The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-03
REPUBLICANS
OF KENTUCKY
Held State Convention At
Phoenix Hill Hall. Thomas
Dixon Temporary Chair
man.
PAUL N. MOOR VICE.
PRESIDENT, COMMITTEE
ON RULES AND ORDER

Louisville, KY, March 1. Ken.
lucky Republicans held their state
convention this afternoon at Phoenll
Hill hall to nominate two electora
candidates for the state at large, anC
eight delegates from the state.at.
large to the National Republican
convention, to be held in Chicago II
June. The convention was first an.
nounced for the Gayety Theater, bu
investigation of the seating capacity
there caused the committee II
change to Phoenix Hill.
Thomas Dixon, of Scottsville, wal
selected by the state central com
mlttee to act IS temporary chairman
and ]. L. Mccoy of Jackson. 90 tenn
porary secretary. Judge McKensl,
Moss, Of Bowling Green, has beer
practically agreed on 80 permanent
chairman.
kentucky is entitled to four voteI
from the state at large in the nation
al convention, but eight delegateI
will be sent with half q vote each
The Fifth district convention In
dorssd two candidates, instead OF
one, because Of this fact. Candi-
Candidates who seem to have the
call and whom local state leaders
say will be elected without serious
opposition are Edwin P. Morrow,
Congressman John w. Langley,
Congressman Caleb Powers, William
Marshall BulIitt, former Gov. Angus
tus e. Wilson, Judge e. @. O'Rear
Richard P. Ernst and Phil Brown, q
negro newspaper man Of Hopkins
VILE. .-----
Even as Moses lifted up the ser
pent IN the wilderness, so shall the
protective tariff be lifted up In
America IL this nation would be
healed, ;" declared Thomas B. Dixon,
of ScottsvIlle, KY, IN his address as
temporary chairman of the Repub-
lican state convention here today.
Republican administrations from
1896 until the disaster of 1912"
Mr.. Dixon asserted. composed a
continuous march of progress, dur
ing which, an "age of gladness, a
period of happiness and content
ment" was enjoyed.
A great collapse is Iminent, Mr..
Dixon continued, with no escape
from the violent reaction when the
great world war is ended.
1--WE Will be the richest country N
the world, but the least respected.
All other nations will be the best
armed the best drilled, the most des.
perate and the most needy. The
great mission of the American ma
tion should be to prepare for this
awful hour, and 1 warn you that TO
meet 1t properly and to settle it
safely will require as high order OF
intelligence, craftsmanship aud
courage as this nation has ever
been called upon to display.
"The Republican party has always
been able to meet and successfully
dispose of every danger with which
our nation was confronted. No en-
Urgency ever arose but what she
could furnish men of ideals and
courage equal to 1t. No danger ever
was lodged or legal responsibility
avoided.
"Whas we all want" DECLARED Mr..
Dixon In closing his address," is q
return to the principle OF safety
first and old time Republican pros
perity."
The Second district convention to-
day named committeemen as follow /:
Resolutions, Robert A. Cook, Chris
tian; Credentials, George w. New
man, Hancock; Permanent Organ
ization, 8. @. Heilbronner, Hender-
son Rules and Order, w. B. Snow,
Webster; Paul Moore, of Hopkins
county, vice-presIdent; aud f. w.
Glass, Of Christian, assistant secre-
tarY. J. w. McCulloch, OF Owens
borO, was chairman.