Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-11
Senator Ollie James Aids Gov.
Stanley in State Conven-
ton Work.
HARMONY is RESTORED
Governor Is to Be Chairman
of Convention and Judge
Hardin State Chairman.

Louisville, KY, April 9-The silver
lining is not showing through the
clouds which have overhung the state
democracy's skies for the last two or
three weeks. The sterling back
ground has been there all the time,
but it took Ollie James, United States
Senator, and Gov. Stanley to find and
show it to the democrats of the state.
Now they see it as plainly as the nose
on your face since the two state lead
ers held conference last Thursday
night at Lexington's pride hotel.
The clouds first appeared when
Percy Haly, Senator j. c. w. Beck
ham, Tom Rhea, Urey Woodson and
Rufus Vansant, all affiliated with the
dry wing of the party, held a meeting
in Cincinnati and backed Vansant for
temporary chairman in the face of the
fact that precedent of recent years
decreed the democratic governor
should deliver the keynote address
and preside over the preliminary ses-
sions of the state convention. For a
time it looked as though these 'insur-
gents" might be able to control the
convention, making it embarrassing
for Governor Stanley.
Since the senior senator and the
state executive met, scanned the skies
and pointed out to the democratic vot-
ers of the state Just in Which quarter
to look to find the rift in the clouds, a
most hopeful feeling has manifested
Itself in the hearts of the staunchest
democrats.
Prior to that time, the Vansant-
Observation-Disclosures combination
had arranged it that Vansant should
be made committee chairman and that
j. C. w. Beckham, the senator who
was Kissed from the stage of Keith's
theater here last August at demo-
cratic state convention, should be
chosen temporary chairman.
| On Friday night Governor Stanley
and Senator James conferred in
Louisville. Reports which they had
received from the state, after two days
had been given to acquaint the people
of the commonwealth with the agree
ment at the first meeting, caused the
two leaders to feel even more opti-
mistic than before. Basing his state
ment on what he had heard from
various parts of the state the senator
said:
JAMES FAVORS JUDGE HARDIN.
Governor Stanley will be elected
temporary chairman of the state con-
vention and he ought to be. The state
administration will be endorsed for
| its achievements as it deserves to be.
am in hearty accord with the move
ment to place Judge Hardin, of Har-
rodsburg at the head of the demo-
cratic state committees. He is an
able jurist, Unidentified with no faction,
and democrat who measures to ev-
cry requirement of that responsible
position. With such a program sue
cess is assured in advance.
Voicing his belief that the earlier
opposition would be melted beneath
the sun shining through the clouds,
Senator James declared:
81 am firmly convinced there will
not be ripple to mar the harmony of
the coming state convention and that
the party will emerge stronger than
il has been in years, to roll up a big
majority for our matchless leader,
President Wilson, no matter whom
the republicans place against him.
The republicans have been taking the
flattering JUNCTION to themselves that
the democrats of Kentucky would
| have big row, but in this they are
doomed to disappointment Mark
what tell you, the state democracy
will rally to Governor Stanley and
Judge Hardin, and, led by them, the
party will achieve an old-time victory
in Kentucky next November.