Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1915-08-31
OF Democrats Held at Court
House Saturday Af-
ternOOn.
DELEGATES HAVE BEEN NAMED
Resolutions Reaffirm Democrat
iC National annd State
Platforms.

llc DSlIlOCIdll OOuuLy NOuNtu'
tion Saturday was organized by the
election of Chas. H Bush
chairman and Chas. M. Meacham
secretary.
The Chairman named John c. Duff
fly, Ira D. Smith and l.. H. Davis a
committee on Resolutions.
While the committee was out,
short speeches were made by Chas
M. Meacham, Jas. B. AlIensworth
and Walter Knight.
The following resolutions were re-
ported and adopted:
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE DEMO-
Gratis OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY
IN MASS CONVENTION ASSEM-
BLED:
First: That we hereby declare
our allegiance to the time honored
principles of the Democratic party as
expressed in the Platform of Prin-
ciples adopted by the Nationl Demo-
cratic convention at Baltimore in
1912, and in the Platform Of Prin-
ciples adopted by the last Democrat
ic State Convention in the City of
Louisville in 1911.
Second: That we unreservedly
endorse the administration of Presi.
dent Wilson and the acts of the
Democratic Congress during his ad
midistration.
Third: That we endorse the able
and progressive administration OF
state affairs under Governor James
B. McCreary and other State offici.
ais
Fourth: That we further endorse
the wise, firm and statesman.like
foreign policy of President Wilson
and his cabinet in maintaining a
policy of strict neutrality according
to the traditional policy of our Ma.
tional Government of Friendship to
all. entangling alliances with none"
toward the nations of Europe now
engaged in a most unfortunate and
destructive war; and that we further
endorse the policy of President Will
son and his Cabinet toward the re-
publics of South and Central Ameri.
ca, as the only policy consistent with
the friendly relations now existing
between this Republic and the sister
Republics of Central and South
America, and is the only policy con-
sistent with the dignity of the Amer
lean Republic, and calculated to fos-
ter and maintain the most necessary
and amicable relations with those
republics in the future.
Fifth: That pursuant to the call
of the State Central and Executive
Committee. the following Inst of 28
delegates and 2S alternates be, and
are hereby appointed to attend the
Democratic State Convention to be
held in the City of Louisville on Au-
gust 81. 1915, and that the said dele
gates be and they are hereby in
structed to vote as unit upon all
questions coming before the said
DELEGATES.
j. j. Metcalfe, Jouett Henry, w.
c. Bell, Walter Knight. j. E. Nose
ley, V. E. Barnes, j. W. Smith, C.
H. Bush, L. E. Foster, Jno. c. Duffy,
L. j. Harris, Jno. B. Chiffon, Lee
Gore, Otis Rhea. E. W. Coleman, G.
w. Southall, James Breathitt, Jr.,
Joe Slaughter, L. H. Davis, DR.. P.
E. West, Eugene Kelly, John Rich
ards, Ira D. Smith. c. f. Sanders,
Jas. West, Chas. M. Meacham, A. d,
Noe. T. c. Jones, Jas. B. Aliens
worth.
ALTERNATES.
John Cavanah, w. A. Rrinkley,
Aught Johnson, George Gee, Sylyes.
ter Reese. David Capps, A. Z. p.
Pool, r E. Cox, X. G. Crenshaw, f.
C. Stevenson, Alb. Lander, L. A.
Gee. j. G. Dixon, Cliff Garrett. AL.
len Burke, p. G. Sallee. Jim Denny,
Bird Carter. Press Warfield, w. l..
Parker. Il. III. Higgins. Dock Carroll