The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-01
KE-UP OF The
COUNTY BOARDS
|As BEEN ANNOUNCED BY THE
KENTUCKY STATE Commission
OFFICIALS NAMED.
|ERvE At FALL REGISTRATION
glii Serve at the Registration This
Fall, November Election and
Next August

Fall, November Election and
Next August.
Especial Frankfort Correspondence.
Observation-Disclosures of the county
lection boards we're selected by the
tate election commissioners in execu-
I've session. The members of the
tate commission, comprising w. S.
laser. of greensboro, Democrat; r. c..
Still. of Lexington, Republican, and R.
z. Green. of Frankfort, clerk of the
sourt of appeals, were in session near
81 al day. The list was completed
pnly in time for the members of the
commission to make a dash for the
Erain to go home
While nothing could be learned from
the members of the commission as to
what took place during the executive
session it is understood that any dis
agreements that arose was over the
selection of the members for the coun-
~ boards in the counties in which the
local option elections will be held this
Tall.
i The county commissioners selected
rila- serve at the registrations this fall,
4he November election and in the
state primary next August. There is
more significance attached to the Sc
lection of the men who will serve in
The state primary than in the fall cleo
lions. The county commissioners
named will select the officers for the
state primary. There are plenty of
Safeguards in the general and primary
Election laws. If the elections officers
IRE not satisfactory to the candidates
hey can agree on election officers to
AXE their places.
Attorney General Garrett has held
hat the officers of elections in the To-
tal option contests must be selected
rom the vets and drys, so that each
Eide will have equal representation.
pnTy One Bid.
Only one bid and that for the la
Dor of IS of the $50 reformatory con
.Ficts for whose labor by the Hoge-
Co. will expire in jan
nary, was in hand when Chairman
Daniel E. O'Sulliyan and Prison Com
missioner Henry Lawrence proceeded
TO open the bids. No action was taken
and none viii be until the commits
|sioneTs next meeting. Charles Iron,
of Frankfort, chair manufacturer, Of
Tered rs cents the day capita for the
labor of IS able bodied men, and made
IA conditional bid for the labor of in
firm inmates, based on their earning
cazecity at the rate per day as the
bodied men. The Hoge-M Mont
6ntFy Co. made no bid for this Ia
Ger. The same company has under
.Eacf 400 convicts, which contracts
Ipire u January with options to re-
lAew them for four years on the same
terms.
In the advertisement for the bids
on the labor of the $50 men, the COM
mission announced that the contracts
would be subject to the stipulation
that if the state within the life of the
contract should adopt constitutional
amendment, abolishing the prison con-
tract labor system, the contracts
'sibly prevented many bids.
National Defense League.
Some patriotic and public spirited
man or woman in this city is asked
by the National Defense League to
head a movement to organize a
branch of the league here. The
league, which was founded by promi-
.nent congressman and others in Wash
ington, D. c., in 1913, has just launch
ed a nationwide campaign for branch
organizations in every section of the
country. To work for larger navy,
an adequate army, the improvement of
the National Guard, and for all things
that will better prepare the United
States for war, the league was organ
led in the house of representatives
5ffice. building, in Washington, Feb
nary 2. 1d919.
Since then the league has accom-
tlished much for the purposes for
Fhieh seswas started Work for Peace,
but Be Prepared for War;" the motto
81 the league, which is a paraphrase
Ia famous maxim of George Wash
lgton. exactly expresses the work of
he organization.
szn For Big Class.
Frankfort Elks are planning to in.
ngurate the usual fall revival season
"a lodge activities by initiating big
ass. The members expect to intro
ice about SO initiates into the mys-
6ries of the brotherhood about Octo-
Ter 10, and crown the event with an
Extraordinary social session.
Lass Plant to Start.
The plant of the old Frankfort
odes Glass Works, closed down for
.e last several years. will be rehabili-
ted according to plans now under
B Cor financing it, and will be con,
.rteu into al up-to-date modernly
tuipped bottle manufacturing plant
tobably the only one in Kentucky
he latest appliances for making bot
'es with machinery, doing away with
treat deal of the hand labor, will be
.stalled If the project is consum
Ated. When running at full capacity
- people are employed.