Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-07-28
JUDGE HARDIN
TALKS TO FRIENDS
Congressional Candidate Greeted
BY So Many Saturday, He
Makes Short Address

Although he came here Sat
urday afternoon just for the pur-
pose of meeting and conferring
informally with prominent demo-
Gratis of the county, so many
came in and asked him to make
a short speech, that Judge c. A.
Hardin, democratic candidate for
congress, could not refuse. He
spoke for about an hour in the
county court room and when it
became noised about that Judge
Hardin was speaking, the court
room quickly filled up. He was
given most respectful hearing
and pleased everyone who heard
him with the tenor of his re-
marks.
While here, Judge Hardin
took occasion to refute a number
of the irresponsible charges ana
patriotism, and considering the
aspersions which his opponent,
Capt. King Swope, has seen fit
to cast upon him, and his
recklessness and responsibility
with which the young man has
sought to make votes against
the Judge, friends of the latter
thought that he handled his refu-
tations with much conservatism.
Judge Hardin paid a splendid
tribute to President Wilson and
the League of Nations, and was
frequently applauded. This was
the first political speech that he
had ever delivered in Madison
and was sort of an Introductory
occasion. That the distinguish
ed jurist made a most favorable
impression, and inspired demo-
Gratis from all sections of the
county with zeal to get out next
Saturday and roll up every dem
cratic vote possible, was evident
from expressions heard on all
sides after the informal gather
ing had broken up.
Judge Hardin stated that he
wired to Washington that he be-
lieved that there was no use in
sending Congressman Helm and
Hardy here to speak over the
Eighth. Reports from every sec
ton of the dictrict are to the
effect that the democrats are
aroused and that a record major
ity may be expected in the II
counties of the district when
votes in the special election are
counted.
Speaking of the fight in the
Eighth district, the Louisville
Times political column had this
Saturday:
Realizing that the eyes of the
nation are focused upon the
special congressional election in
the Eighth district, next Satur-
day the Democrats are redoub-
ling their efforts in each of the
eleven counties, to elect by a
large majority Judge Charles A.
Hardin to fill the place made
vacant by the death of Congress
man Harvey Helm. Reports
from the district are that the
Democrats, alive to the i'm
portance of the election, deter
mined that the result will ex-
press vote of the confidence in
President Wilson and the Ma
tional Administration.
1t has been a difficult matter
to get line on the Republican
activities in the special con-
gressional campaign in the 9Th
district, owing to the still-hunt
methods in vogue there, but
from reliable sources it is learn
ed that the Republicans have
the best organization in the dis
trict that they have had for
twenty years. 1t is reported
that the Republicans have plenty
of money, which leads to the
belief that the special election
is not being overlooked by the
national G. O. P. organization
and the interests. The appeal
of Capt. Swope to the soldier
vote, and the promises of
bonuses anad free Government
land, is being likened to the old
time "forty acres and mule
slogan of post-Civil War days.