The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-10-20
STATEMENT OF
PALMER DENIED
BY Editor Sommers, Of
EIiZabethtown News.
THE CHARGE THAT STANLEY
Got His Nomination Through
Fraud Is Shown To Be
FaIlaciOus.
CASE is PLAINLY ARGUED OUT

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| Rev. N. A. Palmer, the Secretary
of the .Anti-Saloon League, in an adj
dress to the Louisville Conference at
Hartford. charged that A. o. Stanley
was nominated through fraud. He
based this statement upon Republic
ans voting for Stanley and an alleg-
ed corruption fund of $4,000, and
cites the fact that Stanley received
more votes than any of the other
successful candidates on the ticket.
This statement of DR.. Palmer s
can't go unchallenged. His influence
with the ministers is too well known
for such a statement, If believed,
to lead to many voters against Mr..
Stanley in November. We do not
question the sincerity of the rever-
end gentleman but We know that he
has stated what is not true. There
has never been a nomination in
Kentucky under the primary election
system for a State or Federal Of
fee when there was less ground to
charge fraud than in the nomination
of Stanley. The overwhelming plu-
rality which he received bears itself
conclusive testimony to this fact.
So conclusive was this majority
that none of Mr.. McChesneys
friends raised any question about
his nomination and it rested for the
Secretary of the Anti-Saloon League
to raise the issue with the view of
getting Democrats to vote against
the ticket.
There may have been Republicans
who voted for Mr.. SANKEY'S nomi-
nation, as DR.. Palmer alleges, but
there were fully as many votes for
McChesney The Republicans gem
orally wanted McChesney nomi-
mated; some because they thought
he was the easiest candidate to beat,
and others because they favored
State Prohibition. These facts are
well known and indisputable.
In regard to Mr.. Stanley's cam
paign fund We are not advised nor
do We believe DIR. Palmer, as both
McChesney's and Stanleys campaign
fund was as large as their respective
organizations could make them and
If one was larger than the other, it
does not materially matter, as they
were both used for the purpose of
the candidates they
were raised for Mr.. Stanley's ma
jority of $4,000 shows that he
would have won without any cam
paign fund at all.
Now in regard to Dr. Palmer's
statement that as an evidence of
fraud Mr.. Stanley received $4,000
more votes in the primary than any
other of the successful candidates
on the ticket This came about from
the fact that all of the interest
among the voters was chiefly center
I'd in the Governors race. Half the
people who voted in the Governors |
race either did not have choice |
the candidates for the other |
,ffices, did not know anything about
hem. or else only voted in one OF
wo of the other races.
We have taken the trouble to in
'estigate the vote in Hardin county, !
where there was a perfectly square
election and fair count. admitted by
III the McChesney leaders, and find
hat Stanley received 500 more than
he general average OF the other ma
GRITTY candidates.
Five hundred to a county would
ave made a difference of 10000 in
he State instead of $4,000. II Id
resumable that what happened in
Hardin happened in all the other
ounties. No candidate for Governor
YER had clearer title to the nomi-
alton and no man ever received so
lany votes In a State primary as
'wsley STANLEY. DR.. Palmer may
e deceived himself In this matter
ut he will not deceive many Dem
cratic voters. - [ Elizabethtown