The Hartford republican., 1915-04-16
TRYING FORCE
0N REPUBLICANS
Palmer Seeks To Make Us
Cats Paw.
.&Fs;-Saloon League Would Divide
Republican Party To
Aid McChesney.


Hiffate for Governor and there is al
50 - Tumor current that the Prohi-
bisiou party has made the statement
hat - is going to control the Re-
u.sE-ican Convention that is to meet
IN Lexington, June 18th and some of
Nr BcChesney's friends are going
-Ssa assist in putting it over. This has
n rwo fold meaning. The Prohibit
tScD,sis are going to try to control
Ths convention because they want a
SIX s.side platform, thinking that by
isgrciog the Republicans to take the
sfs.s- n Will give them a lever to
Ssorb on the Democrats, should that
paE9y hold a convention later on.
Tse friends of Mr.. McChesney think,
should the Republicans place State
wtat plank in their platform it
tscsEt Mr.. McChesney's candidacy in
lsurusst. Is it possible that Ed c.
O'siear is into this deal? This plan is
70 bs carried out by having some
.PrnbiDitionist on the Resolution
}S'rmmittee in as many counties as
psss-hle when the Republicans meet
fn select delegates to the Lexington
.rr2.yention. Should they fail to get
sCrss of the Resolution Committee.
shsn some Prohbitionist is to offer
SnT Resolution from the floor of the
s:f1nysntion. We hope that the Repub-
sis7sH of Kentucky will not be de-
vgvsi>ed by this move.
The Lexington convention is to be
~ Republican Convention and it
'ai7Dnid be controlled by Republicans.
IES we would respectfully but ear
sicsssiy request members of other po-
sTSisai parties that unless they can
Aoasstly and conscientiously sub
scribe to the principles of the Re-
pshhuean party, they should go join
SHs party having principles nearer
,sisEAs heart, and have the decency
rts :bsy should attend the Republi-
cssrs gonvention) to keep their mouths
-4sEs The Republicans of Kentucky
aree getting together, they are get
tIsg together on the idea that it is
CO ~ Republican year, that the
pRzIy Is going to pursue a conserva-
abve policy, it is going to relieve the
Stale burdens that are weighing
asSiy upon the taxpayers; the peo-
phe aE's coming to that party for re-
grsg rad if any man or set of men,
,sEsc1id enter that Convention with
stRy other idea in view, he or they.
as 81. case may be, should be mark
Rsrubfcans of the State, and given
70 understand, that this is no time
gSse 'oolishness. The Republican par
fy VIII not stand for outside in
finCRces, emissaries from other pO-
Jixscai parties, attempting to transfer
20 ne Republicans that are in league
Cs-jr troubles to the Republican par
sy, win meet, We imagine. a warm
reception. If there are certain par
t9s- 40 the State claiming to be Re-
n1SBcans that are in league with
ether political parties. who are work
dnz 10 undermine the Republican par
ty, they will be found out and they
wYEs be shown up in their true col
sr-s. yhis will be a Republican year,
if are spies and traitors are detected
in time
We have no interest in the fight
ersssor on in the Democratic party. We
sss<ss not which one of their candi-
ss2kss is placed at the head of their
rheSs,, Neither do we care who the
k'f0nibitionists nominate. We are not
iArssested in their fight. they have
E1.iy one plank in their platform,
asd We do not want that one in ours.
W. learned to our sorrow in 1911
thas the Prohibition vote is an un-
S1eYlain quantity. We adolted the
pEs1iOrm they wanted, we nominated
ths candidate they asked for. and in
November so per cent of them vot-
"a the Democratic ticket along with
80 peg cent. of the whiskey vote,
ash all of the Democrats.
d man with one eye and half
sem. ought not to want to repeat /
tns 1911 Sham Battle.
sPbefe is not leading Democratic |
paper in the State that is advocating |
Statewide Prohibition, notwithstand- I.
-Eg the fact that two candidates for /
Governor have announced on that |
platform. Nothing would give our
D-smOcratic friends more delight |
than TO see the Republicans embark
~. the disasterous sea of Statewide
Prohibition, in order TO send us on
she rocks in November, and our Pro-
bibs,ion friends, who betrayed us in
1871, would be delighted to act AS