY GOV. MCCREARY
New Member Has Long Been Identified With Develop
msnt and Progress Of Kentucky and AspIres To
Primary Endorsement For the Short Term.

Frankfort. KY. June 16-In response
the formal notification sent by Govern
Mccreary to johnson N. Camden.
Versailles. of the appointment Of the la
ter to the United States Senate to I'LL Il
vacancy created by the death Of the lai
Senator william o. Bradley. His E'
eellency to-day received the following LEI
TER Of acceptance from Senator Camden;
Versailles. KY. June 10, 1914.
His Excellency. Governor James I
McCreary. Frankfort. Ky.-My Dear Gov
ernor Mccreary; With great qualification
and with the fullest appreciation of tn
high honor bestowed upon me, / accep
your appointment as United States Sen
ator.
MAY I say that, however unworthy
am TO wear the mantle Of the great states
men who have so often represented Ken
lucky in the United States Senate, ! an
sensible that in two qualifications ! maj
at least link my name with theirs-in low
for M state and in the desire to serv'
her we'll.
Short as my term Of Office will be.
shall seek, as best can. to discharge It:
duties with absolute fairness toward al
and with the high spirit and broad aims
which the large and vital questions nov
before the country demand, with the prin-
ciples Of the Democratic party as out
lined in the Baltimore platform as my
guide.
Your Excellency knows how deeply
am and have been concerned in our agri-
cultural and educational welfare. and II
pleases me TO think that in my appoint
ment you may have intended an especial
recognition of these. the corner stones OF
the progress OF any state or nation.
Having decided 10 accept your appoint
ment, feel a natural desire that your
action should be Endorsed by the people,
have, therefore. decided to enter the
August primary and to ask the people 70
set their seal OF approval upon my ap-
pointment by nominating and electing me
for the remainder Of the term. from No
vember until next March.
with renewed expressions of profound
thanks and appreciation. I am. dear sir.
very sincerely yours, ]. N. Camden"
Long Identified With Kentucky.
Senator Johnson Newton Camden has
for nearly a quarter Of a century been
identified with the agricultural, educa-
tional, industrial and political life of Ken
lucky. and is to-day one of the states
most potent men of affairs.
Senator Camden was born at Parkers-
burg, W. Va, January 3. 1865, the son OF
Johnson Newton and Anne CThompson)
On the paternal side he is Of
English and on the maternal side OF
and Dutch ancestry.
His father was United States Senator
rom West Virginia from 1881 to 1887 and
rom 1898 to 1895. and was a powerful
actor in the political life and industrial
evelopment Of West Virginia. He had
arge holdings in coal and oil properties,
nd was identified with many enterprises |
connection herewith.
Upon his graduation from Phillips An
over Academy and the Virginia Military |
institute the subject Of this sketch at
ended Columbia University and after
treasurer and Paymaster of the Ohio
liver Railroad. a line which had been
uilt by his father. He resigned this po-
ton to become President and Treasurer
the construction company engaged in
Hiding the Monongahela River Railroad.
ON Fairmont TO Clarksburg. W. Va,
ID continued so occupied until the COM
elton OF the line.
Marries Kentucky Belle.
IL uBoa vrh{1a time an On COD th,t he oor,o |
Kentucky and married, in 1888, a fair
tighter Of the Blue Grass, Miss Susanna
'eston Hart, whose father was Mr.. Will
I'M Preston Hart, the founder Of the
nous Spring Hill Farm. near Versailles,
woodford County.
After a couple Of years. residence in
w. Va, Mr.. and Mrs. Cam
n decided 10 make their home at Spring
II Farm. and in 1890 they returned to
Is garden spot in the Blue Grass, which
W embraces 1900 acres. upon which I
nator Camden has, by producing the
It Of tobacco, hemp. wheat, corn, oats.
ver. timothy. alfalfa and some OF the t
etest Of this country's thoroughbred
inning horses, fine cattle and sheep, e
that he is by instinct. in
nation and choice a practical farmer c
10 is well verssd in the science OF s
ming and a livestock breeder who has Il
superior knowledge Of blood lines and I
ting Il
enator Camden Is a member OF the "
ntueky Branch Of the Farmers Union
q is President Of the Farmers Union d
Il. the only cooperative mill In the ID
te. He is the pioneer alfalfa grower c
] KentuckY. and has haan lnnR Infer-n ~