The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-12-05
A STRONG STAND
TAKEN BY DEMOCRATIC COM
MITTEE FOR STATEWIDE
New Body Meets Here Monday And
Organizes By Electing DR.. w. b.
O'Bannon Chairman


amendment to the Constitution of
Kentucky.
By unanimous vote and the approx
al of the chairman, the Lincoln Coun-
tv Democratic Committee, elected
Saturday and formally organized
Monday, adopted a resolution favor
ing the submission of the statewide
prohibition amendment and calling
upon all democrats who love their
party, their state and their homes to
vote in favor of such an amendment
to the constitution of Kentucky"
The adoption of this resolution, is
the first step so far taken in Ken
lucky to commit the Democratic par
ty to a definite policy of support of
the statewide amendment, without
which a great many of the party
leaders believe their party is doomed
to defeat exactly as proved the case
in Tennessee as long as statewide
was an issue.
The election of chairman and sec
rotary was the only other business
coming before the meeting of the
committee here Monday afternoon
which was attended by all of the l.
members except two who were repre-
scented by proxies. BY a majority Of
one vote DR.. W. B. O'Bannon was
elected chairman over ]. n. Cash
The committeeman voted as follows
on the Craftsmanship contest:
For Observation-Disclosures P.
T. Parrish, J. c. Hays, r. Y. Ballard,
John VENTED, r. B. Woods, DR.. ]. T.
Morris and S. NJ. Owens.
For Committeeman Stanley
Stephenson, S. NJ Helm, A. P. Sloan,
R. NJ. BLACKBERRY, E. G. Gilliland and
Jones Baughman.
S. NJ. Owens, Of Mckinney was
elected secretary of the committee.
The precinct elections held Satur-
day attracted considerable interest,
where there were contests. The re-
suits in the g precincts of the coun-
ty were as follows:
Stanford No. IA. P. Sloan had
no opposition for reelection as COM
mittae~2an in this precinct which he
hes ranrcsented for the past four
years.
Stanford No. Pr. B. Woods de
feated John s. Baughman, by a good
sized majority.
Stanford No. 3-Dr. J. T. Morris
defeated T. W. Jones by 6 majority.
Stanford No. 4-R NJ BLACKBERRY
defeated J. H. Wright by 4 majority.
In both the Crab Orchard precincts
neither P. T. Parrish nor ]. c. Hays
had opposition.
At Waynesburg R. Y. Ballard
who has been committeeman for the
past four years had no opposition,
nor did S. NJ. Helm, who has repres-
ented Turnersville precinct for four
years.
At Mckinney S. NJ. Owens was
elected without opposition.
At Hustonville No. Jones Baugh-
man showed up with such tremendous
strength that all opposition to him
faded away In Hustonville No. 2
Stanley Stephenson was so strong he
was given no opposition.
At Kings Mountain E. G. Gilliland
defeated D. C. M. Thompson by IL
majority.
At Highland John Vented defeat
ed d. R. Adams by one majority. Ir
this precinct friends of Mr.. Adams
claimed that four republicans were
voted in the lineup against him, but
it is not thought that any contest viii
be made over the election of Mr.
Vented.
AS whole the committee is {
splendid body of men and democrats
and DIR. O'Bannon will make a chair
man who will be acceptable to every
democrat in the county, for he will
always be found on the right side
and fair, square deal for every mar
is assured with him in the chair.
The resolution adopted In favor O
statewide prohibition was offered b!
Committeeman BLACKBERRY, of Row
land, and reads as follows:
Resolved, by the Democrat,
County Executive Committee of Lin
coin county, assembled here in Stan
ford, Kentucky on this the 4th day o
December, 1916, that, recognizing
the evils of the liquor traffic and tn,
fearful ruin which the legalized whis
ky business has caused our nation
our state and our homes, we desire t,
go on record as most. heartily ant
earnestly favoring complete aboli
ton of the liquor business through