The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-03-16
MCHESNEY is ENDORSED
By Anti-Saloon League For Governor
Which Makes Him Contender

The most important development
, of the past week in Democratic poll
tics has been the endorsement by the
headquarters committee of the Ken
lucky Anti-Saloon League of Mr.. H.
V. McChesney for the Democratic
nomination for Governor, says the
Louisville Post. This endorsement was
given at meeting of the Anti-Saloon
League in the Kentucky building, and
was caused by Mr.. McChesney's dec
larati0n in favor of the State Wide
prohibition. This endorsement, ac-
cording to Mr.. McChesney's support
ers, makes it certain that he will be
one of the contending candidates for
the nomination, and many other ad-
mlts that unless there is unification
OF the opposition to Mr.. McChesney
his nomination is highly probable.
With the Anti-Saloon League en-
dorsing Mr.. McChesn.y the remain
ing candidates are Lieut.. Gov. E. J.
McDermott, Mr.. Henry Bosworth,
Mr.. w. H. Cherry, Mr.. j. w. New
man, and Mr.. A. o. Stanley.
The following letter was sent out
by the Anti-SalOOn League:
To the Ministers of the County
Seats and the Principal Cities of Ken
tucky.-Dear Brother: For weeks we
have been doing everything we could
to secure in both political parties the
announcement of trustworthy candi-
dates for all offices, especially for
that of Governor.
We are pleased to be able to re-
port to you that after the most care
full consideration our friends in the
Democratic party, who have been so
large a factor in making possible the
advance of recent years, have reach
ed an agreement on a Gubernatorial
candidate.
By the time this letter reaches you
the announcement of the candidacy
of Hon. H. V. McChesney will have
appeared in the press. He is a faith
ful, sensible aggressive Christian man.
for years the efficient superintendent
of the Sunday School of his church
in Frankfort.
With the liquor people declaring in
favor of the county unit, there is but
one course for the temperance people
to pursue. In his announcement Mr..
McChesney makes a very clear, def
mite, unreserved statement of his po-
sition in favor of State-W Wide prohi-
bition and his entire life, public and
private, testifies to his sincerity. The
leaders of his party who are organic
ing to support his candidacy are in
full sympathy with his position and
Will conduct a strong campaign for
his nomination.
Mr.. McChesney is lawyer and one
of the best platform speakers in Ken
lucky. He made telling addresses
throughout the State last year in the
interest of Mr.. Beckham's candidacy.
Without reserve we command this
splendid man to the implicit confid-
ence and unfaltering aggressive sup
port of the Christian citizenship of
his party.
Sincerely and faithfully yours for
the best things.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
Later the following official state
ment was isued:
"In view of the fact that the Hon.
H. V. McChesney has announced his
candidacy for the nomination for the
office of Governor on the Democratic
ticket, at the same time declaring
himself unequivocally in favor of
Statewide prohibition, and in view
of the further fact that we believe
that he, of all the men announced for
this race, as judged by their respec-
tive former positions and recent print
ed public utterances, is best calculat-
ed to represent the Democratic voters
of Kentucky, in the interest of the
great reform to which we stand
pledged.
"Now, therefore, be it resolved,
that we, the Headquarters Committee
of the Anti-Saloon League of Ken
lucky, endorse Mr.: McChesney and
pledge our support to his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination.
GEORGE B. EAGER, President.
gu. G.. FOOTE, Secretary"