The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-09-02
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KENTUCKY DEMOCRACY
PRAISES PRES. WILSON.

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he party at Louisville. The reso-
luton which was adopted unani
mously reads in part
We believe that his mastery
of the situation (reierrlng 10 tho
European war; requires his r.
nomination ia 1916, and heartily
endorse hun aS the party = mOst
efficient and trusted leader Ia
the coming national election, be
hrying that patriots without re-
gard tO party recognize Woodrow
Wilson ~ the one man best suited
10 bear the burdens and perform
the hrrrulrun tasks nov confront
~ the President of the Unitod
States. -
over two thousand delegate,
were in the convention aud when
the resolution WIS read endors
ing President Wilson to succcrd
himself there was an uproar winch
lasted several minutes. The rcso
luton was adopted without a dis
srnting voice.
The resolutions committee. oi
which senator ollie NJ Jamrs
was chairman. cXtollcd the y.r
tues ol the President at length
Our great President las been
called upon 10 solve the most
grave mad serious problems which
have ever larrd any executive "a
TINS generation, aud his patience.
strength and superb statesman
ship have deserved and received
the confidence and approval ui
las counirylncu and The admire
lion ol uic world, so READ thr
resolution following preamble
(which PRAISED the efficiency of
The present administration
Dcrlariug IA favor of thc coun
lly unit law as now Oh the statute
books OF tir State, enactment ol
an anti pass laW. submission of q
constitutional Amendment permit
my conyielA la work public roads,
elimination Of die prison contract
lsyStrm, good roads. better schools,
amendment pcricctlng The pr
mary law, lncrrasin ihe power OF
| sgd. Dodds and his 90 workers
the State railroad commissions
the enactment of wOrkingmrn d
compensation law, antitrust laws
and IA corrupt practice at, The
Democrats OF kentucky Ia con
,rntou adopted unanimously d
platform uI principles that
brought forth cheer after cheer
The platform Was drafted 10y
a committee of Whirh United
States senator ollie w. Jam,,
was chairman, and hc madc o
speech ia advocacy OF ia adoption
which brought The delegates @"
their feet repeatedly The con
yrnliuu endorsed The national
and State administrations. AMI
went 0n record B Opposing
sweeping changes IN schoOl books
and ~ laSorlng Stale aid Tor uIc
Farmers Association of hen
uucky 1t also declared against
lobbyists and IA favor OF con
tlnucd cooperation on part ui
the state board of health with
the federal health authorize,
with "a view 10 preventing trach
Omn
a thrill was injected into the
proceedings when George q.
Sprcr a member of the conycu
ton committee on permanent or
ganllalion, submitted a report
winch was adopted without
Dissenting voice, unsraling Rufus
IT, NanSanl. of Ashland. 4 &
lihca, uf Russcllville. and Bridgc,
White, OF M. Sterling, as mcu
beers at the Democratic Stale zen
trail and executive committees
from the State at large. and nam
my rs their Successors Judge y
W. llagcr, of Owcnsboro; jane
J.. Edwards, of Louisville. and
George B. Martin, of Boyd conn
ty, Judge llagcr becoming char
man of the two committees. M
Edwards becoming member OF
the State executive committee
and Mr.. Martin becoming a mem
her of the state central commit
Tee. The convention also m
seated Urey Woodson, of Owens
boro, rs national Democratic com
mItieman from Kentucky. nam
my General W. Is. llaldeman, %.
Louisville, in his stead