The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-30
TERRELL LET OUT
AS COMMISSIONER
HAS DONE GOOD WORK FOR BET.
TER ROADS But STANLEY
MEN ARE DOUBTFUL.
R. WILEY IS APPOINTED
Georgetown Man Given Position As
Head OF northumberland
Is Liked by People.

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Frankfort, Ky, June 2S.-Rodman
Wiley, of Georgetown. was appoint
ed State Road Commissioner by Gov
ernor Stanley today.
Mr.. Wiley has been chief bridge
engineer under r. C. Terrell, whom
he succeeds.
Cantrill For Governor.
j. Campbell Cantrill, for next Gov
ernor of Kentucky. is said to be the
plan decided on by the wing of the
Democratic party now in power fu
the State. This information was d.
vulged within the past few days by
politicians allied with the Stanley
Cantrill faction, making the informa-
ton as accurate as any forecast
three years ahead of an event can
be.
Every move that is being made by
the branch of the party, generally
recognized as the ultra-wet, Is to
strengthen the position of Congress-
man Cantrill and prime him for the
gubernatorial contest in 1919. The
first move was to make Cantrill State
chairman of the Democratic forces
for the coming Presidential CAM
paign.. This was done by Governor
Stanley and his organization.
An important element in prompt
ing the Cantrill cause is said to be
the removal today of Robert c. Ter
rell, Road Commissioner. Although
Terrell has done recognizedly good
work in the field, and his retention
in Office is desired by the good roads
promoters of the State. he has been
let out. The professional politicians
feel uncertain of Mr.. Terrell, because
he is a brother of Claude Terrell,
Speaker of the House of Represents
tives for two sessions, defeated in the
primary last August by a Stanley
man.
VI OhuCCs
The road commissioners Office
may be made to assume great impor-
lance in the contraction Of a politi-
cal machine. With the annual in
crease of funds into this Office
through various sources, 1t has grown
from one whose function was mere
ly Informative to one charged with
the administration of ties. The
road superintendent will be re-
garded as the Intermediates through
which the county political organiza-
lions can be controlled by promises
of favors in road building. The super
intendents, however, must be han
died through the road commissioner.
and Mr.. Cantrill's friends want their
own man on this job
The delay in the removal of Mr..
Terrell is said to have been due to-
a division In the camp of Gov. Stan
ley. Some of the members of the
State administration desired the re-
tention of Terrell, but the friends OF
Cantrill. notably Tom Panneli, APP
pointed campaign secretary; Henry
b. Hines, of Bowling Green, and 9TH
ers insisted on Terrell's removal.
Gathright's Warning.
The position pays So,UO0 year.
Several days ago, in speech before
the Jackson Highway Association,
Jesse N. Gathright, of this city.
warned the good roads people to get
busy. as he believed that the con-
troll of the roads would become a
matter of politics within two weeks.
He stated that he had come to this
conclusion after watching the situa-
ton closely for several months.
The political phase of the good
roads movement, as limited at by Mr..
is believed to be as out
lined above. by persons close to the
State administration.