The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-06-18
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
SUITS LIQUOR INTERESTS
Only Chance For Temperance Man
and Measures Now Is Election
Of MeChesney rs Governor

The nomination and election Of II
". McChesney as governor Of Ken
lucky is now the only opportunity
left to the temperance people Of the
state to have temperance man at
the mead Of the state government. Ac.
cording TO the Lexington Herald.
whose reporters were on the ground
during the whole proceedings. the
Republican State platform convention
which was held at Lexington Tuesday
was absolutely dominated and con-
trolled by the representatives of the
liquor interests. Not only was a reso-
luton offered by Judge O'Rear to in
clude submission OF = vote on state
wide prohibition in the platform, vot-
ed down, but the convention even
beat a motion TO endorse the action
Of the two republican congressman
from Kentucky who voted nationwide
prohibition at the last session.
DIR. Ben l.. Bruner withdrew from
the race for governor and the nomisa-
ton Of Ed Morrow of Somerset for
governor is assured and it is said that
r. ). Hclburn. Of Middlesboro. is slat-
cd for the lieutenant governship nom
nation. Four years ago Judge O'Rear
refused to allow HelbuTn to the same
office on the ticket with him because
Helburn was known as a friend of the
liquor interests.
The Lexington Herald gives the
names of prominent representatives
Of the liquor interests who were on
hand for the republican convention.
and then tells the story briefly as fol-
lows:
Among the men prominent in the
liquor industry of Kentucky. who
were present at the Republican State
convention Tuesday or within touch
of the convention and its movements
were as follows:
Lawrence Reichert. representing
the Frank Fehr Brewing Company, of
Louisville.
John Klocker, representing the
Wiedemann Brewing Company. of
Newport
Dick Dehoney, representing Her
man Brothers, wholesale liquor deal
ers and distif1ers. of Louisville.
Edmund Taylor, of f. II. Taylor &
Sons. distillers, of Frankfort.
Harry Meyers. Of Covington, recog-
nized representative of the liquor
people in the House at Frankfort last
winter and their leader on the floor.
Wood G. Dunlap, of the Old Pepper
Distillery, of Lexington.
Under the comple-e domination Of
the lisuor interests of the State and
with but one candidate before its pri-
mary for Governor. ijr. Ben l.. Brun-
e-. of Louisville. having withdrawn at
Z hn 10 - h.. l..
night, the Republican party of Ken
lucky, represented by more than
Z, 900 delegates in session at the Ben
Ali Theatre, adopted 4 platform de- |
claring in favor of the continuance of |
the present county unit law. after it /.
had rejected amendments offered by
Judge Edward Clay O'Rear, of Frank /
fort, providing for the submission to |
he people of a statewide prohibition /
amendment and the making of the /
shipment of liquor into local option /
territory for sale felony and amend /
nents offered by Dr.. Ben l.. Bruner. |
IF Louisville, one providing for the /
irving to the Governor of power to I
'emove Mayors and Sheriffs for the |
lon-enforcement of the laws in their .
titles or counties and the other en- |
lorsing the principle of nationwide /
The platform also contains a plank /
'avOring the submission of an amend |
nent providing for woman suffrage |
% the people of the state. Judge o. /
Rear made an earnest and vigorous A..
Plea for his amendments. saying that |
he had been criticized for advocating
hese amendments with Senator Beck |
nam because the latter was demo-
rat and pointing o-it the fact that /
many of the member. of that convon- /
ion We're advocating. in urging the /
adoption Of the platform as submitted !
he same measures advocated by Hen !
" Watterson and 0wsley Stanley and .
he Wholesale Liquor Dealers Asso- :
ration and BonfOrt's Wine and Spir
Is News, and the saloon keepers Of |
kentucky. Judge O'Rear declared 4
hat, using the right he conceded TO
'thers to select their associates, he
preferred to conSort with Beckham f.
'athsr than the Democrats he had
named who were so unanimously and ,
thoroughly for the county unit now
md who had fought i iso hard when I
he tO'Rear) wanted it endorsed four
Iears ago.
Hon. George ID. Florence, of Stan