The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-06-18
Strong FOR
COUNTY UNIT
Morrow Is universal Choice
For Governor.
Republican 0ratons Flay Wilson'S
Policy and Indict State Regime
For Extravaganza.

<cAhbtoh' N.Y. june 10 III
adoption OF a platform indorsing tn,
county unit law and providing fol
the submission of the woman suf
frage question to the voters of Ken
lucky, the dramatic withdrawal o.
DIR. Ben Turner, of Louisville. from
the gubernatorial race. was one Of
the outstanding features of the Re
publican State convention. which ad
jOurned here at 1880 o'clock to
night. after a session remarkable In
many respects.
The withdrawal of DR.. Turner al
the eleventh hour was a complete
surprise, even to those in best posi-
ton to anticipate developments. Aft.
er the business of the session had
been completed. a motion to adjourn
was suspended in order to give DR.
Bruner the privilege of the floor.
The Louisville man. who had led
an unsuccessful fight to have a plank
indorsing national prohibition in
serted in the platform, in a very
brief speech announced that he had
decided to step aside" in favor of
Mr.. Morrow. He pledged his best
efforts to help assure his recent RI
walls election in November.
DIR. Burners graceful statement
was followed by a tumult Of appre-
ciative applause. The delegates rose
from their seats as II by prearrange-
ment and stormed the stage, swarm
ing about the speaker. Some of the
more demonstrative even embraced
him.
Morrow Unanimous Choice.
The happenings of the convention
are generally regarded as a complete
Endorsement of the candidacy of Mr..
Morrow for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation. They left no doubt that he
is almost the unanimous choice of
the delegates here. and his nomina-
tioh, dSCoiuihb W tHc pcSt ihioi hSu
Republicans. is foregone conclu-
sion.
There is a story here tonight that
DR.. Ben Bruner will be Slated" for
the nomination of State Auditor. but
of course no substantiation of this
can be obtained. II is more likely
that an attempt will be made to in
duce him to get into the contest for
Lieutenant Governor.
The most unexpected feature of
the platform was the inclusion of
the woman suffrage plank. Suffra-
gists of the State owe this recogni-
ton to the committee from the Ken
lucky Federation of Women's Clubs,
which has been making an energetic
fight among the delegates. AS a re-
suit of its activity the Committee on
unanimously recon-
Tended the plank to the conven-
tion.
This plank pledges the party to
work at the next session of the Leg
islature for the submission to the
voters OF Kentucky of a constitu-
tfonal amendment providing for the
extension of the elective franchise.
The suffragists did not ask for an
outright indorsment of the princi-
pie of suffrage.
The Endorsement of the County
unit law was not accomplished with
out a fight. altho II was so one-sided
that the result was at no time other
than obvious. The debate began i'm
after the report Of the
on Resolutions. which
the adoption of the
The conention adopted the fol-
lowing platform:
First-we approve the policies Of
the National Republican party In
providing for the defense of our
coasts against foreign invasion. and
the protection of American industry
against the pauper labor Of foreign
without imposing unneces-
sary or unjust burdens upon the
We favor the nomina-
ion for the Presidency of candi-
late who is In accord with these poll
lies, and is abreast of the spirit Of
progress required by ever-changing
We condemn the inef-
'iciency of the Administration at