The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-04-20
MORE POLITICIANS THAN
HORSES SHOW AT DANkILLE
Candidates and Their Friends Have a
Mighty Busy Day in Boyle
Races Are Warming Up.

Mighty Busy Day in Boyle
Races Are Warming Up.
There were just about as many, if
not more, candidates and political
boosters on hand at Danville Monday
as there were horses and it was Horse
Show Day in Little Britains They
were running all the way from Gov
ernor down to Assessor, one or two
candidates for that office having al
ready started in the good county of
Boyle, and that race is not till 1917.
| Most interest during the day SEEM
ed to center in the contest Tor the
Democratic nomination for Circuit
Judge, between Judge Charles A.
Hardin, of Mercer, and Hon. Charles
c. Fox, of Boyle. Both were on hand
and each had a bunch of boosters
busy for him. Friends of Judge Har-
din from Lincoln, Garrard and Mer-
Ger were present, and it has developed
that the Judge has very consid-
cradle following in his opponent,s
home county of Boyle, led bt that
Misunderstanding hustler, John B. Stout,
Master Commissioner, under Judge
Hardin.
A feature of the day, however, was
the presence in Danville of a bunch
of Mercer county democrats, led by
Squire Bob Black, of Harrodsturg,
boosting for Mr.. Fox. 1t is understood
that if Fox wins for Judge, Squire
Black will be Master Commissioner in
Mercer. Squire Black says tina II Mr..
Fox has a large following in Her-
Ger county. Fox men were Claiming
that secret poll of the city of Har-
rOdsburg showed that a majority of
the democrats there were for Fox
over Hardin, but friends of the latter
Indignantly denied this rumor, and it
| is said that offers were made by Har-
din men to bet that Hardin will mot
only get a larger majority in Mercer
than Fox does in Boyle, but that they
uld also bet that Hardin will carry
-four counties of the district. This
is getting warmer right along,
promises to be hummer before
larry day rolls around in August.
be three candidates for Common
<ve4fth's Attorney were also on hand,
and were very busy during the day.
A bunch of hustling Lincoln cofnty
democrats went over to tell those<in
Boyle that Judge John Sam Owsley
will go out of this county with prac-
tically a solid vote behind him, and
they did some fine work for him dur
ing the day. A number. of leading
Mercer democrats were putting in
some good ticks for County Attorilsy
R. w. Keenon, of that county, md
friends, of Emmett Puryear who is
seeking reelection, put in mighty
busy day in his behalf. Rpmors Of
some new Developments IN thiSsrac &c
have spread in some itelq. as
have also whispered tlIl-
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governor were on e with
the big crowd du State
Fire Marshal c, Fth, of
shall Nose Parks, o. File, put
in lot of time boosting for State
Auditor Henry M. Bosworth for the
gubernatorial nomination. Friends
of Stanley, McChesney and Newman
were also at work during the day.
Interest grows in the governors race
each day in this section.
Judge John E. Newman, of Bards-
town, who is candidate for the place
on the State Railroad Commission
now held by Billy klair, of Lexing-
ton, got in during the day, and was
kept busy shaking hands with the vo-
tiers. He seemed to receive a cor
dial reception. He expects to be
in Lincoln very shortly as he is max
ing a canvass of the 32 counties of
the district.
Prof. R. S. Eubank, of Lexington,
who is we'll known in Stanford, where
he formerly taught, was on hand, urg
ing his candidacy for State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction.