The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-11-22
prominent MEN
\ FOR PROHIBITION
And Will Seek Statewide
Legislation.
PLANS FOR EARLY CAMPAIGN
Those Back OF The Movement
Are Leading Democrats
OF Kentucky. :.
UP TO THE 1918 LEGISLATURE

Louisville, KY. Nov. 1.-THE
formation of an organization, within
the Democratic party in Kentucky,
the object of which will be to bring
about action by the next regular
session of the General Assembly, at
the Meeting in January, 1918, sub
hitting to the people an amendment
to the State Constitution for State
wide prohibition. was set on foot in
Louisville yesterday at small gath
ering embracing some of the best
known men of the State, They form
but the nucleus of body that will
be made up of men of their stand
ing and character in every county,
scores of whom are already in touch
with the organizers. The plans OF
campaign that were laid are prob
ably the most thorough yet mapped
out in such a fight in Kentucky.
The head of the new organization
is DR.. A. j. Alexander, of Woodford
county, widely known philanthropist
and agriculturist, who assumes the
Craftsmanship, and Col. P. n. Gala
han, of Louisville, the well known
business man and student of public
questions. Associated with them on
the executive committee are former
Chief Justice up. Hobson. of
Frankfort; DR.. M. E. Adams, OF
Georgetown; DR.. A. Gatliff. of Will
iamsburg; the Hon. J. Guthrie Coke,
of Logan county; former Circuit
Judge James NJ. Benton. of Clark
county; Henry M. Johnson, Of Louis
vile, and Ben B. Cozine of Shelby
county.
Permanent headquarters of the
organization will be opened almost
immediately. The campaign will be
vigorously conducted in every coun-
ty in the State in which there is the
slightest prospect of naming DEM
ocrAfc member of the House OF Rep
resentatives, and IN every district
where a State Senator Is to be chos-
en-. An executive committee will be
named in each county and district,
made up of men OF the standing and
type of the Sthte committee. and
through these county committees the
campaign will be carried into each
precinct and to every Democratic
voter.
The campaign probably will be
opened with big demonstration at
some point in Kentucky. at which
the speakers will be men OF national
as well as State prominence, and the
opening will be followed up by
meetings in the various districts and
counties. Special attention will be
paid to the counties composing State
Senatorial districts in which a Sem
ator is to be chosen, as failure in
the upper branch of the Legislature
could nullify any action that might
be taken by a majority of the lower
House. The fight will start in earn
est about the first of the year, CIV
ing seven months to organize for the
August primary election.
The men who have set on foot this
movement to settle the question of
prohibition in Kentucky believe that
their plan will be effective. more SO
than II fostered only by faction of
the Democratic party, as they plan
to bring together with them repre-
sentatives Of the great business in
terests and people of all rlasses who
are working for improvements in the
moral and social condition of the T,
State.
DR.. Alexander. head OF the move !
msBt, Is one of the best known men !
inNlhe bluegrass section of Ken
lucky. He Is at the head Of Wood
barn farm. near Spring Station. and
has bssh prominent for number of
years in improving the methods Of
and in good roads. He
Is a graduate Of Princeton Universe
ty. having gone through that insti-
tuition when President Woodrow
Wilson was at IT. head, and Is an
intimate friend Of the President
who has visited him at WOODBURY.
DIR. Alexander was once medical