The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-08-25
THE GREAT SENTIMENT
FOR COUNTY UNIT IDEA
Shown In Election Returns-A
Noted Temperance Ed.
itOr's Comment.

l.
most noted temperance editors In
the State, writes as follows in his
paper. the Elizabethtown News:
The overwhelming victory for A.
o. Stanley for the Democratic noml-
nation for Governor in the primary
election was no surprise to us. IL
was not so much personal triumph
of one candidate over another as IL
was a victory for County Unit law
over Statewide prohibition. This
was made the real issue in the cam
paign, as much so as II there nad
been a direct vote on the question
itself instead of a vote between the
two contending candidates, Stanley
and McChesney.
Mr.. Stanley declared on every
stump that, if elected, he would veto
any bill passed by the Legislature TO
repeal the County Unit and would
stand for any act to make the en-
forcement Of the law more effective.
Regardless of Mr.. Stanley's former
attitude on this question, the tenn
perance people, who had made the
platform Of 1911, which resulted IN
the adoption of the County Unit law
took Mr.. Stanley at his word ana
voted for him. Mr.. Stanley owes
his nomination and his tremendous
majority to the County Unit voters.
The election returns prove this state
ment conclusively. In Louisville, the
strongest wet" center, Stanley lost;
in McCracken county, with the city
of Paducah, another wet center
he also lost. In Daviess county, an
other wet" county, he failed to get
a majority of the vote and in Gov
ington and Newport he received a
smaller per cent. of the vote than
he did last year when he ran against
Beckham.
On the other hand Mr.. Stanley
carried more than three-fourths OF
the dry counties and more than
four-fifths of the Democratic dry
counties. Barren county, which
gave Beckham 600 majority last
year, gives Stanley 1000; Warren,
which gave Beckham 400, gives
Stanley 900, and owen, another
strong dry county. gives Stanley
more than 1000 majority. In the
dry Democratic counties alone Mr..
Stanley defeated Mr.. McChesney by
more than $4,000 votes. which
shows conclusively that the dry vot-
ers of the State nominated the Hen
derson man.
The issue between County Unit
and State Prohibition having been
fought out In the primary and set
tied. there is absolutely no reason
why every Democrat should not give
TO the ticket nominated a most hear
ty and enthusiastic support. MT
Stanley made a brilliant and sensi'
BILE campaign. He pitched his race
upon a high plane and won votes
wherever he spoke. He is splendid
Democrat and has never deviated II
the most hearty enthusiastic support
of his party. He made more speeches
for Beckham last year after Beck
ham had defeated him than Senator
Beckham made for himself. He Il
entitled to the same loyal party sup
port from Democrats which he hal
always given. We have known Mr.
Stanley ever since he entered upoI
his political career and while WI
have never supported him for
nomination, We know he is an hon
est man, and that if elected Cover
nor. every pledge he made the pso
pie upon the stump, will be strict,
adhered to.
AS We know Mr.. Stanley will stan,
by the County Unit, We will stand b
Mr.. Stanley.