The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-02-11
Means and Comment.
(By Frussell.)

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Louisville, KY, Feb. s. 1916
After working the G. o. p. leaders
up to the hair-raising point concern
ing his intentions, T. r. HE'D HIM
self the other day to the Bermuda
Isles for a six weeks stay. This is a
way all his own of kindling up the
camp fire and leaving the pot to boil
while he looks on through long range
field glasses. The home coming will
add new interest, new life and more
surprises. He is more advertised,
more admired and more feared than
any living American.
Old time interest is being mani
tested in the Republican, State Con-
vention to be held in Louisville
March LIST, for the selection of dele
gates from the State at large to the
National Convention at Chicago on
June 7th.
The entrants so far seeking the
honors for the four places on the
delegation are Edwin P. Morrow, Ed.
c. O'Rear, Richard P. Ernest. Will
liam Marshall Bullitt, Augustus E.
Wilson, John w. Langley, while
Phil Brown, the negro editor of Hop
kinsville, seeks the place on the dele
cation which by precedent goes to
the colored Republicans.
Louisville Republicans who I'M
fortunately are lacking in local lead
ership, are fioundering around with
two or three factions playing for po-
sition in the patronage game being
staged ready for the advent Of a Re-
publican administration in 1917.
They have been fortunate in reaching
one satisfactory conclusion which
will mean the choosing of VIM. Hey
burn, and A. T. Hert for district
delegates to Chicago. They are both
intense in the faith and unselfish in
purpose and will not be swayed in
judgment either by impulse or emo
ton.
The fight between Governor Will
son and Marshall Bullitt for prefer
ment on the Big Four promises to be
interesting. Both have influential
friends here and out in the State
and the chances are good that the
272 delegate votes from the Fifth
District in the State Convention will
be about equally divided between
them. .--
The Lincoln Day Banquet under
the auspices of the Lincoln Protec-
tive Club, to be held at the Seelbach
Hotel next Saturday evening, the
18th, will be the occasion of a gath
ering of Republican big wigs from
over the State. Mr.. John w. Langley
is coming from Washington to whir!
his hat in the delegate bull pen and
,ncidently exchange greetings with
his friends and view the landsc, ape.
The young Republicans of Louis-
vile who organized the Lincoln Pro
.ective Club deserve much credit for
the good work they are doing ia
bringing the old end new guard TO-
gethtr for a better understanding nj
their duties in the work now befo q
ttem-the rescue of government
.iom impractical control and the res
toration of Lincoln doctrines by Lin
coin students and Lincoln followers.
The Stanley administration is prac-
ticing forced economy. just the kind
an assignee should practice with a
bankrupt estate in hand. They are
unfortunate in SO far as resources
are concerned in having succeeded a
Democratic administration of the
usual impractical sort. They are by
tradition good spenders but poor
producers-just as In larger sense
is now the case with the Washing
ton administration.
1t is reported that Jas. H. Ham
mons OF Jackson. Breathitt county,
is to be appointed as one of the as
sistant sergeants-at-arms at the Ma
tional Convention In Chicago. This