The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-05-21
The REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION
Official Call Issued by Gen.
trail Committee.
Delegate Vote Based on 1908
Election and All Intend
To Take Part.

To the Republican Electors of Ken
lucky:
The Republican State Central Com
'mutee of Kentucky Lereby directs
that State Convention of dele
ga;td representatives of the Rspub-
li...,n Party in Kentucky be held IN
the City of Lexington, Kentucky. at
1880 p. m. standard time, on Tues
day. the 18th day of June. 1915, for
the purpose OF adopting a platform
embodying the principles upon which
the Republican party and its nomi-
reos will ask the support OF the cleo
tors of Kentucky, at the November
election, 1915.
The delegates to said State Con-
vention shall be selected By county
mass conventions to be held in the
county seat in each county at l
O'Clock p. m, standard time. on Sat
urday, June 18th, 1915. except In
the counties of Bell. Boyd, Campbell
and Kenton. In which counties said
conventions shall be held In the cities
of Middlesboro Ashland. Newport
and Covington. respectively; provid-
ed that in the county of Jefferson
and City of Louisville. the city and
county executive committee shall pro-
vide for the holding Of conventions
In each ward and in the county of
jefferson. exclusive OF the City of
Louisville.
The form of voting In said county
mass conventions on all questions.
shall be viva voce except in the City
q, Louisville and Jefferson county.
where the county executive COM
mittee shall determine the man
ner OF voting. The county execu-
tive committees shall give not less
than ten days notice Of the time. the
particular place or building where
said county or ward mass conven-
lions shall be held and the manner
of selecting delegates. by newspaper
publication or by notices posted in
conspicuous places in each voting
precinct of the county.
All voters who were entitled to
participate In the conventions at
which delegates were elected to the
Republican State Convention held
in the City of Louisville on We'd
nesday, the 10th day Of April. 1912.
and those known Republicans who
have attained the age of FL since
that date. shall be entitled to parti-
cipate in the conventions to elect
delegates to the State Convention
herein called.
'One delegate shall be elected for
each 100 votes or fraction thereof
amounting to SO or over cast for the
Republican candidates for electors |
in each county at the Presidential |
election in 1908. except in the coun-
ty of McCreary (Which had not been
teated in, 1909 where the COM
bined vote polled by the Republican
and Progressive candidates for Pres
idential electors in 1912 is taken as
the basis. On this basis, McCreary
County is entitled to nine votes. and
these votes shall be deducted from
Whitley. Pulaski and Wayne coun-
ties. the three counties from which
McCreary County was created, In the
proportion that the Republican
vote polled in these counties In 1908
bears to the combined Progressive
and Republican vote polled In Nc
Creary County in 1912. The votes
deducted are three from Whitley,
four from Pulaski. and two from
Wayne. Upon the basis above fixed.
the several counties of the State are
entitled to representation as fol-
lows:
Adair 10. Allen 10. Anderson 10.
Ballard z. Barren 20. Bath Is. Bell
2s. Boone 6, Bourbon 20. Boyd 20,
Boyle 10. Bracken IL. Breathitt lS.
Breckenridge rs. Bullitt Z. Butler 23.
Caldwell Is. Galloway 8. Campbell
20, Carlisle 8. Carroll s. Carter rs.
Casey 10. Christian as. Clark 10.
Clay 90, Clinton liz Crittenden II.
Cumberland ~, Daviess 80. Edmon-
son rs. Elliott 8. Estill Is, Fayette
a.. Fleming 20. Floyd ls. Franklin
Is. Fulton 9. Gaiiatin 8. Gsrrsrd is.
Grant IL. Graves II, Grsyson -. I