Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-02
DEMOCRATS
ATTENTION!


attempting to create a doubt in the
minds. Of the people that | am not
sincere in my advocacy of, State.
wide prohibition. They gavea their
reason that was being supported by
Stanley man. This man is a close
relative of mine and | lived with his
family for four years. In order that
the people might Judge as to the sing
cerity of Mr.. Rives. ! stated for their
consideration the following: .
"To my personal knowlede Mr..
Rives is being supported by a man
who three years ago managed the
campaign in this county for the liquor
people and defeated county prohibi-
ton by 678 votes. Also, it is openly
talked on the streets and everywhere
| in this senatorial district that Mr..
Rives, when elected senator twelve
years ago, signed written agree
ment and pledged to vote for j. c. s.
Blackburn for U. S. Senator but
abrogated that pledge and voted for
Senator Paynter. | have fought
steadily and earnestly for the dry
cadse for Is years. Who is sincere?"
Mr.. Rives writes from Dawson
Springs to every paper in the district,
concluding with this statement. Il
wish to say that not single state
ment made by Mr.. Robinson in said
article is true"
Monday night in joint debate at
cambridge, KY, Mr.. Rives made no
attempt to deny my first statement
that he is being supported by the man
who managed the whiskey fight three
years ago. II Mr.. Rives desires, am
ready to give the name Of the man
and name the amount of money ne
received for his work. However, he
did and does deny that he entered in
to an agreement in 1905 to support
| j. C. S. Blackburn for the u. S. Sem
ate if elected to the State Senate.
The following is the agreement which
Mr.. Rives signed. Ask any witness
whose name appears below:
Hopkinsvllle, Ky.
May 9th, 1905.
"Joe Moseley and G. M. Meacham
are to withdraw from the race for
the State Senate. Frank Rives is to
make the race for State Senate. Mr..
Rives will support Mr.. George V.
Green in good faith for Prison Com
missioner and in aid Of his election
he will support Mr.. Ed Fennell for
Prison Commissioner, if elected Sem
ator.
Rives agrees to vote for whoever
the majority Democrats of the district
shall determine, to be decided by pre-
cinct conventions in the two counties
on the basis of the number of Demo-
cratic votes cast at the November
election 1905. Convention to be call
ed by the district committee, and If
by reason of the failure Of said COM
mittee to call such convention, or by
reason OF the fault of Jim West,
Chairman of the committee Of Chris
tan county, such convention is not
held. THEN SAID RIVES WILL
SUPPORT JOE BLACKBURN FOR
u. S. SENATOR. Said convention is
to be held between the LIST and 10th
day of December, 1905. -
| (Signed) G. v. Green, F. L. Will
kerson, j. E. Moseley, L. d. Green,
S. A. Edmunds, ]. 7. Wall, w. T,
Cooper, FRANK RIVES, r. L. Nose.
Hey"
No convention was held that year
and according to the foregoing agree
ment, Mr.. Rivesagreed that il ''SUCH
CONVENTION is NOT HELD,
THEN SAID RIVES WILL SUP
PORT JOE BLACKBURN FOR U. S.
SENATOR" Instead OF voting for
Blackburn, that staunch and loyal SOL
der of Democracy, Mr.. Rives voted
for and aided in the election of Thos.
H. Paynter, the friend of the Gug-
genheim Interest. the supporter of
Lorimer, man whose career in the
U. S. Senate will be an everlasting
shame to Kentucky.
In the face of this | ask you good
prohibitionists, is il safe to accept Mr..
Rives' dry promises at their face val
ne?