The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-04-25
MONTGOMERY'S
HAT IN RING
State Senator From Casey County
Announces as Candidate for Con-
gress in Eighth District.

The Interior Journal is authorized
to announce Hon. Charles F. Mont
gomery, of Liberty, Casey county, as
candidate for the Democratic NOM
ination for Congress, in this, the
Eighth district of Kentucky, subject
to the primary to be held the first
Saturday in August. In making this
announcement, Senator Montgomery
is responding to the solicitation of
prominent Democrats all over the dis
trict that he stand for the nominal
ton, as well as laudable ambition
to represent the IL counties of this
splendid district of Kentucky in the
halls of congress. His friends say
he has been assured of the support
of a splendid organization in every
county of the district, and that he
starts with the enthusiastic support
of majority of the men who have
won Democratic victories in the
counties of the district in recent
years.
Senator Montgomery is already
well known over the counties of the
Eighth district. He has served four
years as State Senator from the
counties of Casey, Boyle, Lincoln
and Garrard, and those who have
examined his record with a critical
eye say that it is without flaw, in
that he has always been found voting
for fundamental democratic doc
trines, and always with the best in
terests of the people and the wishes
of his constituents constantly in
mind.
Senator Montgomery is one of the
younger Democratic leaders of the
state with whom rests the future of
that party. Born in Lincoln couny,
the son of beloved Christian minis
ter, Rev. ]. Q. Montgomery, he NOV
ed with his father to Casey county
when a child, where he has since
made his home. After graduating
from Pennsylvania University and
studying law at Washington and Lee
University, he entered upon the prac-
tice of law at Liberty, and has made
signal success in his profession.
He is splendid speaker, convincing
and keen in oratory, and he will be
heard and judged from the stump all
over the district in this campaign.
Up until few years ago Casey coun-
ty, his home, was in the 'bloody"
Eleventh district, hopelessly republi-
can, and the metal of which demo-
cratic workers had to be made in
combating the republican hordes had
to be staunch indeed. Several times
under the leadership of Senator
Montgomery the Democratic banner
was carried to victory over the nor
NAL republican majority of 500 in
Casey. He was himself elected
County Attorney, and later led the
ticket to victory in the county judge
ship and county attorney races at the
time he was the party's nominee
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is to fight for what democrats want
and his friends say he will make
just that sort of campaign for the
nomination and if nominated, will
carry the Eighth district over the
common enemy by an old-time ma
jority, in November.
Senator Montgomery has been a
staunch supporter of President
Woodrow Wilson at all times, is for
tunate in never having been embroil-
ed in fractional fights which have
often hurt the party, and is in ev-
cry way remarkably well qualified
to carry his party's banner to vic
tory and then to most ably repre-
sent his people in the congressional
halls.