Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-26
Robson An Able, Tree
and Loyal Republican
EDWARDS is BOlTER
Paid Advertisement.


gressional District:
Two weeks from today the Re
publicans of the Eleventh Con
gressioual District, by their votes,
will select the next member of
Congress from this District.
No man who knows me will
dispute my Republicanism, or my
sincere desire to serve the best
interest of the Grand Old Party.
Mr.. Robson and Mr.. Edwai DIS
are the leading candidates FOR
this Office.
l have been voting the ballot of
the old party all my life and spent
eight years of the best part of my
life in exile because stood loyal
to it's principles
1 think that every true and
loyal Republican Is anxious TO see
a Simon Pure and Uns werving
Republican nominated for Con-
gress on August third.
lam personally acquainted with
practically all of the Republican
leaders in the District, and know
of their relation and service to the
party. l know those who have
been faithful. and 1 also know the
unfaithful.
I have known Mr.. Robson
we'll for more than twenty years.
His father was a Union Soldier
and was crippled in that great
war. Mr., Robson will soon be
forty five years of age. There has
never been County, District,
State or National election in the
more than twenty years that
have been acquainted with him,
that he has not been ready when.
ever or wherever called on to help
the old party. Neither he or any
of his people have ever sought
Office before. He is able, capa BILE
and honorable. and am convinced
will maze a splendid record in
Congress.
On the other hand the Repub
licans of Laurel County gave Mr..
Edwards six years in Office, and
the District gave h N six years
in Congress, making twelve years
in all.
| / know that he has not beer
true and loyal to the party since
Mr.. Powers defeated him in 1910
His paper, the Mountain Echo
and he, himself. lent their help tt
Mr.. Bertram against Powers il
1910. And Laurel County is the
only cou nty in the District that
gave Bertram a majority.
i Mr.. Powers received the Re.
publican nomination without OPP
position in 1912, and Edwards
helped to bring out another can
didate and went out through
Laure, County in 1912, making
speeches for an Independent
against Powers. No one has eve
heard of Mr.. Edwards making ;
speech for any nominee of thu
Republican party since Mr.. Pow
ers defeated him in 1910. HI
has been unafithful to the prln
ciples of the party and to it,
nominees.
The Democratic politicians ev
erywhere in the District and Stat
are fighting Mr.. Robson. and s.
is the Cincinnati Enquirer ant
Louisville Times, two big Demo
cratic newspaper. The Democrat
prefer Mr.. Edwards, because the.
know he is not a true and loya
Republican and they want to re
ward him for the help to them il
1912, no doubt.
They know that Nh. Robson
is and has always been a loya
Republican, and there has nevel
been a time when we needles
strong, loyal Republicans in Con
gress more than now.
I am not irving to dictate t.
anyone but l want to let the vot
ers know the facts, as feel tina
: 1t is my duty to do so, as Chair
' man of the Republican Organiza
ton in this District.
. Mr.. Robson is the ablier man
4 and can best serve US. Er. Ed
$ wards urged him to run. pledges
/ him his support, wrote letter
t endorsing him, and then brOk
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