The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-09-30
Democratic Campaign Chair.
man Asks II Hert Is to Rule the
State As He Does Louisville
BALLARD FLOUR CHEAPER
IN NEW ORLEANS THAN IN
CITY WHERE 1T Is MADE
Kentuckians Pay s1.1o Barrel More
For II Than Rcsidents Of the
Louisiana Metropolis.
Especial Correspondence.l

.paign Committee at HOpklnsville, In
which he boldly attached the attemps
of A. II Hcrt, tl1a Indiana Republican
millionaire who has become the undis-
puted boss of the City of Louisville,
TO extend his boss-ship over the state
as well, also handled without gloves
the action of S. Thruston Ballard, mill
lianaire Republican candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, vino is head of a
great flour mill IN Louisville, in put
ting on sale in New Orleans, La, his
-four at S1.10 barrel less than he was
willing to sell 1t in Louisville and Ken
lucky.
- Mr.. Rhea showed how absolute was
the domination of the Republican par
ty by Hert In the few years since he
came to Kentucky after having served
as warden of an Indiana penitentiary
and how important to Hert and his
rich Republican associates 1t was to
control the taxing machinery of the
state as they control the taxing ma
chinery of its greatest city.
Rhea Attacks G. o. p. Leaders.
Probably the most biting speech of
the opening was tina. of Mr.. Rhea He
charged A Z. Hsrt with being the
''boss' Of the Republican party in
Kentucky and Chesley Searcy, of
Louisville, the "sub-boss."
Attacking S. Thruston Ballard, Re
publican nominee for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Mr.. Rhea termed him a self-con-
fessed profiteer, citing the admission
of Mr.. Ballard recently before Ken
lucky High Cost of Living Commission
that he charged $1.10 less per barrel
for flour in Louisiana than he charged
In Kentucky.
Mr.. Rhea then referred to Mr.. Nor
rows plan for eliminating politics
from the management of the penal and
charitable Institutions Of the state.
. Persons whom Mr.. Morrow announced
he would name to have charge of
these Institutions were all high class,
Mr. Rhea admitted, but he charged that
the Republican nominee for Governor
:. showed bis. hapd,when he said that Mr..
Ballard, as Lieutenant Governor,
would serve as eX-officio member of
the board, and advise thes buyer of
state supplies. He said he wondered
If Mr. Ballard would advise the buyer
no purchase flour for the state institu-
tons at $110 more per barrel than Is
being charged for the same -four in
Louisiana.
Hert Is Played.
Regarding Mr. Hert, Mr.. Rhea said:
MIR. Hert "creosote King
"Mr Hert has made a large fortune in
creosoting ties and selling them to the
railroad companies. lie is the boon com
panion of Dan Reid, former president of
the Rock Island Railroads in its palmy
days, He is Known as the 'Creoscte
lot OF creosotins companies. His fortune
is still pillng UP. II the Government
owns the railroads and Mr.. Hert owns
the government, he is not going to lose
MIR Hert's first act upon taking up
his residence in this state. was to get
mittee;. 1t sent him as delegate to the
Republican National Convention In Chi
cago, in 1916. His next step was TO
iican State Committee. He promptly dis
placed John McCulloch, OF OwensboTo,
as the States National Committeeman,
his election for National Committeeman
ut Chicago, he brought into play some
smart Indiana politics. Phil Brown. a
negro politician Of Hopkinsviile' went to
pledged to Mr.. McCullough The contest
between Hert and McCulloch was very
close but Ihil Brown switch; over
ward Phil Brown, the negro from Hop
kinsvile, has recently been appointed to
.3,5o0 place with the Republican Senate
"On his entrance to Kentucky Mr. Hert
started campaign to smear lndlana
politics over Kentucky. He ana his
publican National Committee, have been
working hand in glove to that end.
Factcr In Business, Too.
Mr.. lIert is also the dominating factor
In the Brown Taxi Cab Company and tho
Southern Motors Company BY ordinance
the Taxi Cab Company pays the CITY
OF Louisville u license OF $50 on one ma
chine and only $40 on each OF the others
The Independent operators. with only one
You imagine Mr.. Hert's City Council
passing an ordinance or Mayor smith
signing 1t to make The Taxi Cab Com
pany pay $50 on each machine II owns
and compete on equal terms with the
Then the Southern Motors Company
sells lots Of machines TO the city. Ask
the other automobile companies what
chance they have to conipe etc with, Mr..
Merits company for the favorine eye of
ths City Buyer. Nothing legally wrong In
"But do you want the stats Legislature
and state officials 70 bow the Knee % MT
aert o IKE the SSisy council and city oieias
"Shsil A. I. Hert. lately Of Indiana,
now Of Kentucky. be allowed 10 name the
Shall he and his millions dominate the
s0Illss Of this ytate for the next four
Ing the people OF the state today
ton s S.. MI hsr tr HtA La "a S 81 nASS
h isSsI !. s sIisgs S ststss
Govsrhnent outrishtf Behind Mr. Nor;
rows booming voice is the cunning hand
OF Hert, Morrow y inere mouthpiece for
Hert. The voice II that Of Jacob. but
the hand Is that Of Esah. Shall tfert
build a bridge from the Louisyills City
Hall TO the State Capitoly Shall the
Louisville Republican machine extend It's
sway at Frankfort
''Mr. Hsrt halls from Indiana. He Is
now the Republican National COMMITTEES
man from kentucky. He Is said % be
suave and practical, a financial and POI
ltical genius. He combines politics With
business tc a marvellous degree. Until
recently he was an Indiana politician and
oficeholder. He was schooled IN the
practical politics OF that state, He was
Tor many years warden q the JEFFERSON,
VILE penitenuary. He was political