The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-03
OHIO COUNTY
UNRESTRICTED
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION SAT-
URDAY NAMES NO PREsI-
DENTAL PREFERENCE.
ENDORSE M. L. HEAVRIN
Representatives Instructed to Vote
For Him as District Delegate
At Chicago.

The Ohio County Republican Con-
vention convened at the court house
here Saturday for the purpose Of
electing delegates to the District
Convention at Elizabethtown and the
State Convention at Louisville, March
/. Owing to the extremely inclement
weather the convention was not well
attended.
The Convention was called to
order by A. d. Kirk after which Geo.
NJ. Johnson was elected chairman
and AL. ]. Barnett secretary, without
opposition. A motion was made and
seconded that the Chairman appoint
committee on resolutions, and the
following were named: Otto c.
Martin, E. NJ. Woodward, w. s.
Tinsley, d. E. Ward, and H. E.
Brown. The committee retired and
later the following resolutions were
recommended and adopted by
vote of the convention.
We, your committee on resolutions
beg leave to make the following re-
port:
We hereby reaffirm our allegiance
to the principles of the Republican
party and pledge our hearty indorse-
ment to any and all movements and
acts for the betterment of its well
fare. The past has clearly demon
strated that the principle of protec-
ton as advocated by the Republican
party in the salvation of the Ameri-
can working man and the American
capitalist.
No. I've heartily indorse and
re-affirm our allegiance to the plat
form adopted by the Republican
party of Kentucky at its State Con-
vention in the City of Lexington in
June, 1915, and we point with pride
| to the remarkable race made by our
distinguished nominee, Hon. Edwin
P. Morrow.
No. 3.-We hereby indorse the
call by the State Central Committee
of the County, District and State Con-
vention for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the national Convention
in the City of Chicago, on June, q,
1916, for the purpose of nominating
candidate for president
No. Ave hereby recommend
that the same delegates and alterna-
ties be appointed to represent this
county at both the District Conven-
| ton to be held at Elizabethtown on
February goth, and the Republican
State Convention to be held at Louis
vile, on March LIST.
No. 5.-We hereby recommend
that the said delegates and alternates
be instructed to vote upon all ques-
lions, motions and resolutions both
at the District Convention to be held
at Louisville on March LIST, as unit,
except the delegation by majority
vote decide otherwise.
No. 6.-We hereby indorse The
candidacy of the Hon. M. l.. Heavrin
of Hartford, KY, as one of the del
egates from the Fourth Congress
sional District to the National Re-
publican Convention to be held In
the City of Chicago, on June 7th,
1916, for the purpose of nominating
a candidate for president, and we
hereby instruct our delegates to use
all honorable means within their
power to secure his selection as one
of the said delegates.
No. I've recommend that the
following persons be named as dele
gates to The District Convention to
be held at Elizabethtown on Febru-
airy 29Ch, and to the Republican
State Convention to be held at Louis
Vile, on March 1st,as follows: Geo,
M. Johnson, M. l.. Heavrin, T. II.
Black, S. o. Keown, w. G.. Blanken-
ship, j. Albert Leach, l.. l.. Embry,
w. S. Tinsley, ID. b. Roades, Il. G..
Barrass, G. o. Hunter, A. ID. Kirk,
Otto c. Martin, ]. A. Johnson, c. E.
Crowder, DR.. Willard Lake, DR.. A.
ID. Park, w. s. Gaines, ]. II. Thomas,
E. p. Taylor, DR.. c. DeWeese, Dud-
ley Morris, DR.. G. w. DeWeese,
Frank Black, DR.. w. l.. Lawless, j.
Ellis Mitchell, H. c. Truman, ]. M.
DeWeese, w. p. Midkiff, C. e. Smith,
Ernest Woodward, r. r. Riley A. s.
Bennett and Allison Barnett; as
alternates, S. A. Bratcher, G. A.
Leach. r. r. Wedding, Ramey Duke,
Or. A. b. Riley, Cal p. Keown. II. e.
Brown, H. C. Crowder, Mack Cook,
b. s. Rice. DR.. E. p. Rogers, JEFF
Whittinghill. w. C. Ashley, s. l..
Stevens, j. d. Taylor, Logan Smith,
DIR. F. B. Dewitt, w. H. Maddox. T.
b. Freymire. I. S. Mason, J. Logan
Stillwell, Mitchell Smith, 7. II. Ben
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