The Hartford herald., 1915-08-18
For Holding Platform Con-
vention.
MASS Conventions AUG. 28
To Select Delegates to the
Louisville Meeting-AlI
Was Harmonious.
HAGER MADE STATE CHAIRMAN

FOR tne purpoSe VI ouoP'"e
platform of principles, Democrats
throughout the State will hold a
convention in Louisville Tuesday,
August 81.
This was decided upon Saturday
afternoon at Joint meeting of the
Democratic State Central and Exec
utive Committees held at the Calf
House, Louisville, The meeting was
presided over by Rufus H. Vansant,
of Ashland, chairman, and was har-
monious from start to finish. Just
before the meeting adjourned, res
olution naming Judge s. w. Hager,
of Owensboro, chairman OF the DEM
ocratic Campaign Committee, with
power to appoint Executive and Ad-
visory Committees, secretary and
other assistants and to select head
quarters, was adopted unanimously.
Representation in the platform
convention will be on the basis OF
one delegate for every 100 votes and
every fraction thereof over fifty cast
in the last Presidential election, the
delegates to be selected in mass
conventions to be held in all covn-
ties Saturday, August 2S, beginning
at / O'Clock in the afternoon.
Convention Call.
The formal call, as issued by the
committees in joint session, Satur-
day, for mass conventions and the
State convention, follows:
"Be 1t resolved by the State Cen
trail and Executive Committees of
the Democratic party of the State of
Kentucky, in joint session assembled
in Louisville, KY, on August IA,
1915 Ga quorum of each of said COM
mittees being present in person.,
that Democratic delegate State con-
vention be held in the city of Louis
VILE on August 81, 1915, at one
O'Clock D. m, for the purpose of
adopting and promulgating plat
form of principles for the guidance
of Democratic officers and of the par
ty in Kentucky and for the consider
alton thereof by the people in the
approaching campaign, to be follow
ed by the November election of 1915.
at which the State ticket and men,
bers of the next General Assembly
are to be elected.
Second-Delegates shall be Sc
lected to said convention on the
basis of one delegate for every 100
votes and every fraction of 100 over
fifty votes cast by the Democratic
party of Kentucky at the Presiden-
tial election of 1912. which dele
gates shall be selected in mass con-
ventions held in each and every
county in the State; provided. that
in case of counties having two or
more legislative districts. separate
conventions shall be held in each Of
said districts as aforesaid. beginning
at l O'Clock D. m. on Saturday, Au-
bust 2S, 1915, and said conventions
shall be called to order and held In
the manner provided by the party
lawsS
"Third-All knewn Democrats. all
Independent voters and all minors
who will be legal voters at the No
yember election. 1915, and all voters
who declare purpose to affiliate
with the Democratic party in the
next State election of 1915 are de-
'clared eligible to participate in said
mass conventions, and to be elected
delegates to said State conventions.
"Fourth-Said mass conventions
shall be held at the court houses in
the various counties constituting
one or not more than two legisla-
tive districts; In all other counties
the chairman shall designate the
places of meeting"
Following the transaction of all
business before the Joint body,
Chairman vansant called upon A. o.
Stanley. Democratic nominee for
Governor. for an address. NJ Stan
ley responded as follows;
Il deeply regret my inability TO
express the appreciation Of all the
Democratic nominees for your hear
~ cooperation and your disinterest-