The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-07-21
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neighbors in Scott County complain
that he has never failed to give his
sympathy to Republican nominee
in his home county, if that nominee
was on the side of the VETS Now
have it on most excellent authority
that Mr.. Cantrill was unwilling to aid
the Democrats of Scott County and
the city of Georgetown in their efforts
in behalf of Hon. S. w. Hager, Dem
cratic candidate for Governor in
1907.
Affidavit of Mr.. Warning.
Many of you know Mr. w. G. War
ring. He resides at Georgetown and
was recently Sheriff of Scott County
and has held many other positions OF
trust and responsibility. No man in
Scott County enjoys more thoroughly
the confidence and esteem of his
neighbors than does Mr.. Warning. He
is at present Democratic Election
Commissioner of that county. He
was chairman OF the Democratic Cam
paign Committee for Scott County in
1907, and is naturally in position to
speak with accuracy as to the moves
and tactics OF Scott County politics
and politicians in that campaign
Mr.. Warning has given me an affi-
davit setting forth certain facts which
/ will read to you. A mere statement
from Mr.. Warning, without being
sworn to, would have been sufficient,
for Mr.. Warnings unsupported word
would be accepted wherever he is
known. The affidavit is as follows:
Asked CantriII to Speak.
1.-The affiant, w. G. Warning,
states that he was duly appointed
Chairman of the Democratic Cam
paign Committee of Scott County,
KY, in the year 1907, when the vari-
Gus State officers were to be elected
at the regular November election.
During this campaign the Democratic
voters Of Sadieville, Stamping Ground
and Mcfarland precincts appealed to
me as Chairman of the aforesaid com.
mittee to have Hon. J. G. CantriN
speak in these precincts in the inter
est of the Democratic party.
"'Mr. Campbell promised to com
ply with their requests. He was to
speak in conjunction with others al
Stamping Ground and Sadievilles but
in Mcfarland he promised to speak
alone. Dates for these speakings
were named and advertised in the
local papers and hand-bills were
printed and distributed. A brass
band was sent to Stamping Ground
and to Sadieville. The Hon. ]. e
Cantrill did not fill any Of the above
named appointments nor did he
speak in the coukty during the en-
tire campaign. He did not atten(
any of the many meetings held a
the Democratic headquarters il
Georgetown.
Georgetown Went Republican.
1.-The affiant further states that b.
virtue of his Office, being then Sherit
of Scott County, he wac Chairman o
the Board of Election Commissioner
and was present and assisted in tn
counting of the votes cast in the Nc
vember election of 1907, and that Al
gustus E. Wilson, Republican cand
date for Governor of Kentucky, re
ceived in the city of Georgetown 81
over S. w. Hager, the Democratic cal
didate.
The records of the County Boar
of County Election Commissioners
show the following results in the gui
ernatorial contest in 1911, viz: Tha
Edward c. O'Rear, the Repubhca
candidate for Governor of kentuck!
received a majority of only ten vote
over James B. McCreary, the Demo
cratic candidate.
"'(Signed)
"W. C. WARNING"
Subscribed and sworn to befor
me this July 9Th, 1914.
CIV. H. GATEWOOD,
"'Clerk Scott County Court
Unwilling to Help Hager.
Mr.. Cantrill was unwilling to giy
OF his ability as public speaker
the interest of Mr.. Hager, the DEM
cratic nominee; promised to spea
and then broke his engagement.
Those familiar with the politics
conditions existing in that campalg
will know why Mr. Cantrill bros
these engagements. Had he been
loval Democrat he would have 1U
filled his promises to speak, and ia
he supported Mr.. Hager by maxim
the speeches he agreed to make, al
thus given assurance to the people
Scott County andGeorgetown as
his position in the matter, wilson
majority in Georgetown In ISOI Wou
have been no greater than ORear
ia 1901.
Issue is Defined.
THE issue in this election is SIT
ply this: Shall the Seventh Congre
sional District be represented
someone in sympathy with the purpe
es and aspirations of our people,
shall these people continue to faI
out the right of representation
Washington to the brewry and nqu
interests whose headquarters are &c
tered at Louisville? Eyerybo
knows. and Mr.. Cantrill would hard
DENY. that for many years he has pc
the head and forefront OF an allian
between these liquor interests a
notifies and some politicians form
and maintained to control ofaces a
to make platforms of parties. a
that this alliance is of dual natul
embracing within its scope the pc
tics and some politicians OF botn
Democratic and Repuphcan paiIle
-z-1o in that alliance Nd